Supporting the Arts

Some of the most useful things you can do to support me don't involve money (though they may involve time) – organizing a show when I'm in your area (check out "how to organize a show"), sharing my music with other organizers, radio programmers, friends and comrades, helping spread the word about shows I'm doing near you or in other places where you may know people, getting on my email list, becoming a fan on Facebook and sharing my essays and tour announcements with people who might like to see those things, etc. This is the mainstay of how I get by, people doing these sorts of things.

However if you have some disposable income this is most welcome too. You can use the “donate” button below to make a contribution via Paypal or you can mail a check to me at PO Box 86805, Portland, OR 97286. Below you will find a somewhat whimsical but also completely real list of the wonderful things you can get for your donation.

What I'd especially like to encourage is a somewhat unusual idea: subscribe to me. Use the “subscribe” button below to sign up for the program, which involves sending me $5 each month. My dream is to have a thousand subscribers, at which point I will be in the position of being able to virtually ignore money. Rather than worrying about where to find the next paying gig I could just be concerned with doing things that seem useful, regardless of whether it pays. The possibilities are fairly vast... Plus as long as you're a subscriber you get to come to any of my shows for free and get a signed copy of any new recording delivered to your door.


But if you'd rather make a one-time donation that's wonderful, too! One-time donation button is below:
Here are the different exciting possibilities... If you're making a donation please email me and give me your address and let me know what's up!

$10 Voting Booth Level
You get to download all of my songs for free. Of course you can do that anyway, but now it feels better.

$25 Letter to the Editor Level
You'll get an advance copy of my next CD.

$50 Protest Rally Level
A signed copy of my next CD.

$100 Permitted March Level
A signed copy of my next CD plus one of Reiko's homemade almond cookies.

$200 Civil Disobedience Level
All of the above plus free admittance to all of my shows for the next year.

$500 Building Occupation Level
Next time I'm on tour in your area I'll do a concert in your living room.

$1,000 Shut Down the City Level
All of the above plus I'll write a song about a subject of your choosing.

$5,000 Mass Social Upheaval Level
All of the above plus I'll sing that song at your next birthday party, anywhere, anytime.