Joe Steinhardt & Marissa Paternoster - Merriment

Mack is having a hard time adjusting to life in New Jersey and the realization that she may never be able to afford to live in New York City ever again. It's hard for anyone to be happy these days though, a fact her mother will not let her forget. And what's worse: she thinks she might have committed a murder. And that maybe, just maybe, the FBI is spying on her? Merriment follows Mack on her quest for happiness through the horrors of life as she navigates existential dread, real life dread, and everything in between.

Joe Steinhardt owns and operates Don Giovanni Records, a label which remains committed to furthering alternative culture and independent values, providing resources for artists who prefer to work outside of the mainstream music industry. He is a published author and an Assistant Professor at Drexel University in their Music Industry Program. Marissa Paternoster is a visual artist, the lead singer and guitarist for Screaming Females, and was named one of the best 100 guitar players of all time by SPIN magazine. Through her work with Screaming Females and her solo career Marissa has release 10 studio albums and has been featured on MTV, Late Night TV, and NPR. They have toured extensively including with bands like Garbage, Dinosaur Jr. The Dead Weather, Arctic Monkeys, and The Breeders.