AHTCK

We've been quiet... But we haven't been idle. Stay tuned.

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It's Deacon Day, y'all! Nine years ago today, Jay was officially welcomed into AHTCK. He was supposed to be a temp. He's still here. We've stopped asking questions.

Year nine has been a landmark year for Deacon. After quietly selling off 26 of his beloved B-52 amps (don't worry, he's still got 50 more for some reason) Jay scraped together enough for a down payment on a Kemper. To cover the rest, he picked up a side hustle as one of those silver robot street performer guys on Hollywood Boulevard. Funding his tone one tourist dollar at a time.

Between busking in body paint and liquidating gear on Facebook Marketplace, Jay somehow still found time to fill in for approximately every band in the southwestern US. At this point we're not sure if Jay is our guitarist who plays with other bands, or everyone else's guitarist who plays with us. We choose not to investigate.

Nine years in and Deacon is still the AHTCK Historian. He still knows every setlist, every venue, every on-stage injury. He still writes the most devastating riffs any of us have ever heard - and still fumbles intros sometimes!

Jay isn't just a guitarist. He's family. Weird, quiet, chrome-painted, amp-hoarding family.

Happy Deacon Day, Jay. May your Kemper profiles be pristine, your intros dead on, and your Taco Bell order never change. ❤️

NotJustAFillIn KemperLayaway

Our bad - The stickers are NOT sold out! The online merch store has been updated and these are now available again for you to stick all over your stuff!

https://ahtck.bigcartel.com/product/cease-desist-sticker-pack

First photoshoot in who knows how long! We of course teamed up with the incredibly talented ❤️

Well, we couldn't perform at Nuclear Winter, so now you have a chance to nab these off our merch store! The Cease & Desist Sticker Pack is up now!

Today marks the 17th anniversary of the first show we ever played live. It's crazy to look at that first show versus the last show. We're sorry we couldn't celebrate together at Nuclear Winter - but we'll make it up to y'all ASAP ❤️

Hey everyone - unfortunately we won’t be able to perform at Nuclear Winter tonight.

I was admitted to the hospital last night with a very upset pancreas andthere’s just no way I’ll be able to make it out or give you the show you deserve. I’m really sorry we have to pull out at the last minute.

The event is still going strong, so please still head out and support the Nuclear Winter crew and the performers. is playing tonight and will be up there with them, so make sure you catch that set.

Huge thank you to Mark and the entire Nuclear Winter crew for always thinking of us and putting together such a great event for the community. NW is literally one of the two shows we try to play no matter what. This one hurts.

Once I’m back on my feet we’ll work on putting together an LA-area show soon so we can make it up to you all.

We refuse.

Good was murdered. Pettri was murdered.

This is state violence. This is kidnapping. This is cruelty by design.

F**k this administration.
F**k the bootlickers defending it.
F**k ICE.

From Straight to God:
“There’s no place for tolerance when they want us dead.”

Get organized. Stay safe. Protect each other.

One week before Nuclear Winter 2025, Honeywing walked into rehearsal. He hadn’t played the songs. We got through 75% of the set before he told us. He nailed it.
Honeywing endured a Trial by Fire... and survived.

Sometime in 2012ish we played a show with his old band Intake and walked away thinking, holy s**t, this band.
Driven. Professional. Incredibly talented.
We stayed friends. We stayed in touch.

Behind the kit, Honeywing is a silent assassin - a heavy hitter with deadly precision. Always prepared. Always locked in. Always has a backup plan.

And that custom copper drum kit? As dangerous as it sounds.

He raised the bar for this band, and the rest of us had to catch up.

Glad he’s here.
Glad he’s family.
Happy birthday, Honeywing. 🥁🔥