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Owner @mark_tester speaks on the current state of SSP, the community it continues to serve, and why spaces like this matter now more than ever.

He also highlights the importance of working alongside artists like @i.kittii, @yungscobaby, @kidsofthesky, and many more creating opportunities for underground talent to express themselves, grow, and be heard.

Shot By: @jbcayne
Edited By: @kidsofthesky

OUT NOW: MEDS-50
Caldwell/Tester - ‘Homes’
LP + digital
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Very excited to drop our 50th release and first LP on Medium Sound in the shape of ‘Homes’, courtesy of MEDS heads @mark_tester and @landonscaldwell

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.
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Link in profile to order LP / stream anywhere
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Release show tomorrow (Saturday 3/29) at @statestreetpubssp

OUT NOW: MEDS-50
Caldwell/Tester - ‘Homes’
LP + digital
•
Very excited to drop our 50th release and first LP on Medium Sound in the shape of ‘Homes’, courtesy of MEDS heads @mark_tester and @landonscaldwell

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.
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Link in profile to order LP / stream anywhere
•
Release show tomorrow (Saturday 3/29) at @statestreetpubssp

OUT NOW: MEDS-50
Caldwell/Tester - ‘Homes’
LP + digital
•
Very excited to drop our 50th release and first LP on Medium Sound in the shape of ‘Homes’, courtesy of MEDS heads @mark_tester and @landonscaldwell

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.
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Link in profile to order LP / stream anywhere
•
Release show tomorrow (Saturday 3/29) at @statestreetpubssp

OUT NOW: MEDS-50
Caldwell/Tester - ‘Homes’
LP + digital
•
Very excited to drop our 50th release and first LP on Medium Sound in the shape of ‘Homes’, courtesy of MEDS heads @mark_tester and @landonscaldwell

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.
•
Link in profile to order LP / stream anywhere
•
Release show tomorrow (Saturday 3/29) at @statestreetpubssp

OUT NOW: MEDS-50
Caldwell/Tester - ‘Homes’
LP + digital
•
Very excited to drop our 50th release and first LP on Medium Sound in the shape of ‘Homes’, courtesy of MEDS heads @mark_tester and @landonscaldwell

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.
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Link in profile to order LP / stream anywhere
•
Release show tomorrow (Saturday 3/29) at @statestreetpubssp

‘Hypnagogic Navigator’, the dream-moving second single from ‘Homes’, is now available to stream anywhere you might do so.
Preorder now at the Bandcamp — link in bio.
Full album drops on March 28.
Release show March 29th at @statestreetpubssp with very special guests

Things have been a little quiet over here. And for good reason.

Medium Sound is happy to announce MEDS-50: ‘Homes’ by Caldwell/Tester.

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.

‘Homes’ is the 50th release (and first LP) on the duo’s label Medium Sound, a fitting connection of the circle for the imprint that initially began as an outlet for the pair’s prolific output.

Check out the first single ‘Three Pianos’ at the link in the bio.

C/T 📸 by @aprilknauber

Things have been a little quiet over here. And for good reason.

Medium Sound is happy to announce MEDS-50: ‘Homes’ by Caldwell/Tester.

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.

‘Homes’ is the 50th release (and first LP) on the duo’s label Medium Sound, a fitting connection of the circle for the imprint that initially began as an outlet for the pair’s prolific output.

Check out the first single ‘Three Pianos’ at the link in the bio.

C/T 📸 by @aprilknauber

Things have been a little quiet over here. And for good reason.

Medium Sound is happy to announce MEDS-50: ‘Homes’ by Caldwell/Tester.

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.

‘Homes’ is the 50th release (and first LP) on the duo’s label Medium Sound, a fitting connection of the circle for the imprint that initially began as an outlet for the pair’s prolific output.

Check out the first single ‘Three Pianos’ at the link in the bio.

C/T 📸 by @aprilknauber

Things have been a little quiet over here. And for good reason.

Medium Sound is happy to announce MEDS-50: ‘Homes’ by Caldwell/Tester.

Like an easy aural breeze blowing softly from the speakers, Caldwell/Tester return with ‘Homes’, the Indianapolis duo’s proper full-length follow up to 2020’s ‘Little Flower’.

For this outing, Landon Caldwell and Mark Tester have conjured up a patient and fanciful world that seamlessly blends the organic with the electronic. Brief visions of piano, flute, clarinet and trumpet provide sparse passages amongst often barely-there sequences, which whimsically sputter melodies amongst serene synthesized pastures. Thoughtful, intuitive sound gestures and auditory broadcasts from the musical subconsciousness encompass a warm embrace of the utopian elements of the natural world. In other moments, the vibe becomes more wistful, stark, and sometimes ominous, suggesting a direct gaze at the world outside from these oblique, and sometimes imagined, inner sonic plains.

