Pics & Vids

Holy crap. There iz an wild animal in my apartment. AMA. #anwildanimalsofinstagram #doingstuff

Never played a wedding before, should be fun with @manimalsband ! Congrats Ben and Brooke! #congratsbenandbrookeofinstagram

Secrets at the @manimalsband show. We go on soon. Come to see secrets. Ask Haley about the secrets I'm promising without telling her about. #unknownsecretswiththemanimalsofinstagram

@thenewsreels at @freddysbrklyn

Found this glow-up I put together last year but never posted because obviously it's very personal and I take these things very seriously. It's amazing how much we change over the years. I need to do more cardio. #cardiopostsofinstagram

Sunday

Apparently this is a billiards instagram account now. #billiardaccountsofinstagramofinstagram #thatass😍

Negroni #picturesofsignsthatsaynegroniofinstagram

Filters make pictures more meaningful. All hail the meaningful filter! Come to show at @noaloha.bar !! #allhail #meaningful #filters #nofilter #dthjhtfffrgjogdchkhb flurries

@themelgoexperience is cooler than you. #coolerthanyou

The thing is a thing and it's not gonna really rain. So you should at the thing while it's happening! #thingsofinstagram #beyoncé #ourwickedlady #nyclivemusic

Oh, it must be Pride month. #pridemonth #captainflint #blacksails

Hashtag photos of Instagram #photosofinstagram

I'm eating Thai food drunk at 1am on a Wednesday night/Thursday morning and this moment in my life very possibly represents my gender. Thank you for coming to my tedtalk.

Muffia annual meet 2022. The Sopranos meets The Craft. #thecraftofinstagram #thesopranosofinstagram2022 #beyoncé

@jayackley at @wondervillenyc . Come to the place. The place is wierd and full of musical spiders but like the good kind. #musicalspidersofinstagram #jarackleysofinstagram #beyoncé

Souncheck where we check sound. #soundchecksofinstagram

Watch out folks, I'm Flamin' Hot. #flaminhotofinstagram

Night time cabin. #nighttimecabinsofinstagram #beyoncé

Very serious music being made out here in Columbus, Ohio with @manimalsband . Photo by @trevorondrums #ohio #airhockeyofinstagram #olympics #beyonce

'Murica #muricaofinstagram

Friday. #fridaysofinstagram

Art. #artofinstagram #artinqueensofinstagram #artsittingoutsidealaundromatinqueensofinstagram

It's happening now, It's really good, and you're missing it. @theloosiesnyc via @astoriamusiccollectivenyc at @shilltavern #youremissingit #queensnyc #queenslivemusic #livemusic

When I don't share my tacos, her pants very quickly fill up with sass. #pantsofsass #sassyinstagram #littlemissvonsassy

Courtney tells me that @nycacc has a bunch of senior dogs and that people are all idiots that don't want a senior dog. Her teeth aren't amazing anymore so she doesn't chew up anything. She hangs out and snuggles all day. She's a brat, but so are 81% of the living things I've ever met. We can leave her alone in the apartment for a decent amount of time and things aren't destroyed when we come home. And it feels good knowing she'll be spoiled in her final years instead of spending a month or two confused and scared in a shelter and then being put down. People should adopt more senior dogs. #seniordogs #seniordogsofinstagram

Playing at @shilltavern with @manimalsband tomorrow night!! Come hang it's free! #nyclivemusic #rockmusic #queens #guitar #drums #manimalstrong

This is Vanessa Redgrave and Robert Downey Jr. They built a nest in our window last year and they're going for it again this year. #famous

"Best of Me" from our show at Arlene's in December. Looking forward to this Saturday at @halseysastoria starting at 8pm via @astoriamusiccollectivenyc ! #livemusic #best #nyc #nyclivemusic #acousticrock #rockmusic #queensnyc #acousticguitar #violin #drums #bassguitar #electricguitar #acoustic

