This one goes to eleven.
Things took a radical shift, musically speaking, when we recorded Adam Butz and his band, the Wifflers, at Chicago Recording Company yesterday. If anyone over 60 (Mr. & Mrs. Butz, my dad, etc.) is actually reading this blog, this one aint for you.
Their energetic track, A Kind Heart on Rose Street, is everything our Saint Louis recording was not. It’s loud. Fast. Noisy. And electric. Your basic punk rock.
The man behind the curtain
Meet Chris Shepard. This is the guy driving the bus. On top of handling all the technical aspects of the recordings (he actually knows what every one of those buttons are for), Chris has been guiding and coordinating this project from the get go.
In fact, I think it was in this very studio that I arrived five months ago with a sad story and a crazy idea. That I blurted out between sobs. Aside from lending his considerable talent, Chris also donated yesterday’s session. What else can I say? The guy’s a total mensch.
Speaking of talented and generous people, Chicago-based photographer, Heidi Peters, spent the day with us yesterday and made us all look very rock’n'roll.
Heidi will be joining us for our recording session in New York in two week’s time.
Check out the rest of the photos on Flickr. Heidi, you rock.
What an amazing experience. I’m glad The Wifflers could provide some energy and inspiration!
You rocked it Adam. Teresa was lovin’ it. You know it! Hope the van made it back in one piece. Thank the guys for me.
The Wifflers have a sneak preview of the rough cut up on our MySpace page:
“www.myspace.com/thewifflers”