![]() ![]() Steve went on to drum for the Reputation, and work for Minus the Bear, while PJ fronted the Moment before moving to Seattle and joining Head Honcho. This sort of thing was typical in the basements and barns and churches we played every weekend for about three years. Then we went on to finish the set with PJ screaming vocals far away from the microphone. The electricity was not grounded, something we discovered when PJ suddenly fell down. RAMI-award winning trio that once played in a barn on Halloween dressed as a pirate (Steve) a convict (PJ) and a cowboy (myself). Here is a link to our show at the Fireside bowl shortly after we returned from Europe. Our label-mates The Exit and Form of Rocket were our touring partners for much of this time, and made incredible records. Being a part of the Thick Oil compilation, where bands were brought into an old oil refinery on the South Side to track in a day, was another highlight of this journey. I enjoyed working with Brian Deck at the now defunct Engine Studios in Wicker Park, Chicago, as well as Sean Johnson at Acme Studios, also now closed, on Belmont Avenue. Their guitarist left, and I joined, moving away from my hometown to venture out into the world. The band moved from the Bay Area to Chicago around the time I graduated high school. He also gave me a firsthand view of how the music industry is changing, and what it might take to keep up with it. Mike Lust taught me the importance of hitting command S throughout a session. I am happy to have been a part of Silk Prison, a double LP made in the Phantom Manor Studio (the link here is to a nice oral history of the Manor published by the Chicago Reader). ![]() The Chicago Tribune mentioned our disastrous tour when the wheel flew off our van in Kansas. A throwback to big hair high leg kicks, the Phantomz was a revolving door of Chicago musicians. Shocking no punk band we knew of was named Caught. Annie and I departing San Francisco ended this short but sweet musical moment. We recorded at Louder Studios with Tim Green. With Kevin McCracken, founder of the company Social Imprints, and bassist Colin Peden, we started writing an E.P. This was a band Brian Moss from the Ghost and I started in February of 2013. Anna and Colin Peden for lending voices and suggestions. The songs were gathered over about ten years. My first released home recording, this is a fuzzy sounding eight track creation. Making these tunes with him was a fun dive into electronica. Chris McCaughan’s music has inspired me since the late 90’s. My brother was lead actor in this Aesop Rock & TOBACCO video (December, 2019). As I turn 40 it is also my first foray into social media, an at times bracing and often silly aspect of a project I’ve come to care deeply about. Formed remotely in 2020, this is an ongoing recording project with old pals Neil Hennessy and Brian Moss. ![]()
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