READY OR NOT was cut at Atomic Sound, Brooklyn, NY, during a winter weekend when a mammoth snowstorm shut down New York City. Produced by Steve Conte Michael Monroe, New York Dolls, Willy DeVille, Company of Wolves, the album features Dennis Gruenling on his world renowned Badass Harmonica and all vocals, longtime touring partners from Doug Deming the Jewel Tones Doug Deming on guitar and Andrew Gohman on Upright and Fender bass plus drummer Mike Bram Gruenling's Jump Time band, Dave Gross, Jason Mraz, Doug Sasfai on tenor sax, and Dave Keyes on piano.