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Sun Blood Stories to Release (a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective Dec. 18

The tracklist for the new Sun Blood Stories live album reads like a greatest hits release culled from my mental jukebox. I’ve never been so fortunate as to see the band live, and the 58-minute long set they provide with (a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective seems to emphasize that fact even as it bolsters the argument for doing so. Trip to Boise post-pandemic? I’ll go anywhere at this point.

With the title, you already know it was recorded at a place called the Visual Arts Collective, which, indeed, is a spot in the trio’s hometown. The release is intended to raise funds to support the venue/gallery, which like so many others is twice-over screwed by the COVID-era capitalism, lack of state funding for the arts, and the general fact that where normally they’d host people and events, that’s a thing that’s taking lives at this point. Idaho had 1,000-plus people die on Saturday. Not that anybody needs a relief check or a nationalized health system or anything. Ask about it and I’m sure you won’t have to go far to hear someone in just about any state’s representative caucus tell you, “all lives matter.”

One could go on. Hug your loved ones.

On that happy note, here’s the front and back covers and the release info:

Sun Blood Stories ALive and Alone at Visual Arts Collective front

Sun Blood Stories ALive and Alone at Visual Arts Collective

(a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective spans SBS’ entire discography and if you’ve ever seen SBS live, you know that the live set goes harder and hits deeper. For the first time ever, we’ve been able to capture that successfully (thanks to Z.V. House for engineering and mixing and major thanks to Samuel F. Stimpert for turning on the stage lights).

All funds from the sale of this album will be directly donated to Visual Arts Collective in hopes that they can reopen on the other side of this thing. Visual Arts Collective (VAC), is a contemporary fine art gallery, performance venue and cultural center in Garden City, Idaho, committed to presenting exhibitions and events for artists working in visual and performance art, film, music, dance and theater. VAC is dedicated to providing Boise and the Treasure Valley opportunities to explore various disciplines, to engage in interactive art, to participate in special events and to encourage artists and the community to continue in the discovery of artistic expression.

VAC is an important cultural hub for the Boise Metro area and it means a lot to us and so many other artists and creatives around the world. We’ve played some of our favorite shows there. We’ve seen countless amazing art installations. We’ve seen life changing rock shows and hilarious puppet shows as well as plays, burlesque, story telling, etc. The vibe, like the whiskey selection, is unmatched.

VAC has kept its doors open and shows sold out since it began in 2005. But since March 2020 the doors have remained closed. And the future of our beloved multi-use art space, performance venue and cultural center is questionable. We are asking for your help and offering you some music in exchange. We are asking for a minimum purchase of $10 for this album. If you want to purchase through Bandcamp we ask that you buy a physical copy (this site takes a huge chunk of fees and its cut out of digital sales). If you just want a digital album please consider donating directly to us by searching SunBloodStories on Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal and put VAC in the note with your email address. We will email you a download code.

Long Live Visual Arts Collective

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Sun Blood Stories, (a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective teaser

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