Seriously, they really are hot RIGHT NOW! I just put one of them on and I think I burned my back. We use a conveyor dryer to cure the ink on the shirts and they just pile up into a warm ball. We just finished printing and will have these babies on the cart next time it is out on Church Street. You can also snag one from Girlington Garage itself.

Dig some of the alternate hair cuts we had on the Garage Girl before we settled on the final one.

The Jetsons :

An early draft design by Tick Tick for Girlington Garage

The Betty Page :

The Girlington Garage Gal with the classic Betty Page Hairdo

And check out the pictures here for the tiniest shirt we’ve ever printed.

Just finished cranking out a set of tees of a print that Noah Hoose designed for us as a Viking Moses / Castanets / Phosphorescent poster.

Design by Noah Hoose Print by Tick Tick

Tick Tick has been dreaming, drawing, folding and churning out a load of new prints over the past couple months. All this new material, and conversation about Tick Tick’s future endeavors are out on Church Street, downtown Burlington, VT on sunny days. Stop by to chat and check the wares.

Tick Tick Tees and Prints on Wheels

From the depths of the internet, Rough Francis, ladies and gentlemen.

Well I was totally blown away when I heard Elfin Saddle perform again after nearly two years. The set, plugged in and loud was pregnant, powerful, and mysterious, like a soundtrack to an epic, haunted myth. While listening, I was overwhelmed with the feeling that they have totally embraced and incorporated the energy and attitude of their home, forcing the revelation that we all are profoundly affected by our environment. Their transformation, made as a result of circumstance and location, is truly awesome and I feel privelaged to have seen it. Thank you Emi and Jordan!

Clues = “Unleash the Banshee Horde!”

Post Handy's Sated/Seated

Yesterday, there was an article in the NY Times about CMJ.  It was nice to see them mention up some bands that have played Tick Tick shows, going on to be highlights in the big city, including Arbouretum, Wye Oak, and of course, WOMEN, who stopped in Burlington on their way down to the festival.  Well done, beloved bands!!!!

But the NY Times article is missing the point.  The article is basically about how nobody there is about to make lots of money, and “the large-scale music business might as well have been on another planet.”  Well, dude, “indie” can still be short for “independent.”  The reporter doesn’t actually talk to any of the bands about what they actually get out of CMJ, or what their financial or career goals actually are.  I bet that if he did, he’d find that there are many different ideas about what success is, or how realistic bands are about it. Some musicians see CMJ as an ultimate attainment.  Some bands are grateful to be on tour at all.  Some musicians resent showcases like CMJ or Pop Montreal for the degree of industry involvement they incorporate.

But I should cut him a break, since his role writing for the NY Times about this is to explain indie music for the NY T’s boomer readership, by writing sentences like “In the 21st century it’s more important to draw listeners to a Myspace or iTunes or Emusic page than to find a limited-edition vinyl manufacturer, as in the ’80s.”  Although that’s wrong too, since vinyl manufacturing has experienced a 77% increase from 2007 to 2008.

Too bad records are made out of oil!

More info on cooling down the planet here!

We’re all hard at work now for our open house on friday night (6-9PM), like kids in a sweatshop. Dale is cleaning screens and prepping for print. Libby has come for a visit and is cranking out the prayer flags!

Go baby go!

Tick Tick

Julia and I pulled out all the woody materials from the garden plot to ready it for the fall plowing under. We found a secret stash of potatoes that we feared had rotten. They are nearly all purple, the texture of a toads skin and the size of a toddlers fist.

Soak the sun all.

Rock Point North, Burlington VT