Local and regional noise musicians. Organized by Chattanooga Noise Night. BYOB. Free. Donations encouraged.

https://www.chattanooganoisenight.com/home

https://www.instagram.com/chattanooga_noise_night/

Recurring event on the third Friday of each month

A variety hour where presenters are given 7 minutes to do anything they want! Each Art-A-Nooga is completely unique, and we never know what’s going to happen.

Previous presentations have featured artist talks, experimental videos, movie reviews, dance, live jazz, live songwriting, collaborative storytelling, science experiments, travel photos, performance art, arm wrestling, cryptids, poetry reading, resource sharing, tutorials, bathroom renovation, dogs, and terrible cakes. That’s just to name a few! It’s all-out anything-goes at Art-A-Nooga Tonight!

Interested in joining the legendary ranks of Art-A-Noogans? DM @kleightunn on Instagram or email clayton6794@gmail.com for details.

Join us for the closing reception of Body of Work, photographs by William Johnson.

Darkroom prints and screen prints will be for sale.

Statement -

For many years, William Johnson has documented people from all walks of life across many versions of themselves. This collection of prints is an abbreviated version of an ongoing photo essay and documentary focusing on gender experience, personal identity, and freedom. This exhibition consists of darkroom prints, an edition of screen prints, film negatives, and darkroom ephemera.  The selected portraits in this show are informed by those consenting to be exhibited and are framed by photographic processes and image-making. If you are interested in participating in this project, please contact the Artist.

about the artist -

Among many things, William Johnson is a black and white film photographer and darkroom printer who lives and works in Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN.    

“In my practice, I seek to photograph and print my surroundings. In my music, I seek to create a sonic version of the same landscapes. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at an early age, and it has afforded me the opportunity to view my surroundings in a unique way that’s often missed by those whose primary source of transportation is a vehicle. It is my thought that the camera is less an art form than the thoughts conjured by the broken mind of epilepsy. It imparts less opinion and personal aesthetic on the memory than the mind alone, and in a way, the things the camera creates are less a piece of art and more a fact made into art. The perpetually shifting landscape and/or perception of the landscape yields images of instant importance and mundane images. Often, the mundane will become the most important of all, as it is often left undocumented and forgotten to time.”

www.wmjohnsonphotography.com

@wm.johnsonphotography

Join us Saturday, November 9th from 2:00–3:30 pm for panel discussion inspired by Reanimator, our current exhibition curated by Elizaveta Shneyderman and Anthony Discenza. Reanimator “presents works from fourteen contemporary artists working in sculpture and media alongside a collection of production objects culled from the cinema and gaming industries.”

Exploring the production of still and moving images, the potential of the image, AI & technology’s environmental impact, and how technological systems have altered the types of subjects produced, we bring together a mix of voices to discuss illusion and humor, technological tools and their misuses, as well as the “supposedly rational technologies of visual representation.” 

Panelists: Lindsay Godin, Heath Montgomery, and Greg Pond

Moderated by: Chelsea Couch

Join us for the opening of The Field, works by Megan Ledbetter.

The Field:

2023-24 Current Art Fund Grantee (Knoxville, TN) with additional support from Trust for Public Land and Stove Works (Chattanooga, TN)

Desolation! 

Desolate is the spot and wild the road, if road it can be called that leads to it. […] For a generation an acre of ground hidden in the hills has been used to receive the remains of unclaimed and indigent dead and still half the people one meets knows not where it is. To find it the seeker must blindly follow the trails leading over the spurs of Walden’s Ridge. Only a visit would convey a just idea of the horrors of that place.
Chattanooga Daily Times 
Sept 2, 1906

There are many written accounts describing the horrid conditions, criminal trespasses, and overall lack of humanity in a place now referred to as The Field: a municipal burial ground for the poor and dispossessed in operation from 1890-1912. During that time, The Field was no more than a dumping ground on the outskirts of Chattanooga, and the historical narrative is clear that this land has been deeply wounded time and again, still carrying the trauma of indecency, betrayal, and abandonment. The upcoming exhibition at Stove Works weaves a visual narrative that directs viewers to contemplate the complexity of this location, adds to the historical record, and holds a space in the collaborative effort toward repair.

