I’m back in LA after an amazing trip east to Buffalo where I played with my new band of ebbing and flowing misfits, the Gatos Malos at Sportsmens on November 22, and immediately followed that with going into GCR Audio with the amazing Nick Blagona where we recorded 11 songs live off the floor for the Herding Cats record. Horns were recorded on the last day. I then went up to Nick’s place in Hamilton, Ontario and recorded my lead vocals on all but one track for which I still n

We just finished three consecutive twelve hour days recording 11 songs at GCR Audio in Buffalo. The amazing Nick Blagona was at the helm producing and engineering and with the also incredible Justin Rose engineering, running Pro-Tools and generally looking after us. Mary Jane Russell, Nick's wife, was also there much of the time, lending her kindness and radiance and good ideas to the sessions. All the basic tracks for each song (guitars, bass, keys and drums) were recorded l