Skewed and Such mini tour Jan 26-28

Skewed and Such mini tour Jan 26-28

Small tour with Skewed and Such in late January, with shows at UW-Whitewater Jan 26, Augustana College Jan 27, and Western Illinois Jan 28. In between we’ll be working on new material for Pillars of Decay.

Bell Monks concert in Madison

Bell Monks concert in Madison

Audio for the Arts Madison, WI January 9, 2016 8 PM $10 Big Bay CD release show Bell Monks, in a trio formation with Eric Sheffield, guitar/ drums; Jeff Herriott, keys; and bassist Ben Willis, perform an ambient set along…

Grand Valley State commission through NEA

Grand Valley State commission through NEA

I am thrilled to announce the commission of a new chamber work, inspired by the Grand Teton National Park, for the fabulous Grand Valley State New Music Ensemble, to be composed as part of the NEA’s 2016-17 Art Works Imagine…

Bell Monks show Jan 9 and Big Bay EP

Bell Monks show Jan 9 and Big Bay EP

Bell Monks will be performing our first show in Madison in a couple of years to celebrate the release of Big Bay, our 7-track EP that we recorded (mostly) in the UP in Northern Michigan. The EP will be available…

Damn Fine Cast

Damn Fine Cast

I discussed the soundtrack to Bone Tomahawk as a guest on the Damn Fine Cast, a soundtrack-themed podcast out of the UK. You can check out the conversation here. We discussed all sorts of things about my first foray into…

Bell Monks join Wren and Shark

Bell Monks join Wren and Shark

Bell Monks have joined the Wren and Shark Record Collective. The group is run by Brian Cassidy (Okkervil River) and includes some other great musicians. We’re thrilled to be a part of the W&S gang.

Blue Flame Cavalry vinyl release

Blue Flame Cavalry vinyl release

Finally the vinyl version of the 3rd, limited to 444 copies on blue vinyl (through Sweden’s I Hate label)! The word “epic” means many things to many people, and these days, it is often used casually in conversation to mean…