Get it.

And if you want to get us on iTunes - just search 'Chords to Live By' - they have us listed under a strange name/letter combo for some reason.

Fuzz Shutdown Dog's House Party

It only took 17 minutes before the local police put an end to the B&E house-party gig on Saturday night. 

It was Dog's Memorial Day cookout somewhere around Kirkwood, and after blazin' through about 5 songs and at around 9pm the flashing lights and a scent of bacon infiltrated the backyard.

After being scolded by the fuzz, Dog quickly informed the band they had to shut it down, NOW!

That was it. Night over. Hour-long setup, 17-minute set. 

But still, we had a good time and the hot dogs were great. Here are a few pics from the night taken by Big Al (Ellen): (You can cruise the full set here) 

Cool Things About Our New Album

Every album's got a story - as does ours.

Here are some quick hits about what happened during the process, who's on it and what you can look forward to once this thing hits for real June 27:

- The album art was done by Tim Marrs. He's a kick-ass designer working in the UK. Check out his stuff. 

- Back-up vocal guest stars include Jason Potter (Left Arm),  Kat Kissick (Midtown Thieves) and Sunyatta Marshall (The Helium Tapes). 

- The studio we recorded at has always been called "Dogbite" - and ironically enough Brendan got bit by the dog during a mix session. 

- Three of the songs on the album are remakes from our old acoustic album. We decided to finally do them the way we always envisioned, with this full band (The Mountain Condors, Pop Rox and Killer Riff). 

- Our engineer, Rick Harmon, recorded it using Vegas. 

- All our photos were taken by Greg Rannells at The Way Out Club in St. Louis. 

- Of course, Carl Saff mastered it. He's money. 

- The guitar amps we used: Fender, old 4x10 Marshall, Big-ass Mesa amp/cab, Music Man, Line 6. 

- The guitars we used: Epiphone/Gibson, Jackson, Gibson

- The keys we used: Yamaha PSR 630

- There are two songs about being a "mess." 

- There is one song about Vegas. 

- The "Thank You" section is enormous. And if you know us, you're probably in there. 

Looking forward to getting this thing into your hands and into your ears. 

'Chords To Live By' Exists

'Chords To Live By' Promo Video

It's a bit shoddy. A tad shaky. But it does the job.

What the Album Looks Like

Tim Marrs designed this for us. Releases June 27 at Deluxe.