March 28, 2008

Smells Like Tee Spirit

Rotter and Friends T-Shirts

Yeah, yeah. Your grandma went to Phoenix and all you got was that lousy T-shirt.

Maybe next time Granny can pay a visit to Rotter and Friends. Then she’d bring you back a fantastic T-shirt.

Rotter, a New York-based artist and music obsessive, started the company to showcase musicians underrepresented in the T-shirt world. The current collection features her trippy, hand-drawn tributes to Linda Ronstadt, Roky Erickson, Willie Nelson, and (honorary Shakespearean rock star) Falstaff — the latter done by guest artist Ron Paolillo, a.k.a. Welcome Back, Kotter’s Horshack.

For fall, Rotter will pay homage to Link Wray, Judee Sill, and Bob Seger. If the shirts whet your appetite for the musically obscure, check out the Fun section of the site, where buddy Zach Cowie (Turquoise Wisdom, Small Town Talk) handpicks mixes for your listening pleasure.

All of which should have your spirits — and your wardrobe — rising from the ashes.

In a decidedly un-Phoenixlike way.

Available online at rotterandfriends.com.