ABOUT THE ARTIST -

Megan Ledbetter (1980) is an artist and educator based in Red Bank, Tennessee, whose lens-based work explores personal, cultural, and historical narratives tied to place.

Her current photographic project,The Field, is part of a larger collaborative initiative to recognize and repair a derelict municipal cemetery for the poor and dispossessed in operation from 1890-1912. Through generous support from the Current Art Fund (2023-2024), her work combines visual imagery, historical research, and community engagement to shine a light on the complex overlapping histories at this abandoned burial ground.

She earned her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2011), a BFA from East Tennessee State University (2008), and a BA from Auburn University (2002). She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2013 and was awarded a Resident Artist Fellowship from Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 2014.

Get to know our Residents and their practice. Each Artist-in-residence takes the mic for up to ten minutes to tell you the “why, how, when, who with, and what for” behind their work. Or they might tell you something entirely unrelated. You’ll have to come to find out.

NOVEMBER RESIDENTS

Frida Foberg
Preetika Rajgariah
Anne Lukins
Paul Peng
Yusuke Okada
Gabriela Frank
Beatriz Chachamovits
Randi Renate
2$ON

Will be held in the gallery. BYOB.

Join Botany Rain in the Courtyard for a Material Swap! Do you have leftover craft materials? Start a project you no longer plan to finish? Looking for a new hyper-fixation? Bring anything you no longer want, leave with something else! Don’t worry if you show up empty-handed; there may still be opportunities for you to acquire free stuff.

BYOB! There will be seating in the courtyard.

Join us for a screening of short works curated by Maja Čule, an artist included in Reanimator. 

Internet

sa titlovima / avec sous-titres / with subtitles / مع ترجمة

This screening brings together films that are retelling online experiences in languages other than English, and offer some ideas on how wide the web is. These films offer an overview of some early fantasies of the internet as a promised land, and the magic of translation, as well as some examples on how a foreign language can be an effective tool to slow down the web gentrification.

Duration: 85 Minutes

Program:

Afro Cyber Resistance, Tabita Rezaire, 2014

From yu to me, Aleksandra Domanović, 2013

1991, Saif Alsaegh, 2018

Program tvog kompjutera, Program of Your Computer, Inesa Antić, 2019

Maja Čule

Maja Čule works as a filmmaker and a visual artist, with time based media, and as an educator. They organize queer and trans residency program House of Neda in NYC. They had solo exhibitions at Arcadia Missa Gallery, London, Company Gallery, NYC, and Mochvara Gallery in Zagreb, they participated in group exhibitions at Andreas Huber Gallery in Vienna, CCS Hessel Museum of Art, New York, and at the 60th Venice Biennale.

Pulling from readings recommended by the curators, among others, we've selected texts that point towards and walk around the themes explored in Reanimator. Are you looking for more context? Feel like talking it out? Do you have questions? So do we! You don’t really need to understand the texts in order to participate! Let’s unpack these ideas together. Come to one or come to all!

This final discussion will focus on Hito Steyerl’s Too Much World: Is the Internet Dead?
&  A Thing Like You and Me

Texts and reading guides are available in both digital and print form for free; stop by Stove Works to grab copies in advance of each meeting.

Join Artist in Residence Lichen Bouboushian for a workshop!

This workshop will engage participants in exploring the building blocks of Lichen's creative process through breath, body visualization, movement, writing/drawing, speaking, and vocalizing. Special focus will be placed on surprise, rebellion, and refusal, in an effort to highlight the students' agency in co-creating the workshop environment. This workshop is consent-based and accessible -- no prior experience in any field is required, and every aspect can be customized to participants' needs, interests, and comfort levels. Please bring writing/drawing materials, water, and comfortable clothing and get ready to feel expansive.

Lichen Bouboushian is a performance artist whose work utilizes self-flagellating vulnerability, uncomfortable intimacy, and social commentary. They practice in noise, performance art, dance, video, installation, education, and community building/mutual aid.

https://lorenebouboushian.org/

@query.or.lament

Open Studios is an invitation into our Artists-in-Residence studios. It’s an opportunity for you to ask questions about their process and see them at work.

