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Sean O Brien
Alternative / Pop Punk / Rock



Kensington, California
United States

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Last Login:  11/11/2009
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Member Since5/7/2006
Band Websitehttp://firstcoldpressbiz.org/
Band MembersBill Davis - Bass guitar and vocals
Jeff Kane - Lead guitar and vocals
Sean O'Brien - Lead vocals and guitar
Matt Shelley - Drums
InfluencesSean O'Brien and His Dirty Hands CD "Goodbye Game" is now on Itunes. Goodbye Game
Sean O'Brien's CD "Seed of Mayhem" now on iTunes. Sean O'Brien - Seed Of Mayhem..


X, Howlin' Wolf, Queens of The Stone Age, The Who, The Velvet Underground, Television, Sleater-Kinney, the Stooges, Mathew Sweet, The Leaving Trains, Superchunk, R.E.M., Denim TV, The Suspects, True West, The Mariettas, The Meantime, The Hangmen, Gun Club, Gang of Four, XTC, The Specials, Elvis Costello, Nick Drake, American Music Club, James Brown, Joni Mitchell, The Dream Syndicate, Kendra Smith, the B-52's, Pylon, Wire, My Bloody Valentine, Tom Verlaine, Lou Reed, The Beatles, Radiohead, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, Karen Dalton, June Tabor, Joni Mitchell, Vasht Bunyan, Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Beth Orton, Tindersticks, The Yardbirds, Hank Williams, Sonic Youth, Suicide, Leadbelly, Bob Dylan, The Shaggs, Larry Williams, Johnny Burnette, Billy Lee Riley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, The Verve, Ry Cooder, Flaco Jimenez, Juanna Molina, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, The Feelies, Smokey Robinson, Booker T. & The MG's, The Only Ones, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, The Smiths, Morrissey, The Skatalites, Alton Ellis, Al Green, The Staple Singers, The Band

Sounds Like

Sean plays the Denim TV song, "Two Flies" - Live in Berlin, Germany. Recorded February 20, 2009.

Live performance of "The Good Fight" - Annie's Social Club - San Francisco

Live video of "7.5" from Mr. T's Bowl - 5/19/07 - Los Angeles


The Dirty Hands play "Amanda Ruth" by Rank & File - from Mr. T's Bowl - 5/19/07 - Los Angeles


Live video of a rare Mariettas reunion (minus Henry) playing Doyle Dean's tune "The Wheel"


Crime Spree by The Mariettas
Directed by Kelly Christensen

Sounds like:

Johnny Cash, Radio Birdman, Rain Parade, Rank & File, Flaming Groovies, Rockpile, Robyn Hitchcock, John Doe

Record LabelFirst Cold Press
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 15 2009 3:00P
Milk Bar San Francisco, California
Jan 23 2010 9:00P
The Hemlock Tavern San Francisco, California

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   About Sean O Brien
Sean O'Brien is the former lead singer of several California-based rock groups going back in time almost twenty-five years. First was MEANTIME, a power pop quartet that eventually mutated into the Davis, CA psychedelic cowboys, TRUE WEST. Next came DENIM TV, whose two albums, Denim TV and Starving Rich, both broke the CMJ Top 100 in college radio airplay upon release, leading to a very successful national tour.

In 1991, Sean moved to Los Angeles, where he collaborated with math professor and former Angry Samoan Gregg Turner on Sante Fe, by The Mistaken for the independent label Triple X. This winsome CD garnered some pleasant press and appeared in the Top 35 radio airplay in Holland upon release. 1999 saw the release of 12 by The Mariettas, a powerful punk-pop quartet which included former members of several legendary LA-area groups; such as The Leaving Trains, Baby Lemonade and Arthur Lee and Love. 12 drew great notices in the US, as well as in the United Kingdom, in music magazines such as Luke and Bucketful of Brains.

Sean returned to his native Bay Area in 2001. He recorded several new songs acoustically and refined the material for Too Personal, the first solo CD of his career. Sean plays guitars throughout, though two guest musicians do appear on the album. Polly Klemmer, of The Mistaken, plays piano on two tracks. Also, on "The Answer is In", Sean is joined on acoustic guitar by his old friend Russ Tolman, solo recording artist and former guitarist of TRUE WEST. In 2006 Sean released Seed of Mayhem, featuring members of all of the above mentioned. That year he formed his permanent group, Sean O'Brien and His Dirty Hands: featuring Jeff Kane on lead guitar, Bill Davis on Bass, and Matt Shelley on drums. The Dirty Hands released their first CD, Goodbye Game, in 2008. The CD got a lot of great press. In 2009, The Drug of Memory was released. This compilation of tracks covers nearly thirty years of recorded work with the following bands: The Meantime, True West, Cottonmouth, The Mariettas and some solo work. The majority of these tracks have never been released. One track, "Smoke Me" features guest artist Chris Cacavas.


   


   


   


   


   


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Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Nov 5 2009 1:17 PM

Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.

If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!

Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!

Christian

Founder of HelpCharity
Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352
E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity
Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Katjalysator

Katjalysator



Nov 1 2009 6:01 PM

Hi,
hope you had a wild Halloween night?
Autumnal greetings from Berlin...
Katja
The Clarences ™

The Clarences ™



Oct 30 2009 8:42 PM

What are you doing doing for Halloween, Sean?
The Clarences ™

The Clarences ™



Oct 25 2009 5:12 PM

Great job last night at Blake's!
KGE, Blakes & APE Rule !!