"Rebuttal in F#" at Arlene's in early December. You lose your friends? They're all asinine low-brow. You lose your job? We will make it work somehow. Your family kicks you out? I'm your family now. #arlenesgrocery #livemusic #acousticrock #punkfolk #acousticguitar #electricguitar #bassguitar #drums #nyclivemusic #nyc #theythem

Like they say in the video. This is a song called "Rock". It's about killing your abuser. #rock #theythem #killyourabuser #acousticrock #acousticguitar #violin #rockmusic

Here's a full-band (with @trevorondrums , @n8gowtham , @czugel , @bensutinmusic , and @acourtneysaywha ) recording of "Middle Child" from our set at Arlene's Grocery in early December before Omicron started going thoroughly crazy. Really looking forward to the next show, whenever that is! Audio mastered by Nate Gowtham (on leading guitar), thank you Nate! #theythem #nyc #nyclivemusic #acousticguitar #violin #guitar #acousticrock #arlenesgrocery #strangelyenough #strangelyenoughband

Merry Crimmus! With @acourtneysaywha #crimmus

@trevorondrums builds his drums from scratch at every @manimalsband show.

@jackkbreslin meditates before the run at @homesweethomebar with @manimalsband

Last night was fantastic and now today another band I'm with, The Manimals, is releasing a new music video! Check the trailer and then head over to YouTube for the whole thing! https://youtu.be/nnu9WWDzX3I

Videos with Manimals #videoswithmanimalsofinstagram

Bill Grady @billgradylive at night 6 of @astoriamusiccollectivenyc 's turning Leaves festival at @shilltavern .

Yo. I don't think any one of you know about living a life full if chaos and truth. BUT. It"@s definitely the way to go. Tip the bartender. It's always worth it. #whenbartendersarewothit #brooklyn #beyonce #music #iamverydrunk

Sophia Boro @sophiaboromusic opening for @mountaingoatsmusic at @bkmadebushwick

Why can't I think better thoughts when I'm sober? #notsoberthoughtsofinstagram #beyoncé #jonasbrothers #medicareforall #mouse #whoselineisitanyway

@azurewolfmusic at the Nest

Shows #shows @shows 0/:shows

Doing some last minute studying on my way to the @manimalsband show at @lucky13saloon . I hope I don't forget any important steps. Come on by, it'll be wholesome fun. #wholesome #ourgodisanawesomegodhereignsfromheavenabovewithwisdompowerandloveourgodisanawesomegod #thisiswhatcatholicschooldoestoyou #devilworshiptextsofinstagram #themanimals

Making the musicz #themusicz #countryroadstakemehome #astoriaqueens

Strangely Enough @strangelyenoughjams at the quays open mic @thequaysastoria hanging with @astoriamusiccollectivenyc #moreomgfun #livemusic #omglivemusic

Impromptu running sound for @patrobbery at @shilltavern tonight. Pretending you know what you're doing is so omg fun you guys! #omgfun #regularomg #omgofinstagram #beyoncé

Open mic vibes

When manimals record. @manimalsband @mjwesq @schrierb #manimalsofinstagram #manimalsofinstagran #manimals #onemanimal #twomanimal

Buttons of instagram #buttonsofinstagram

I like these leafs. #leafsofinstagram

Grabbing some video from the aether at @these_are_the_good_old_days_ for a new monthly music night hosted by @thejohnmervini . Starts at 8!

Chris and Courtney (@acourtneysaywha ) play a short set at the Shillelagh tavern (@shilltavern ) for one of the open mics run by @astoriamusiccollectivenyc #livemusic #acousticguitar #queenslivemusic #nyclivemusic #nyc #rock

When Manimals record #manimalsofinstagram

Ben Sutin and I play a few songs on the open mic stage over at The Shillelagh Tavern in Astoria. Good to playing for folks again! #livemusic #nyclivemusic #acousticguitar #acoustic #violin #rockmusic

Forgotten Boomerangs I found on my phone from the @thrilldriver show on Wednesday #forgottenboomerangsofinstagram #nyclivemusic #rock

Melissa von Gordon @themelgoexperience at culturelab!

Wednesday at Shill

Drrrrrrrrrrrrugs?

