Still Gone

No new Recent Photo action to report since frontman Derek started his family (Alex b. 10/30/09, Orla b. 8/23/11). Meanwhile, a few albums' worth of songs still gather dust on the shelf, hopefully aging well. As 2011 draws to a close, Derek would like to draw your attention to a few blasts from his past. One is Stardust - The David Bowie Tribute Band, with whom Derek in the '90's occasionally took the stage as a cellist/vocalist donning vinyl pants and a sparkly shirt. Stardust has a Mutiny gig on Oct 28th, and Derek plans to cheer them on. Another is Peep, who play a Dec. 23rd reunion show at Reggie's, with Derek on bass, to benefit the family of the band's original, dearly-departed bassist Fabian. Will Derek's hands remember the songs some 15 years after his 6 month stint with the band? We'll see! Rounding out the bill will be a handful of bands Fabian managed back in the day, but Derek hopes his old buddy Rich Experience can be squeezed in too. When not too busy with the family man thing, Derek's also been curating a new SoundCloud group devoted to obscure Chicago pop music, or hitting the occasional Chicagoland open mic with some simple bass and vocal sketches. Such is how Recent Photo came to be: Open mic songpeddling. Hopefully, you can commune with Recent Photo in these ways until we again reach out with musics in a proper band-like way. Later!