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From the indie band Pocket Vinyl and the creators behind the popular webcomic The Touring Test, this hilarious graphic memoir chronicles a couple’s road trip as they attempt to break a world record. Together, Eric and Elizabeth perform as the band Pocket Vinyl, where Eric slams on the piano and sings while Elizabeth creates a large oil painting on stage. One day they decide to take on their biggest challenge yet: to tour the whole nation in just 45 days, breaking the fastest time a band has played in all 50 US states. With a route mapped out and the car tuned and ready, they confidently set out with optimism. They’ve been on tour before, they know the drill; yet neither realizes until too late that the stresses would go beyond just missing their cats. From performance highs to travel pains, meeting supportive fans while battling self-doubt, Eric and Elizabeth are determined to finish their tour in time. The show must go on—but it may just come at the cost of total mental breakdowns. Filled with humor, love of music and art, and the gift of human kindnesses, this breakneck trip through the local music scenes across America takes you on an unforgettable journey of what life is like on a record-breaking tour.

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Elizabeth Jancewicz is an illustrator, author, painter, and artist. She spends much of her time touring the country with her husband, Eric, in their band Pocket Vinyl, where she creates large, whimsical oil paintings on stage while Eric sings and plays music. Elizabeth is the creator of the autobiographical webcomic The Touring Test and is also a co-director of Drive. Play. Sleep., a documentary film about “every band you’ve never heard of.” She grew up in remote northern Quebec but now lives in Connecticut. Eric Stevenson is a musician, singer, and writer. He makes up one half of the band Pocket Vinyl with his wife, Elizabeth, where he slams on the piano and sings while Elizabeth creates oil paintings on stage. He has published graphic novels with Elizabeth and is a co-director of the documentary film Drive. Play. Sleep. Eric lives in Connecticut.

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