I Drew A Heart Around The Name Of Your City.

James. RVA. Buzzard Dust. Charmer. Night Business. Eliza Battle.

[jameshoffer]

I woke up sick this morning and I called out of work but I still managed to crawl out of bed to keep my tattoo appointment because, well, it sucks to cancel tattoo appointments. Anyway, I got the next piece of my in progress sleeve. If you missed it last time, my mom’s favorite thing in the world when I was growing up was her flowerbeds so I’m getting a sleeve of flowers and plants in her honor. It’s going to be a long process but I’m excited that I was finally able to add more to it today. Thanks again to @dubwilltattoo at @yellowbirdtattoo for killing it yet again! https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w0L0tFj_8/?igshid=c9b6110du0dd

[jameshoffer]

Working on something new with some friends. Two words to describe it are fast and heavy. Pretty stoked on this one. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7pmS58l_m5/?igshid=v1c8gmva26f

[jameshoffer]

I haven’t posted anything outside of my stories about Miso lately but this picture I just took of him sleeping is worth sharing. Fewer things in the world are cuter than sleeping cats. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Z6TPRFSWr/?igshid=1d8ct6mo8g9tx

[jameshoffer]

Got a quick little filler done tonight. Even though it’s small and it was very inexpensive, it has as much meaning as any of the other ones. So, I mentioned before that my first show ever was a Jawbox show. This was the first time I ever saw bands setting up their own gear and selling their own merch and talking to people at the show like old friends. I decided that night that I wanted to do that forever. I wanted to pay tribute to that but Jawbox doesn’t really have any art that would translate well as a tattoo. My favorite song is “Reel” so I started thinking about it and a tape reel came to mind. Then I got the idea to just get a simple reel to reel machine tattooed and that’s what you see here. So yeah, not official Jawbox art but Jawbox inspired so it counts. Thanks again to @jlouis_tattoo at @allforonetattoo for doing this. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7KZLAdlNbt/?igshid=1gptg8vqo0ssp

[jameshoffer]

Sucks for the rest of the band (apparently they all have the stomach flu) but I don’t mind this Nate Hussey solo set at all. This is pretty special. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7H6ayaF0vH/?igshid=23bfsm0tzdq8

[jameshoffer]

Taking a quick break from working to watch Nate Hussey play a solo set of All Get Out songs. I hate the Canal Club but this is worth it. #allgetout #music https://www.instagram.com/p/B7H5elElhf5/?igshid=5rzb1h0t8vcv

[jameshoffer]

First @elizabattleva show of the year! Stoked to be playing this banger with @frailbodyil, @harborlightsband and @callingdownfire_band at Crystal Palace on the 26th of this month. Show up early and stay late. This one will be fun! https://facebook.com/events/s/frail-body-harborlights-eliza-/487370858582181/?ti=icl #frailbody #harborlights #elizabattle #callingdownfire #deathwish #deathwishinc #music #musicofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B7G16IEFGd4/?igshid=1g8d2qd6upebh

[jameshoffer]

Hello and good morning. So, our drummer Matt has just moved back up to the Reston area with plans to settle into DC sooner than later so he will be leaving @deadformat804 after we finish recording this weekend, which means that we need a new drummer. We have a few people who have shown interest but figured posting something here wouldn't hurt. A few requirements: 1. Own your own drum kit. Preferably not a piece of shit. 2. Must be available to practice at least once a week. We usually do Thursday nights. 3. Must be available to play shows. We maintain a pretty regular schedule. 4. Don't be a shitty person. This shouldn't have to be explained. If you need us to explain, you probably aren't the right person. Here's a link to our ep: https://deadformat804.bandcamp.com/releases It's also available on all streaming platforms if that's more your thing. If you or anyone you know would be interested, please get in touch! Also, share this if you can. Thanks!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B7BmuF8F4yx/?igshid=16bamayhqpn5s

[jameshoffer]

I know Christmas has already passed but if anyone wants to get me a Dundie, I’d love it! #theoffice #dundies #fuckyes https://www.instagram.com/p/B7AN5BslXWX/?igshid=bxqgt0zniigc

[jameshoffer]

This turned out really good so I wanted to share. Not sorry. https://www.instagram.com/p/B640QRfFP0F/?igshid=7cej1puccb98

[jameshoffer]

I’m aware that an Avail Dixie tattoo is very common and as a friend said recently, it’s the most “Richmond” tattoo ever. It holds importance to me for a number of reasons. I said before that my first show ever was a Jawbox show (Jawbox tattoo coming sooner than later) BUT my first punk show seeing a Richmond punk band was an Avail show. That was huge for me. It was maybe my third (?) show. I bought Dixie immediately after that. It was the first piece of local merch that I ever owned and I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve listened to that album over the years, well over half of my life at this point. Thanks to one of my oldest friends, @dcaseytattoos at @reddragontattoorva for hooking this up for me. I wanted someone who understood the importance of this to do it for me and Casey knew me when I was a teenager so it made perfect sense to go to him. Anyway, happy Friday everyone. You are loved. https://www.instagram.com/p/B63mWc_Fc6b/?igshid=11iaai7qf1j5

[jameshoffer]

First selfie of the decade because fuck it. And also because I’m feeling myself today. Good morning. Happy Friday. You are loved. https://www.instagram.com/p/B63H4ivlvQz/?igshid=1anro3ewlsuc1

[jameshoffer]

It’s hard to get a good picture because of the angle but I ended the decade by having a tribute to my favorite thing in the world, music, permanently inked into my skin. If you know anything at all about me, you know how big of a part music plays in my life. So yeah, here’s something to honor that. Thanks to Justin at @allforonetattoo for killing it on this. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wYb8ZlDFP/?igshid=1twir7v6op7a8

[jameshoffer]

I haven’t posted my stupid face in a minute. I’ve been sort of feeling myself lately. Despite what I say sometimes, being confident isn’t normal for me. Confidence doesn’t really exist in my world but I’m truly starting to feel better about myself lately. I’ll probably go back to hating myself soon so I’m going to milk this while I can. Thank you. You are loved. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6pSSTjFXMi/?igshid=zw3bolmp4ypd

[jameshoffer]

So, remember how I got a full color rose last week? Well, what i didn’t tell anyone was that I was torn between color or black and grey. I obviously chose color but I kept on thinking how it would have been cool to go the black and grey route so I said fuck it and got the black and grey companion piece done today. Stoked on it. @dubwilltattoo at @yellowbirdtattoo killed it again! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6jXb_3F-Br/?igshid=1wqo0ut9942u6

[jameshoffer]

So, when I got tattooed last week, I said that I was going to start a sleeve in 2020 with flowers and plants and it was going to be a tribute/dedicated to my mom since her favorite thing in the world was working on her flowerbeds. Well, that and sewing. Anyway, I decided to get an early start since I got my Christmas bonus at work today. It’s going to be a long process since this shit isn’t cheap but my goal is to have it finished by the end of 2020. Really pleased with how this turned out. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Ue6tUlREr/?igshid=61me3rh395ne

[jameshoffer]

American Football - Year One Demos. Today was a good mail day. It took forever for it to come in but it finally did. This is, as the title states, a collection of demos. This is for die hard fans since it’s just four instrumental demos. I personally think it’s interesting hearing the skeletons of some songs that I’ve loved for many years. Yeah, this is pretty cool. #americanfootball #yearonedemos #polyvinylrecords #record #album #vinyl #wax #twelveinch #music #musicofinstagram #istillbuymusic https://www.instagram.com/p/B6SHZirFD8H/?igshid=1wv08rxp0e5f7