OCCURENCES OF 2018

7.10.18

In an unannounced and unattended press conference, Question Beggar made an unprecedented statement to the world regarding his current occupations and preoccupations, possibly hinting in exact terms what his vague plans for the future may be.

"My fellow Americans," he began to more than a few imagined harumphs. "It's been a lazy year and I've worked hard at it, trying to clear away the recorded material—3 albums worth, mind you!—of 2015 and give each devilish song its due."

"Not feeling inclined, nor prepared, to play out at all, I resolved to do live recordings in my studio here in Texas and post them on YouTube to be disregarded. This was a huge artistic success garnering neither views nor sales for Therisno Records, but the shed is so fucking hot except for December through March, so I put on hold my Saturday Shed Sets and resolved to just make music videos to promote the new albums."

"These efforts were also artistic successes, allowing me to stall for time and figure out my next bold move.  I've got three songs from Whole Other Day left to make videos for and then—BANGO!—I'm off on some new tear. I've acclimated now to Texas, I think, and I'm finally ready to start making my presence in the Fort Worth music scene 'known.' I haven't done a live show since November 2015, and I've never played in the Lone Star State, so end this sentence somehow."

"As I prepare to start playing live again, I'll be posting new songs done live in the studio once more—hopefully, two a month.  I'm presently very taken, in this time of such unreal music, with the idea of keeping my music very real, and making each release from now on a live release.  Oh, you'll love it."

"Look for all this to happen in September or so. Not the live shows, though. That aint happening til at least 2019, unless Fate intervenes on me. Thank you. I will now take no further questions."

And just like that Question Beggar walks away from the podium.

3.3.18

Defying explanation and probability, only a measly 6 months after the release of "Western Man from Back East," which peaked at number Nowhere Near on any charts, Question Beggar releases his follow up: "Whole Other Day," available on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp yadda yadda yadda. 

"Hey, when I was a kid," says Question Beggar, aging himself horribly, "All but the very elite musical artists crapped out a new album every six months—and those were some of the greatest works of rock." 

Not that "Whole Other Day" is exactly "new." Two of the 12 tracks have been released as B-sides previously ("Someone Torn Between" and "Snakenavel, ID") and 3 others ("Whole Other Day," "Some Idea" and "My Visionary Blues") appear in different arrangements on the Bandcamp-only EP, "Question Beggar." 

"Actually," the highly-defensive artist mumbles—to himself—over a Coors-Light at a local Twin Peaks, "all of these tracks have been finished and in the can waiting since November of 2015. 'Whole Other Day' is a companion album to 'Western Man.'  I recorded it myself in my own studio while I was waiting to mix the other one at Permapress."

Like his previous album, expect QB to do no promotion beyond making music videos for every song, and half-hearted posts on FB and Instagram.

9.2.18

"In this very special year arrives a very special record we know you will treasure for years to come," said Therisno Films spokesperson Pima Pántissard, referring to the surprise realease of the first Question Beggar short film, "Last Exit to Texas."

"What you are seeing is the actual iPhone footage of the very scenic trans-American road trip taken by Question Beggar and his loved ones, moving away from Portland, Oregon to Fort Worth, Texas. Shot from the shotgun seat by his significant other, Vonderquelle, 'Last Exit to Texas' selects only the finest cuts of passing beauty."

"The wordless soundtrack—available exclusively on Bandcamp.com–consists of Question Beggar's 3-string resonator bass, riffing thoughfully as they go. I'm told the effect of it all is rather calming. Great care was taken in the studio with the music to make it sound like it was recorded on an iPhone, so that it would match the iPhone footage." 

"I may watch this film sometime," Pima added in closing, "and so may you."