Monthly Archives: October 2014

Cremation… Wednesday Oct. 8, 2014 / St. Louis, MO #SchwervonPoetry

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photo by Paige Brubeck

Paralyzed
No feeling whatsoever
Or so much you can’t distinguish
One one from  another or nothing
Let’s go for a walk
Listen to the sounds
Inside and out
They’re always there for us
Like the knowledge that some day we will die
Oops sorry
Did you forget that?
Didn’t mean to kill the party
Unless maybe your party is killing someone else.

Did you know that it is possible to live witness the cremation of a loved one?
All you have to do is ask.
You can even press the button.
I know it sounds a little weird.
But wouldn’t it be better than a complete stranger doing it all alone
At some random time on some random day?
Just sending another one down the conveyor belt.
Isn’t it a much nicer idea to have your remains
scorched into eternity by someone you love?
Someone who cared for you
and you cared for.
I do.

(This poem was originally recited at Melt on October 8, 2014 in St. Louis)

Fear is not a finish line… Friday Oct. 3, 2014 / KCK #SchwervonPoetry

Turn off the blue light
Take my hand
Walk into the darkness with me.
I know you are afraid
Fear is not a finish line
It is a starting point
Fear is a question
We need it like we need salt and water
The stale air of anger will choke like the poison gas of war
Anger thrives in the trenches
It feeds the meat grinder
Gives birth to bomb craters no mans lands
There is no waiting for the world to end
There is no limit to the squares on the paper towl roll
Life is a paper towl.
We roll
We tear
We soak it in.
We do a job and we recycle.
We’re not made to support enormous amounts of weight.
Our job is not to absorb blue food colored liquid.
We are here to clean up the mess.
No certificate needed
We are the certificate
We are the inkwells tattooing our bones into the earth and trees
Like heavy rain in a desert
We are here to make an impression and then smooth it over on a sunny day
Let’s stop treating ourselves like the objects that we think are only objects.
Let’s live the moments like we remember the good parts about the past.
It doesn’t matter if it was all a dream.
Live the dream now.

(This poem was originally recited at the Broken Teeth CD Release show at FOKL Art Space on October 3, 2014 in Kansas City, KS)

Schwervon! Fall Fantastico Tour 2014

FantasticoHalfWe are looking forward to seeing you. Stay tuned to the show page for the latest details about venues and support acts.

SCHWERVON! FALL FANTASTICO! TOUR 2014
OCTOBER
US
08 – St. Louis, MO (Melt)
w/ Yankee Racers + Recovery
09 – Indianapolis, IN (Vibes Music) w/ Mr. Clit and The Pink Cigarettes + Manners Please
10 – Cincinatti, OH (The Comet)
11 – Columbus, OH (Tree Bar)
13 – Brooklyn, NY (Palisades)
w/ Prewar Yardsale + Phoebe Blue + Bluffing
UK
17 – Colchester (Lakeside Theatre)
18 – London (The Dalston Victoria)
19 – Nottingham (Spanky Van Dykes)
w/ The Wave Pictures
20 – Norwich (Norwich Arts Center) w/ The Wave Pictures
21 – Sheffield – (The Rocking Chair)
23 – Perth (Green Room) + Schwervon! Guest Lecture at Perth College UHI @ 1pm
24 – Glasgow (The Old Hairdressers)
25 – Manchester (First Chop Brewing Arm) w/ The Wave Pictures
27 – Edinburgh (SummerHall)
w/ The Wave Pictures
France
29 – Lille (L’Imposture)
Germany
30 – Koln (Tsunami)
31 – Bärenbach (Shorty’s)
NOVEMBER

01 – Bonn (Mausefalle 33 1/3)
02 – Tübingen (Münzgasse 13)
05 – Dresden (Nikkifaktur)
06 – Berlin (Antje Oeklesund)
07 – Leipzig (Raum der Kulturen)
08 – Regensburg (w1)
09 – Munich (Kafe Kult)
10 – Regensburg (Private show:  email us for venue)
11 – Nurnberg (K4)
12 – Wetzlar (Franzis)
13 – Freiburg (Rang Teng Teng)
14 – Strasbourg, France (The Mudd Club)
15 – Zurich, Switzerland (Gonzo)
16 – Mulhouse, France (Private show: email us for venue)
17 – Lille, France (Aeronef Club) w/ The Vaselines
18 – Paris, France (La Maroquinerie) w/ The Vaselines
19 – Hanover (venue – tbc)

20 – Hamburg (Astra Stube)
21 – Berlin (Bang Bang Club) w/ The Vaselines
22 – Herdecke (
Private show: email us for venue)
UK
25- London (The Garage) w/ The Vaselines
26- Birmingham (Hare & Hounds) w/ The Vaselines
27- Sheffield (The Plug) w/ The Vaselines
28- Glasgow (School Of Art) w/ The Vaselines
USA
DECEMBER
02- Brooklyn, NY (Shea Stadium) w/ American Anymen + Kung Fu Crimewave + Jeffrey Lewis
04- Buffalo, NY
05- Ann Arbor, MI
06- Detroit, MI (Old Miami)
07- Chicago, IL
09- Rock Island, IL (Rozz Tox)
10- Iowa City, IA (Gabe’s) w/ Def-Kittie BlinDogg

12- Lawrence, KS