ScaryGary GaryScary



Oct 24 2009 5:58 PM

KGE & Scubat Presents - Helloweenie part 1

SCUBACAT
SPOOKY FLOWERS
SEAN OBRIEN & HIS DIRTY HANDS

9:00 / 18+ / blakes ON TELEGRAPH

( DONT PARK IN THE 4 STORY PARKING GARAGE AND MAKE SURE YOU BRING AN I.D. )

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True Margrit

True Margrit



Oct 9 2009 6:40 PM




Thanks for the add! The big announcement:

The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J

Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Vern Gosdin - 40 Years of The Voice

Vern Gosdin - 40 Years of The Voice



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The Neat

The Neat



Sep 26 2009 7:56 AM

The Neat on tour!
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Sep 21 2009 4:09 PM

Hey friend remember us we would like to think you because wit out you we couldn't of gotten so far, we started this account 3years ago and we never would expect to go so far wit the band

1 000 000 play on youtube & myspace

50 000 friend

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Evro

Evro



Sep 15 2009 9:48 PM

Sean O Brien and His Dirty Hands we're just stopping in to say, "Hi!" Peace out and have a great day.

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From,
EVRO: Janelle, Chris, Matt, and Brian
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Sep 8 2009 1:41 PM

Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Evro

Evro



Aug 28 2009 1:43 AM

Sean O Brien and His Dirty Hands we were recently featured on the ABC network and we are trying to promote our first full length album self titled EVRO. Check out the video and leave a comment to tell us what you think. Just warning you that the sound on the video isn’t the greatest quality but you can listen to the same songs on our MySpace page. Tell others! Thank you and have a blessed day!

Janelle [vocals]
Matt [guitar]
Brian [bass]
Chris [drums]



Rhythm Festival

Rhythm Festival



Aug 13 2009 1:11 PM

Thanks for being our friend!

..Rhythm Festival 2009
Hope to see you there:
Friday 21st August to Sunday 23rdl
www.rhythmfestival.net

Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Aug 9 2009 6:40 AM

Today I like to invite you to join my blog, http://blog.myspace.com/christianlamitschka , so I can keep you up to date about your favorit country stars.

Please submit artist news, reviews and events to CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , to help your favorit artists to get well known better in Europe. CountryHome Forum is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.CountryHome.de/Interviews , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.

And please help me to support handicapped children. For more information visit http://www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity

Thanks

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
Vern Gosdin - 40 Years of The Voice

Vern Gosdin - 40 Years of The Voice



Aug 6 2009 4:26 PM

Katjalysator

Katjalysator



Aug 1 2009 5:22 PM

Hi, just wanted to wish you a Nice Weekend - I..m off to a BBQ on a balcony!
Cheers,
Katja
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ChRis La Bionda



Jul 30 2009 5:23 AM


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Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka



Jul 8 2009 12:09 PM

CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.countryhome.de , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.

CountryHome Forum have more than 5,000 members. Each news you submit to CountryHome Forum will released to my weekly Newsletter with more than 50,000 readers.

Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.

I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.

I understand that most of you don't speak German and are not able to upload videos because of the language barrier. If you would like me to upload your videos to the German video websites, please let me know.

Thanks

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
Russ Tolman

Russ Tolman



Jul 3 2009 7:30 PM

Paisley guitarslingers TRUE WEST play Down On The Farm Festival, Halden, Norway on August 7 & 8.
Russ Tolman

Russ Tolman



Jul 3 2009 5:49 PM

TRUE WEST plays Down On The Farm Festival, Halden, Norway on August 7 & 8.

alkes-fradkin

alkes-fradkin



Jun 28 2009 8:01 AM

rescued from the eighties!!!

alkes-fradkin, co-authors of

the Plimsouls and goo goo dolls'
"million miles away." With their own
“girls in this town” and “Missing In Action.”

Sunday at Noon (Eastern)
on
ScrubRadio.com

alkes-fradkin

alkes-fradkin



Jun 28 2009 8:00 AM

rescued from the eighties!!!

alkes-fradkin, co-authors of

the Plimsouls and goo goo dolls'
"million miles away." With their own
“girls in this town” and “Missing In Action.”

Sunday at Noon (Eastern)
on
ScrubRadio.com

Katjalysator

Katjalysator



Jun 17 2009 7:08 AM

Hi Sean,
just got your parcel, thanks a lot! Have to listen some more to write more...
in the meantime ... counting the days till 21st of June (Summer!)
Big party all over Berlin
www.fetedelamusique.de/3.0.html
Cheers, Katja
Marisa Yeaman

Marisa Yeaman



Jun 12 2009 7:11 PM

Hi Sean & Pals,
Wow, it's a small world sometimes...I really like your music...great that you heard Johanna's show.. kinda freaky that you are called Dirty Hands as I have a track on my new album called Dirty Hands...whadda they say about 'great minds....
anyway, yeah I hope to come back your way in 2010. Hope to see you then.
Katjalysator

Katjalysator



Apr 29 2009 6:35 PM

hi, just dropped by to say HELLO! Katja
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