The band "Stacey" from Willie Mae Rock Camp with my longtime drum student! 26 Aug 2013 | 09:08 am

Whoa do they sound great! The drummer, Eva, has been taking drum lessons with me since she was in 5th grade. She is now in 8th grade. Natural loose sticking looks effortless here. These girls met thi...

Priests 25 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am

Give me that guitar sound.

New Studio 10 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am

August project - get all the music teaching materials, the Julie Ruin gear, and a baby grand in this space. Only have a few weeks to make this new large music studio look and sound good. And convince ...

Important Quote from Janelle Monae. Telling all girls... 6 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm

"When I started my music career, I was a maid. I used to clean houses. My mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a tras...

Our new song with a lyric video by Brendan Kennedy! 6 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm

Okay, so I love playing this song. I could mess with guitar feedback for hours. And here it created a monster...

Our first video at last!! Spin.com debuts it!! 12 Jul 2013 | 04:13 am

SPIN.COM DEBUTS THE JULIE RUIN VIDEO for "OH COME ON"! CLICK HERE TO VIEW Hard to believe all this work is coming together. Very excited to tour this fall and enhance our textured sound, give a live ...

Bridget Everett! 2 Jul 2013 | 10:06 pm

Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments!! I had the incredible honor of subbing on bass here (for no other than Adam aka Ad Rock, Tender Moment's bassist) at Joe's Pub last week. Hands down one of the ...

The Power of Shy/Introverts 13 Jun 2013 | 12:37 am

And an artist I like, Molly Crabapple.

Tomorrow! With Kim Gordon's Body/Head 12 Jun 2013 | 09:48 pm

Last but not least, the NEW Website! 12 Jun 2013 | 06:26 am

http://www.thejulieruinband.com/wp/ X marks the spot. Putting all kinds of hard work, fear, failures, and successes into one album. Website is made by Aaron Pederson and we couldn't be happier with i...