Hey all,
“Songs From The Armory Volume 2″ is now available for download! Absolutely free for the entire month of February! Just click on the “MUSIC” link above and download away! It features songs written and performed with Tad McKitterick of Sidewalk Driver, Marc Pinansky of Township, Henry Beguiristain of Aloud, and Jason Dunn of The Luxury.
You can still get Volume 1, but now you have to pay for it. That’s what you get for being a waity pants.
Just a friendly reminder that “Songs From The Armory Volume 2″ will be available for download starting on February 1. Here is the very sexy, long-awaited track listing:
1. “Let’s Pretend” with Tad McKitterick of Sidewalk Driver
2. “Natalie” with Marc Pinansky of Township
3. “Younger Man’s Game” with Henry Beguiristain of Aloud
4. “Listen To Me” with Jason Dunn of The Luxury
Don’t forget to click on the “Music” button up above and download “Songs From The Armory Volume 1″ for free. Only 10 more days til you have to pay, bitches!
Courtesy of Bill Brett at the Boston Globe
We had our first full-on Wilburys rehearsal last night now that Naseem from Kingsley Flood (aka Lucky Wilbury aka Bob Dylan) has joined us. The only downside of Naseem being in town is that I get a little less of Mercy James’ Dylan impression during rehearsals. His Jeff Lynne is spot on, though.
We had to pause rehearsal last night for the Boston Globe to come by and take a few photos of us in costume for an upcoming article on the show. I learned a few things:
1. I can spend a half hour spraying my hair black and people don’t even notice. Apparently, it just looks wet.
2. Emeen from Spirit Kid makes a very interesting-looking Tom Petty.
3. These guys are game for a good time this weekend. It’s going to be a fun show.
So I don’t want you to get shut out. The last time we had a show with a big Boston Globe article, dozens of people got turned away at the door. Don’t let yourself be one of those people. Head to The Cover-Up website and get yourself advance tickets for either Friday or Saturday night. Or both? Hmmmmm?
Songwriting session #4 was with my old pal Jason Dunn of The Luxury.
True story - Jason actually knit this vest
Since Jason and I have made two records together (available for easy and convenient download here and here), there wasn’t much of a feeling-out process. We hammered out a catchy, cheeky pop song entitled “Listen To Me” in about 55 minutes. A few days after the sprint writing session, Jason and I chatted wif each others on this thar computer box:
Brendan: What do you think of the song we wrote?
Jason: I think it’s good, but considering the time we wrote and recorded it in, it’s probably the best song ever written. If you self-impose limitations straight out of the gate, it’s a lot easier to pull the “genius card.”
Brendan: If we judge it per minutes spent, I’d say we certainly we are in the top five of all time. Rumor has it that Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” while getting a handjob and he was a famously premature ejaculator. True story.
Jason: I met him. And he is.
Brendan: I have to say I wasn’t surprised that we worked together so quickly because of all the time we have spent making music together. Did anything about the process surprise you?
Jason: Not really. I pretty much figured one of us would spout something that the other could misinterpret as a catch phrase, and then off we’d go. And I also figured I’d wind up writing the bridge, and when I was struggling to write a verse and you were already calling the song finished and moving on to the rest of the record, that didn’t really surprise me either. Hey shouldn’t we be talking in txt spk? lol ur songwritr
Brendan: OMGIASHWMBES! (That means “Oh my God I am so happy with my breast enhancement surgery!”)
Jason: LOLGASM 2.0 (Mine means “lolgasm 2.0″ except louder.)
Brendan: So how do you usually approach collaborative songwriting? Did it differ at all with me?
Jason: Well, in my band usually someone comes up with a song that they think is totally finished (it’s not), or they come up with a part that they’re absolutely married to, and then we just argue until we scrap the song. So it was different from that. With you I wasn’t going to sit there all night and bitch about things, I was going to spend a couple hours between sex with my girlfriend and then getting my drink on and just crank out something fun. Also, I know you’re a fellow wordsmith and share a similarly twisted sense of humor, so something like this was remarkably easy, despite being insanely catchy and brilliant. There’s something to be said for using 95% open chords and singing the first thing that comes to mind.
Brendan: Agreed. If you spend more than two hours on a song, you’re just being a dick.
Jason: Yeah. Wait. No, screw it, you’re pretty much right.
Brendan: So this is your first solo show in a while, right?
Jason: I’ve only played a handful ever.
Brendan: You excited? Nervous? Gassy? Gassy? Is it gas, Marge? Gas?
Jason: Normally I require three or four other guys and a whole shit ton of decibels to drown out the rising sound of my own self-loathing so I usually stick to full band shows. You’re on some kind of drug that makes it easier, right?
Brendan: No, I just have no consideration for my bandmates’ busy schedules so I book shows without consulting them. Sometimes, I’m the only one that’s free, so bam! Instant solo show. This is also probably why I have a different lineup every show. I should change the name from Brendan Boogie and the Best Intentions to Brendan Boogie and Whoever Shows Up. Speaking of which, you’ve been an honorary Best Intention on a few occasions. Whats it like playing under my tyranny?
Jason: I don’t really pay attention. I hope that doesn’t mess with your ego too much. Or at least I hope the drugs help you coast through it. But yeah, I generally just hope I remember the chords and try to out-sing you.
Brendan: Not a hard feat. So other than our masterpiece, what do you have planned for your set?
Jason: Planned?
Brendan: Yes, sometimes people plan things.
Jason: Whoa. I’ll play guitar and sing, mostly. I don’t know, I have a whole psuedo-illustrious career behind me so I might grab bits and pieces from it. Maybe play a couple would-be-The-Luxury-songs that got scrapped ‘cuz Pez didn’t like them. Mostly material from my upcoming solo album.
Brendan: Are you really doing a solo album? Why is this the first I’ve heard of this? It’s like… I don’t even know you anymore, man.
Always one to take it to that next level, Jason even recorded our song at his home studio. So we present to you a preview of Thursday night’s show (don’t worry – it’s safe to click):
Night #2 of the Brendan Boogie Residency with Jason Dunn and Magen Tracy is this Thursday at the Somerville Armory. $7 all ages, doors at 8pm.
In all the hubbub (or is it hub-hub? huhb-bub?) about the Songwriter Residency at the Somerville Armory, I feel like I’m neglecting my sweet baby Cover-Up. And oh, what a crime that would be. Because we’ve got a doozy of a humdinger coming up in a few weeks.
May 15. Fleetwood Mac. Bam. What what?
Check out this line-up: Old Jack, St. Helena, This Blue Heaven and Tony Goddess’ Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society performing the album “Tusk” in its entirety. Special guest appearances by Jim Boggia, Jason Dunn and Glenn French (Jason’s dad).
Don’t let the fact that I’m doing a residency this month consume your entire life. There’s more than enough love to go around. Lizard Lounge on Mass Ave in Cambridge 5/15 8.30 doors $10 adv/$12 door 21+
You may be wondering what’s with the slow April in Boogieland. When are the gigs, Brendo? We’re tripping all over ourselves to see your music again, goddamn it! Our lives are empty without you!
Rest easy, honkies. Here’s the big announcement for which you’ve been waiting: I’ll be playing every Thursday in May at the Somerville Armory. What’s more – check out the great lineups I have uh… lined up:
