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March 2013 : Bobbies + CRC

Working on some new material with Bobby Gallivan (Like Pioneers, Bound Stems) to be recorded by Bobby Burg (Love of Everything, Joan of Arc) next month.  Looking forward to a fresh approach to Gallivan's songwriting.  More on this soon...maybe even a band name.  We're hoping to play some shows for you by summer!

This month the band Great Divide is celebrating their latest release that I co-produced.  I joined them at CRC to jam in Studio 4.  Here's a cover of Don't Do It.  I'll also be sitting in on their CD release show at Subtarranean on March 23rd.





Feb 2013 : New Production

I'm well underway on producing the new Paper Arrows record.  I changed things up for Joe by taking him out to Rockford to work with Daniel McMahon and Miles Nielsen at The Midwest Sound.  We'll have some sounds to share soon enough.






Jan 2013 : Sandra Bernhard & the Flawless Zircons

I had the opportunity to play drums with Sandra Bernhard for her Chicago run at the City Winery in early January.  Two great shows with Matt Nelson (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) and Zac Taylor filling out the band. It was inspiring to work with a veteran entertainer and such a talented band.  Sandra's attitude and cabaret-style free-for-all made for an unforgetable weekend of shows.




Dec 2012 : New Releases and Upcoming Shows

2012 was a great year for new collaborations in the studio.  I co-produced new records by Daniel and the Lion and Great Divide with my partner in crime Dan McMahon and had my hand in a half dozen other projects.  Some of these will be released in 2013 including a great full-length record by Chicago Farmer.  I also played on the soundtrack for the 2012 Oscar award winning documentary Undefeated and started playing keys and organ in a reggae band.  Seriously.

Daniel and the Lion - Death Head
Emily Hurd - Long Lost Ghosts
Paper Arrows - Days of Getting By
The New Folk - Sea Fever
Chicago Farmer - Backenforth, IL
Great Divide - LP
Sarah Pray - A May Morning
Kings In Waiting - EP
Thunder and Snow - Solve
Blood Red Boots - EP


Happy New Year!!



Sept 2012 : Death Head

            

Welcome to the completion of Daniel and the Lion's Death Head.  Released separately, side A and B are now both available...listen at http://datlband.bandcamp.com/.  I had the pleasure of working with Jimmie and Daniel on another project and co-existing with Daniel James McMahon behind the controls, pushing buttons, making decisions, and ultimately making the music.  Brought to you by the Midwest Sound and Rockford, IL.



Sept 2012 : Days of Getting By - Paper Arrows

Paper Arrows fourth release comes out Sept 25 on Slothtrop Music.  Days of Getting By was co-produced by the band and features Joe Goodkin's compositions destroyed, rebuilt, and rearranged by Luke Schmitt (AM Taxi), Jay Marino (AM Taxi), and myself.  Read more here.
Darren Garvey is a multi-instrumentalist.


Darren Garvey is a multi-instrumentalist and cross-pollinator in the Midwest music scene; breaking new ground with seemingly unrelated projects as producer, composer, and performer.

Since 1998 he has performed and toured as a drummer and percussionist.  As a recording artist, he appears on dozens of releases and movie soundtracks.

In 2010 Darren released his debut  solo record Under A Common Ceiling.

