Music, Personal & Work Highlights of 2021
TL;DR: The theme of the year for me was reclaiming my time and my energy. Thank you to all who were a part of it š
January
January 23rd: Dead of winter park hang with some friends. The lockdown was getting to us.
February
February 6th: Socially distant & masked recording session with my friend Jack working on what would become the first ever music releases for my new project young and nauseous.
February 13th - 20th: Spent the week in Cape Cod, MA with my cousin Jess and her partner Raminta.
February 27th: Another socially distant recording session with Jack working on young and nauseous.
March
March 6th: Another young and nauseous recording session.
March 8th: The Thinx Inc. virtual office closes in observance of International Womenās Day.
March 21st: Photoshoot with my friend Sara to generate some promotional content for young and nauseous.
April
April 13th: I received my first COVID vaccine dose.
April 16th: The fourth recording session for young and nauseous so far this year.
April 24th: The weather was really nice. Got sandwiches and chilled with my friends in McCarren Park.
May
May 11th: I received the second COVID vaccine dose.
May 12th: youngandnauseo.us goes live. An informational / presentational website existing within the universe of my project: young and nauseous. Designed and coded by me.
May 14th: I released the double single āmood ring / jillianā ā the first ever music release from young and nauseous.
May 21st: I released the second young and nauseous single: ābulletproof limousineā
May 28th - June 2nd: I spent Memorial Day with my cousins Jess and Matthew as well as Jessā partner Raminta in Cape Cod, MA
June
June 18th: The Thinx Inc. virtual office closed in observance of Juneteenth.
June 27th: Hung out with my friends Noah and Camille in Tompkins Square Park.
July
July 3rd: I purchased this stunning Rickieās Guitar Shop P-bass on a whim from Main Drag Music in Williamsburg.
July 22nd: First Covey rehearsal in preparation for the fall tour.
August
August 6th: My 27th birthday :]
August 13: Covey show at TV Eye in Brooklyn. My first time on stage since February 2020.
August 27th: Songwriting session with my friends Jack and Cannon.
August 28th: I performed with Panther Hollow at East Berlin in Manhattan for to celebrate my friend and Panther Hollow bandleader Nardoās move to Philadelphia.
August 31st: Performed once more with Panther Hollow at Babyās All Right in Brooklyn at a secret Daisy the Great show.
September
September 3rd: Covey fall tour kicks off in Pittsburgh.
September 25th: Tour passes through Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. One of the best nights on the whole run.
October
All month: Covey Tour. Read a bit more about it here.
November
November 11th: Tour officially concludes in Salt Lake City.
November 14th: Covey arrives back in Brooklyn.
November 21st: I saw my friend Cannon perform a small acoustic set in Brooklyn.
November 25th: Had a more normal Thanksgiving celebration than last year.
November 26th: Covey performed at Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan supporting Kevin Devine.
December
December 1st: Pre-production meeting with my friend Jack related to the upcoming young and nauseous recording sessions.
December 2nd- 4th: young and nauseous recording.
December 6th: My mother, Nancy Kaboolian, was sworn in as mayor of Ardsley, NY for a third consecutive term.
December 8th: I saw two great sets from Lazy Lazy and Daisy the Great at Sultan Room in Brooklyn.
December 11th: Celebrated my childhood friend Joshās birthday in Manhattan.
December 13th: I received the booster dose of the COVID vaccine.