September RESIDENTS:

April Childers
Rachael Zur
Preetika Rajgariah
Andy Davis / Anne Lukins
Mei Lam So
Lichen Bouboushian
Lindsey White
2$ON

Join current Artists in Residence Crasis (Andy P. Davis + Anne Lukins) for a Workshop in the Classroom!

We will introduce participants to two natural dyes traditionally harvested between autumn and winter, as the earth prepares for a season of dormancy. Participants will be presented with the plants from which these dyes are made, and a brief historical and mythical context for their use. Participants will then take part in a series of guided activities in which they will be invited to reflect on the theme of degrowth, and connect with a plant of their choice while dye baths are prepared. We will then guide participants through a simple dying method. Natural fiber socks and shirts will be provided for dying.

Participants may bring their own white or off white natural fiber textiles for dying if preferred. Participants will be invited to return three days later to collect their dyed materials following the completion of the dying process.

Crasis (/krey-sis/ from the Greek κρᾶσις, "mixing", "blending") is a collaborative duo made up of Andy Davis and Anne Lukins. Their projects use participatory live performance to engage with questions of human ecology, moving between social experimentation and ritual. They collaboratively design and fabricate elaborate props, prosthetics and ceremonial dress, using both new and pre-industrial techniques.  Performances channel an evolving multitude of beings which emerge from personal narrative, the environment, and from ancient and contemporary cultures. Since 2020, they have organized workshops and performances in a wide variety of contexts: from historical sites to public beaches, artist-run galleries, and the forest floor. Crasis is serious play, rebellion against a culture of disposability and isolation, and transgression against  the acceleration of ecological twilight.

www.annielukins.com
www.andypdavis.com

Beep Boop Brunch is a community event celebrating food, electronic music, and culture through an all-day hangout and open-format music program. Everyone is welcome to attend, bring music, share food, and meet others who share a similar passion for the sound. Beep Boop Brunch encourages attendees to bring blankets, chairs, tents, and food to contribute to the potluck and BYOB.

Local and regional noise musicians. Organized by Chattanooga Noise Night. BYOB. Free. Donations encouraged.

https://www.chattanooganoisenight.com/home

https://www.instagram.com/chattanooga_noise_night/

Recurring event on the third Friday of each month

A variety hour where presenters are given 7 minutes to do anything they want! Each Art-A-Nooga is completely unique, and we never know what’s going to happen.

Previous presentations have featured artist talks, experimental videos, movie reviews, dance, live jazz, live songwriting, collaborative storytelling, science experiments, travel photos, performance art, arm wrestling, cryptids, poetry reading, resource sharing, tutorials, bathroom renovation, dogs, and terrible cakes. That’s just to name a few! It’s all-out anything-goes at Art-A-Nooga Tonight!

Interested in joining the legendary ranks of Art-A-Noogans? DM @kleightunn on Instagram or email clayton6794@gmail.com for details.

Join us for a gathering of conversation and inspiration with one of the works featured in our current exhibition, Reanimator. While sitting with Frank WANG Yefang’s work The Whimsical Characters, we'll use dialogue and activities to learn about the artist's specific experiences and search for a deeper understanding of our shared ones. You can read a statement from the artist below:

“Characters that exist ‘inbetween’ are integral to my creations. The Whimsical Characters is an ongoing project. It relates to the affect lingering in the space of inbetweenness, and attends to the philosophies of posthumanism. In this body of works, a series of digital bodies reside in plasma screens as discarnate entities, indicating that they are beings of the virtual world. But they continuously attempt to affect and connect to the viewers through their emotional outbursts built upon dramatic motion-capture data. The coded recording of real human movements is enveloped in the polygonal virtual “bodies.” Their paradoxical forms lead to an imagination of subjectivities preserved in a complex array of ambiguous dimensions.”

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Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves is a 3-part Stove Works Exhibition-Specific series that invites you to spend time reflecting on a work from our current exhibition. Through guiding prompts, we encourage you to dig deeper into the work, into yourself, and to build a connection. 

A worksheet will be launched at each public workshop. After the fact, this worksheet can be used by you or with a group at your own pace. You are welcome to respond in whichever working practice makes the most sense to you, be it through drawing, writing, etc.

