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Hey there, long time no see...

Though not really booking many tours these days, over the years the touring roster included some of the best bands and artists in the world. I'm truly honored to have worked with:

Angry Angles
Audacity
Baseball Furies
Bass Drum of Death
Beat The Devil
Birthday Suits
Bitter Pills
Black Sunday
Black Time
Bleed
Bob City
Box Elders
Boxcar Satan
Brian Glaze
Brimstone Howl
Buffalo Killers
Crack Pipes
Daily Void
Dan Melchior
Deadly Snakes
Demolition Doll Rods
Digital Leather
Dropdead Sons
El Jesus De Magico
Faceless Werewolves
Feast of Snakes
Fireballs of Freedom
Gardens
Geraldine
Girls at Dawn
Goodnight Loving
Grafton
Greg Ashley
Gris Gris
Hex Net
Horrors
Hospitals
Human Eye
Intelligence
Jay Reatard
Jeffery Evans
Johnny Ill Band
Last Year's Men
Liquor Store
LiveFastDie
Lost Sounds
Lover! Medicine F**k Dream
Midnight Thunder Express
Miss Alex White
Mistreaters
Mouse Rocket
Mr. Airplane Man
Obnox
Outer Minds
Quest For Fire
Rayon Beach
Reatards
Reigning Sound
Rich Crook
River City Tanlines
Shilpa Ray
Spider Bags
Terrible Twos
Timmy's Organism
The Black'n'Whites
The Blind Shake
The Chargers Street Gang
The Cuts
The Fuse
The Hunches
The Means
The Mystery Girls
The Nice Boys
The Patsys
The Ponys
The Porch Ghouls
The Preacher's Kids
The Real Kids
The Spiveys
The Willowz
Thee Makeout Party
Thee Shams
Them Wranch
Thomas Function
Time Flys
Timmy's Organism
Tokyo Electron
Tough and Lovely
Turbogeist
TV Ghost
Tyler Jon Tyler
Viva L'American Death Ray Music
We March
Wheels on Fire
White Mystery
Wizzard Sleeve
Zoobombs

I'm pretty sure I've left some out, but I'll keep updating. Still, when I look at this list it blows my mind to think of all the great acts (truly some of my favorite bands) I've had the privilege to represent and/or book tours for over the years, even if just for a little while. These days I'm (still) hosting shows in Athens OH....and coordinating the Music & Recording Industry program at Hocking College. Interested bands/artists/agents get in touch if you're headed towards Ohio and need a show.

THIS SATURDAY! We’ve got a great show coming up at The Union with Suitor (Cleveland), and three of Athens’ finest- Space...
10/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY! We’ve got a great show coming up at The Union with Suitor (Cleveland), and three of Athens’ finest- Space Kid, Twerp, and Guy Music! Doors open at 8pm with music starting at 8:30. We’ve got advance tickets on sale now (check Blackout Booking link). We hope to see ya there!

Saturday, Oct.10th, we’ve got a fun show coming up with Space Kid, Suitor, Twerp, and Guy Music at The Union! Doors open...
09/23/2026

Saturday, Oct.10th, we’ve got a fun show coming up with Space Kid, Suitor, Twerp, and Guy Music at The Union! Doors open at 8pm with music starting at 8:30! We hope to see ya there! If you’d like to grab your tickets in advance, follow the link at Blackout Booking, and check out some other fun shows we’ve got headed your way this fall/winter! Follow the page for updates on shows, and records we’re working on with some of our favorite regional bands. Stay tuned!

CHECK IT OUT! We’re excited to announce a super-fun show coming up at The Union on Friday, Oct. 30th! Blackout x ACAMF p...
09/15/2026

CHECK IT OUT! We’re excited to announce a super-fun show coming up at The Union on Friday, Oct. 30th! Blackout x ACAMF present THE HALLOWEEN COVER-UP 2026! This time around the bands are covering their favorites from the 80s, including The Replacements, REM, The Pixies, Violent Femmes, and The Meat Puppets! This is a fundraiser for ACAMF 2027! Doors open at 7:30pm with music starting at 8pm! $9 advance tickets (plus fees) are on sale now (check the link on our profile). Follow the tags for the not-so-secret identities of the locals! Grab your tickets today!

