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Moment of surrender:

12 or 13 years ago, I was lucky enough to have a tiny window of time and (scant) money to pour into a full album recording of my songs. Since that time, I’ve been writing and recording demos telling myself that I would be in “the studio” to do them right as soon as possible.

Well, I have about 47 songs waiting to have their time in that mythic place, “the studio,” and I want to free myself of some of them. If I do not put them out as demos, they will never see the light of day. So I decided to release some on Bandcamp. (Link at the end of this post and in bio)

I’m still hoping to go into a studio and make another professionally recorded, beautifully mixed album of even better and better songs as I move into the future, but I’m proud of these songs. I want people to be able to hear them. I want you to be able to hear them. I hope they don’t offend with their raggedy clothes, but they’re good little critters. You can take ‘em home if you want. 🐕 🐈‍⬛ 🐈 🐩 🐻 🦛 🦜 🐟

https://annaarvan.bandcamp.com/album/surrender-your-pets

Getting ready for my show at @make.shiftartspace this Saturday, February 3!

This song is called True as That. When I was in college, I learned about a kind of poem called an ars poetica. When a poet makes a poem to describe what it means to them to make poems, it’s an ars poetica. This song is an ars poetica for me:

“I got a rock stuck in my shoe, so I decided to save it for you. It isn’t pretty, but it’s complete; describing its contours to the soles of my feet.”

I have a lot of rocks to dump out for you all. Come listen! ❤️

4/6 @annaarvan performing at the @shakedownbham

4/6 @annaarvan performing at the @shakedownbham

4/6 @annaarvan performing at the @shakedownbham

4/6 @annaarvan performing at the @shakedownbham

4/6 @annaarvan performing at the @shakedownbham

Going to be back at the @shakedownbham on Monday, April 6 opening for @natlefkoff and @hannahwyattmusic - it’s going to be a great show 🪩💃 come out and get down!

Going to be back at the @shakedownbham on Monday, April 6 opening for @natlefkoff and @hannahwyattmusic - it’s going to be a great show 🪩💃 come out and get down!

MARCH 8. Happy DST! We made it. Every day we are doing the thing. 🌞

MARCH 8. Happy DST! We made it. Every day we are doing the thing. 🌞

MARCH 8. Happy DST! We made it. Every day we are doing the thing. 🌞

Very excited to play at the @shakedownbham tomorrow with touring friends @chloegendrow and @lukeborchelt

I’ll be blasting the doors of this show wide open at 9pm with my blistering, face-melting poetry and incredibly adequate guitar stylings.

I will be donating any proceeds I receive from the door to the Whatcom Community Foundation Immigrant Relief Fund. Please come out! xoxo

Very excited to play at the @shakedownbham tomorrow with touring friends @chloegendrow and @lukeborchelt

I’ll be blasting the doors of this show wide open at 9pm with my blistering, face-melting poetry and incredibly adequate guitar stylings.

I will be donating any proceeds I receive from the door to the Whatcom Community Foundation Immigrant Relief Fund. Please come out! xoxo

Dear person looking at your phone,

I am playing a show tomorrow at the Karate Church in Bellingham with some friends old and new! I haven’t been playing much lately. Life feels uncertain and it’s hard to accept what I can’t control. My heart is breaking and I know yours is too.

It always feels surreal to step up in front of a room full of people to play songs that I’ve made up. I had a friend once tell me that it shows that I have an innate desire to leave something of myself in this world behind me. At the time it struck me as a surprising observation. I didn’t think that I cared about anything like a legacy, but the older I get the more I think she was a little bit right. I want to be a part of the human conversation.

Every time I get ready to play a show, I am incredibly nervous to open up and share that way. But I guess my desire to connect is enough to help me overcome that fear. Fear of other people. Fear of giving away my control. But I can’t control anything other than the openness of my own heart.

All of this is to say I’m very grateful for this chance to come together and share, and I’m also really scared.

Come out if you can! 🖤🖤🖤 also, fuck ICE.

Dear person looking at your phone,

I am playing a show tomorrow at the Karate Church in Bellingham with some friends old and new! I haven’t been playing much lately. Life feels uncertain and it’s hard to accept what I can’t control. My heart is breaking and I know yours is too.

It always feels surreal to step up in front of a room full of people to play songs that I’ve made up. I had a friend once tell me that it shows that I have an innate desire to leave something of myself in this world behind me. At the time it struck me as a surprising observation. I didn’t think that I cared about anything like a legacy, but the older I get the more I think she was a little bit right. I want to be a part of the human conversation.

Every time I get ready to play a show, I am incredibly nervous to open up and share that way. But I guess my desire to connect is enough to help me overcome that fear. Fear of other people. Fear of giving away my control. But I can’t control anything other than the openness of my own heart.

All of this is to say I’m very grateful for this chance to come together and share, and I’m also really scared.

Come out if you can! 🖤🖤🖤 also, fuck ICE.

