It’s that season. The one that most people either dread or participate in with such enthusiasm that it kills the cute of puppies. That one. THE HOLIDAYS. So, let’s stay away from anything to do with that and talk about my amazing clients, and what’s new in the Misery Loves Co family.

Martin Atkins – His book Welcome to the Music Business – You’re Fucked is picking up rave reviews from fun places like The Jazz Lawyer, The Rumpus and Billboard.biz . Stay tuned for a kickstarter campaign as Martin is finishing up Band:Smart (the sequel to Tour:Smart).

Carlo Matos – With poems published at killauthor and ragazine, his second poetry book coming out soon (set your Google search for “Counting Sheep til Doomsday”), and his scholarly Ibsen’s Foreign Contagion  soon to be released, Carlo is making quite a name for himself. Check out his first book, A School For Fisherman.

Judy Wexler – Back from her East Coast performances at Zoellner Arts  and The Blue Note, Judy is ready to welcome a new year and some great new gigs. Stay tuned for announcements on where and when.  She also has a regular gig at Yoshi’s.

Doug McGovern – In September, Doug published a paper on an unknown set of photos of General Robert E Lee in stereo (3-D). You can read the paper as a pdf on his site.

ToyBlock Music is in the process of mastering a few singles, reworking the overall business plan, and trying to find ways to bring great music to as many kids as is humanly possible. Stay tuned for the release of Itsy Bitsy Spider and some additional news next year.

Tortoise and Panda completed another craft fair season and is looking forward to some time off, and maybe some “Beat the Blahs” sales in January and February. Rice Sack Animals and Yarn Necklaces were added to the line of products in 2011.

Thanks for your continued support and friendship. We look forward to helping you in any way we can in the coming year.