Back in 2016, Bear Vs. Shark announced a reunion show at Local 432 in Flint, so my brother and I drove there from Boston to see it. All of the news coverage about the water crisis leading up to that point had painted the place as a dystopian wasteland, but that couldn't have been more inaccurate. Like a lot of cities and towns in the Rust Belt, there was such a deep sense of community there along with the scrappy optimism of building something new amidst the relics of bygone industry. In the short time we were there, we got to meet the dudes in the band (who were so wonderful), went to the Flint Pride parade, and met some small business owners. The whole experience was a testament to the resilience and strength of community despite overwhelming hardship.
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The show was incredible, and they were super nice and gave us a bunch of free stuff for coming all that way. A very "it's totally great to meet your heroes, just don't pick shitty ones" moment. We also got to hang around the town of Flint during their Pride festival and met a bunch of awesome community members. A very different town than the media painted it over the course of the water crisis there.
Aug 29, 2024
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For local shows we don’t have much to choose from but Blackthorn is pretty sick and the people are also sick and it’s local so supporting local businesses is sick. This other one is an almost 4 hr drive but Bottleneck in Lawrence KS has a lot of great bands pass through and the vibe is immaculate and the crowd is always top notch too. Saw The Chats there and it was everything I could have hoped for and more. A closer one is George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville AR. Down side is that the train tracks are right beside the venue so when it passes through you can’t hear a damn thing and have to wait for it to pass (happened during little Been Stellar were playing).
Sep 12, 2024
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they put on a great set the other day at canterbury. theyre kind of a twee-ified black country new road. good stuff
Feb 20, 2024
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Apr 3, 2024
Here it is, folks! Volume I of what could very well be a continuous project. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted - I smiled the entire time I was putting this together. It's best listened to with headphones ☺️
Liner Notes:
This collection of field recordings is a collaborative effort with users of PI.FYI, each of which recorded their own pieces. It features audio from all over the world and exhibits eclectic moments from London Underground commutes to cuckoo bird calls in Dhaka to the sounds of a century-old American diner.
Online communities like PI.FYI often represent a diverse set of people, places, and experiences, but together, the submissions form a living collage that highlights the commonalities of modern life - a unifying message for such a tumultuous time. The first track features all of the sounds played at once in an attempt to create an audio snapshot of an online community but in their offline lives.
The individual recordings are unedited except for minor gain and compression adjustments for consistency across the collection.
Mar 29, 2025
