Over the last few weeks Matty B and I have been working on a Remix of Radiohead’s Reckoner.  Have a listen to our work, give us a vote, or best of all, share it with somebody if you like what you hear.

The last few days I’ve been in South Carolina on vacation with the band–a retreat of sorts. We took the time to get some sun, golf, eat a lot, drink 100 beers, write, and record.
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Between working on our original material, we decided to record a version of the Aimee Mann song, “Just Like [...]

Don’t get me wrong, I hate hate Coldplay as much as the next guy. Nevertheless, I think their new single, “Violet Hill” is pretty sick.
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There’s a good chance I’m more into the production than the actual song. So be it. Brian Eno is the man. The mix is complex and [...]

I never cared for Monday nights until I joined a competitive Skee-ball league. Now, they’re all I can think about.

On February 11th I rolled my first match. 10 weeks, 360 quarters, and Jesus knows how many beers later I’ve become a full-on Skeeball enthusiast complete with a custom team slap-bracelet. Check out the above [...]

Hey Friends,
Tomorrow night (4/26) at 10pm, the band is playing at The Bitter End on Bleecker and Thompson.
Our latest song, “The Man You Made,” is polished up and sounding great. There’s an acoustic version up on our myspace if you want to take a sneak peek.
Hope to see you there!

Really proud of this one. We were able to put a lot of disparate elements of our sound under the same roof. It’s got our edge, it’s pretty, weird vocal melodies, it rocks out, and to top it off it has far and away the catchiest hook we’ve written.
Ten years in the making, [...]

In July of 2007 my band, Character Nine, released our debut EP, The Sound. We think it’s awesome, but you should decide for yourself…

It’s available for $5.99 (plus shpping) through the totally safe and secure Google Checkout. The album contains six tracks of tight, polished, and interesting music. [...]

Hey, Everyone!
We’re playing again. Here’s the info:
Saturday, December 29th @ 10pm The Bitter End
147 Bleecker St. (bet. Thompson and LaGuardia)
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For anyone who hasn’t been there, The Bitter End is a cozy little venue that sees some of the best music in the city. It’s an honor for us to play there, no less [...]

Here’s a little bit on “Enemy,” the moody opener to my band’s new EP, The Sound.
Click to listen while you read on.
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We debuted it at The Continental club in December of 2005, and like most all of our first-time-evers it was miserable. With some polish it became, and remains, one of my personal favorites.
Lyrically, [...]

This is an email I wrote to my good friend Charles a few months ago. He asked me casually to hook him up with some new music and it turned into this monstrosity. I think it says a lot more about me than it does the music.
Chester - last night went [...]