Join Maja Čule, an artist included in Reanimator, for a Workshop in the Classroom.

we are the virus if the new world disorder

rupturing the symbolic from within 

saboteurs of big daddy mainframe

clitoris is in a direct line to matrix

These lines were written by VNS Matrix, published in their Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century, in 1991. In this Cyberfeminist Manifesto workshop, we will read the previous cyberfeminist manifestos, draw connections between hardware and our bodies, come up with ideas, and reimagine how our relationships with the internet today can be fun, productive and hot. This will be both a lecture and hands on workshop that includes writing and video making with participants. 

(Please bring a phone and a charger)

Maja Čule

Maja Čule works as a filmmaker and a visual artist, with time based media, and as an educator. They organize queer and trans residency program House of Neda in NYC. They had solo exhibitions at Arcadia Missa Gallery, London, Company Gallery, NYC, and Mochvara Gallery in Zagreb, they participated in group exhibitions at Andreas Huber Gallery in Vienna, CCS Hessel Museum of Art, New York, and at the 60th Venice Biennale.

Works by William Johnson

October 11 - November 9, 2024

Join us for an opening reception for Works by William Johnson in the side gallery. This project is an abbreviated version of a years-spanning photo essay and documentary focusing on gender identity, personal identity, and personal freedom.

ABOUT THE ARTIST -

William Johnson is a photographer and darkroom printer living and working in Highland Park, Chattanooga, TN.

www.wmjohnsonphotography.com

@wm.johnsonphotography

October 2 - 31, 2024
Reception: Friday, October 11, 2024 
5 -7pm

The classic movie 'WILD STYLE" came out in 1982. It features many graffiti and old-school rap legends. This is a multifunctional art exhibit celebrating urban culture and the four elements of Hip hop in the right way using visual art from regional & emerging artists. Curated by Jody Harris.

The Dogon Society, Stove Works, and Yellow Racket Records proudly present this epic exhibition, which is free and open to the public. 

Get to know our Residents and their practice. Each Artist-in-residence takes the mic for up to ten minutes to tell you the “why, how, when, who with, and what for” behind their work. Or they might tell you something entirely unrelated. You’ll have to come to find out.

September RESIDENTS:

April Childers
Rachael Zur
Preetika Rajgariah
Andy Davis / Anne Lukins
Mei Lam So
Lichen Bouboushian
Lindsey White
2$ON

Will be held in the gallery. BYOB.

This workshop will focus on various opportunities that artists may pursue (exhibitions, fellowships, grants, residencies, graduate school, etc.) and ways to create opportunities for yourself.

Will Hutnick joins us to discuss the kinds of artist opportunities that exist, how and where to find them, and what reviewers are looking for in your application materials. In breakout groups, participants will fill out a faux application and receive feedback about their materials.  

If you want to come prepared, Bring your foundational documents (e.g., bio, statement, CV, images). A laptop, tablet, or phone will be helpful for the breakout session, but we will have printouts available.

Please RSVP!
We only have space for 25 participants.

Will Hutnick (b. 1985) is an artist based in Sharon, CT. He received his M.F.A. from Pratt Institute in 2011 and his B.A. from Providence College in 2007. Hutnick is a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Painting, as well as a grant recipient from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation in 2017 and 2023, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in 2016. Solo exhibitions include: Geary Contemporary (Millerton, NY), Pamela Salisbury Gallery (Hudson, NY), Elijah Wheat Showroom (Newburgh, NY), Standard Space (Sharon, CT), Providence College Galleries (Providence, RI), One River School (Hartsdale, NY), The Java Project (Brooklyn, NY), and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, NY). Selected group exhibitions include: Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (New Paltz, NY), Hollis Taggart (Southport, CT), Geary Contemporary (Millerton, NY), 1969 Gallery (New York, NY), Heaven Gallery (Chicago, IL) and Collar Works (Troy, NY). Hutnick has been an artist-in-residence at Yaddo, Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Interlude Artist Residency, Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, Soaring Gardens Artists’ Retreat, DNA Artist Residency, Hewnoaks, Stove Works, and the Wassaic Project, as well as a curator-in-residence at Benaco Arte and Trestle Projects. He has curated numerous exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Trestle Projects, Pratt Institute, Wassaic Project, Troutbeck and Standard Space. His work has been featured in The New York Times, New American Paintings, and Hyperallergic, among others. From 2015-20, Hutnick was one of the Co-Directors of Ortega y Gasset Projects, an artist-run curatorial collective and exhibition space in Brooklyn. He is currently the Director of Artistic Programming at the Wassaic Project, a nonprofit organization that uses art and art education to foster positive social change. 

