woah, oops.

Wow it's been a while since I've posted here. Not sure if anybody even reads this thing, but whatever. The end of the semester is always a terribly busy time, and I'm looking forward to the summer and working on a million things at once. Here's what I've been doing and what's going on:

- I played drums on a song by Beasty Eyes which you can hear here:

You can download it for free if you'd like. We will be playing at Biggest Mouth (a Columbia College "battle of the bands" thing) at The Metro this Wednesday (4/27) for free. Just say "Beasty Eyes" at the door to vote for us if you come (which you should).

- The new Like So EP has been completed and will be available for free download very, very soon.

- Cage Match's upcoming 3 song EP is currently being mixed.

- Myself, Adam Salsberg, and Bryan Kingsley (both from Cage Match/Options live band) have started a recording studio called SPACE JAM. More info to come soon!

- I finished recording the new Options EP. Jonah Kort will be mixing it. Exciting? Yup.

- Always writing for a new Options thing. I have too many ideas and not enough time. Hopefully that will change soon.

That's all for now.

Options the BAND just played our first show since may on saturday, and it went really well! We all had an exceptionally good time, and will be doing this more often.

We just got confirmed for a show on March 13th and Pancho's! I'm super excited for it, and you can RSVP on Facebook here. Swag.

Like So is really almost done...

and now I've got some proof! Ladies and Gentlemen, two songs from the forthcoming Like So EP:

Teen Sensation

I Wanna Go To Japan!

enjoy!

Like So almost done

I finally got to hear some final mixes of the almost-long-lost Like So EP that we recorded last May. They sound really great, and I am excited for it to come out. There's been a ton of snow in Chicago and I've been getting a lot accomplished on my days off. Today, I'm (hopefully) finishing re-mixing Like So's demo, and then I'm rehearsing for a few shows I've got coming up. Gotta get back to work. Stay warm!

I'm Only Gonna Be Here Now

Here is a new album I've been working on for a bit. I just finished mixing + "mastering" it tonight. Hope you enjoy it!

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new year

I am packing for Chicago right now, so I'm gonna keep this brief. I am nearing the completion of two options projects, getting ready to begin a third, and having my first Options the Live Band rehearsal on Sunday. Good things are happening! Young Bull's LP is halfway done, and will hopefully be out in the next couple weeks (keep your fingers crossed!). Cage Match has been on break cause we've all been in different states, but we have a free show coming up next week and I'm super excited for it! We've also recorded 3/4 of a new EP. Like So's EP is actually getting mixed and we will be announcing some cool plans for the release soon. This year is already more exciting than 2010.

tracking drums today!

It's winter break, and I recorded drums on Monday for a five song EP that I've been passively working on for the last couple months. Adam Salsberg helped me out with drum recording, and it sounds awesome! I'll probably work on more vocals tonight. I wrote these songs back in August/September, and I'm glad to be able to work on em again.

I am currently at CarterCo Recording with Jonah Kort recording drums for another (can you believe it? you should!) EP that has six songs. I will also hopefully be recording the bass for that album today. Guitars have been mostly tracked, and we're gonna finish em up tomorrow at Jonah's own Albany Recordings.