Boo!

In observance of Halloween I present a non-music related [mini]blog! Enjoy! The spooky tale of the Dyatlov Pass. (As retold by wikipedia.)

Argyle Johansen's return to Brooklyn, NY & upcoming shows

After 32 days on the road playing tuba with This Way to the Egress and Voltaire and traveling with my new favorite band Hellblinki, I'm Brooklyn bound (almost). Currently, I'm sitting in a lovely hotel room in Flint, Michigan after a fun show at a "Vampire Ball" at the Flint Masonic Temple and getting ready to make the long-ass drive to Philadelphia for the last show of the tour. The tour has been a hoot: simultaneously a blast as well as physically and mentally one of the most demanding experiences of my life, and I'm honestly pretty sad that it's coming to an end. I am jumping back into the role of Uncle Argyle pretty quickly though with NY shows coming up at Googies Lounge (above the Living Room) on Ludlow St. this Thursday, October 27th and two weeks later next door with Argyle's Cakeshop debut Saturday, November 12th. Hope to see you there!

xoxo,

-john & Argyle Johansen

Out of the office...and a new music video!

Following the release of Argyle Johansen and his Inner Demo(n)s EP, I'm on a national tour playing tuba as a member of the band This Way to the Egress and in support of Voltaire. We're 13 days into the wilderness (New England and the East in general have been checked off, and right now I'm in Austin, TX and getting ready to head to Arizona). The process has been unreal and the learning process has been a life-changing experience in and of itself. We have a little less than three weeks left and once I get back to Brooklyn, we'll be back to the Argyle grind with shows at Googies Lounge at the Living Room and also our first show ever at Cake Shop.

In the mean time, the march rolls on for Argyle Johansen and his Inner Demo(n)s EP. We got a really nice write up on Popmatters.com and the tunes are now spinning on Spotify. Also, feast your eyes on the latest Argyle Johansen video which we did for "Percocet Blues" before I left on the tour last month. It was shot on Super 8 by my pal James Rubio and made with the invaluable assistance of Willard Morgan (aka Jelvis) of Ideal Glass (an amazing art space on 2nd St in NYC) and Arturo Vega (the creative director for the Ramones...you may have heard of them), and of course Nadia at Anyway Cafe on 2nd Ave and 2nd St. -- if you've never been, go! (and try the crepes).

Here it is:

See you soon!

xoxo

Argyle