The 2022 On Repeat Holiday Gift Guide

Beautiful Madison, WI. Artwork by Chris Zappa. To get yours, click here.

Good morning! It’s Black Friday here in the U.S., so I thought I’d mix it up a little and share some great gift ideas for everyone. We’ll get right back to the music on Monday.

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Are you looking for unique gift ideas for those on your list? Want to treat yourself to something nice? I've got you covered, whether it's books, art, music, or apparel.

Get some killer gifts while directly supporting friends of On Repeat and small businesses. It's a win-win!

And really, isn't this better than a death battle at Best Buy over a flat-screen TV?

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Terry Barr: The American Crisis Playlist

When it seems all hope is lost, music is always there to save us either from outside forces or from ourselves.

Chris Zappa

2020-21 was an era most of us would like to forget for many reasons. In a time most of us spent in some form of isolation, Barr used music to work through his own angst and to remind us we were all in it together.

A bright light in a dark time, The American Crisis Playlist was originally a weekly series of online dispatches posted on Medium publication The Riff.

As an editor there, I was honored to edit several of these in their original form. It was a delight any time they showed up in the submission queue, and the book is even better.

Click the picture to get your copy.

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Mama Manana Records:

Some wonderful sounds from The City Different.

This year,

Kiley Larsen

helped start the label with his friend Jared Garcia. Larsen also writes the wonderful Check This Out! here on Substack.

Garcia performs as Hubba, and I was lucky enough to talk to him this past month. Hubba’s Empty Dreams EP is available from the label, as are releases from Gold Tides.

They also have shirts, which I can personally say look great and are true to size.

Click the record to hear Empty Dreams, then head here to get your own copy and some merch.

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Shawn Levy

Shawn and I met many years ago in Portland. More specifically, in Section 107 of what was then known as PGE Park as we cheered on our beloved Portland Timbers. When he isn't jumping and singing the team on to victory, he's writing books. Great ones. He's covered everything from the Rat Pack to female comedians. This one is my personal favorite. It'll become one of yours as well.

Click the cover to see all of Shawn's titles.

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Don’t forget a gift subscription to On Repeat! Just the thing for the music lover in your life, someone here in the community, or yourself!

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Thanks for being here,

Kevin—

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