Friday, June 19, 2009

Senior Discount

Senior Discount is a band from Warren, RI that's comprised of four close friends of mine: Chuck Staton, Christian Staton, Alan Sousa and Tom Wells. They've been together since we were in high school and I think they've managed to produce an incredible amount of consistently creative content over the years in the form of music, film, art, performance, writing, etc.

Anyway, Senior Discount recently released a new EP and it's available as a free download on their website, www.seniordiscountmusic.com. It's a pretty strong album that really shows off their range and creativity. The EP features six original tracks, including a bluegrass version of one of their classic songs, as well as a cover of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. It's free. It's fun. What are you waiting for? Just check it out.

In addition to the music, they've also managed to create some fantastic short films over the years (and one feature length), which are also freely available on their website. Me and my disturbingly bad acting make a few appearances. Their most recent video, Mexico City Standoff, really shows off Chuck's increasingly sophisticated touch behind the camera and in the editing room. Nicely done.

Also, Chuck does a weekly podcast called "Agreeing to Disagree" with another friend of ours, Brad Rohrer. You can subscribe to it on iTunes or find it on the Senior Discount website. For a real treat, check out episode 15 to hear me discuss topics ranging from time travel to Dane Cook. It's like having a one-sided, hour and forty minute conversation with Aaron Arcello!

3 comments:

Chuck Staton said...

Arcello, thanks very much for the mention. I'm proud to consider you one of the people I always seek the opinion of, especially when producing new works.
Also - the blog post was well-written, except for one line - "It's like having a one-sided, hour and forty minute conversation with Aaron Arcello!"
You get two points off for redundancy.
Get it?!?!? Every conversation with Arcello is one-sided!!!!!

Brad said...

That video was great! I don't know who the handsome young Mejican is, but he is a future star! What authentic acting!

Aaron Arcello said...

To Chuck: It's nice to hear that you value my opinion.

To Brad: What part of Mexico is that handsome young man from? Judging by his accent, I'd say he's from the Midwest. According to Google Maps, that would be Chihuahua. Nice job.