The flooding in the midwest this summer is being compared to the inundation of Hurricane Katrina. Many people have lost their homes and livihoods, farmers have lost crops, the devastation is widespread and catastrophic. The American Red Cross is on the scene, but doesn’t have the resources to adequately cover something of this magnitude. As [...]

I’m forming a new band. Not Gymshoes-type electronica: a guitar-oriented rock band. Original songs. (I’m rhythm guitar/songwriter.) Local gigs. Record and sell songs online. Including a handful of songs that’s already been recorded and released online with my previous band—as well as solo stuff—I have about two dozen original songs. I’ve got my own label [...]

As promised, here’s a bit of what I’ve been up to lately. This spring I got a cool field recorder and subsequently got sucked into an ambient/environmental sound project some of which will eventually turn up in Gymshoes music. I’ve already got everything from birds to pure noise, as well as some odd stuff that [...]

After some reflection I’ve decided to move “A Piece Of Fiji”, which was a bonus track on A Tropical Depression, to the ongoing Sand In My Shoes project. It never really fit thematically with the other album, but does fit into the newer project. I’ve shifted the listing on the download page and made changes [...]