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History - After a brief courtship by major labels, Casey Meehan moved from New Orleans to Chicago to release Violet (under his own name) on the Tense Forms label in 2003.
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His new project is called Jitney and he is releasing an album titled “86-300” under this moniker on January 26, 2009.
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The Writing Process - These songs were written while driving a taxi in Chicago. Meehan drove the night shift for two years to finance the record. The name of the album, 86-300, refers to Meehan’s Chauffeur’s license. He is the 86,300th cab driver to be licensed in Cook County; the Jitney moniker is also taken from taxicab terminology.
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Other than the late-night, cityscape imagery of streetlights, gasoline and drifters, this album explores the element of chance. There were many setbacks for this musician in recent years, including nearly loosing his leg necessitating many difficult months of recovery. This material explores dealing with forces beyond ones control; the song “Fin” may be interpreted as a brief commentary on the struggling music industry.
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The Recording Process - This album was recorded at Jay Bennett’s Pieholden Suite Sound on the same equipment used for Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
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This record, produced by Meehan’s long time friend Matt DeWine, was one of the first albums recorded at the studio after its transplant from Chicago’s West side to downstate Illinois. Meehan helped with the construction of this studio. Additional recording was done by Kris Poulin at Chicago’s Electrical Studios and Semaphore. The final recording session was held at Pieholden Suite Sound Thanksgiving Day 2008.
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Accompanied by some of the finest, albeit under appreciated, drummers in the United States, Jim Duffy (Love Story in Blood Red), Kaanan Tupper (Jeremy Egnik), Mark Benson (Lying In States), Casey played all other instruments except, bass on Fin (supplied by Dave Vandervelde) and bass on Butterfly Knife (by Nick Meirs).
The Album Launch - This album will be available for free download on RockProper.com, January 26th 2009. Rock Proper is an online music distributor that Meehan founded in 2008. This website is built to take the place of the traditional record label and deliver music made with integrity directly to listeners around the world.
i;m moving in slow motion as usual but i got some footholds into it. i'll send you any work in progress asap. it'll always look alot different after transfered and printed.
Everytime I get too close to my Blueberry mic I can still smell the whiskey from those sessions, you nightcrawling, yea tho may walking via decepting, obliged holes in the wall bad ass motherfucker.
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