Making Home

"...casually conjures rolling, green pastures and lonely, late-night interstates." -John Noyd, Maximum Ink

New solo album available now

Oct 31 2016

Warrior Songs CD Release Party

Hi there,

I will be participating in Jason Moon's Warrior Songs CD Release Party this Saturday. I'll play a short acoustic set, including "Brothers," the song I wrote for Warrior Songs Vol. 1. 


Local Sounds Magazine has written a nice…

Oct 14 2016

Animal Brain

The Big Payback will release our second album, Animal Brain, on November 18!
Animal Brain
  1. Running with the Fire 
  2. I Want to Give (My Love to You) 
  3. Crosstown Traffic 
  4. Romeo Knows 
  5. Power to Let Go 
  6. Animal Brain I 
  7. …

Aug 15 2016

8-15-16

Hi there,

I am very happy to announce that my country/Americana band Driveway Thriftdwellers have released our debut album! It's been a long time coming, and it feels really good to finally get it out into the world.


The album…

Jul 29 2016

7-29-16


New album from BEEFUS!

A heart-wrenching tale of time traveling dictators, meat by-products, alien butt probes, secret FBI operations, and adult undergarments.

It's available in physical form and digitally here. 
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May 10 2016

5-10-16

Hello humans,

I've got a couple quick updates for ya before I run off to the Mason Lounge for Tuesday night jazz. I mentioned before that I've contributed a song to the upcoming Warrior Songs CD. This is a project…
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Apr 1 2016

Happy April!

It's April! Let's get those April Fool's Day high jinx out of the way right off the bat:

I'm moving to Antarctica to start a new band called Doomed Plumage. We play a new style of music called penguin-core. I…
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Feb 17 2016

2-17-16

Hello lads/lassies,

I've been asked about the meaning of my song "EMT/empty" from Human Oscillator, vol. 1, so I thought I'd take some time to explain it.

The title of the song was inspired by a personalized license plate…

Dec 31 2015

Happy New Years!

Hello friends,

I hope all of you are having a warm and happy holiday season! I write this beside the fire in my hometown of Cortez, Colorado. Outside, the snow has been falling off and on (mostly on) for days…
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Dec 17 2015

New (io) EP released today!

Human Oscillator, vol. 1 is a 4-song EP by (io), my side project. The palette is mostly electronic, with tones of ambient, jazz, experimental, and pop coming through occasionally. You can hear it over on the (io) Bandcamp page…

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Nov 28 2015

Human Oscillator, vol. 1

My electronic/progressive project, (io), returns with an EP of all new material! Human Oscillator, vol. 1 will be released digitally on December 18 through Bandcamp.

This EP will contain 20 to 25 minutes of new material…

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Nov 10 2015

Light Our Village in Blue

Hey there,

The Waunakee Tribune ran a story about the piece I composed for World Diabetes Day! Check it out below:
 

Posted on Nov 5, 2015 by Roberta Baumann


Since the 19th Century, musicians have expressed their deepest emotions…

Sep 22 2015

9-22-15


Hello friends,

I hope this message finds you enjoying the waning summer. I feel like September has flown by, and I'm doing my best to appreciate what's left of it. 

I'd like to tell you about some exciting things coming…