dear 90’s Boston

Lots of thoughts recently on why I live here and what music I love is from here.

Here are three older but essential selections.

Wheeeeeeee!

Looks like a nice night out.

(a bit loud, btw)

busy month

Two shows, an installation and an interview.

Boston Thursday Feb 21st The Piano Factory
791 Tremont Street (South End) off of Mass Ave. Piano Factory, Boston, Massachusetts 02118
Cost : $5-$10 Fourth installment of the Coup d’etat series. “DRONE NIGHT” with Bowed Metal Music (Matt Samolis, Peter Warren), Brendan Murray, and Nathan Ahlers opening with solo prepared guitar. Presented by Semata Productions.

Boston Saturday Feb 23rd
Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:00pm
BLASPHEMY AND BENEVOLENCE
381 Congress St, Second Floor
Boston, MA
Asher and Brendan Murray
Hi-Speed Coed
Barn Owl

This is our first duo and I am psyched.

Sound and Video Installation with Richard Garet (not a performance)
Visual Composition for Two
Video by: Richard Garet
Sound by: Richard Garet and Brendan Murray
Digital Video
2005
20:41 Minutes
February 22nd – March 9th
Supreme Trading Gallery
213 N 8th st Williamsburg-Brooklyn,
11211

Essentially an installation version of a live performance Richard and I did in Boston a couple of years back in the form of a projection with audio (hopefully very loud). Much more to come from this collaboration. I probably won’t make it to B’burg to see this, so go check it out and let me know if you do!

And finally, Nick Cain and I had a nice discussion recently that resulted in an article in the March issue of The Wire (with John Butcher on the cover).

Commonwealth will be out in early March.

MUCH more soon.