Shaw tells Ultimate Classic Rock: "I'm writing some stuff for what will be more like an Americana solo album. We're also working on some new Styx music - just taking our time with it. We've always been creating a little stuff. We don't really have any plans to release an album, but there's stuff in the works."

They recently played a series of symphonic shows in Nashville where they teamed up again with conductor Liza Grossman. She was involved with the band's One With Everything: Styx And The Contemporary Youth Orchestra in 2006. And they were "mind-blowing" experiences Shaw hopes to repeat.