People In The Daytime return to Athens with Ananke and White Flag Over Providence, Friday Sept. 25th at The Union! Ticke...
09/08/2026

People In The Daytime return to Athens with Ananke and White Flag Over Providence, Friday Sept. 25th at The Union! Tickets on sale now (link Blackout Booking ). Doors open at 8pm, with music starting at 8:30. We hope to see you there! Lots of cool junk coming soon- stay tuned!

We’ve got a super-fun outdoor show coming up on Saturday at Jackie O’s Brewery (25 Campbell St. Athens) with three of ou...
09/01/2026

We’ve got a super-fun outdoor show coming up on Saturday at Jackie O’s Brewery (25 Campbell St. Athens) with three of our favorites - Big Fat
Head, Space Kid, and Twerp! This is the final installment of the 2026 Blackout x Jackie O’s Summer Concert Series, and we’re going out with a bang! We want to thank everyone who has made it out to the brewery this summer and everyone who’s played. We really appreciate your support of our new concert series. It’s been great to have an outdoor space like this for our shows- and we hope to do it again next year! Please join us this Saturday, Sept. 5th - doors
open at 6:30pm with music starting at 7pm. We’ve got advance tickets on sale now (check the link in in our bio). We hope to see ya there!

COMING SOON— People in The Daytime, Ananke, White Flag Over Providence, Guy Music, The Halloween Cover-Up, Benefest 2026, Lemonfest, State St. Winter Marg, and lots more! We’re also working on
a couple vinyl releases, and a regional comp coming out in 2027. Stay tuned!
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THIS SATURDAY (8/29) - Jackie O’s x Blackout Booking’s Summer Concert Series continues with Ernie Johnson From Detroit, ...
08/25/2026

THIS SATURDAY (8/29) - Jackie O’s x Blackout Booking’s Summer Concert Series continues with Ernie Johnson From Detroit, and the Rylee Bapst Band! EJFD, Ohio’s favorite 9-peice, afrobeat, funk, and psychedelic jazz band, is no stranger to Athens, having played NMF, ACAMF, Ohio Brew Week, and more, we’re exited to have them back in Athens on the heels of their latest/greatest release, Vigilante. Check it out! Rylee Bapst Band has had a busy summer recording and touring all over the place- we’re psyched to have them on the bill -easily one of Athens’ hardest working bands featuring some of the region’s best players. Jackie O’s Brewery is located at 25 Campbell St. Doors open at 6:30pm, with music starting at 7pm sharp. We’ve got tickets and reserved tables on sale now (link Blackout Booking bio). We hope to see ya there!

We’re excited to announce the Jackie O’s x Blackout Booking Summer Concert Series’ end of summer bash on September 5th f...
08/11/2026

We’re excited to announce the Jackie O’s x Blackout Booking Summer Concert Series’ end of summer bash on September 5th featuring three of our favorites - Big Fat Head, Space Kid, and Twerp! Doors open at
6:30pm, with music starting at 7pm. Tickets and reserved tables on sale Wedensday (8/12) at 10am - grab yours from the link in our bio. These shows are a lot fun, and we’ve had a blast putting them
together. We hope to see ya there!

Jackie Os x Blackout Booking Summer Concert Series rolls on! Ernie Johnson From Detroit returns to Athens for a great ni...
08/10/2026

Jackie Os x Blackout Booking Summer Concert Series rolls on! Ernie Johnson From Detroit returns to Athens for a great night of music on Saturday, August 29th at Jackie O’s Brewery (25 Campbell St), with the Rylee Bapst Band! This is a double-bill ya don’t wanna miss! Doors open at 6:30pm, music starts at 7pm. We’ve got tickets and table reservations on sale now (check out the link in our bio). See ya there!

“M Ross Perkins is like the perfect percolated distillation of Nilsson and Emitt Rhodes, one minute SoCal hamony pop ins...
08/10/2026

“M Ross Perkins is like the perfect percolated distillation of Nilsson and Emitt Rhodes, one minute SoCal hamony pop inspired by the Fabs’ trippy era, the next Merseybeat, and often silly, but biographical, like Harry at his best. A very turned-on album full of memorable songs.” (Shindig! Magazine)

Don’t miss M Ross Perkins and his band, along with Athens’ The New Marshields at Jackie O’s Taproom (25 Campbell St.) this Saturday, August 15th, as part of our Summer Concert Series! Doors open at 6:30pm with music starting at 7 - tickets and table reservations are on sale now (link in our bio). We hope to see ya there!

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