It looks like you can add Springfield legendary solo project Nighthawk to the list of acts who have been recording in South Town Studio right behind Black Sheep. Brandon Carnes and Brian Galecki are teaming up on a project to record Nighthawk’s hit song “Lesbian Dragon” in full-band form. Brian Galecki had this to say:

My Christmas present to everyone this year is paying Brandon his normal rate to record a full-band, full-awesome version of Nighthawk’s hit single, “Lesbian Dragon.” We are part of the way through this project and realize that we really need a music video to go along with this recording. Hopefully we can pull that off before Christmas, and the gift of Nighthawk can be shared with the world.

Currently part of the music video is being planned to be shot during the show at Black Sheep on December 6th featuring Dan Vapid & The Cheats, Looming, and a few other bands. If anyone is interested in being in the Nighthawk music video, come out to that show. Here is what Nighthawk had to say about the project:

I am triple threat. I can’t think play and sing at the same time. I do not just make music, I own music. Just give me an instrument. I will do it. Happy holidays from your pals at nightHawk! I’m gonna take a shower and dye my arm pit hair today.

Last week we mentioned how The Science Of had plans for their EP in 2014 and now there is another band in the Springfield area that has recorded for 2014 as well. Full Chroma spent a day in November with Camron Yates at Waterfront Recording Studios to put together a four track demo.

“We intended to use our finished product as an advertisement for future gigs. The four particular tracks we’ve recorded have a diversity among them. I believe that they showcase our versatility in different styles of music and help to create a well-rounded EP,” Chris Nichelson, drummer, said.

Having only formed in 2013 this was a big step for the new band. They felt it was time to step away from Garageband and do some serious recording. But with that new level of professionalism came a learning curve.

“If I learned anything its that patience is 100 percent required,” Ben Gorden, bassist, said. “We wanted to learn about the process of recording as much as we could. I learned that 80 percent of the work is using computers.”

Patience seemed to be the biggest gain from the recording.

“It’s been a fun process but slightly stressful at times. The most frustrating part of it was having to record a certain part over and over again because I just couldn’t get it right. Pretty much just making sure everything was solid. There were definitely obstacles. Since none of us had had any studio experience it was very new to us,” Matt LaMarca, vocalist and keyboardist, said.

Naturally the band was happy with being able to get their stuff together in a studio.

“You never know how you actually sound until you hear a recording of yourself playing,” Josh Peters, guitarist, said. “The first thing that I noticed was that my guitar sounded completely different on the recording, if I had my amp on a setting that I thought sounded good, it might not have sounded all that great on the recording.”

Anytime they ran into trouble in their process though they all joked that Ben would be the one to leave to band.

“We have a recurring joke in the band, we always just volunteer Ben to quit. If something goes wrong it’s always, “Sorry guys, Ben quits!” Or “well I guess Ben quits!”. We just like to poke fun at Ben,” Josh said.

Luckily for Ben the band is pretty sure of their sound and who they are.

“When I work on a song I want all that passion that I feel to be portrayed into the song, and I know that all of my other band mates do the same. I mainly just think that it is that passion that sets us apart,” Josh said.

If you want to hear what they guys recorded check the Black Sheep Shows page or the band’s facebook to see when they are playing and possibly anding out their EP.

So what is the science of creating a strong first EP? An EP strong enough to carry a band through a year while gaining followers and solidifying their identify? The Science Of recorded their first EP back in January of 2012 and since then have played throughout Springfield and even graced the Black Sheep stage. But getting that first EP together was a big step for the band.

“The recording process was very intense and a lot of hard work. We initially booked a three day weekend at Waterfront. After we finished up that Sunday night we knew we would have to come back. You really test your skills in the studio and I think that shows in our EP. When it came to recording the EP we went with the songs we felt were the strongest and tightest,” Justin Hagerman, drummer and vocalist, said.

Experimenting for the first time came with a few difficulties for the band.

“The biggest obstacle was that none of us had recorded professionally as musicians and that made certain parts of the recording process very stressful, but it pushed us to become better musicians and I think we needed that kick in the ass to get going,” Josh Hagerman, bassist and vocalist, said.

With that push came “Which is What I Am”. By handing out free copies at shows in the Springfield area the band actively started to create a buzz about who they were. It was definitely a success after playing at the , Black Sheep and the Whirlwind Bar tour in just the past month.

“[We] pretty much solidif[ied] our identity since these were songs written over the course of several years of us being a band and some written before. I just see this EP as more of a starting point for us. Not to go somewhere but to get us going,” Tony Rose, guitarist and vocalist, said.

The work done on “Which is What I Am” helped in their next recording experiments.

“With working towards new material for the next EP we are going try to take more of group effort at writing; setting aside specific times for writing and creating these new songs. For what we’ll be putting on the next EP I think we will continue the dynamic of Josh and Tony both taking turns with leading vocals and guitars on different songs. I’d say at this point we have one song for sure that we will be putting into the 2014 release,”Justin said.

With slightly modified formulas, The Science Of hypothesizes they will have a great 2014.

“We are hoping to get to do some recording in 2014 and also put together a small tour if possible. A goal of 50 shows this year is what I’d like to see,” Justin said.

To check out what they have been playing this past year check out their facebook.

For those of you who didn’t know, Springfield band Park has been recording some new material! Recently, they’ve been in the studio working on a three song EP. They’re fresh and ready to go– they haven’t recorded anything since 2006, and their new jams are going to be rad to listen to. The band has continued to post recording updates from their facebook page. To check out their updates, visit their facebook page and keep your eyes peeled for the final product! Check out some more photos from Park’s recording process below.

Park currently does not have any Springfield shows lined up, but they will be playing in Chicago at Reggie’s on November 30th.