While we do have some plans in motion (think summer road trip and reel to reel), Mark would like to use this period of inactivity to ask for your help.

Mark manages an independent coffee shop which is up against nine franchise chains for a service award. Cash prize, movie passes, free advertising, and local bragging rights.

Lend a hand for the little guy and text "FOURTHCOAST" to 22333 (up to 5 times). No spams, no scams. You can vote with as many email addresses as you can think of too. Just follow the link, scroll down to the 'Portage' section and check Fourth Coast Cafe. This is the last day to vote, so sorry to bother you and thanks in advance.

Next post will be something good. Promise...

Keep on the lookout for a tape release of our most recent record. There are rumors floating around.

Two members, one birthday. Sixty years from now they will try to behead each other, but for now they just play bass and guitar.

We have to miss our annual Mark/Chafe birthday show, but luckily if you live in the DC area, Ryan has you covered. Go see Soccer Team on January 13th at Comet Ping Pong.

Ring it in, y'all. Ring it.

Welcome to the world, Millie Crow Turner! Ike is now a double dad. All hail Lil Nibs!

Tonight Ike will perform with Brown Company at the Corner Record Shop. JarDad Saxsquatch Selner and Forget the Times are playing as well. Free!

More love from Ryan and DC. Great playlist from Mr. Nelson and Marcus Kyd.

Not only did Ryan do the cover art, but I'm pretty sure he is the cover art. Sounds like a great book, especially if you judge it by the cover.

Minutes is thankful for all of it. Every last second of it.

Sorry about that, folks. We neither support nor endorse anything Kickstarter related, unless it's for children or charities.

Hey Friends! It's that time of the year again: a buddy of ours is looking for a copy of our 7". We're way, way out of them (each band member has exactly one copy for ourselves--we even gave away the test pressings!), so if there's a friend out there with two, or one who doesn't feel the need to have it anymore, we'd gladly put it in the hands of a friend here who does. PM Ike Turner here on FB and we can work something out!

Watch out: Minutes is kind of on a Karp kick lately.

If there was a contest amongst bands for THE MOST PAPERS GRADED, we'd be right up there near the top. Top five, easily. Our next album should be called WRITER'S BUMP.

Friends of Minutes: Ike will be performing with the Brown Company this weekend at Louie's, for the Already Dead Family Reunion II festival. Brown Company goes on around 8 on Friday night, the 21st of Sept., if you're interested.

Maybe our friend Kyle will let us use his new 1/2" tape recorder?

For the lucky ones in the DC area... Give our boy a squeeze (anywhere you'd like) and tell Speedy Ortiz that Kalamazoo knows where they live.