L'Altra - Telepathic (2011)Cameron McGill & What Army - Is A Beast (2011)Darren Garvey - Under A Common Ceiling (2010)Paper Arrows - In The Morning (2010)Buddy Nuisance - bn EP (2006)Andreas Kapsalis Trio - Original Scores (2008)davemillergroup - All The Fixins (2003)Cameron McGill & What Army - Two Hits and A Miss (2009)
Andreas Kapsalis Trio - s/t (2004)Buddy Nuisance - Messy Lives of All Shapes and Sizes (2010)Algernon - Charlie Changed His Mind (2004)Cameron McGill & What Army - Warm Songs for Cold Shoulders (2009)Mike Maimone - Open Mic Nights, Empty Bolttle Mornings (2008)Lindsay Anderson - If (2007)Black Gold (2006)W.W. Lowman - Plain Songs (2007)
Paper Arrows - Things We Would Rather Lose (2009)Ernie Hendrickson - Down The Road (2007)Cameron McGill & What Army - Deserters (2010)Acoustic Chicago (2007)Foie Pas (2007)Chuck Cheesman - Campfire (2006)Michael Heaton - Learning Curve (2000)Like Pioneers - Piecemeal (2010)
Jackson Rohm - Red Light Fever (2004)Buddy Nuisance - s/t (2004)Bosco & Jorge - Tight Ship EP (2004)Paper Arrows - Look Alive (2007)Cameron McGill & What Army - Madeline Every Girl (2010)Weber Band - s/t EP (2006)Twinray - The Train You're On (2010)Minnesota Beatles Project - Vol 2 (2010)
Cealed Kasket - Penetration (2007)Holiday Music - Tacoma Elf Storage (2010)Modofac - Wind Will Fill the Sails (2007)Cameron McGill & What Army - Daytrotter (2010)Jen Porter - Closer To The Surface (2009)Modofac - They Have to Be Watching You (2008)Weber Band - Sidewalks (2010)Halfway Jane - Letters Lost (2006)
Pig Business (2009)Steven Dvorak - Tight Ship EP (2006)L'Altra - Winter Loves Summer Sun (2010)Life With Principle - Thoreau's Voice In Our Time (2007)Mulberry Street (2006)Mexican Sunrise (2007)Luke Schmitt - This Should Have Been Released Ten Years Ago (2011)Francesca Esme - Three Days That Come Too Slow (2011)John Londay - Too Young To Die (2011)
Like Pioneers - English Garden EP (2010)Undefeated - Documentary (2012)Francis Goes Solo (2011)Emily Hurd - Long Lost Ghosts (2012)Daniel and the Lion - Sweet Teeth (2011)Miles Nielsen - Presents The Rusted Hearts (2011)Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts - Daytrotter Session (2012)
Paper Arrows - Love Goes On (2012)Great Divide - LP (2012)Paper Arrows (2012)Daniel and the Lion - Death Head (2012)New Folk - Sea Change (2012)Sarah Pray - May Morning (2012)Paper Arrows - Days of Getting By (2012)Chicago Farmer - Backenforth, IL (2013)

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  • Algernon - Ping Jupiter
  • Andreas Kapsalis Trio - Doppelganger
  • Andreas Kapsalis Trio - Strangers To Fellini
  • Andreas Kapsalis Trio - Wave
  • Buddy Nuisance - Fly In A Jar
  • Buddy Nuisance - Taller, Wiser
  • Buddy Nuisance - Winter Is For Happy People
  • Cameron McGill & What Army - Dark Times, Dark Times
  • Cameron McGill & What Army - Ghost Of New York
  • Cameron McGill & What Army - Houdini
  • Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons - Fixing A Hole
  • Daniel and the Lion - The Chase
  • Ernie Hendrickson - Bad Mixed Up Woman
  • L'Altra - Nothing Can Tear It Apart
  • L'Altra - Winter Loves Summer Sun
  • Like Pioneers - Exit Row
  • Mike Maimone - Not Waitin' Around
  • Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts - Cold War
  • Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts - Dear Kentucky (You're Killing Me)
  • Paper Arrows - Come Home
  • Paper Arrows - Things We Would Rather Lose
  • W.W. Lowman - Batie



Garvey is best known as the versatile drummer and percussionist in a slew of Midwestern bands.  He has recorded and/or performed with:

Algernon
Andreas Kapsalis Trio
Bosco & Jorge
Buddy Nuisance
Cameron McGill & What Army
Cealed Kasket
Chicago Farmer
Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons
Daniel and the Lion
Danny Burns & The Defectors
Dave Miller Group
Elephant Revival
Emily Hurd
Ernie Hendrickson
The Futz Band
Great Divide
Howard Levy
Kings In Waiting
L'Altra
Like Pioneers
Lindsay Anderson
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's
Matt Hopper
Michael Heaton
Mike Maimone
Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts
Mos Scocious
Noam Pikelny
Paper Arrows
Ralph's Kind
RootHub
Sandra Bernhard
Sarah Pray
Sugar Blue
Todd Kessler and The New Folk
W.W. Lowman
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