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Newest mixed song by The Nurse Novels on the upcoming album, “Latchkey Bummer.”

Belated musings on Jeff Mangum’s compelling performance: We went up to Milwaukee a few weeks ago to see Neutral Milk Hotel. The Chicago show sold out in an eye-blink’s amount of time so we embraced a day trip up to the windier sister city. Neutral Milk Hotel was a band I was introduced to in [...]

Here’s a loose n’ ruff diamond-demo cover of “He Needs Me” by The Nurse Novels. Oh, and there’s a jet plane cameo at the end. Because every song needs more jet planes. He Needs Me by thealux

I sound like a broken record player, but here I go: I’m in a band. Well, I have attachments to a band. We don’t play out anymore because everyone decided they wanted a backyard or something and got married and/or moved. But we have an album being mastered and a second being mixed. We’re a [...]

To aurally witness this conversation and hear Moira’s complete voicemail, listen here:Moira’s Voicemail Dear Hanes, I’ve been a faithful user of your products for years, you know, when I go shopping I remember your commercials and make my purchase based on those opinions that I recall from watching the fruit, the human fruit. They’re funny. [...]

While the husband of the future is off fighting orcs and dragons in Michigan, I will be playing rock music. While friends are getting married in Galena and my theater company is conquering NYC Fringe’s “Encore Series”, I will be rocking a riff or two. While my homemade boutonnieres sit half-finished and my cat remains [...]

And with the closing of one show, we begin another immediately. That Sordid Little Story opens on July 8th at The Viaduct Theater.  I’ll be a part of the live band, writing some good old-fashioned folky tunes. We had a showcase of some songs n’ scenes we’ve been workshopping over the past three weeks at [...]

Hot damn! I finally got the mp3 plugin to work!  Small victories make me happy when all I have lately is Chicago’s ass cold outside smacking me all up in my ass face… So here’s a preview of a creepy song for The New Colony‘s production of 11:11 which opens February 8th at Victory Gardens. [...]

I took the day off today since I was dangerously close to turning into a potato.  Spent the day going through old demos, finishing new ones and remembering that I am not my day job. Tomorrow I go back to work like the rest of America’s potatoes. I’ll soon be interviewing for the position I [...]