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About Me

Buy both new records for $25 ppd.

Buy Heels Up - $12 ppd.

Doug McKean returns with two brand new records, Unquiet and Concerto for Second Fiddle. Unquiet sets a series of ghost tales to a musical backdrop that is appropriately cinematic in its scope, covering everything from power pop to bluegrass to spaghetti western. Concerto for Second Fiddle plays as a lean straight-forward rock record with tracks like 'Searchlight' and 'Like Wilkins Micawber' begging to be played with the windows rolled down before the Ohio winter creeps up.
These records follow 2006's Heels Up, which saw McKean moving away from punk and into soul and Stonesy rock territory. A release show is scheduled for October 11th at the Beachland Ballroom, where the band will include members of the Magpies, Jack Fords, and Chris Allen and the Guilty Hearts.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2005
Band Website: dougmckeanandthestuntmen.com
Band Members: Doug McKean - Vocals, guitar
Chris Yohn - Bass
Kevin Yohn - Guitar
Chris Hanna - Organ, piano
Dave McKean - Drums

Influences: I like music, and I won't bore you with a long list. Faces, Stones, Replacements, Otis Redding, and Georgia Satellites would be the short one
Sounds Like: Doug McKean playing rock music with his friends
Type of Label: None

My Blog

RECORD RELEASE

But first, this article from this week's Scene Magazine:http://www.clevescene.com/stories/15/75/double-duty Record release show tomorrow night at the Beachland. Check out the page for a preview or to b...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:39:00 PST

Honors minor and dubious

First, the Free Times named Chris Allen's "Tilt a Whirl" to its Ultimate Cleveland Summer Mixtape alongside tracks by Devo, The O' Jays, and The Mice. It mentions the guitars and the refrain (that's m...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:43:00 PST

State of the Art

Well, the records are mixed. Ryan's mastering it this week and my dear friend Molly Allen is working on the artwork. There will be records soon. I might throw some new tunes up here when the mastering...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PST

A sneak preview of the liner notes while I’m at it

4 more songs to mix. I'll finish when Ryan returns from the land of the Rising Sun. The records should be at the pressing plant by the end of the month. I put a couple more mixes up just so you don't ...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:59:00 PST

Mixing

Unquiet is 7/11 of the way mixed as of today. It'll be done by this weekend. Concerto for Second Fiddle is next. We're not stopping until we're done.New and amazing sounding songs will be up soon.Doug...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:31:00 PST

I’m Back

Just got in from Arkansas, and it was just the kick in the ass I'd been hoping for. Dave, Jimmy, Kevin, and Elmer all did a great job, the Whitewater was packed with friends old and...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:24:00 PST

New Tunes

Matty White tells me I've still got my Christmas stuff up. You can take the boy out of Mansfield...So, I've replaced the Christmas songs with a couple others. I was gonna wait until I had final versio...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:12:00 PST

Concerto for Second Fiddle

Ok, the other record is gonna be called 'Concerto for Second Fiddle'. Some people hate the title, I think it's awesome. I win.1) The Last Time - Some of the Motel Blonde stuff never...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:08:00 PST

Unquiet

Ok, here's what's going on with the recordings. I've gotten some work done the last few days, and every song is close to completion. Here's what these records are going to look like...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:36:00 PST

Arkansas here I come (with new songs in tow)

First off, 2 big Stuntmen shows to announce. Friday and Saturday January 18,19 at the Whitewater Tavern in Little Rock, AR. Many songs and stunts new and old will be performed, as w...
Posted by Doug McKean & the Stuntmen on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:32:00 PST