Dear person looking at your phone,

I am playing a show tomorrow at the Karate Church in Bellingham with some friends old and new! I haven’t been playing much lately. Life feels uncertain and it’s hard to accept what I can’t control. My heart is breaking and I know yours is too.

It always feels surreal to step up in front of a room full of people to play songs that I’ve made up. I had a friend once tell me that it shows that I have an innate desire to leave something of myself in this world behind me. At the time it struck me as a surprising observation. I didn’t think that I cared about anything like a legacy, but the older I get the more I think she was a little bit right. I want to be a part of the human conversation.

Every time I get ready to play a show, I am incredibly nervous to open up and share that way. But I guess my desire to connect is enough to help me overcome that fear. Fear of other people. Fear of giving away my control. But I can’t control anything other than the openness of my own heart.

All of this is to say I’m very grateful for this chance to come together and share, and I’m also really scared.

Come out if you can! 🖤🖤🖤 also, fuck ICE.

Dear person looking at your phone,

I am playing a show tomorrow at the Karate Church in Bellingham with some friends old and new! I haven’t been playing much lately. Life feels uncertain and it’s hard to accept what I can’t control. My heart is breaking and I know yours is too.

It always feels surreal to step up in front of a room full of people to play songs that I’ve made up. I had a friend once tell me that it shows that I have an innate desire to leave something of myself in this world behind me. At the time it struck me as a surprising observation. I didn’t think that I cared about anything like a legacy, but the older I get the more I think she was a little bit right. I want to be a part of the human conversation.

Every time I get ready to play a show, I am incredibly nervous to open up and share that way. But I guess my desire to connect is enough to help me overcome that fear. Fear of other people. Fear of giving away my control. But I can’t control anything other than the openness of my own heart.

All of this is to say I’m very grateful for this chance to come together and share, and I’m also really scared.

Come out if you can! 🖤🖤🖤 also, fuck ICE.

a stellar night of brilliant songwriter stars to welcome the returning of the light! our good friend @generifus is up from Oly recording a new album in the neighborhood. giants @annaarvan and @loanndbeholdgrace the stage as well on a night at the @karatechurch that may require us all to bring tissues. these are three of our favorite PNW heartstring pullers and we are lucky to open up for them all and stoked to bring some new songs to share.

Friday Jan 23rd, 7pm doors
Anna Arvan
Generifus (Oly)
Lolo Wawa
Moon TV

Karate Church (519 E. Maple)
$10 NOTAFLOF all-ages
please wear a mask (to be provided)
no alcohol, no drugs, no jerks

a stellar night of brilliant songwriter stars to welcome the returning of the light! our good friend @generifus is up from Oly recording a new album in the neighborhood. giants @annaarvan and @loanndbeholdgrace the stage as well on a night at the @karatechurch that may require us all to bring tissues. these are three of our favorite PNW heartstring pullers and we are lucky to open up for them all and stoked to bring some new songs to share.

Friday Jan 23rd, 7pm doors
Anna Arvan
Generifus (Oly)
Lolo Wawa
Moon TV

Karate Church (519 E. Maple)
$10 NOTAFLOF all-ages
please wear a mask (to be provided)
no alcohol, no drugs, no jerks

Today, the shortest day of the year, is just 77 days until we spring forward the clocks on March 8. You will be sitting there at like 8 pm and it will still be light outside. For reals.

🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼 🌼

FIVE BIG YEARS since I quit drinking.

I barely use Meta right now for lots of reasons while I am trying to finish court reporting school, but I wanted to share this because it’s the most positive thing I have to share. I’m sending all my love to my friends and family reading this.

I also want to say that I honor my Dad, Norm, on this day. He lost his battle to alcohol 12 years ago. I love you, Dad.

❤️

🚨 SHOW ALERT 🚨

I don’t know if anyone has noticed my absence from this platform, but I certainly have. Facebook and Instagram were giving me bad addiction feelings, and I had to take them off of my phone. I have noticed, though, that I feel a bit removed from the community I am used to being tied to. Even ties that are commodified by evil corporations are meaningful. That being said, I feel way more focused and happy without them in my daily life.

I just came back here briefly today to let you know about this show I am playing on Friday! It will be the start of my spring break at the end of the hardest quarter I have ever had in my many years of schooling. The show came together with a sprinkle of stardust and friend magic, and I can’t wait to play. Come out!

@sylvania.moons
@earlymorningclouds
@ramtambham

🚨 SHOW ALERT 🚨

I don’t know if anyone has noticed my absence from this platform, but I certainly have. Facebook and Instagram were giving me bad addiction feelings, and I had to take them off of my phone. I have noticed, though, that I feel a bit removed from the community I am used to being tied to. Even ties that are commodified by evil corporations are meaningful. That being said, I feel way more focused and happy without them in my daily life.

I just came back here briefly today to let you know about this show I am playing on Friday! It will be the start of my spring break at the end of the hardest quarter I have ever had in my many years of schooling. The show came together with a sprinkle of stardust and friend magic, and I can’t wait to play. Come out!

@sylvania.moons
@earlymorningclouds
@ramtambham