Lip-syncing “Cars and Parties” on the awesome Chicago cable-access show Chic-A-Go-Go… this episode first aired on 9/4/01, and was taped a week or two before that. My bandmates “playing” here (who might have, but didn’t necessarily play on the actual recording) are: Ryan Hembrey on bass; Rick Rizzo of Eleventh Dream Day on guitar; Mark Greenberg of the Coctails on vibraphonette; Bill Lowman of Bosco & Jorge on guitar; Adam Vida of U.S. Maple on drums; and Jim Becker of Califone on fiddle. Posted here with the kind permission of Jake and Mia from Roctober / Chic-A-Go-Go. The song is from my third album Wonder Wonder.

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I sang backups on “The Last Dance” and “Don’t Look Back”

I sang lead on one song (“Songs from a Hotel Bar”) and did backups / extra vocals on two others.

Watch the video for “Sugar Waltz” on YouTube… I sing, but I’m not in the video. But’s it’s a great video. :-)

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(which I totally ripped off from Amazon!)

Morning Recordings returns with its second full-length, The Welcome Kinetic, which finds the Pramod Tummala-led ensemble (now including The Coctails’ Barry Phipps as vocalist and multi-instrumentalist) eschewing the intimate monotones of the first record in favor of a broader aural palette. Dub-inflected Latin, underwater Bachrach-ian pop, waltz-time sound collage, and warped ’70s funk are all rendered with a balladeer’s touch. Drag City artist Edith Frost joins the group to sing on three of the tracks, including the bewitching lead vocal on “Songs from a Hotel Bar.” Utilizing a talented group of musicians and eclectic instrumentation (vibraphone, pianos, cellos, horns, tape machine, acoustic and electric bowed metal, upright bass, Japanese table harp, and field recordings), Morning Recordings has created a work that is sonically bold and sweepingly cinematic.

“A time machine to 1975 AM-radio-pop nirvana. Pramod Tummala has a honeyed drawl that’s an ethereal instrument all its own.” — Magnet

“A warm base of guitars, bass, and slowly clocking drums is fleshed out with airy touches of piano, vibraphone, Rhodes, and strings … the result is a gentle lushness. Tummala’s vocals are welcoming and soothing, a match for the Sunday evening serenity of the album’s mood.” — Punk Planet

“Mellow music for laid-back lovers.” — Insound

“With sparse, gentle vocal melodies that evoke the ghost of Elliott Smith on top of intricate but subdued instrumental arrangements, Tummala succeeds in creating a record that is both relaxing and compelling, sort of like Iron & Wine but with organs and harmonium instead of acoustic guitars.” — Pop Culture Press

“Another notable chapter in Chicago’s post-rock scene opus.” — Chicago Free Press

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My band: Wil Hendricks (electric guitar)

My band: Greg Walker (electric guitar), Ryan Hembrey (electric bass), Ralf Rehak (drums)

My band: Greg Walker (electric guitar), Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

Photo by Ryan Hembrey

My band: Greg Walker (electric guitar), Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

I sang backups (along with Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor) on the song “Day in the Life of a Heel”.

More info at Sonny’s…

My band: Ryan Hembrey (electric bass)

I sang backups on the songs “Hamstrung and Juvenile”, “Rice Scars” and “Lost Solid Colours”.