Busy times here at Trains…still reeling from that Comfest set. Some news:
1. Adrian Jusdanis, the finest fiddle player I’ve ever had the pleasure of performing with, will be focusing on some other fantastic local projects for a while. When Adrian joined back in the summer of 2009, he was unquestionably the greatest thing to happen to Trains yet. Seriously watch out for this kid – one of the brightest futures of any musician I’ve seen in town. It has been truly a treat to play alongside you, Adrian, and I wish you the absolute best. Of course, every time our albums need a fiddle I know exactly who to call.

2. The DewDroppers. Playing their first show as a three-piece at Comfest this year, The DewDroppers are what happens when Andy gets too tired or drunk and wants to sit down and have something pleasant to listen to. The three non-front men of Trains (Joe Gilliland, Counterfeit Madison, Adam Nedrow) are making the most original music I’ve heard come out of Columbus yet this year. Please listen to their music.

3. I did a solo set on Live From Cleveland on the fine WRUW radio station a little while ago. They stuck me in a hallway and I think it sounded pretty good. Feel free to listen if you’re bored at work.

4. My grandparents recently got remarried (met in ’52, married in ’53, raised 8 kids, divorced in ’86, she moved back in in ’88, he proposed again this year) and I was asked to write a song about it. Here’s what that looked like.

5. We’ve been recording the next album for a little over a month (I don’t leave the house for days at a time and my room is a disaster…this is the most stressful time for me in the whole game), and it should be out pretty soon. Let the buzz begin!