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Songs Before Astoria
My warmup livestream from a few weeks ago, for you paid subscribers
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A Dream
Love to San Francisco
Sep 3 • 
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August 2025

From the Farm
Dig XX; more Astoria tix!
Aug 18 • 
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July 2025

A July July! Tour Diary
Part 3: Rounding the bases to home
Jul 29 • 
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A July July! Tour Diary
Part 2: Return to the turnpike
Jul 24 • 
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A July July! Tour Diary
Part 1: Maundering in the maritimes
Jul 19 • 
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Live with Colin Meloy
A recording from Colin Meloy's live video
Jul 14 • 
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On memory & remembering & Yeats
Get a poem in your head
Jul 2 • 
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June 2025

Call Your Senators: Say NO to public land sales
250 million public acres are on the auction block
Jun 23 • 
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Song Tutorial: Eli the Barrow Boy
4 chords and a ghost
Jun 10 • 
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Hauling Bricks
And some thoughts on Metallica
Jun 4 • 
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May 2025

Astoria Solo Shows: 2nd show added
August 30th show is sold out; 2nd show added on the 31st
May 28 • 
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