Hmm, LiveJournal memes, it's been a while! This one comes from
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This might be relevant to the interests of a few people who read here, so:


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In the relatively unlikely event that there are still people for whom my LJ/DW account is their only point of contact with me, I wanted to make an increasingly rare public post and let you know that my band's new EP, Return of the Son of More Songs about Robots & Death, is available in digital form on Bandcamp today!

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There are a lot of things I need to post about here, and I'll do that someday. But for now, the main one is this: It seems impossible to believe, but William turned one year old today. From this:


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January means another new year, and another fundraiser for Space Oddity Music Club & Brew Pub, our MarsCon room party. We're on IndieGoGo this year, aiming to raise $700 in 40 days to make the party a reality. This also means we have some really awesome perks to offer you, from CDs to badge ribbons to custom glassware to original songs and concerts ( Read more... )

The month of November has treated me pretty okay this year ( Read more... )

In November 2004, I had just moved to Minneapolis after an extended time spent living abroad. My annual salary as a graduate student and Spanish teacher was $12,000, and budgeting each month was an exercise in extreme austerity (my checking account balance frequently dipped into the single digits for weeks at a time). I did not own a car, worked ( Read more... )

Before I post this entry, I want to assure anyone reading that I and the rest of my family are all perfectly fine now ( Read more... )

Big milestone for me (and for others) this week: The first record by Candles Enough, the EP "Fire on the Hill" is now available for download. (Physical copies will also be here soon if you still prefer those.) This is a 4-song preview of their full-length "Trial by Fire" which I promise will be out someday. I produced this and played bass and ( Read more... )

I know this is really short notice, but if you're in the Twin Cities and looking for something to do tomorrow night, my band is playing a fundraiser show for SlutWalk Minneapolis at the Acadia Cafe, 329 Cedar Avenue. We go on first for an acoustic show at 8 p.m. Following that you can hear sets from Broken Bicycles, our sibling band The Potential ( Read more... )