Sneaky People EP nearing completion...

My old friend Alex and I wrote and recorded an EP in three weeks this winter under the name Sneaky People. He played drums, I played guitar, and we both sang and wrote lyrics. I was never satisfied with the mixes I made and we never got artwork done for it, so I put it on the back burner and didn't think about it for a while. When I got back to Chicago, I decided to record the bass tracks and I'm currently mixing it. Hoping for a September release - keep your fingers crossed?

Like So EP done recording/demo re-release

Almost a year ago, my band Like So recorded our first demo. In listening back now, I recognized many flaws in the final mixes, so I am mixing the album again. It will be re-released as an EP.

Colin also just finished recording his vocals for Like So's newest EP (which I believe is called Has a Pajama Party!). Drums were recorded at CarterCo. Everything else was recorded at Albany Recordings. Recorded and mixed by the fantastic Jonah Kort. We're hoping to play these songs live before the end of the year, as well as our older songs.

Release dates will be announced upon completion.

back in chicago!

One 14 hour drive and several rest stops later, I'm in Chicago again! Sneaky People EP should be out really soon, Like So EP is on the way to being done, Cage Match EP is being mixed, and I'm still plodding along for this new Options thing. Hang tight!

this weekend was a good weekend.

new members of my family. awesome.

writing again!

So I'm finally writing and demoing music again. I've been cursed with a bad case of writer's block for the last month, but I finally shook it and I couldn't be happier with how these new songs are sounding.
I also recorded my first cover song - Aside by The Weakerthans. This is one of maybe three covers I have ever played live, so I figured it'd be a good one to start with. I'll probably keep recording covers of songs I like and put them on Bandcamp when they're done, so keep an eye out for that!

Download Aside: http://www.mediafire.com/?cz1a4vsge4za4kp

Some Light free download

Some Light will be available for free until July 1st. After that, it will be a minimum donation of $4 online.

Get it: http://optionstheband.bandcamp.com/album/some-light

Hey everyone

I tried making a blog awhile ago, but I got lazy with it and didn't feel like maintaining it. Here's my new start. I'm going to be writing about music things that I've been doing lately and posting audio and visual media, too.

Right now, I'm in Pennsylvania, living at my parents house for the summer and working. I've really missed my drums here terribly, and I want to bring them back to Chicago at the end of the summer. I need to get a couple mic cables and some new drum sticks so I can start demoing for my next record. Actually, I recorded two songs the other day with one mic and posted one on my facebook music page. It's called Yours Truly, and I'll probably post it here soon enough. Today, I'm gonna work on making some neat physical copies of Some Light. There won't be too many copies made, since hardly anybody still buys CDs, but the copies that will exist are going to be pretty cool! Stay tuned and thanks for reading my blog and taking the time to listen to my music. You rule!