Lot Miracles is an independent zine covering a select group of artists having a high time in the Grateful Dead community. Issue 4 is here, and Humbles™ has a couple of pages in it.

We are super stoked to be a part of Lot Miracles Issue 4. The culture that shaped this zine, lot art, screen printing, hand-drawn graphics, music as a way of life, is the same culture that runs through everything we make. 

What Is Lot Miracles?

Lot Miracles is a zine, which means it is independently published, artist-made, and passed along outside of any commercial pipeline. Printed, folded, and sent directly to the people who want it. Zines have been a cornerstone of underground culture for decades, a format where artists print what they want, say what they mean, and hand it directly to the people who care. The Grateful Dead community has always had a deep relationship with that kind of thing, from lot vendors to bootleg tapes to hand-screened shirts. Lot Miracles carries that same spirit into print. It is exactly the kind of media Humbles belongs in.

Issue 4 was edited by some of my favorite people, Vocal Charismatics, The K Brand, Felix Heads, and Blues for Sallah, and features a foreword by Adam Spangler alongside original work from a lineup of artists I have a lot of love for.

Issue 4 brings together Dead Zone, Jeremy Dean, Humbles™, Summers Fade Co., Jack Harley of Golden Rule Goods, Zach Quella of Low Grade, Brett Whitley of Nothin Shakin Co, Keenan Shur, Ruben Perez, Matthew Reamer, Ted Gahl, Danny Evans of This Old Engine, and Alex Cohen of Worn Spiral. These are artists I have followed and respected for a long time. Being in a room with this group, even on paper, means something.

The Artists in Issue 4

Adam Spangler

Dead Zone

Jeremy Dean

Humbles™

Summers Fade Co.

Jack Harley / Golden Rule Goods

Zach Quella / Low Grade

Brett Whitley / Nothin Shakin' Co

Keenan Shur

Ruben Perez

Matthew Reamer

Ted Gahl

Danny Evans / This Old Engine

Alex Cohen / Worn Spiral

All Profits Go to Young Audiences Arts for Learning

Every dollar of profit from the Issue 4 preorder goes directly to Young Audiences Arts for Learning, the nation's oldest and largest arts in education network. Founded in 1952, Young Audiences reaches approximately 5 million children and youth across the country each year, connecting students with teaching artists across every discipline from music to media arts to storytelling.

This is a cause worth supporting. Arts education is consistently one of the first programs cut from school budgets and one of the hardest to get back. The people at Young Audiences are doing real work to keep it alive in classrooms where it matters most. Buying this zine puts money directly toward that and we love to see it. You can learn more and donate directly at youngaudiences.org.

The Preorder Runs April 19 to 30

The preorder is live April 19 through April 30 at bluesforsallah.com. Physical copies ship after the campaign closes.

If you are a fan of independent publishing, Grateful Dead culture, handmade graphics, or any of the artists in this issue, pick it up. The work is good, the cause is real, and the people behind it care deeply about what they are doing.

We are proud to be in it.

Humbles™ Design Company — Trenton, New Jersey — humblesbrand.com