wintertime/mega update

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.

After a promising, yet false start, Options the Live Band will be back up and running soon. We have a new drummer and I'm very excited to start playing shows again!

I will be playing a stripped down set at North Shore Pharmacy this Friday. Also playing are Sharpless, Idealist, and other cool bands!

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I have been sitting on a new EP for months and have not had time to finish it. I recorded it entirely on a Tascam 414 four track tape recorder. I believe I will be mixing it with Adam Salsberg at Space Jam soon - we just have a couple more pieces of equipment to purchase and we'll be good to go! If you'd like to help expedite the process, please consider purchasing one of my albums.

Guillemet has been working hard on new music, and are getting closer and closer to being show-ready. We recently acquired a new bassist, Dylan Piskula from the Para-medics.

Check out Space Jam, my studio with Adam and Bryan from Cage Match! We can record your band on the cheap and it will sound really good. We just put up new pictures of the space, and it is improving every day. Book time at Spacejamchicago at gmail dot com.

Little Victories is out now

You can now stream/download Little Victories on Bandcamp.

Options will be playing the whole album tonight at the Fireside Bowl. 8pm, $8, four bands.

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Artwork for Little Victories/tracklist/new song

Check out Moving Song from Little Victories!

01. Too Scared to Shake

02. Yours Truly

03. Moving Song

04. Waterfall

05. Line

06. Mind It

You will be able to purchase it for $3 via Bandcamp.

Little Victories CD release show!

Options will be playing a full band show to celebrate the completion and release of Little Victories on 9/27 at the legendary Fireside Bowl. This will be the first place you can hear and purchase the album.

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introducing Guillemet!

Over the spring/early summer, some friends and I got together and wrote 3 songs (mostly under the direction of our guitarist Lucio). We recorded them and now you can download them on Bandcamp! We're working on new songs and will hopefully be playing shows very soon. Bryan from Cage Match does vocals in this band, pretty ill.

Little Victories update!

Little Victories has officially entered the mastering stage. Carl Saff has taken on the job and I couldn't be more excited to hear the results! I am also getting a band together in Chicago, and I'm hoping to have a release show for the album in mid-September. New songs are coming slowly, mostly due to working like a maniac all summer, but now that's done and I'm going back to Chicago this Wednesday, so hopefully things'll pick up.
The art for the album is coming along really nicely, Connor is doing a badass job. I don't have a final cover yet, but everything he's sent me rules and I'm stoked to have such good lookin' art to attach to this album! It won't be long now...