A.S. Coomer's Blog, page 6
November 14, 2023
SING WHILE YOU CAN Release Reading Video
The good folks at The Grind Stone put out a limited edition chapbook of my poetry called SING WHILE YOU CAN last year. To celebrate the chapbook a release reading was held at Your Brother’s Bookstore in Evansville, Indiana. It was hosted by Jonathan S. Baker and had incredible readings from MB, Joseph Fulkerson, & Jonathan S. Baker.
Here’s my set from that night. I hope you enjoy this mix of old and new poems.
October 31, 2023
ain’t it hard? — New EP Out Now
Happy Halloween!
My new EP ain’t it hard? is out now.
I wrote, performed, & recorded everything on my own.
You can stream/download all six songs at the usual places. If you’re feeling generous you can buy ain’t it hard? on Bandcamp.
Cam Chaney, an amazing artist/musician friend of mine (check out Mr. Morning), was kind enough to make a visualizer for ain’t it hard?. You can check that out on Youtube.
You can stream ain’t it hard? at all the usual places.
Here’s a digital lyric book.
aint-it-hard? -lyric-sheetDownload
I snapped this pic at the Temple of Apollo at Naxos, Greece in 2023.
October 6, 2023
ain’t it hard?
6 new songs
10/31/23
11:11am EST
a little rock candy fer yer earholes
happy halloween
October 5, 2023
Live Readings from the Aegean
At the end of September I slung a few poems from the mainland and islands of Greece. I sent ’em sailing from the feet of the Acropolis, the prison where they locked up Socrates, the craggy mountain where Zeus was born, an ancient cemetery, a beautiful cycladian beach, & the remnant of a caldera. It was a lot of fun. I uploaded the vidyuhs to my Youtube channel.
This poem is included in the limited edition chapbook SING WHILE YOU CAN (pub’d by The Grind Stone).This poem is included in my limited edition chapbook SING WHILE YOU CAN (pub’d by The Grind Stone)This poem is included in my Gutter Snob Books chapbook SONGS FOR LEAVING.This poem is included in my Gutter Snob Books chapbook SONGS FOR LEAVING.This poem is included in my limited edition chapbook SING WHILE YOU CAN (pub’d by The Grind Stone)This poem was originally published by Rusty Truck. This poem was originally published by Rusty Truck.If any of these poems resonated with you, feel free to reach out to The Grind Stone to see if there are any copies of SING WHILE YOU CAN left. I’ve got the last remaining copies of SONGS FOR LEAVING, which is now out of print. Be sure to check out the poems on Rusty Truck’s website.
Thanks for looking!
Signed Paperback Copy of A.S. Coomer’s SONGS FOR LEAVING
Paperback copy of SONGS FOR LEAVING, a collection of poems from A.S. Coomer published by Gutter Snob Books. This collection is now out of print, so get one while you can.
$15.00
Click here to purchase.September 17, 2023
2 New Poems in Rusty Truck
A.S. Coomer
Two of my new poems, future fires & of a tuesday morning, were published today at Rusty Truck.
You can read them at the link above.
Big thanks to poet/editor Scot Young.
Long live poetry.
September 5, 2023
SWAY 2nd Edition
The first edition of SWAY took off on the breeze, carried away like the mist kiss of pollen. The second edition is here, a sudden bloom in the field of haiku. There are twenty new poems in this edition (ten from Grover; ten from me). If you’re a fan of haiku, give this little book a try.
You can pick up a copy from the publisher, Laughing Ronin Press, or from Michael D. Grover, or from me.
Signed Paperback Copy of SWAY 2nd Edition
$11 gets you a signed (by A.S. Coomer only!) paperback copy of SWAY 2nd Edition. This new printing has twenty new haiku (ten from Grover; ten from Coomer).
$11.00
Click here to purchase.Big thanks to publisher Joseph Fulkerson.
Thanks for looking!
