VIDEO + PHOTO ESSAY: JOY ON FIRE PRINCETON RECORDING SESSIONS + MID-ATLANTIC MINI-TOUR.

John Paul Carillo lays down bass for a song

from States of America EP (forthcoming 2020).

Before we begin, let us first apologize for being such a quaint orchestra. Actually, we could say “combo” as opposed to “orchestra,” and decibel levels notwithstanding, we thank you very much for letting us howl, honk, crank, and thump. We will not amplify our thought balloons, however, seeing as this would emphasize griddlecakes and three-egg omelets. At this point in time, I, the vocalist, must take full ownership of the Frankfurters Incident: look not to our percussionist, our guitarist, our saxophonist (and glockenspielist!) Yes, a precocious youth detained us briefly on the whirlybird sidewalks of West Philadelphia but we negotiated successfully with him and his whiffle-ball bat. In the end, he permitted us to realize our full creative vision before he whiffle-batted the crap outta some hardy weeds. Are you hiring? Because we’re lowering. If a couple of sweethearts can’t achieve “Radar Love” then perhaps they could settle for “Radar Like” or “Radar BFFs.” Behold the weary idiom, it is low-sodium, and behold the soda, it is low-odium, and behold the coda, it is low-podium. May your edifices crumble merrily after we depart and may your finest peoples endorse our ruckuses. See you at the Joy on Fire corner of the world, Tigresses and Tigers, and in fond, fond anticipation of that, we offer you our selected photography, please see below.