The Right Now

TRN’s still working on getting some new music out into the world, but our drummer @lucasgillan has been posting some little “Drumsongs” for drums and electronic instruments over on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=kd0lzM…

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Send some love and $ to Avreeayl Ra, one of Chicago music's true treasures, and someone who’s been hit especially hard during the pandemic. Pro tip: helping people makes you feel better too! charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/… #chicagojazz #chicagodrummers #drummers #drums #jazzdrums

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TRN still hasn't played a gig or jammed together since the #pandemic hit, but we’re working on making some good stuff happen! Stay tuned (and keep yr eyes peeled)

When Obama awarded John Lewis a Medal of Freedom in 2011, the president said that “Generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of John Lewis will come to mind.” politi.co/3hbevgj

~There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear~ ~There’s a man with a gun over there telling me I got to beware~ ~Stop, hey what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down~ #portland #resist #BlackLivesMatter open.spotify.com/track/5xo40WFX…

We wouldn’t be anything without the amazing music venues in our hometown, which are all in need of some help right now. Check out Situation Chicago's @Bandcamp fundraiser and chip in some $ for good tunes and a great cause situationchicago.bandcamp.com

Gettin’ emotional thinking about our insanely fun Midwest mini-tour exactly a year ago, when we hit up Door County, @BarnSessions (pictured), Taste of Chicago and Dayton. Wish we were out there on the road again seeing you lovely folks. Some day soon (or not so soon :/ )

Hellloooo Twitter — TRN calling out from the lockdown void. What have y’all been listening to get through the groundhog days? Lucas (drummer) here, been listening to lots of Meters and film scores.

Happy 4th, y’all! This Land Was Made for You and Me youtube.com/watch?v=1ifble…

Congrats to all of the inspiring Chicago artists who made the @newcity 45. We’ve all got some listening to do: music.newcity.com/2020/07/02/mus…

RIP Khari Parker, a Chicago drumming legend gone WAY too soon. One of TRN’s favorite road-trippin’ jams is “Give Me the Night” by @GBguitar — check out this just-released live version with Khari on drums youtube.com/watch?v=81hIoE… #chicagomusic #chicagosoul

Some of Chicago’s best dropping beautiful melodies and a deep message about injustice and hope. This is what we need right now 🙏youtu.be/R4GSCPrxJIM

We’re super excited to share our new single with you today — “Made To Move” should get you feeling lifted and dance-y no matter how much #quarantinelife has got ya down. Huge thanks to @misterfinnigan and Sergio Rios for their killer production work!🕺💃 open.spotify.com/album/0w3jWJjv…

Quarantine got you feeling sluggish? We’ve got something to help with that — new single coming FRIDAY (first new tunes in THREE YEARS?!?) It’s a #disco #banger and it should get you up offa that thing and movin’. #madetomove #newmusic #chicagomusic youtu.be/0iEkmGbd9Gc

Hey there friends 👋 It’s been a minute (er... a lot of minutes) since we’ve checked in, but we’ve been staying busy and are pumped to announce the release of our new single on May 1. #madetomove will get you offa that couch (even if you can’t get into a club by then).

RIP Bill Withers 😢 He was a true one-of-kind artist. One of the most beautiful souls to ever make music. His gentle but deep spirit came through in every note. A huge inspiration to TRN from the very beginning. We’ll keep telling your story, Bill m.youtube.com/watch?v=M5RSog…

Tonight! Our first local club show in a hot minute — playing @martyrslive with our pals in the insanely funky Bumpus. Come on out!

Naperville/Western ‘burbs folks! We’re playing Naperville Last Fling (@JCsLastFling) today (Sat 8/31) from 2:00-4:00. Headliners @VerticalHorizon will be bringing out the ‘90s radio jams later on. youtu.be/rZoD8JEFjAE