Chris Forsyth

Tonight at Kings in Raleigh NC w Steve Gunn
8pm CF
9pm SG

🤜🤛

Cropper invented or at least codified so many guitar moves. Truly one of the all time influencers.

In Baltimore at Metro Gallery supporting Steve Gunn tonight

Many gigs announced today. All the flavors: CF solo, BASIC, Coca Leaves & Pearls, What Is Now, traveling and playing w many friend/heroes. Hope to see you out there. Thx for tuning in.

The most Patti Smith quote of all time, from the @inquirer.com today:

“I didn't plan to do this book," Smith said. "Truthfully, it came to me in a dream."

Not this time!

Dates w Steve Gunn in December. CF’s What Is Now will be on the Philly date, I’ll play solo on the rest.

No one who thinks that a Sly lyric is Orwellian should ever be taken seriously again.

I think I may finally really truly be approaching a point where I can enjoy a gig based purely on the doing and be comfortable evaluating its musical quality only once I hear a recording, if there is one, with some remove. Nigh impossible to do both in the moment.

Orcutt x Forsyth at Jerry’s on Front ❤️

@billorcutt.bsky.social
@chrisforsyth.bsky.social

!!!

Sure friggin wish I was in Philly next Wed for this @chrisforsyth.bsky.social & @billorcutt.bsky.social gig. Got DAM.

Saw Mulholland Drive at #PhillyFilmFest for the first time maybe since it came out - certainly the first time I’ve seen it on the big screen since then - and I had forgotten how hilarious that film is, in addition to all the other things it is. I LOL’d multiple times.

Did some spielin’ on The Watt From Pedro Show yesterday. Listen in: www.twfps.com/past-episode...

Get caught up on @chrisforsyth.bsky.social's recent doings — great stuff (obviously). doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7975745...

Coca Leaves & Pearls in State College PA (tonight!) and Rochester NY (tomorrow!) this week.

Chris Forsyth’s What Is Now (LATE SHOW) Tickets | $14.28 | 9 Oct @ 48 Record Bar, Philadelphia | DICE Chris Forsyth’s What Is Now w John Moran & Joey Sullivan What Is Now is a new collaborative project from Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth (BASIC, Solar ...

Playing two sets at 48 Record Bar w new trio What Is Now (feat John Moran & Joey Sullivan). First set sold out but a few tix remain for 930 set as I type: dice.fm/event/92g3d7...

PhAM? No

Suggestions for #BandcampFriday

Solar Motel (Expanded) - 2xLP of the one that started it for me in a lot of ways. Only $20 today!

Coca Leaves & Pearls shirts + “All One Song” EP. DL-only theme music for the eponymous podcast.

BASIC “This Is BASIC” LP & “Dream City” EP

chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com

Second show added for What Is Now on 10/9 @ 48 Record Bar: link.dice.fm/F5f5dbbd0b44

All One Song, by Coca Leaves & Pearls 4 track album

#NowPlaying on Cosmic Church @iheartnoise.bsky.social for @campradio.bsky.social
Coca Leaves & Pearls(@chrisforsyth.bsky.social) - Wrecked Anthem.
Shout out also to @aquariumdrunkard.com @tylerwilcox.bsky.social & @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social
chrisforsyth1.bandcamp.com/album/all-on...

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But what if it was Fly Like An Eagle? Or Jet Airliner? Or the guitar solo in Abracadabra?

No I think I hear hear ya Jay! I do

His posts are fairly hysterical without really offering much beyond “We’re fucked! don’t you see?!” IMO. Like, no shit.

Precisely.

I know ya are! Also most of the institutions you cite are heavy on volunteerism 😉

I didn’t say anything about building institutions. I’m talking about building meaning and community in a decentralized way. It’s hard. And yeah, money sucks. But it’s not impossible.

100%

True. It’s a community. I mean, you gotta earn a living but the vast majority of the work I do is essentially volunteer too.

…and now worried for their careers. Build your world with disregard for corporate values, corporate approval, corporate money, not with the end goal of soaking it up while pretending not to be compromised. Be ambitious and creative but stay small and in control. It’s more sustainable and more fun