Join us for a screening of short works curated by Maja Čule, an artist included in Reanimator. 

Drive Recovery

This screening brings together films that are retelling, and revising the events from the past, with a goal to preserve memory and influence the present narratives. Looking at personal histories is somewhat like plugging in a broken storage device that underwent a data recovery, full of previously invisible memories. Films in these series show us what was previously unseen, uncovering whole systems.

In Miloš Trakilović's film, a post-It note with a list of possessions a refugee family plans to take before they have to leave their home is a starting point for an argument about right to memories. Vika Kirchenbauer returns to childhood home after an absence of over ten years and working with photographs taken on this journey, combined with scans of childhood drawings, CD booklets, family photos creates a portrait of a younger version of self, exploring the distance in relation to one's own life. Jonna Kina's film gathers stories about internet passwords, and the ways coding of physical history and memory becomes an access key to all kinds of commerce and services in the virtual world. In the film by Martine Syms, a narrator describes a brief encounter with their crush in a hazy, dream-like journey. Nicole Hewitt's film revolves around the protagonist - Jasna, multiple characters she had encountered share their stories about Jasna, as well as available data about her life including court transcripts and job applications.

Program:

Jonna Kina, Secret Words and Related Stories, 2013-2016

Nicole Hewitt, Jasna 01/Pictures, 2013

Miloš Trakilović, All But War is simulation, 2021

Vika Kirchenbauer, THE CAPACITY FOR ADEQUATE ANGER, 2021

Martine Syms, The Fool, 2021

Duration: 75 mins

Maja Čule

Maja Čule works as a filmmaker and a visual artist, with time based media, and as an educator. They organize queer and trans residency program House of Neda in NYC. They had solo exhibitions at Arcadia Missa Gallery, London, Company Gallery, NYC, and Mochvara Gallery in Zagreb, they participated in group exhibitions at Andreas Huber Gallery in Vienna, CCS Hessel Museum of Art, New York, and at the 60th Venice Biennale.

Chattanooga Celebrates Local Art and Culture with "First Friday" Art Crawl Inaugural Event:

Friday, October 4th, 2024 | 5 PM - 8 PM Chattanooga, TN – Get ready to experience a vibrant celebration of art and culture with the launch of "First Friday," a revitalized monthly art crawl happening across gallery spaces throughout the city.

The inaugural event will take place on Friday, October 4th, 2024, from 5 PM to 8 PM, with several galleries also offering daytimeopen hours earlier in the day.

This city-wide event invites the community to explore the local art scene and connect with cultural happenings in Chattanooga. Each month, galleries will open their doors to the public, showcasing an exciting array of exhibitions, art installations, and creative works. First Friday aims to foster a deeper connection between local artists, galleries, and the community, while also promoting a thriving arts culture in the city.

Participating galleries and spaces for the first event include:

● Area 61

● AVA

● ClearStory Arts

● Gannon Art

● Home Bar

● ICA at UTC

● In-Town Gallery

● Northside Gallery

● River Gallery

● Stove Works

● Wavelength Space

In addition to the exhibits, visitors are encouraged to pick up a Gallery Passport booklet at any participating location. As you explore the city's gallery spaces, collect stamps and stickers from each venue. After visiting multiple spaces over a few months, art crawlers can turn in their completed passports to receive a special gift filled with locally sourced goodies and gallery discounts.

Gallery crawlers can also stop into participating local bars and eateries, which will occasionally offer specialty drinks and discounts. This October, Home Bar is offering the "Gogh-ing Grey" cocktail with a $3 discount to Gallery Passport holders.

