by eyes cast down | Dec 30, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
This year’s composition and recording trajectory might best be described as an ellipse. The two focal points were (1) my two live shows in June and July, and (2) an 8-day recording blitz in August. Everything gravitated around those two periods. I usually take...
by eyes cast down | Aug 10, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
The second of my two live events this summer was on July 6 at Chicago’s Daley Plaza, as part of the Under the Picasso lunch-hour concert series. Technically, the stage isn’t under Picasso’s giant nameless steelwork – it’s some yards away....
by eyes cast down | Aug 10, 2015 | The Creative Life, Working That Studio
My first of two live appearances for this summer was on June 20 at Chicago’s Sulzer Library Auditorium. Short version: Definitely the best gig yet, a clear step forward. Long version: This was the most well-rounded performance yet, with more keyboard parts, more...
by eyes cast down | Aug 3, 2015 | Adventures in Living
Vacation time! We spent a delightful week (entirely offline and unplugged) chilling in the Boulder Lake Campground, part of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, in northern Wisconsin. After the long drive up from Chicago, the last hour was a joy, winding along...
by eyes cast down | May 19, 2015 | Airplay, Releases
Many thanks to Michael Hunter of Music With Space, for including our piece Primitive and Prime, from the Memory Palace album, in his April 25 broadcast. Music by our friends John Koch-Northrup, Frore and Shane Morris was also included, among many others. You can see...
by eyes cast down | May 5, 2015 | Poems
forever empires crumble under circling stars jeweled sand castles
by eyes cast down | Apr 25, 2015 | Album Reviews, Releases
Many thanks to John Shanahan (Hypnagogue) for his deep listening and enthusiastic review. The support of deep listeners like John means more to us than we can say! John’s original post is here. Me, upon receiving Memory Palace: “Excellent! A collaboration...
by eyes cast down | Apr 21, 2015 | Poems
driven by downpour confident shelter under leaky umbrellas
by eyes cast down | Apr 13, 2015 | Poems
window reflections: passersby, clouded aircraft transient, obscured
by eyes cast down | Apr 11, 2015 | Poems
sweet angel fading benediction: purr no more humanity beckons