#tdov rally 2026 at the Illinois State Capitol

I’ve officially done my first rock show of the year🤘🏽

In New Zealand, I sang to animals, mostly.

Hoping to growl on a mic one more time this year.

I hate asking the internet if there are any punk in NZ I could play a show with because inevitably you get those dork asses talking in bad references, cred and calling me or others posers. Ah well. Still wanna sing songs in NZ, somewhere from Auckland to Whangarei.

Hey Vern! Happy Halloween! Hyuk hyuk hyuk signed gay Ernest.

Here is the list of gear I used on 'just happy to be here'. Only thing missing is the software amp/effects he used in layering guitars. I am an analog witch so I don't know squat about computers. I am all about the vintage and archaic. I am an alchemist. #synths #gear #vintagekeys

I am a #badmotherfucker . I am 38 and have been living, breathing and studying music since I was in grade school. I am a product of counter culture mentality. I am brown and refuse to compromise with this white bread emo landscape. My music is my life's work! I have earned my stripes, dog gone it!

Last set of 2025 is in Springfield IL at Dumb Records this Friday. Free show! Opening for Emily the Band.

😊One more Ricki Marvel show for October 24th at Dumb Records with Emily the Band! FREE. 7pm

Shout out to Sweetmelk & Mars Hojilla who will be close by at Buzz Bomb for 21+ fun.

#rocknrollwithricki

Met Doug Martsch of #builttospill last night.

My voice memos have improved since the last record🥰

I dont mind saying this but damn so many of my little musicnisms come from Spiritualized.

Did you know I wanted gospel backup singers on my album? I just ran out of time. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 I am planning meandering towards writing the next one...depending on funds, could be a while.

A reminder I am an 100% independant trans woman of color with zero support on the back end of my music. What I DO have is one of the best rock albums of the last year and a bad ass stage presence 🤪.

How's this for cute trans content? This is me in 2021.

My music video for Life Goes Wild is full of Illinois State Fair footage cuz I love the #statefair

This just in, trans woman color performs in front of Illinois state capitol and doesn't give a damn about what you think.

I did the oversharing cringe thing for a few years. That got old so I went back to being cool again 😆

I played Peoria Pride, it was grand.

Played a solo set at a Sam's Club in Normal Illinois last weekend.

Social Capital live at Heavy Anchor ! Had a wonderful time performing in Missouri with my cousin @nathan_lybarger ! Love, Ricki #fyp #trans #socialcapital #livemusic TikTok video by Ricki Marvel

Dis is me and Nathan doing my song Social Capital at the Heavy Anchor in St Louis.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rEhCDc/

I'm going through Missouri later this month! St. Louis & Kansas City🤙🏽

Was really fab to be invited by Laura to be a part of the crowd in this video! Very proud and very happy its out!

I have a few shows in June. A couple in Missouri and next week's show in Bloomington IL. Com hang🏳️‍🌈🤙🏽

I'm doing a Pride show in Bloomington IL with a bunch of fab drag and music humans! If ur in Central Illinois check it outtttt. #pride #centralillinois #bloomingtonnormalil

I played drum machines of all kinds for a good 15 years or so. It really did my head in. Can't take highly repetitive anything anymore.

This is what being a trans artist looks like💯

Generation talks are silly but on the real, my older siblings are mostly Genx and I was raised as they were. Latchkey kid with VHSs galore of old media. Part of why I'm so alien.