What it is!

This week I learned of the term pronoia—the obverse to paranoia—which to paraphrase in my own words, means something like, "wordly forces conspiring together to form positive experiences." It's a very Coelhoian concept, and this week, pronoia became my watchword while news sprouted like spring violets on (In)Sitze. Here's a brief survey of what came to blossom over the week:

Liner Notes:

Official Liner Notes for "Midnight at Noon" were published on Tuesday. Check them out for a deeper look behind my latest single by hitting the jump below.

Live Shows:

Alex Sitze (that's me!) confirmed two upcoming gigs for the month of April in the Milwaukee/Riverwest area.

• Thursday, April 9th at Falcon Nest, 801 E Clarke St, feat. Bearjaws and Scatterbrainmane. 6:30 doors//$10 cover//All ages.
• Wednesday, April 22nd at Linneman's Riverwest Inn. 1001 E Locust St. Featured solo acoustic set. 8:30 start//Free//All ages.

A full announcement containing more details about the shows can be accessed from Thursday's newsletter sendout.

There's also the Bandsintown embed here in this email, and you can always check back on the dedicated Live page on (In)Sitze to keep up with where'n'when I'm playing, as well as a YouTube playlist of previous performance footage.

↻/Now:

Stuff I've been watching/reading/listening to/doing lately and other news to your ears. Click the /now hyperlink for real-time updating micro-activity.

• 📺Gianmarco Soresi's "Thief of Joy" performance. A gift from YT's reco tab; don't usually watch comedy, but this had me laughing pretty consistently throughout.
• 📖More Beckett dramaticules: "Krapp's Last Tape," "Rough for Radio I," "Eh, Joe?." Absurdist theater has a strangely clarifying effect on my psyche.
• 🎙️Podcasts: Galaxy Brain, Bugs in the Basement, Blindboy (Happy(?) St. Patty's Day! 🍀))
• 🎵Kim Gordon's new LP "Play Me," Scatterbrainmane
• 🎸Rehearsing for the live shows.
• ☀️Gearing up for a spring road trip to FL, March Madness, Crimson Desert, fun and sun on the horizon.

Until the next cycle,

and so on...

~Alex