Murder by Death is having a Kickstarter
Cave show & Stanley Hotel presales, posters, shirts, limited vinyl edition of our next album, to cobble up some damage control for MBD!
www.kickstarter.com
WHY ARE WE DOING A KICKSTARTER DURING A PANDEMIC?
We are extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated fanbase, and during tough times it also feels like an incredible resource. We were discussing how to address our work situation for the next year, (there was a lot of touring planned that hadn't been announced yet) and so we came up with this idea to do a kickstarter that incorporates some of those plans, with the hope it will fill in some of the big gaps left in the wake of this tragic pandemic, and that later in the year we can continue performing for you.
In a nutshell, so far we have cancelled or postponed 3 tours due to the restrictions imposed on gatherings. That means that over a year of our band and crew's income went down the drain, with who knows what to come. It was also particularly bad timing because we were carrying debt from the tour that had not yet been made back so several of us have not been paid for the dates we'd already performed for our 20th Anniversary tour. To further complicate things, being self-employed, most of us have been denied or excluded from unemployment and are not eligible for disaster loans. We have spent the last five weeks applying for grants, loans, unemployment etc with mixed but mostly negative results. Not trying to complain, there's people in a lot worse situations than us, and if you are experiencing hardship from the pandemic, we encourage you to NOT participate in this Kickstarter, please consider your own needs first. We love you and need you to be well. If you do participate, not only will it help us get to zero, grant us a safety net for the future, but it also helps us pay the folks we work with; crew, artists, manufacturers, printers, managers, venues and the extremely vital US Post Office (whom we have shipped over 60,000 packages through, to date).
It's certainly not how we planned to spend this year, but we need to come up with some way to pay our bills, pay the people we work with, cover running expenses and any unforeseen expenses, and provide an emergency fund for band and crew as this extends further into the year. The best idea we could come up with is to pre-sell some bundles for future concerts, a very flashy limited-only-to-this-kickstarter-version of whatever our next album is, and for your retail therapy in the meantime, some really cool shirts and posters. The majority of the Stanley tickets will go on sale as usual in August, and next year we will do a more regular kickstarter for the new album, with lots of fun options. In the meantime, if you are willing to help us out now, we'll make sure you're taken care of merch-wise and we'll rock your faces off as soon as things get back to "normal".
Concert dates are confirmed, but due to potential gathering restrictions, we will postpone them if necessary. If the uncertainty of the concert dates stresses you out, or puts you out, don't sweat it! By buying tickets now, you're securing a spot for whenever the next event happens, and you're helping us get through this period. If you're in a position to help, THANK YOU! And if you're not in a position to help THANK YOU and STAY SAFE TO ALL! Love, MBD
WHAT'S FOR SALE / TELL ME MORE
Here's what we are selling.
SSE Vinyl: Super Special Edition Vinyl: This is an early buy-in to support our next album on vinyl. We won't record 'til Winter or Spring 2021, but this helps us get production costs covered to write, rehearse and record a new album. This will be a very very flashy version of the album, and will be limited to this kickstarter. There will be other versions available once the record comes out. All vinyl will ship around August 2021
Shirt/Poster Combo: Skeleton shirt is by @oldcreeps - so dope! Poster is designed by @Matt.c.Harvey and printed by @lastleafdesigns - so cool! Sizes available are: Men's S,M,L,XL,XXL,XXXL & Women's S,M,L,XL These will ship June 2020