June 22, 2023
The Glendale Tapes in The News-Enterprise
The Glendale Tapes, my audio love letter to a little slice of rural Hardin County, Kentucky, is featured in today’s Pulse Section of Elizabethtown’s The News-Enterprise. Amy Smith and I talk about small-town sounds and rural inspiration: “Rural music doesn’t just mean pickup trucks and dead dogs; it can be about the way wind moves through the pines while the high, lonesome cry of another passing train purples the night.” You can read the article here:
Big thanks to Amy Smith.
You can buy/download/stream all six tracks from the A.S. Coomer Bandcamp page.
This collection of three aubades & three nocturnes was written & recorded in Glendale, KY 4/19/23 – 5/1/23 as the weather shifted & the days piled up like sun-cured kindling. This EP is arranged with the spin of the world: day to night & back again. You’ll start your day in Glendale with Glendale with Aubade #3: Fuzzy-Tongued Sun’s Song of Reprisal & stream on down the minutes until your time in Glendale ends with Glendale Nocturne #3: Slow Dance of Stars & Satellites. There are moments of joy and grief, quite a bit of the liminal too. There are tears here to hear, both varieties, often within in the same song (see: Glendale Nocturne #2: Light-Headed Night Exhales Breathless Dawn). My motto for this record was: Do More With Less. I did my best to keep it simple, like the way things often are here in Glendale. Thanks for stopping by.
All six songs are available to stream at all the usual places.
The Glendale Tapes © A.S. Coomer 2023
All songs written, performed, & recorded by A.S. Coomer in Glendale, Kentucky in 2023
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June 2, 2023
The Glendale Tapes – Streaming Now
This collection of three aubades & three nocturnes was written & recorded in Glendale, KY 4/19/23 – 5/1/23 as the weather shifted & the days piled up like sun-cured kindling. This EP is arranged with the spin of the world: day to night & back again. You’ll start your day in Glendale with Glendale with Aubade #3: Fuzzy-Tongued Sun’s Song of Reprisal & stream on down the minutes until your time in Glendale ends with Glendale Nocturne #3: Slow Dance of Stars & Satellites. There are moments of joy and grief, quite a bit of the liminal too. There are tears here to hear, both varieties, often within in the same song (see: Glendale Nocturne #2: Light-Headed Night Exhales Breathless Dawn). My motto for this record was: Do More With Less. I did my best to keep it simple, like the way things often are here in Glendale. Thanks for stopping by.
All six songs are now available to stream at all the usual places.
Click here to stream the EP on Apple Music.
May 26, 2023
THE BYHALIA TAPES – Now Streaming
My split EP with Patrick McGee is now out on all the major streaming services. You can also download/purchase THE BYHALIA TAPES from Bandcamp.
We had a blast making this record. I think that carries over into the recordings. Enjoy a little time in Byhalia, Mississippi.
Stream/Purchase THE BYHALIA TAPES on Amazon.
HyperFollow for more streaming links.
My brother Ethan Coomer mixed & mastered these tracks.
The amazing cover was painted by Patrick. When you visit Byhalia make sure to stop by and see the mural he made from this painting. Also, follow him on Instagram for more oil gold.
May 8, 2023
The Glendale Tapes – Now On Bandcamp
This collection of three aubades & three nocturnes was written & recorded in Glendale, KY 4/19/23 – 5/1/23 as the weather shifted & the days piled up like sun-cured kindling. This EP is arranged with the spin of the world: day to night & back again. You’ll start your day in Glendale with Glendale with Aubade #3: Fuzzy-Tongued Sun’s Song of Reprisal & stream on down the minutes until your time in Glendale ends with Glendale Nocturne #3: Slow Dance of Stars & Satellites. There are moments of joy and grief, quite a bit of the liminal too. There are tears here to hear, both varieties, often within in the same song (see: Glendale Nocturne #2: Light-Headed Night Exhales Breathless Dawn). My motto for this record was: Do More With Less. I did my best to keep it simple, like the way things often are here in Glendale. Thanks for stopping by.
Buy/Stream/Download from Bandcamp now.
The Glendale Tapes will be available to stream/download at all the usual places on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 11:11AM EST.
