by chottomusic | Nov 2, 2023 | News
The GEAR + I are playing Martyrs’ on Chicago November 17. This venue is special to me, probably because I used to work there, I met my wife and art partner Kasey Foster there, and the owners Ray Quinn and Kate Hill are my mentors and benefactors. Maybe the most...
by chottomusic | Oct 30, 2023 | News
Every year, Charlie and Kasey get asked to participate in a very worth cause and all around crazy show, Illumination. Below is a photo by Christopher Andrew, and here is a link to a bunch more. Illumination...
by chottomusic | Oct 25, 2023 | News
I’m hard at work on my full length album, what my brain keeps assuring me will be my first masterpiece. One very fun part is getting a good drummer to come in and smash, and I have the best drummer in the world for that, Matt Walker. Here is him rehearsing for a...
by chottomusic | Jun 18, 2023 | News
the 2023 album “collaborations volume 1” has been out for a few weeks, and i’ve been thrilled to hear people shouting out requests at my recent shows. i’ve also been selling some records online and at shows, very exciting. now i am thrilled to...
by chottomusic | May 16, 2023 | News
after 18 grueling months of work, here is a new full length music video: “what’s that say” featuring leslie beukelman leslie beukelman – vocals thorne brandt – video help kasey foster – choreography matt rezetko – percussion...
by chottomusic | Feb 28, 2023 | News
in march of 2020, when we all found out we were gonna be at home for a while, i hit up a bunch of musicians to see who wanted to collaborate remotely. a lot of them did, so this album is 18 of my favorite projects during that time. currently, you can buy a compact...
