BB’s Progressive Concept 2LP “Scenes From The Flood” now available In limited BLUE SWIRL VINYL
New EP “Calm Before The Storm” now available digitally at Bandcamp.
BB will soon debut with PFFT, a 70s fusion tribute, in July in Los Angeles. Then he’ll hit the road with Mike Keneally in September. He is currently home recording his fourth solo album. For bookings and remote recording sessions, you can reach Bryan using the CONTACT page.
BB’s new EP “Calm Before The Storm” takes a new sonic look at three songs from the “Thanks In Advance” album –
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BB’s double progressive concept album “Scenes From The Flood” featuring Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan. Mike Keneally, Ray Hearne (Haken), Gene Hoglan (Dethklok) and more – now available in BLUE VINYL in the Shop!
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: I saw Sleepytime Gorilla Museum for the first time live last night, and, just, holy fucking shit. It's funny because I have known about them for well over 10 years, and I think someone forwarded me "The Donkey-Headed Adversary..." before because I know I've heard that song. They did that one as the set closer, along with "Bring Back The Apocalypse" and "Phthisis" from the "Of Natural History" album, along with many others. ![]()
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They were mesmerizing. ![]()
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I honestly cannot remember the last time I went to a show and could not take my eyes and ears off of the live performance for a second. It's hard to keep that kind of magic hypnosis going when you're a touring pro attending a show. And still, I. Could. Not. Look. Away. I heard equal parts Zappa, Crimson, Dillinger, and too many other avant-garde and prog-nerd references to remember. But never for a second did they sound like anything other than them, due at least in part to the unique instruments they were playing (I won't spoil that). ![]()
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The audience also had what I can only imagine was a prime FZ vibe - some folks were clearly there to nerd it up and take in the extremely complex music, while others were there just because it was the freakiest fucking thing in the city that night and that's where those folks go. ![]()
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There are 9 shows left in the run and they're not taking any days off! If they comes anywhere near you, I highly recommend seeing them:![]()
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July 24: Kansas City, MO – recordBar![]()
July 25: Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center![]()
July 26: Chicago, IL – Chop Shop![]()
July 27: Nashville, TN – The Mill at Cannery Hall![]()
July 28: Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle Music Hall![]()
July 29: Atlanta, GA – The Earl![]()
July 30: Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box![]()
July 31: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall![]()
Aug 1: Austin, TX – The Mohawk
TONIGHT AT THE BAKED POTATO: The debut of PffT! We've been practicing all the notes and now it's time to play them, hopefully in the right order! First show tonight is sold out, but late show is still available, and both shows tomorrow night. Plus Alvas Showroom on Sunday! Hope to see some of you fine folks there.
A WARM PLACE: Most of my ideas for original material come when I'm in places like this. Usually around minute 20, an interesting pattern. The noise of the world slowly diminishes to the point where music can appear. Then, sing it into the voice memo. Collect these moments for months, years. Then, start making demos. Sounds woo but it's true for me. 🤷♂️✨
NEXT WEEK: The PffT Fusion Tribute debuts at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles! Really looking forward to jamming this out with Jonathan, Andrew and MK. Also, this is a *lot* of new material for me, and some on fretless which I only infrequently do. Sure to be some exciting moments in the debut shows - come witness the high wire. (Plus special guest Travis Larson!)![]()
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PffT DEBUT SHOWS![]()
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WED JULY 15 - THE BAKED POTATO (two shows) - LA, CA![]()
THURS JULY 16 - THE BAKED POTATO (two shows) - LA, CA![]()
SUN JULY 19 - ALVAS - SAN PEDRO, CA![]()
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Note: The Bornemann Theater show in San Marcos has been moved to later in the year - stay tuned for news about more shows...
NEW BLOOD: Later this month I'll be playing The Baked Potato doing Andrew Synowiec's original fusion material. Andrew's the guitarist for the PffT Fusion tribute thing we're debuting this month (with Mike Keneally and Jonathan Mover), but for those following me who haven't heard of Andrew, look him up - his CV is insane and he's a great player. Julian Ho will be on drums, our first gig together. I saw him playing with Artur Menezes/gtr and Pops Magellan/bass at the Potato and really dug his groove. Excited to play some new stuff with some new cats. 🤘
