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Nothing's scarier than silence in "We're All Going to the World's Fair"
An analysis of a slow-burn, coming-of-age horror that asks the most important spiritual question of our times: “What if the internet's a demon we summon…
Oct 18, 2023
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WATCH: "A Cross on a Gravel Road" (Music Video)
WARNING: Ghosts in the mirror are closer than they appear
Oct 4, 2023
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WATCH: "A Cross on a Gravel Road" (Music Video)
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September 2023
Mike Viola’s “Paul McCarthy” is an open love letter to classic rock
An album review (sorta), but mostly a look at the craft of veteran songwriter/producer operating at the top of his game
Sep 20, 2023
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June 2023
On making peace with "the unsatisfying grunt labor" of writing, according to author Rick Bass
Thoughts on the spirituality of working at your craft, and fighting for what makes you feel free
Jun 21, 2023
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Deep Dive 01: Kill the part of you that cringes
Let he who has not been cringe cast the first ironically detached subtweet
Jun 1, 2023
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May 2023
Introducing Random Patterns: a new and expanded Okay Lakes newsletter
Same great Okay Lakes taste, now with longer lasting flavor
May 24, 2023
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Introducing Random Patterns: a new and expanded Okay Lakes newsletter
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March 2023
WATCH: “Cracks” (Live, Solo) at The Hideout
A stripped-down, live, solo version of "Cracks" from our debut show last August
Mar 3, 2023
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February 2023
OUT NOW: "Redshift", my debut album
A road-trip album to soundtrack back-road drives in the Midwest
Feb 23, 2023
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OUT NOW: "Redshift", my debut album
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NEW SONG: "Redshift" 🔭 OUT NOW
Hear the title track off the album (out next week!)
Feb 17, 2023
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NEW SONG: "Redshift" 🔭 OUT NOW
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January 2023
NEW SONG: "Cracks" ❄️ Out Now
Listen to a simple, windswept tune about the brutal beauty of Chicago winters
Jan 27, 2023
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My debut album "Redshift" comes out 2.23.23
Watch the new album trailer and get the details on the album release show
Jan 19, 2023
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My debut album "Redshift" comes out 2.23.23
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November 2022
LISTEN: "A Cross on a Gravel Road" 🌗 Out Now
An anthem to soundtrack late-night drives on the back roads
Nov 3, 2022
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