For updates on the event, a monthly roster of participating galleries, and more details, follow @First_Friday_Chatt on Instagram or First Friday Chattanooga on Facebook

Join us at Odd Market where eccentricity meets rebellion in a fusion of punk spirit and drag glamour. This unique market is not just an event; it's an experience that defies norms, celebrating individuality and embracing the beautifully bizarre.

Picture a kaleidoscope of colors, glitter, and leather as punk rock anthems echo through the air, setting the stage for a one-of-a-kind gathering of oddities. The marketplace showcases a curated collection of vendors offering everything from vintage punk attire and handmade curiosities to witchy essentials and avant-garde accessories. You'll find everything odd and off the beaten path here!

Wander through aisles adorned with spiked collars, studded leather jackets, and handmade punk patches. Discover peculiar art pieces, unconventional fashion, taxidermy jewelry and odd collectibles that defy convention. Engage with vendors who are as passionate about the unusual as you are, and learn the stories behind each peculiar item on display.

As the shopping happens, the festival transforms into a dazzling display of drag performances and punk music hosted by Icky Stardust that pushes the boundaries of creativity and self-expression! The stage becomes a runway for drag queens, kings and things, each performance a testament to the power of authenticity and the celebration of diverse identities. Expect jaw-dropping outfits, fierce makeup, and performances that blur the lines between reality and fantasy. The shows, intermittent with some amazing punk bands will bring a unique and really cool crowd to the market.

Odd Market is more than just a market – it's a rebellion against the ordinary, a celebration of the extraordinary, and a community where the punk ethos and drag culture collide in a kaleidoscope of creativity. Join us for a day of defiance, diversity, and pure, unapologetic individuality.

Learn more about Seed Theatre and Odd Market HERE!

Join the Meacham Writer’s Workshop at Stove Works for their reception and readings for their fall conference.

Readings from: Tony Crunk  |  Russell Helms  |  Earl Braggs  |  Kris Whorton

Learn more about Meacham Writers’ Workshop HERE.

Join us for a gathering of conversation and inspiration with one of the works featured in our current exhibition, Reanimator. While sitting with Maja Čule’s work Electronic Witches, we'll use dialogue and activities to learn about the artist's specific experiences and search for a deeper understanding of our shared ones. You can read a review of the work below:

“Croatia-based artist Maja Čule’s new work Electronic Witches (2023), a multichannel video installation [...] splices together archival footage and contemporary reenactments of a little-known history of war-torn former Yugoslavia, in which a transnational email-based peace movement ran on hacked dial-up networks, and women taught women how to email.

Čule’s Electronic Witches transcends the specifics of its originating context to transmit an alternate history — and future — of sexuality, technology, and warfare. Blackouts and shadow bans are not monolithic; there will always be a glitch through which to send and receive messages of survival.” 

Full Review

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Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves is a 3-part Stove Works Exhibition-Specific series that invites you to spend time reflecting on a work from our current exhibition. Through guiding prompts, we encourage you to dig deeper into the work, into yourself, and to build a connection. 

A worksheet will be launched at each public workshop. After the fact, this worksheet can be used by you or with a group at your own pace. You are welcome to respond in whichever working practice makes the most sense to you, be it through drawing, writing, etc.

Pulling from readings recommended by the curators, among others, we've selected texts that point towards and walk around the themes explored in Reanimator. Are you looking for more context? Feel like talking it out? Do you have questions? So do we! You don’t really need to understand the texts in order to participate! Let’s unpack these ideas together. Come to one or come to all!

This is the second in a 3-part Reading Group. This discussion will focus on ‘Chapter 1: Video Haptics and Erotics’ from Laura U. Marks’s Touch: Sensuous Theory and Multisensory Media.

Texts and reading guides are available in both digital and print form for free; stop by Stove Works to grab copies in advance of each meeting, or you can find the link below. The final Reading Group meeting for Reanimator will be held on Wednesday, October 30th. Come to one or come to all!

LINK TO TEXT.

Link to Reading Guide

Local and regional noise musicians. Organized by Chattanooga Noise Night. BYOB. Free. Donations encouraged.

https://www.chattanooganoisenight.com/home

https://www.instagram.com/chattanooga_noise_night/

Line Up:

Pulsatile Tinnitus
Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish
Moth Eater
Domesticatrix
GILTVEIN