Writing stories for places like @slate, @washingtonpost and @chicagomag; writing songs for bands like @thefortfrances and @grandammusic.
Chicago, IL
Joined June 2009
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New @thefortfrances single is out in the world today. It's called "This May Be As Far As We Can Go", and you can hear it everywhere on the internet where music plays.
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We have released a new song called Chicago today, which can be found everywhere on the internet even if your IP address is not in Chicago. Also, we are playing in Chicago @hideoutchicago on January 27. #chicago
There is a new @thefortfrances jam in the world today. It's called Young & Dumb, and it is best played loud while getting a sunburn: open.spotify.com/track/2o4Ji…
Thanks to @sundaylongread for including my @ChicagoMag piece this week!
A funny, charming first-person story about a local band whose members inexplicably became famous thousands of kilometers from home. #LastLaugh via @davidmcmillin chicagomag.com/chicago-magaz…
Summertime is almost here, so I wrote about Summertime in Lithuania -- which is also my favorite season is my favorite country.
"Were we being punked? Was the Kremlin financing some crazy bot campaign to target lower-class American bands?"
@davidmcmillin is still surprised that his band was once a runaway success in Lithuania:
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Really loved making this one and there are a ton of very good @GrandAmMusic jams coming this year
“Feel It In Your Bones” just dropped ⚡️ This is the tip of the iceberg for new music this year, much more to come + full album on the way
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This is going to be a super-special evening in New York.
@RockwoodNYC. November 16! My panel discussion with @CountingCrows, @robsheff, @Stephen_Kellogg, live music from @EsMatteo, @davidmcmillin. The “Take a Sad Song” book tour finale! Proceeds from signed books go to @UnderwaterSuns artists! Limited seating. Reserve now! Be there!
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Oh, hello there, this is my favorite song I've ever written.
It is Friday, the day that tens of thousands of new songs are born each week. As you create your soundtrack for the day, we submit our new song A Billion Drums for your listening pleasure. It starts with no drums but there are lots of drums by the end: linktr.ee/fortfrances
This venue is going to be amazing. Go check it out:
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There is a new @thefortfrances single in the world - listen to Nothing Ever Change in America here: open.spotify.com/track/1sYXI…
Thanks to @ChicagoMag for my favorite kind of assignment -- writing about the joys of listening to punk rock music while drinking whiskey @delilahschicago: chicagomag.com/chicago-magaz…
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Over the weekend, I read "Her Country" by @MarissaRMoss. It is fantastic and worth adding to your summer reading list.
This was the hardest story I've ever written, and it's also the best story I've ever written.
"The hospital is filled with angels who work miracles in 12-hour shifts, and you hope you never have to see them again."
A new dad looks back on the harrowing, but hopeful, birth of his son.
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These are the most important 2500 words I've ever written - the story of our son going to the NICU and my wife going to the ICU. Thank you to the miracle workers who made them both okay and thank you to
@ChicagoMag for publishing this: chicagomag.com/chicago-magaz…
Some exciting news from music land: There is a new @GrandAmMusic single spinning on @MLB broadcasts on @espn. This feels like I have finally achieved my dreams of professional baseball, which felt impossible after leading my freshman team in hit by pitches.
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