GRAMMY Nomination for Light: On The South Side

Needless to say we are humbled and honored for Light: On The South Side to be nominated for a GRAMMY this year in the category of, Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package. Amazing!

Light: On The South Side
[The Numero Group]

Minotaur (Deluxe Edition)
[Artist In Residence]

A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set)
[UMe/USM/Mercury]

Story Island
[Wind Music]

Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

Interview In Loud Loop Press

There's a great interview with me at Loud Loop Press about the creation of Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow that you can read here.

Shel Silverstein Digital Tape Vault & Ephemera DVD Archive

In early 2010 I will begin work on a digital tape vault and ephemera archive for the Shel Silverstein estate along with DVD authoring help from Matt Grady at Factory 25.

Eccentric Soul Revue Cartoon In New Yorker & NY Times Review Of The Brooklyn Show

Needless to say I was ecstatic to see a cartoon in the New Yorker this week for the Eccentric Soul Revue and was very pleased with the thoughtful review from Jon Pareles of the NY Times. Here's a link to the cartoon and you can read the review here.

Guardian UK Feature On The Numero Group

Here's a really thoughtful and engaging read from across the pond about the records we've been releasing the past few years. Link to article.

ES-007: Ant Hill Mob 45"

I just received the test presses of the new Eccentric Soul 45" that I mastered last month for The Numero Group and it sounds fantastic!

You can read all about it here.

Assymetric Cycles: The Work Of Al Jarnow

You can stream or download the documentary I just finished for the special features portion of the upcoming Numero Group DVD I've been producing, Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow.

Link To Film

Judge for Third Coast International Audio Festival

I am so honored to have been able to be a judge for the 2009 Third Coast International Audio Festival. Many thanks to Julie Shapiro & Johanna Zorn for asking me to be a part of an amazing day of aural storytelling. It was really hard to pick two pieces for the next round out of the thirteen we heard but, I stand by them both and look forward to hearing who the winners are in October.

You Weren't There: A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-84

I mastered the vinyl this weekend for my colleague in NYC, Matt Grady and his new venture Factory 25, which is releasing the DVD/LP, You Weren't There: A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-84.

It was full of great sonic challenges since all of the songs came from various studios and had a myriad of aggressive hardcore/punk aesthetics. Coming atcha' on October 27th!

24-Carat Black: Gone The Promises Of Yesterday

This is a new CD/LP of an unreleased Stax LP from 1975 that I co-produced with The Numero Group.

Check out the evolution of this album with my mash-ups of producer Dale Warren's various productions of the same songs by different artists throughout the 60s and 70s juxtaposed against the 24-Carat Black material.

Pisces: A Lovely Sight

This is a new CD/LP of an unreleased psychedelic rock album from Rockford, IL circa 1969 that I co-produced with the Numero Group.