Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band played a special show on New Years Eve this year, and I was contacted to submit artwork for the projected back-drop for the song Wolves. Josh’s manager asked that I send them the moon from the shirt I designed for them last year. The first photo is from soundcheck (by Brian) and the second from the performance (by Rich), and lastly is a little peak into the actual imagery I sent.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone. With everyone putting together their favorite albums-of-the-year lists, I had to put mine together. As always, I’m sure plenty will disagree with this, (“where’s the new Beyoncé?!”) but these are what I found myself listening to the most that came out this year. That being said, Beyoncé’s Countdown is definitely one of the best songs to come out this year.

15. Bon Iver – Bon Iver
14. 13 & God – Own Your Ghost
13. Washed Out – Within & Without
12. Maserati – Pyramid of the Sun
11. Petrels - Haeligewielle
10. Low in the Sky – A Shared Rainbow
9. This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket
8. Touché Amoré – Parting the Sea Between Brightness & Me
7. Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolfroy Goes to Town
6. Talons’ – Songs for Boats
5. Hauschka – Salon Des Amateurs
4. Destroyer – Kaputt
3. Trouble Books & Mark McGuire
2. Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
1. Tycho – Dive

If you’re in the northeast Ohio area, you won’t want to miss this event tonight. Square Records is celebrating their 8th anniversary, and have arranged for an evening of free music. Come see Trouble Books‘ first Akron show in over a year, alongside Bellows (Low in the Sky) and QIX. Facebook event, here.

If you’re here, welcome to my new website! I decided it was time for something new, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of web-bear Stephen Knowlton. Steve helped me accommodate this new template for WordPress, and is responsible for all of the fancy programming work. I’m in the process of adding a few more projects to the portfolio section, but for now, take a look around! Thanks!

I’m starting to consider taking my art career a different direction. …Okay, not really, but this really happened. Thanks to my new friend John Rippey, who is guest artist’ing at Good Life this week.