I am playing guitar in a new band called Coaster and we just put out our first release - a single called Fetch. It was produced and mixed by yours truly, and my friend Mike Nardone and I recorded it at The Owlery.

- Have yourself a download - 

My senior recital is next week.

It's my first show with Lifted Bells, and Options is playing some material from my LP, which has a name which you will know soon. I've been fighting a sinus infection, but should return to recording vocals for that next week.

I've begun mixing the new About A Million LP and I'm excited about how it sounds. For something recorded sporadically over a year and a half, it's more cohesive than I thought it'd be.

Coaster recorded two songs last weekend and you can hear em on April 23rd at Columbia College's Biggest Mouth @ the Metro. It's free and we'll be giving out the two songs we recorded as well.

While I was working on some mixes in Philly, my dog came by the table where my laptop & external HD were and catapulted the HD off the table with his tail + the USB cable. Back to square one for the umpteenth time this year. Fuck.

I'm currently in Philadelphia on my last spring break ever, and I'm getting a buncha stuff accomplished!
- As I type this this, Me and my friend Anthony are finishing the About A Million record that we've been working on for the last year and a half. I'll be mixing it in the next month or two. Get ready, it's on fire. Haven't heard About A Million? Here's a great song to start you out with (and it sounds nothing like our record).
- Laying down scratch tracks for a little covers project I'm working on that is school-related/inspired. More to come on that later.
- Booking the short Options summer tour! 10 days at the end of June. East Coast, here we come!
- A whole bunch more. Hang tight.

A SIDE / B SIDE OUT NOW!

Have a free download of my new single via Bandcamp!

A SIDE / B SIDE

Show tonight / new single

Last minute reminder that Options the Band will be playing Quencher's tonight! $5, 8pm, be there! I'll be giving away my new single, A SIDE / B SIDE on CD-Rs tonight and it will be out digitally on tuesday, so if you want an early copy, come to the show.

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Boy oh boy, have I been busy. I'm taking a quick break from mixing Great Deceivers' newest songs to write this blog and make some dinner. I finally had the opportunity to transfer the new Options LP into ProTools, which will hopefully prove to be less problematic. I'm working out some kinks in the vocals and am ready to start recording those any day now. A variant of the standard Chicago Options band and a new unnamed band are both planning separate tours for the summer as well. On 3/17 Options is playing with Nnamdi Ogbonnaya on drums filling in for Evan. Woah! Alright, back to work on these mixes.