#theworldeatsshitandbegsformoreofinstagram #beyonce #bowie #nyc #bestmuffinrecipes #howdidthemonkeygetthere #exxonmobil #facebook #eatinthatpusspuss #porquenolosdos #naruto

Working on guitars and celebrating pride with my yearly watch-through. Best opening theme in all of television. #fuckyourfavoritetvshow

Post-Rehearsal walk home

Mystery Many Beans. Who in kitchen is owner of Mystery Many Beans? @bensutinmusic @acourtneysaywha @sirgryphon #apartmentlifeyo #nyc #nyclivemusic

@acourtneysaywha and I are playing a benefit for AIDS Walk this Saturday! Give them your money! Check out the bands! #aidswalk #nyclivemusic #queensnycmusic #queensnyc

@minglewoodnyc with @badlesbianmusic ,@freshcutsafetypin , @dsiegs83 , and @joepepe82 at IcoNYC @iconycbrewing because of the awesome @astoriamusiccollectivenyc #livemusic #nyc #livemusicnyc #deadheads #queensnyc

This picture has entitled "You make dem treatos of beef and where haz they? I make look for treatos but you pretend they none haz." One day to be a classic in Moma. Mark dem words. #markdemwordsofinstagram

Not my first buildup, but the first that I'm keeping for my own. Mixing a neck p-90 with a tele-style bridge pickup. Used colored permanent marker for the writing so that when I brushed on the finish it would run and smear a bit. Not a great piece of wood for the body and the person who was throwing it away was doing so because they had gotten the centerline wrong and the cavity spacing was off and yada yada yada. But with some love and very careful finessing, it's playing great! Looking forward to playing it out! Lettering for headstock done by @sirgryphon

Vaccine Selfie. Am dog now. #vaccineselfiesofinstagram #amdognowofinstagram

These other pages are from wikipedia's because it's a decent review of what she actually represents. I remember her running against AOC and remember her bullshit back then. This is a Republican pretending to be a Democrat so she can finally get a foot in the door of our political system. Comptroller is important, keep her out. #politics #nyc #aoc

Doggo #doggosofinstagram #bullshitofinstagram

Back on my bullshit. #bullshitofinstagram

Finally got this DIY planing table setup. Using it to try something fun on a guitar refurbish for @alexsherba6 #diy #planingtablesofinstagram

May not be super fancy, but finally setup a proper pegboard to keep these tools organized. And I avoided hanging it on the wall because I don't trust these walls because I don't trust the landlord to have done everything right. If you haven't checked out the shop yet, head on over to @lizzyguitars for a sample of my work! #guitartech #guitarrepair #guitarrepairshop #livemusic #queensnewyork #electricguitar #acousticguitar #bassguitar

@acourtneysaywha , the best partner I could have asked for. Even though she fucked Mike Pence, apparently? Shirt for @trevorproject

RIP Neil Kirby

#thenandnowchallenge

#sedition #insurrection #impeachtrump

It's 6:45pm and they're all still milling about and nothing is happening to them.

Hi, my name is Paris and I swear to God I'm comfortable. Totally.

#witchcraft #practice

Late-night staring contest go. #dogsofınstagram #pitbull #thanksgiving

Dignity. Always.......dignity. with @acourtneysaywha #dogsofınstagram #pitbull

Get you a partner who wants to divorce you the way my partner probably wants to divorce me. #relationshipgoals #blessed #beyonce #idontknowiftheyregonnahavethosepoptartsanditworresme

#beyonce #mileycyrus #nyclivemusic #popularhashtags #algorithmsareperfect #dontyouwishyouwereanalgorithm #lifethroughalgorithms #iftheytellyoutolikeittheniguessmaybeyoushouldquestionmark #important #omgwhatagreathashtag

Only about an hour and a half wait. Voted on the working families line. I think we should call our movement the "Working Families Movement" to oppose the bullshit "Tea Party Movement" that has brought us to this awful time in history. It pretty nicely explains everything we support. #workingfamiliesmovement #vote2020

