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.

Tabletop Recording Studio

So the idea here was to build a recording studio I could place in a small carry-on suitcase for my upcoming trip to Mexico. I needed to eliminate stuff like mic stands, excessive cables, large clunky gear, processors, and anything that’s typically spread all over my house when I’m recording. Of course I could plug straight into a laptop or ipad, but sadly neither of those devices fulfills my self-imposed legal obligation to record solely on audio cassette. Thankfully, with the help of a local Goodwill and my pals at SuperDigital, I’ve successfully assembled a new Frankenstein setup I like to call The Tabletop Recording Studio.

The gear:

• Tascam Porta 02 4-track cassette recorder ($10 at Goodwill!)
• Nady RSM-2 ribbon mic (found used at SuperDigital)
• Cloudlifter CL-1 (ordered online from a guy who knows a guy)
• Tascam iXZ adapter (another gadget from SuperDigital)
• ipad (the Apple Store)

With this setup, the only thing I have to plug in is the 4-track. I’m running the ribbon mic into the Cloudlifter to boost the signal. The Cloudlifter’s going into this newfangled Tascam adapter that allows me to send the signal into and back out of the ipad which I’m using for processing and effects. From there the sound travels into the 4-track where it’s captured on tape.

For a trial run I decided to record one of my favorite Daniel Johnston songs. You can give it a listen here…


This Tascam doesn’t have the DBX noise reduction that my 488 has, so it’s about as lo-fi sounding as you can get, but that’s part of the fun.

Good times!