Making Life Worthwhile has arrived

It’s here! Making Life Worthwhile is out now wherever you listen to music. It’s an album about life, dreams and a lot of things, all through the lens of the memories and random observations that stick with us.

Eternal thanks and heartfelt bear hugs to Cameron Spies for producing, mixing and playing, Literal Gold Records for believing in these songs, and all of you for listening and supporting. It means a ton.

Cast of characters:

• Dan Lurie: words, guitars, singing
• Cameron Spies: synth, bass, drums, guitar
• Vanessa Rehder: singing
• Tyler Verigin: drums

Recorded at Trash Treasury in Portland. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka. Artwork by Natalie Waldref.

You can listen to the album, pre-order vinyl and other fun stuff through this handy link.

Almost therererrrrr

Beyond excited to have a new album to share in 2023. Thank you Cameron Spies for your magical skillz in the studio. We can’t wait for you all to hear what we’ve been brewing.

And so it begins

Great first weekend at Trash Treasury Recording working on my new album, Making Life Worthwhile, with producer/musican Cameron Spies (Night Heron, Radiation City).

Spirit of '98 turns 10

Happy 10th Anniversary to SO98. This was my first solo record (with plenty of help from my friends of course). A fun time machine with songs all about our college days clowning around in Athens, OH. Here’s one of the early promo postcards featuring a shot of a typical morning at Lakeview Apartments, Hayes 801. #collegerock #literally

New video! There's Gold in Them Oceans

Excited to finally share the official music video for the song of a generation, There's Gold in Them Oceans. I shot this footage a couple years ago during a chill birthday weekend on the coast with some dear pals. We had too much butterfly shrimp and never found any gold, but the memories are priceless.

The Cassette Gods have spoken

The Cassette Gods have spoken! Check out their review of Several New Things Under the Sun. Tapes still available, and of course streaming everywhere.

Next show at Turn Turn Turn

Tender reminder that we’re playing this Wednesday at Turn! Turn! Turn! w/ Class M Planets and Idea the Artist. It’s the very definition of a darn good time.

Cassette release party!

The time has finally come to release Several New Things Under the Sun into the wild. Join us Friday, August 31 at No Fun for a night of music, memories and moments. We'll have digital download cards and cassettes(!) for you at the show, and a full Dan Lurie band featuring Daniel Dominic Mancini, Ed Hepp and Wayne Pritzker. Dear pals Nate Wey and Airport are also on the bill! Hope to see you there! More details in this here Facebook invite.

Dan Lurie cassette release w/ Nate Wey and Airport

Friday, August 31, 9pm

No Fun Bar (1709 SE Hawthorne)

Lonesome Creek

The new album, Several New Things Under the Sun, is in the can and slated for a summer release! For a sneak peek, here's an oven-fresh track called Lonesome Creek, up now on the ol’ Bandcamp. Thanks to Vanessa Rehder, Daniel Dominic Mancini and Randall Payton for singin', drummin', pickin' and a grinnin' on this one.

A night to remember

Clock out from work and sprint to the Jade Lounge for an early evening set of original songcraft from your favorite troubadours. Happy to be sharing the stage with Randall Payton of Chez Stadium fame.

Get turnt

Oh hey! Next show is Monday July 24 at Turn Turn Turn with Nervous and the Kid and Ali Ippolito. It will be a night to remember!

Back in the lab

Testing new material on a snowed-in audience at White Eagle Saloon. 1/10/17

Oh, hey there! Curious where I've been? No? Yes? Don't worry Mom, new music is on the way. The set list above offers a sneak peak at some of the song titles you might just see on the next album. I'll leave the rest a mystery for now, but here's a fireside rendition of Smothered and Covered, a tune that's sure to make the cut. Please enjoy, and I'll see you out there.

Postcard Club out today on cassette and digital!

The wait is over! I'm proud to announce the full-length Postcard Club compilation is complete and ready to soar to the top of the Billboard charts. The new album is available both as a free digital download and also the more popular cassette format. You can pick it up right now via Bandcamp...


