recent interview w/koonoklast
Andrew Bowman wrote recently to say hello and came up with some questions about Commonwealth and my plans for 2009. Check it out. Thanks Andrew!
http://koonoklast.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/interview-with-brendan-murray/
my favorite band from the 1980’s, forever and ever
I bought the reissue of “Drum” by Hugo Largo on cassette at Peaches Records in Altomonte Springs, FL. I listened to it every day for two years. I have very strong memories of seeing them on a special that VH1 broadcast about Brian Eno, who was responsible for the reissue of “Drum” and later issued “Mettle” on his Opal imprint. This is not that paticular footage, but I really love it nonetheless.
I have no idea why I love this band so much. There’s nothing else really like it. There’s some performance art gestures happening that place it squarely in the time it was made, but I really don’t care.
When I was a kid and playing in a hardcore band and telling everyone how they should really listen to Sonic Youth or fIREHOSE, the truth was I would go home and sit in my room and listen to Hugo Largo. I never told anyone to listen to them. They were “my” band.
tonight we smash
Ouest is playing the Smash Palace festival in Boston tonight. There’s lots of information here:
Tonight’s line up is:
11pm Bill Nace
10pm Moshimoshiiamthedecider
9pm Ouest
8pm Human Hairs
I encourage anyone local to the Boston area to take an evening (or two or three) and check this festival out. I am also Dj’ing the Saturday Matinee. Come by and say hello!
This is my last music performance of the year. I’ve played more shows this year than any other. I have no intention of slowing down next year. I’ll be travelling to places I’ve never played before and am looking into some new (to me) opportunities to develop my work.
The new solo cd should be out at the beginning of the year, with many others planned for the following 18 months.
In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be taking part in the time-honored and somewhat futile task of creating a Top 10 (or so) list of recordings that I liked this year. I’d like to see your list too. Send it along!
b
