NEW BENEFIT MIX TAPE!

This is the seventh release in a series of mixtapes I am making to help benefit different people who are in need right now. Tapes will be available for only 1 month and at the end of that period of time, all the money Made from those sales will go to the person in need. This time all the money is going to a protestor who was essentially jumped by police officers in Portland a couple months ago. The money is going to help with their legal fees.

This person would like to remain anonymous, so the only thing I am able to share is this video of the altercation from twitter.

If you want to donate directly to them, you can donate here. or send funds to $protestpapi on Cashapp or Venmo and let them know the money is for their friends legal fees.

This mixtape is made up of songs I really like that came out in 2022.
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Related Records artists featured on this tape include QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT'S new side project/character BOBBY M.G. & THE QREEPS, Daniel Shircliff (THE FREAKS OF NATURE) + Anne Seletos (CHERIE CHERIE) short lived gospel garage rock two-piece THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY, BARRY side project featuring 1/2 of the BARRY band SASSYHIYA, and U.S. HIGHBALL which of course features Calvin and James from THE POOCHES

Get It!

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BENEFIT MIX TAPE RE-ISSUES!

I did a poll recently on the Related Records instagram​ and got a pretty big response in favor of offering older benefit mix tapes again. So I made a few.

THEY'RE ALL HERE!

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TESTIMONY VOL. 3 DEADLINE!

If you're interested in contributing to the next issue of TESTIMONY, the deadline is March 25th. Let me know.

Here are the details on what I need from you.

2-5 pages of art, poetry, essay, photography, collage…etc Pages are going to be standard 5.5”x8.5” if the submission is not those dimensions, I will be doing my best to make it fit within those dimensions.

If you want to do more than 5 pages no worries, just let me know before hand. I just want at least 2 from everyone. And preferably black and white (though full color is okay too)

​Deadline is currently the weekend of March 25th. I am hoping to release the first issue of the zine sometime in April

Send submissions to [email protected] with the subject line TESTIMONY Zine. Let me know if you have any questions. I am so excited about this and hope you are too!

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SHAWNTE ON TOUR!

The newest member of the Related Records family is poet Shawnte Orion, he's got a new 7" on Related Records (a split with Sweat Lodge​) and he's got a ton of shows coming up in the next couple months. Go see him if you have a chance or live in one of these cities.

February 25th - record release for split 7" Related Records
performing with Sweat Lodge, Mooseknuckle Sandwich, Robbie Cohen and more!
Stinkweeds Record Store
12 W. Camelback RD
Phoenix, AZ 85013

March 8-11th - AWP Conference Seattle - at the rinky dink press table (T1732) in the Bookfair
Seattle Convention Center
daily 8am to 5pm

March 9th - AWP Offsite Reading (for A Dozen Nothing)
Chop Suey (5pm to 630pm)
1325 E. Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98122

March 10th - AWP Offsite Reading (for Tolsun Books)
Cherry Street Coffee House (5pm to 7pm)
2719 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98121

April 1st- Northern Arizona Book Festival
10am to 7:30pm rinky dink press table
publishing panel 5pm
performing on Heritage Square stage 7pm
Heritage Square
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001

April 21st - Changing Hands Book Bar (Phoenix)
Little Somethings new issue launch party 7pm 
300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013

April 24th - Changing Hands Book Bar (Phoenix)  6pm
presenting writing workshop on "Places Remembered and Invented" 
300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013