‘Homes’ is the 50th release (and first LP) on the duo’s label Medium Sound, a fitting connection of the circle for the imprint that initially began as an outlet for the pair’s prolific output.

Check out the first single ‘Three Pianos’ at the link in the bio.

C/T 📸 by @aprilknauber

The first SHARE release is now available to hear on Bandcamp via @longgonesoundsystem … link in profile / tapes available as well. Been a lot of fun playing in this group with two of my best friends. Shout out @_monohaus_ for recording these tunes. Come grab a cassette at the @statestreetpubssp gig tonight; more new tunes from @jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself coming in 2025 ✌️

The first SHARE release is now available to hear on Bandcamp via @longgonesoundsystem … link in profile / tapes available as well. Been a lot of fun playing in this group with two of my best friends. Shout out @_monohaus_ for recording these tunes. Come grab a cassette at the @statestreetpubssp gig tonight; more new tunes from @jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself coming in 2025 ✌️

CONJURED SPACE, a new immersive audio composition, premieres today in the Northern portion of Garfield Park. I was commissioned by Sonic Potluck to create a library of sounds on a modular synthesizer, then geomapped the audio to locations throughout the park. Non musical ear candy to accompany yr walking.
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This interactive soundscape is accessible through the @echoesxyz app or through the link in my profile. Simply access the piece, open the app, pop some headphones in and begin exploring the zone. You can also experience (mind)Drift, by @sesseka in the southern portion of the park. Big thanks to @landonscaldwell and @funkoftherob for the opportunity, this was a fun project.
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Don’t believe this ever comes down or expires, so explore at your convenience ✌️

OUT NOW ON @dronenotdrones —> @landonscaldwell and I have a new split 12-inch with our friends @american_cream_band .. link in profile. Both sides are inspired by the frequencies of the moon. The Caldwell/Tester side (“Moon Bed”) invokes slow motion touching down on the moon, enveloping weightlessness and helplessly staring back at planet earth with total wonder. Also notable, this is my first album art/layout to be featured on a 12-inch.. really pleased with how it turned out! Took a lot of inspiration from the minimalism of old library music records plus the lasting mental image of the eclipse this past spring.
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Proceeds from this release go directly to @doctorswithoutborders who work to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid in moments of crisis and conflict.
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Indianapolis release show going down at @statestreetpubssp next Thursday October 24 with Caldwell/Tester, @heathg___ and @stephenorban_ all playing transportive sets that will hopefully move your mind to a more peaceful plane (if only for one evening).. 100-percent of the door for this show will also be donated to Doctors Without Borders
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Big thanks to Nathan and the American Cream Band crew, Luke and Drone Not Drones, @michaelgallope for the incredible liner notes, Doctors Without Borders for the much needed work they do and anyone who checks these tones out. PEACE ✌️

OUT NOW ON @dronenotdrones —> @landonscaldwell and I have a new split 12-inch with our friends @american_cream_band .. link in profile. Both sides are inspired by the frequencies of the moon. The Caldwell/Tester side (“Moon Bed”) invokes slow motion touching down on the moon, enveloping weightlessness and helplessly staring back at planet earth with total wonder. Also notable, this is my first album art/layout to be featured on a 12-inch.. really pleased with how it turned out! Took a lot of inspiration from the minimalism of old library music records plus the lasting mental image of the eclipse this past spring.
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Proceeds from this release go directly to @doctorswithoutborders who work to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid in moments of crisis and conflict.
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Indianapolis release show going down at @statestreetpubssp next Thursday October 24 with Caldwell/Tester, @heathg___ and @stephenorban_ all playing transportive sets that will hopefully move your mind to a more peaceful plane (if only for one evening).. 100-percent of the door for this show will also be donated to Doctors Without Borders
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Big thanks to Nathan and the American Cream Band crew, Luke and Drone Not Drones, @michaelgallope for the incredible liner notes, Doctors Without Borders for the much needed work they do and anyone who checks these tones out. PEACE ✌️

