January 2009
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Summer Tour Photos, Finally
You can view all of them right here on facebook. The album will continuously be updated as I get more of the rolls developed and scanned in. The one above was of Stephen in Chico, CA, at an incredible park.
We have some shows lined up in the coming months, in and around Chicago. As always, head over to myspace to find out the details.
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Settling Down
This past week, I recorded an EP for my brother’s band, Danger Stranger. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Up until now, I’d only heard the songs as solo acoustic numbers, and it was great to hear it with drums and harmonies and all of that jazz. It’s really nice to see my brother progress as a musician, and it was a ton of fun hanging out in the basement with...
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Upon Learning I Was Recording My Brother Today
Dad: If you have extra time, record a version of Band on the Run...
Me: Haha! If we do have the time, we'll do it.
Dad: Come on! You have the 12 string Ovation so you should be able to do it??!!
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It Feels Like I've Been Pumping Iron, Literally...
Something I have learned from touring: There is hardly any correlation between the length of your journey and the physical state of your body at the finish. It clearly has to do with the past two days, and the amount of sleep you get. When I went on tour this summer, touching both west and east coasts, totalling something like 5000 miles, I got home and felt great, wanted to keep going. After a...
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KC to Finish Off the Old Year
Hey, this is Jake, not Joey. Here we are in the lovely Ozarks, leaving Springfield, MO heading to Fayetteville, AR. It was good finishing the year at home in KC, well my home, not Joey’s. Our string of shows were more than successful, and my parents have been making food for Joey and I. Like filet mignon and shit.
While The Wonka House rekindled our love for Animal Collective and Chris...