Because I forgot how instagram works #understandinghowinstagramworks #beyonce #whendoeslifebecomemeaningful

Such many none customers tonight. #suchmanynone #beyoncé #themovieblindspottingisunderappreciatedandimdissappointedintheworld

I wanna record this before Red Lobster takes more of my drink ideas. Welcome to the Pina Dewlada. Diet mountain dew and Malibu. I give it 6 months before it's on menus across the country. #mountaindew #malibu #redlobster

Found this recording I made years ago using a cheap point-and-shoot digital camera I bought in a Walmart somewhere in the middle of the country. I regret losing that thing because some of my favorite recordings were made with that little camera. No editing was done on the sound of this video, that's just the camera doing its thing. This is a song by Rachael Yamagata called "Be Be Your Love" #coversongs #acousticguitar #rachaelyamagata #bebeyourlove #nycmusicians #nyclivemusic

In the midst of editing a handful of pickup demos for @lizzyguitars ! With a lot of help from @themelgoexperience and @n8gowtham from @nateandclint ! #handmadepickups #handwoundpickups #livemusic #boutiquepickups #nycmusicians

Here's another cover for you. It's always been hard marketing this band because a huge part of the philosophy behind the songs and the shows and the whatnot is transparency and not pretending that we're somehow already supercool superstars or secret musical or lyrical geniuses. It's about us honestly being us in all our actual imperfections (Not just ones scripted to be seen on camera or onstage) and sometimes (for me most times) awkwardness. We make music to create a space for folks to gather in to encourage and nurture community. We're not royalty and we don't want to be royalty. At least, that's what this song means to me. Someday I'll be able to get the full band back together. For now here's our trio: Myself, @acourtneysayswha, and @Bensutinmusic. Hope you like it! #livemusic #nyclivemusic #nyc #lorde #acousticguitar #violin #folkrock

I've always really liked this song and with that bridge solo section, it's become one of my favorites to play with @bensutinmusic and @acourtneysaywha #livemusic #nyc #acousticguitar #guitar #violin #90skids

Looking forward to finishing and customizing the peg head on this telecaster neck for a build. I'm thinking about doing an Aggretsuko theme. #guitarporn #electricguitar

Her life is very hard. #dogsofınstagram #beggingdogs #nomnom

Outdoor spaces incidental open mic at the Shillelagh #openmic #nyc #nyclivemusic #livemusic

Thank you so much to all the folks who very generously donated to Paris' much needed surgery! She's back home and snoring away while she heals. Luckily, she gets plenty of exercise when she's asleep, so she can take it easy when she's awake. #dogsofinstagram #doggosofinstagram #doggo #sleepingdogs #sleepingdoggo #dreams

If you can spare a couple of bucks to help our sweet girl, Paris, we need to get her into surgery asap to remove a worrisome tumor. I'd really appreciate even a share! LINK IN BIO #dogsofinstagram #petsurgery #pittiesofinstagram #doggosofinstagram

No, thank you. Too hot for Chonk-o our dog-like cow. #dogsofınstagram #dogsofinstaworld #parís #waggothetailz #puppo #doggo

Latest out of the shop @lizzyguitars . Just finished building these custom Filtertron-style pickups for @mjwesq ! A lot of "Filtertron" pickups these days simply use a humbucker-sized bar magnet in their build. But to get a true filtertron sound, you need thicker magnets. These are soldered into humbucker sized toaster covers, so they fit nicely into humbucker mounting rings. Sound great!#guitarpickups #guitar #guitarist #handwoundpickups #guitarplayer #guitarporn #guitarstagram #humbucker #guitars #filtertron #boutiqueguitars #guitarsolo #electricguitar #customguitars #boutiquepickups #guitarra #customguitarpickups #handbuiltguitars #rockin #guitarsdaily #pickups #knowyourtone #handmade #guitartone #gibsonguitars #music #livemusic #nyclivemusic #guitartech #whatsonyourbench

Paris is very excited that it's International Nonbinary Day. Ya'll are beautiful, wonderful folk! #internationalnonbinaryday #nonbinary