Ian F. King

 

dear jerks is/was an experiential, bi-coastal music blog started with my longtime friend Kyle Heenk in 2012. The idea is/was to write about music the way we talk to each other about it: random experiences, (hopefully) funny observations, and finding quirks in its history and surrounding culture.

 

 

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old site

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some pieces from the old site

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"Whenever You See Fit" by Modest Mouse & 764-HERO: Let's Do One of Those Anniversary Write-Ups, Shall We?

Seven Inch Stories: Red Stars Theory

Arbor Day, Y'all: Top 14 Albums with Trees on the Cover (that Rateyourmusic.com Doesn't Want You to Know About)

Dan Snaith, Predictor of Major Weather Events

Night Falls on Hoboken, Part 2: Yo La Tengo in Berlin

Night Falls on Hoboken, Part 1: Chelsea Light Moving at Mawell's

Mt. Erie is a Place, and so is Mount Eerie: Live at (Le) Poisson Rouge

The C in The Sea and Cake (is for Consistency): Live at Littlefield

The Week in Reunions: Texas is the Reason and Lotion