OUT NOW ON @dronenotdrones —> @landonscaldwell and I have a new split 12-inch with our friends @american_cream_band .. link in profile. Both sides are inspired by the frequencies of the moon. The Caldwell/Tester side (“Moon Bed”) invokes slow motion touching down on the moon, enveloping weightlessness and helplessly staring back at planet earth with total wonder. Also notable, this is my first album art/layout to be featured on a 12-inch.. really pleased with how it turned out! Took a lot of inspiration from the minimalism of old library music records plus the lasting mental image of the eclipse this past spring.
•
Proceeds from this release go directly to @doctorswithoutborders who work to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid in moments of crisis and conflict.
•
Indianapolis release show going down at @statestreetpubssp next Thursday October 24 with Caldwell/Tester, @heathg___ and @stephenorban_ all playing transportive sets that will hopefully move your mind to a more peaceful plane (if only for one evening).. 100-percent of the door for this show will also be donated to Doctors Without Borders
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Big thanks to Nathan and the American Cream Band crew, Luke and Drone Not Drones, @michaelgallope for the incredible liner notes, Doctors Without Borders for the much needed work they do and anyone who checks these tones out. PEACE ✌️

we’re doing the thing
10.05.2024
NOLA (engaged) 💍

📸 @statestreetpubssp

@jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself present SOUND HARMONIES AND RHYTHMIC EXERCISES.. a new cassette of songs and music from SHARE, available at our gig THIS EVENING at @statestreetpubssp (digital forthcoming)… get in on the ground floor, live, tonight along with @_mountain_movers_ and NIGHT MANAGER
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Big thanks to @_monohaus_ for graciously and patiently recording us at @postalrecording .. was a true blast. Also shout out to @instanaters who will be helping us flesh out some of these songs tonight.. And major love to Jordan and Tony.. love playing in this crew, it has been loads of fun making this busted rock n roll with y’all. Hyped to track some new cuts soon.

@jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself present SOUND HARMONIES AND RHYTHMIC EXERCISES.. a new cassette of songs and music from SHARE, available at our gig THIS EVENING at @statestreetpubssp (digital forthcoming)… get in on the ground floor, live, tonight along with @_mountain_movers_ and NIGHT MANAGER
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Big thanks to @_monohaus_ for graciously and patiently recording us at @postalrecording .. was a true blast. Also shout out to @instanaters who will be helping us flesh out some of these songs tonight.. And major love to Jordan and Tony.. love playing in this crew, it has been loads of fun making this busted rock n roll with y’all. Hyped to track some new cuts soon.

@jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself present SOUND HARMONIES AND RHYTHMIC EXERCISES.. a new cassette of songs and music from SHARE, available at our gig THIS EVENING at @statestreetpubssp (digital forthcoming)… get in on the ground floor, live, tonight along with @_mountain_movers_ and NIGHT MANAGER
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Big thanks to @_monohaus_ for graciously and patiently recording us at @postalrecording .. was a true blast. Also shout out to @instanaters who will be helping us flesh out some of these songs tonight.. And major love to Jordan and Tony.. love playing in this crew, it has been loads of fun making this busted rock n roll with y’all. Hyped to track some new cuts soon.

@jordanallen666 @creeping_jeff and myself present SOUND HARMONIES AND RHYTHMIC EXERCISES.. a new cassette of songs and music from SHARE, available at our gig THIS EVENING at @statestreetpubssp (digital forthcoming)… get in on the ground floor, live, tonight along with @_mountain_movers_ and NIGHT MANAGER
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Big thanks to @_monohaus_ for graciously and patiently recording us at @postalrecording .. was a true blast. Also shout out to @instanaters who will be helping us flesh out some of these songs tonight.. And major love to Jordan and Tony.. love playing in this crew, it has been loads of fun making this busted rock n roll with y’all. Hyped to track some new cuts soon.

UH OH WORLD 3/25/20
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Been sitting on a bunch of solo bootlegs, one-off experiments and improvised recordings from the last several years.. I like them, but they’re not necessarily the vibe for the record(s) I’ve been working on, so wasn’t sure when a good time to start dropping these would be.. so why not now, ya know?
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UH OH WORLD was recorded in my old duplex over by Brookside Park on March 25, 2020.. No overdubs, just live and improvised Moog Prodigy, wah pedal, loop pedal and Maestro Rhythm King drum machine.
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enjoy / link in profile / more to come

Hello everyone.. Been kind of quiet lately but I’m happy to finally announce that I’ve taken over ownership of @statestreetpubssp

Places like SSP have meant so much to me growing up where access to any kind of outsider or underground music was few and far between. Similarly striped venues all over the country were my lifeblood in my 20s..Just scrapping around in a van and plugging in amongst likeminded people and other musicians gave me a sense of community that made me feel like I wasn’t necessarily just hurtling through the void alone.

Taking over management duties at State Street Pub several years ago provided me with the opportunity to try and create a similar feeling for those involved in the many microcosms of music and creativity that flow through the city, and I hope we’ve achieved that as a space in some way.

I’m excited / anxious / optimistic / nervous, but mostly I’m looking forward to and towards the future. I’m learning a lot as I go, but hope we can continue to keep State Street Pub rolling and growing. I appreciate everyone’s kind words and support as this info has dripped out; it warms my heart to feel entrusted with this space and it certainly wouldn’t be able to continue without the many supportive communities that consider SSP a creative home.

Big shout out to all that came before and the current SSP staff. Major love and respect to @peonijimmy for giving me the opportunity to keep it going.

I’ll be hosting somewhat of an Open House this Saturday January 13 at SSP. 7pm-whenever.. No cover, no bands, just pop in and say hi or grab a burger/beer if it’s been a while. I’ll be behind the bar; leave your notes/tips/tricks/“what-you-oughta-do’s”in the suggestion box ✌️

Lots of love and hope to see you at the pub soon,
Mark

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📸 by @aprilknauber
SSP mural by @macblackout

Hello everyone.. Been kind of quiet lately but I’m happy to finally announce that I’ve taken over ownership of @statestreetpubssp

Places like SSP have meant so much to me growing up where access to any kind of outsider or underground music was few and far between. Similarly striped venues all over the country were my lifeblood in my 20s..Just scrapping around in a van and plugging in amongst likeminded people and other musicians gave me a sense of community that made me feel like I wasn’t necessarily just hurtling through the void alone.

Taking over management duties at State Street Pub several years ago provided me with the opportunity to try and create a similar feeling for those involved in the many microcosms of music and creativity that flow through the city, and I hope we’ve achieved that as a space in some way.

I’m excited / anxious / optimistic / nervous, but mostly I’m looking forward to and towards the future. I’m learning a lot as I go, but hope we can continue to keep State Street Pub rolling and growing. I appreciate everyone’s kind words and support as this info has dripped out; it warms my heart to feel entrusted with this space and it certainly wouldn’t be able to continue without the many supportive communities that consider SSP a creative home.

Big shout out to all that came before and the current SSP staff. Major love and respect to @peonijimmy for giving me the opportunity to keep it going.

I’ll be hosting somewhat of an Open House this Saturday January 13 at SSP. 7pm-whenever.. No cover, no bands, just pop in and say hi or grab a burger/beer if it’s been a while. I’ll be behind the bar; leave your notes/tips/tricks/“what-you-oughta-do’s”in the suggestion box ✌️

Lots of love and hope to see you at the pub soon,
Mark

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📸 by @aprilknauber
SSP mural by @macblackout

Hello everyone.. Been kind of quiet lately but I’m happy to finally announce that I’ve taken over ownership of @statestreetpubssp

Places like SSP have meant so much to me growing up where access to any kind of outsider or underground music was few and far between. Similarly striped venues all over the country were my lifeblood in my 20s..Just scrapping around in a van and plugging in amongst likeminded people and other musicians gave me a sense of community that made me feel like I wasn’t necessarily just hurtling through the void alone.

Taking over management duties at State Street Pub several years ago provided me with the opportunity to try and create a similar feeling for those involved in the many microcosms of music and creativity that flow through the city, and I hope we’ve achieved that as a space in some way.

I’m excited / anxious / optimistic / nervous, but mostly I’m looking forward to and towards the future. I’m learning a lot as I go, but hope we can continue to keep State Street Pub rolling and growing. I appreciate everyone’s kind words and support as this info has dripped out; it warms my heart to feel entrusted with this space and it certainly wouldn’t be able to continue without the many supportive communities that consider SSP a creative home.

Big shout out to all that came before and the current SSP staff. Major love and respect to @peonijimmy for giving me the opportunity to keep it going.

I’ll be hosting somewhat of an Open House this Saturday January 13 at SSP. 7pm-whenever.. No cover, no bands, just pop in and say hi or grab a burger/beer if it’s been a while. I’ll be behind the bar; leave your notes/tips/tricks/“what-you-oughta-do’s”in the suggestion box ✌️

Lots of love and hope to see you at the pub soon,
Mark

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📸 by @aprilknauber
SSP mural by @macblackout

Really nice one coming up this Wednesday..
Sonic pals @bitchinbajas (from Chicago) tour kick off at @statestreetpubssp with @landonscaldwell and I doing a C/T set of some of the new electric tunes we have been working on this past year + visuals by @__visual_vibrations__

Pop on by and get yr ears smudged, this will be a really good one

🎥 by @aprilknauber

Really nice one coming up this Wednesday..
Sonic pals @bitchinbajas (from Chicago) tour kick off at @statestreetpubssp with @landonscaldwell and I doing a C/T set of some of the new electric tunes we have been working on this past year + visuals by @__visual_vibrations__

Pop on by and get yr ears smudged, this will be a really good one

🎥 by @aprilknauber