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. These are still demos. For the actual real creepy Jesus song I’m gonna hire some ghosts to sing some doo-wop backups. Like in The Amazing Adventures of Pac-Man: The Album.
Let’s Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop: Going Out of Business Show
Thursday, August 20th. 9:00 PM | The Abbey Pub | 3420 W. Grace
Due to the economy, Chicago’s least-favorite-eatery-that-is-also-a-band is closing its doors after 5 years, 4 records, and 3 comparisons to They Might Be Giants. Tony, Thea, Tom and Jojo will perform the musics and comedies that have kept audiences amused or bemused (depending on whether you like the band name or hate the band name).
A compilation of 2 new studio tracks and unreleased radio performances, demos, jingles, and strange skits will be made available at the show for early birds.
The Bitter Tears and The Columbines also play. It will be fun but it will also be terrible.
I got a buzz a while back about a song I recorded, and was asked to be a part of a compilation where all of the featured artists covered the song “Tonight You Belong to Me.” I love this song. And it appears that my version of it is the first on the disc. So I’m off to hear “Tonight You Belong to Me” seventeen times in a row. I think I like the song enough to withstand the redundancy.
The compilation is available on Reformer Records.
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 currently hold because they’re… um, renaming my position and adding some whistles and bells to it in order to survive the economy’s wrath. So that affects one’s morale a bit when your entire department is… renamed.
But today has been a solid 10 hours of creativity with only a few breaks to refill a coffee mug or eat some farmer’s market strawberry-rhubarb pie. A good day. Now I’m cursing at this mp3 plugin that I can’t figure out and just have to post a direct link to a song. WordPress, you are quite the she-devil for novices, aren’t you…
So here’s today’s creative efforts. A new rock demo. Please excuse the non-human drumming. And don’t let Karen O or Corin Tucker know I’m attempting to be their love-child unless you know someone on a label who will let me.
The Current Mess
