Ooops! Not Kick. I meant Kickstart. My mistake. Please don’t kick the band. That wouldn’t be cool. Plus, Julia has awesome yoga skills and Geoff has ninja kung fu skills. I don’t know how Dom is able to defend himself, but it probably involves those drumsticks he’s always wielding. That’s it. Case closed: Don’t Kick Julia Massey & the Five Finger Discount. I’m glad we settled that.
Now, what was that Kickstarter thing I was talking about, anyway?
Right now, right this second, how glad are you that you chose to read my blog? I thought so.
From the Kickstarter website:
Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.
A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.
All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.
Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They’re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree… Welcome to Kickstarter!
What does that have to do with Julia Massey & the FFD?
Well, the band has started their own Kickstarter Project for their new album (due out August 6th): is there room 4 me?
From their Kickstarter Project Page: First, we need it mastered by an insanely good engineer. Second, we need to put the dang records together so that they contain all of our original artwork and lyrics.
Sounds good to me. I’m all for the new album having fancy mastering and lyrics. You are too, right? The deadline to pledge is Thursday, July 7th at 6:41 EDT. So you’ve got a bit of time, but you’re up against all the other Julia Massey & the 5 Finger Discount fans to try for one of their amazing rewards. Some of the awesomeness has already been claimed, so you might want to jump on the opportunity.
Updated: Julia Massey & the Five Finger Discount have met their goal!
That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t head over to their Kickstarter page and pick up some awesome gifts in exchange for your donation. As the band’s update says, they’ll use additional proceeds towards a PR campaign for the record. You still get lovely gifts in exchange for your support. There may be a haiku in your future, if you play your cards right…
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Hahaha, I was gonna post about this tonight. You beat me to it! Oh well, I’ll make my post anyway, and link to yours as a bonus.
Look at our Tacoma friends showing the best kind of support there is! Thank you SO MUCH, Melissa!
Dom could probably just hit someone over the head with his “larger than a bedroom” surfboard to defend himself.