In 2018, I started dating a Mountain Goats live taper. He told me about another tMG taper who would go to shows with his wife and hand out free and unique pin-back buttons at the shows they would go to together. When my boyfriend (now husband) and I started to travel together to go see tMG shows, he suggested that we do something similar. And so, the Free Sticker Project was born.
People often ask me if it's okay for them to hand out their own stickers or free merch swag. If you want to, go for it! I am not the first or only person to do it and it is not a concept that belongs to me (there are dozens of us!!). My pal Emily makes sick buttons, Jane makes stickers, another friend of mine hands out zines. I've even been given laser engraved wooden keychains, art prints, and patches at shows! It's pretty neat! Join the club!
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I illustrate, hand-stamp, and number each sticker that I give out.
Here you will find all of the designs I've done over the years.
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Most stickers I've made for shows have a corresponding live recording.
Check em out on my husband's Live Music Archive profile.
Psst. Hey. Hey, kid.
Wanna buy some stickers?
Want to get your hands on some stickers without having to hunt me down at a show? Well, you're in luck! I am currently selling my excess backstock of tMG stickers to fundraise for my new bakery! Get some here! I've got some other cool stuff available there too.
(oh yeah, I'm a baker, you can see more about that here if you're interested)
THE STICKER ZONE
WELCOME TO
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
It turns out that when you decide to launch your own bakery, you have less time for your sticker making hobby. No new stickers this year, unfortunately! But here are the shows that Kyle and I went to with corresponding links to our tapes for your listening enjoyment. :)
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66/29/23 - Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
6/30/23 - The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
7/1/23 - The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
7/4/2023 - Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, Maquoketa, IA
7/5/23 - Wooly's, Des Moines, IA
7/13/23 - The Vanguard, Tulsa, OK
7/14/23 - Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
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10/02/2023 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
10/03/2023 - The Belasco, Los Angeles, CA
10/05/2023 - August Hall, San Francisco, CA
2024
After a year long hiatus, I'm so pleased to announce: we're so fucking back.
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1/27/2024 - The Liberty, Roswell, NM
1/28/2024 - El Rey Theater, Albuquerque, NM
1/31/2024 - The Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ
2/01/2024 - Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, AZ
3/02/2024 - Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA
3/03/2024 - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
4/15/2024 - Washington's, Fort Collins, CO
4/16/2024 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
4/17/2024 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO