The American Jobs

The last band I drummed with recently released an album called Sorry Business, made of material recorded pre-2018 in multiple studios and recording situations, the most memorable being a huge room in an old Masonic Temple across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio.

This album can’t be discussed without mentioning the tragic passing of Aaron Klamut who played bass and in many ways was the spiritual center of the band. We always hung out in his garage and created a huge amount of material in his basement, which would flood when those giant summer thunderstorms visited the Midwest.

Besides playing bass Klamut also sings on the song “Vinegar” which he improvised mostly sober from some strange place that his inspiration came from. I also have to mention that Aaron’s long time partner Ianna also sings on the song Silver Brains, probably the best song on the album.

You can listen to Sorry Business (and the preceding American Jobs album) on Spotify.

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Back With My Photographic First Love

Recently had 7 rolls developed, all shot on the Holga over the past few months. The frames were exquisitely messed up with vignetting, light leaks, and halos. This camera almost feels like a tool of divination and I will always cherish the photos it produced.