In the Mind of Nate

Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires Hello everyone. When I decided to name one of the entries Long Cold Winter I had no idea I would make so much use of it. However, despite it being one of the coldest nights of the year I decided to brave the cold with my camera in tow, and go out support my friends in Symfinity who along with The Martyr were supporting a tour coming through town. Saying they were supporting is a huge understatement. Many people don't realize that when a tour coming through town and local or should I say Independent bands (at some point the term "local band" becomes an insult, well to me anyway) are the ones who work to make it happen. They sell tickets for these shows in exchange for a slot on show with a bigger name (who was wise enough to seek a manager and make industry contacts) and a small percentage of the ticket sales. I'm sure you can tell I am not a big fan of this business model, but I can explain that some an...

Screen shot from our live in studio video February 1st 2026 Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you what I was doing while everyone was watching the Grammys. I know it was a few weeks ago, but the message is still of significance. If you have been following Imbolg over the past few years, you may have noticed we have not released any new material in quite some time. Yes we done newer versions of Red Devil and Paler Still but have not released any new material. So we decided to go live on February 1st (Which happens to be when the Holiday of Imbolg is celebrated) and play the new song we are working for everyone who was watching. I made this decision after spending time trying to figure why we have faced so many obstacles in the past few years with low show attendance, sales and fan engagement. I realized it's not a lack of interest, it is because of many factors that have to do with the business model of promoting music these days. So...

Hello everyone, at the start of last I felt that I may have used the title to that post, Long Cold Winter a bit prematurely. Then that idea went out the window with how warm it got here. But I know that you aren't reading to hear about the weather. And NO this is NOT exactly a year in review entry either... This post stemmed from several thoughts I had over the past week and what music I decided to revisit amongst my favorites. Last week I was describing everything involving performing at the 2nd Annual Misfit Toy Mosh . There was part of my usual "ritual" if you will whenever I am out of the house (but especially at our shows) that I forgot to include, handing out stickers. More so my temporary inability to do so and the almost castrating or sterilizing feeling that it brought me. A bit over dramatic perhaps, but I feel it necessary to be able to do so. But this was soon overshadowed by realizing that about 1k stickers have been shared aroun...