Dave Brogan - Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Drums
Paul Hoaglin, Ari Gorman - Bass
Colin Hoops - Keys
Garrin Bennfield, Tim Young - Guitars
Scott Rager, Tony Sevener - Drums
All songs written by Dave Brogan
I also play drums with ALO and have played with Jack Johnson, Brett Dennen, Donavon Frankenreiter, G Love, Steve Kimock, Stasis, Mike Stern, The Holmes Brothers, Tea Leaf Green, Reggie Watts, Martin Fierro, Donna Godchaux, Very Special Forces, Evil Farmer, Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb, Jordan Feinstein, Aiko Shimada, Jennifer Terran, Fareed Haque, Scott Ford, Darren Loucas (Juke).
Influences
Curtis Mayfield, George Crumb, church hymns, Jon Hassel, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, NoMeansNo, James Brown, Bob Dylan, The Flaming Lips, The Black Crowes, Fleetwood Mac, Tim Young, Neil Young, Paul Moore, The Band, Gillian Welch, Bakersfield (Merle Haggard, Buck Owens), Ween, U2, Talking Heads, Steely Dan, Grateful Dead, Slayer, Muddy Waters, Jill Scott, Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, Phish, Miles Davis, Charles Ives, Jack Johnson, Jack Dejohnette, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Elton John, Little Feat, Bill Evans, Tim Bluhm, Greg Loaicono, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner, Journey, Van Halen, Prince, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, The Police, The Pretenders, Supertramp, Sly Stone, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Igor Stravinsky.
Sounds Like
A guy from the rural suburbs that learned Okie folk songs from his grandpa and rocked the "quads" in high school drum line, went and got a music degree in college and spent the rest of his life trying to write a good song. Also, see "Influences."
Dave's debut solo album, Thunderbird Sun Transformation, is now available through CD Baby online music store!
Just go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/dbrogan
David Brogan specializes in variety, eclecticism and groove. The music he creates encompasses everything from poppy jam-rock, straight ahead funk to synth drone ensembles. Brogan started learning both piano and percussion at the age of seven. His piano studies took him in the direction of music theory, songwriting and composition, and drum studies at UCSB, where he hooked up with the west-coast jam outfit ALO- pulling triple duty as drummer, songwriter and occasional lead singer. He has recorded two albums with the band, Fly Between Falls, and Roses and Clover, both for Brushfire Records / Universal.
In January of 2008 Brogan headed into the studio to record material he'd been developing over the last few years. Tim Bluhm, lead singer and guitarist of California cult band The Mother Hips, produced and appeared on the record. Ranging from atmospheric acoustic folk to pseudo arena-rock anthems, the songs on the album reflect Brogan's continued dedication to the eclectic. He also plays most of the instruments on the album, which features guest artists Jackie Greene, Paul Hoaglin, Tim Young, bandmate Dan Lebowitz and others. The album, titled Thunderbird / Sun Transformation, is slated for release in mid-October of 2008. Hoaglin and Young will also join Brogan on live dates throughout the rest of the year
Hey, Meltdown Festival Fans!
It's that time of year again, festival season is approaching. So a couple very important things to share with our friends, we moved the date of Meltdown this year a week later, August 14th-16th, 2009, same awesome location at the awe inspiring Darrington Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater! This is an initial line up below with many more bands about to be announced in the coming weeks! Click on the poster image and you can visit our website for more info on the bands and what is to come. Now is the time to mark your calendars and tell your friends about Meltdown Number 9. This is going to be one of the best years yet, but we are dependent upon people like you to spread the word and get your friends out to see what Meltdown is about.
Hi! Got the CD last week, and having been playing it to death in the car. It is amazing and brilliant, I am so hooked. Easy is still my favorite. Broken Record, to me, takes me back to 1970s Spinners. Stony Fields, Pemberton Steps, and T. Mountain are all great, too.
So, yesterday, I gave my friend a copy for Christmas (I ordered 3, knowing it would be great) and played Easy for her in the car (I made her open it right away) and she had tears in her eyes and said she had just spent two hours talking with someone about how she needs to chill out and enjoy her life for what it is.
We both are amazed at you and Zach and Steve and Dan. How did you become so wise and insightful?
A big thank you for sharing the music with us. What a great Christmas present!!
