hello everyone,
I've been slacking hard on this blog and it's been an insane semester for me at school, but that is finally done now. Got a bunch of stuff to post about! I know there are a million links in here, but I encourage you to check them all out if you get a chance.
- Redbeard Records and I have teamed up to launch a Kickstarter to fund the pressing of Little Victories on 150g Vinyl! We just passed the $500 mark which is totally incredible, but are shooting for $1500. If you would like to donate or know anyone who might be interested in helping the cause, PLEASE check out the kickstarter here: http://kck.st/stjZ5b. Even if you don't have any money, check out two videos of me and Bryan Kingsley (Cage Match) play Waterfall and Mind It with acoustic guitars.
- Options the Band will be going on two short tours this January. We'll be traveling around the Midwest, so make sure to keep an eye out for us. The dates seem to be January 11th-15th and January 19th-21st. I will post dates the second they're confirmed. This is the first tour Options has ever done, and I'm lucky enough to have some of the best musicians I know playing with me. If you were not already aware, Bryan Kingsley (Cage Match, Guillemet, They Face Reaction) is playing guitar, Mike Nardone (Stereophage, You Me & The People) is playing bass and singing, and Evan Loritsch (Island of Misfit Toys, a million other bands) is playing drums. We are planning on recording a tour-only EP which I will post about more in the future.
- On Tuesday, I'm heading back to my native Pennsylvania to hole myself up in my room and write for my next full length. So far, I have 15 songs written (and counting). They're mostly shorter than most of my previous songs (around 1-2 minutes for most of them), but I'm more excited about these than I've been in a long time. I'm tentatively planning on recording the album in the beginning of January, but we'll see how the writing process goes. Hopefully the band will begin playing some of these songs live, too.
- I have a new EP that I recorded on a four track tape recorder over the summer. If anyone wants to put it out on tape, please email me at optionstheband @ gmail dot com. I'm going to be mixing it onto 1/4" tape with Adam Salsberg at Space Jam Chicago.
- While I'm back in PA, I'm also going to be finishing an album with Young Bull and playing drums on a new LP from About a Million. Hopefully playing a couple shows with both projects, too.
