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PICNIC 2009

The music + craft festival was a success, despite the pouring rain all day. We almost sold out of the "Bury Me In Maine" shirts and another design. Thank you to all who came out that day and to the festival organizers who made the event possible.
One of the best performances of the day was a great set by the band Batshelter. Go see them.

SWARMING HORDES 1996-2006 LP

Swarming Hordes 12" discography! Lathe cut vinyl by Peter King, New Zealand. Clear vinyl, VERY LIMITED to only 42 copies available mid-September for pre-order from Los Angeles based record label Trademark Recordings. I designed the drafts below and will be screen printing the jackets. Metallic gold and black ink on hvy white.


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"Alright, let’s go straight to the facts by listing the three most important bands in Seattle music history: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Nirvana, and the Swarming Hordes. No, this is not hyperbole. Ask anyone who has lived in Seattle for the past decade or two and they’ll say the exact same thing. The Hordes toured with Modest Mouse, said “fuck you” to an offer from Sub Pop, played so hard they’d often throw up at the end of shows, had fashion mullets and ironic mustaches before it was fashionable and ironic, skateboarded to Hell and back while cranking Nuns Have No Fun, made Slayer and Metallica temporarily break-up, and laughed in the face of the Fucking Champs. No superlatives needed. Seriously, just ask. I dare you. Just ask! Bow down and play some fucking metal."


Members went on to jam with Girth, the Abodox, and tons of other bands.

"cauliflower ear"

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BLACK FLAG GRIPS

T-shirts for the on-set grip crew of the film The Fighter, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, to be released sometime in 2010. The story of boxer Micky Ward.

"I am the walrus....skull."

It's a New Day On The Prairie

CD Release gig poster for Arms & Sleepers + Junius.
MiddleEast Club, Cambridge, MA.