Postcard Club originally began as a series of digital EPs, each loosely inspired by the images on a stack of vintage postcards. Recording the songs in small batches gave us the chance to experiment with all kinds of styles and sounds, and it turned out to be a really fun and exciting process.

I want to personally thank the dapper and talented Daniel Dominic Mancini for taking on the role of co-producer on this project. You can hear his magical touch in the many atmospheric layers that carry throughout the album. Garrett Burt, Randall Payton, Vanessa Rehder, Jess Abel and Ryan Napolitano also contributed to these songs, and they will be rewarded handsomely once the cassette goes platinum, or whatever it is cassettes do.

Thanks so much for checking out the new jams. Oh, and if you happen to be in or around Portland, the cassette release party is this Friday, January 10 at the Waypost (3120 N. Williams). Randall and Jess will be my humble stage companions, and Nate Wey of Souvenir Driver will open up the festivities. Things should get rolling around 9pm. Hope to see you there!

Beautiful Burbank official video

As we prep for the release of the Postcard Club compilation, here's the first official music video from the set. It's for a lil' tune called Beautiful Burbank. I shot the footage at Tonic Lounge, where my brother-in-law Kurt was tearing it up with his metal band Funeral Age. Sorry for stealing your fans guys, but they looked great on film so I had to. Enjoy!

Stadium and Field House, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

I'm proud to announce the latest addition to our much-ballyhooed Postcard Club EP family. This lil' batch of songs is called Stadium and Field House, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. A long title, I know, but I have no control over these things. The EP is free to download, enjoy and spread around as you please.


Many thanks to Randall Payton, Garrett Burt, Jess Abel, Vanessa Rehder and Daniel Dominic Mancini for pickin' and a grinnin' and a singin' and a drummin' on this one. Look for at least a couple of these characters to pop up again when the full band gets its act together. Until then, thanks for listening, and good yule!

Tunnel Between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich.

Our Postcard Club series continues today with another vine-ripened EP for your listening pleasure. We're calling this one Tunnel Between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich. Check it out, grab the free download and tell all your buddies about the hot new jamz you scored.


Big tip of the cap once again to Daniel Dominic Mancini who played an especially prominent role on this one, providing electro bleeps and bloops that sent us off into previously uncharted waters. Longtime collaborators Jess Abel and Garrett Burt also paid a visit to the Spare Bedroom to throw down some tasteful bass guitar and guit-fiddle. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor. Thanks for listening!

Bird's Eye View of Red Wing, Minn.

Today we're very pleased to announce the arrival of Bird's Eye View of Red Wing, Minn., the second EP in our Postcard Club series. Take a moment to soak it in, then spread the word to your dearest friends and loved ones. Thanks for listening and helping us get this music out into the wide, wacky world.


Another shout out to Daniel Dominic Mancini for once again adding deft percussion and tickling the keys. We were also lucky to score some time in the studio with mysterious bass virtuoso Ryan Napolitano on this one. Thanks fellaz!

Beautiful Downtown Burbank

Welcome to Postcard Club! Our first installment in this EP series is called Beautiful Downtown Burbank. Take a listen, pick up the free download, and share with your pals.


Special thanks to Daniel Dominic Mancini for adding beatz, keys and assorted textures, Garrett Burt for the unhinged guitar solo, and Aaron Semer for handling the mastering duties.

Singsong Vol.1

I'm excited to share this lil' batch of cover tunes I recently recorded in Portland and Cabo San Lucas. It was mainly an excuse to test out the 4-track Vanessa scored for $10 at Goodwill. Plus, it made sense for me to haul archaic recording gear to Mexico because I can only be in the sun for 12 minutes at a time. Anyway, please enjoy!

The Postcard Club

The Postcard Club is a series of EPs I'm working on with the dapper and talented Daniel Dominic Mancini. Each release will feature songs loosely inspired by the images on vintage postcards. We're wrapping up the first installment, "Beautiful Downtown Burbank" and should have that ready for you in February. Drop me a line at danluriemusic@gmail.com if you'd like to subscribe to the series, and I'll happily send you the download link as soon as each EP is available.