In 2003 Bryan took a break from performing to
address personal issues. 2004 marked his return.
Revitalized, with a budget of two hundred and fifteen
dollars he released Alive, a live recording from a set
at Club Passim. With the songs "What if Jesus was
gay?" and "Neurontin", Alive gained some
international attention and Bryan was featured on
Ireland's website and radio show breakfornews.com,
Boston Phoenix.com and WRKO, a talk radio station
in Boston. In 2005 Alive was heard by producer
Hendrik Gideonse XIX of Indecent Music, who
offered to produce Bryan. The two struck a deal and
went into production on Fourteen Stories(2007). 14
Stories has been well received by both critics and fans
and continues to be bought, burnt and passed around
groups of friends looking for something with a little
bit of substance. The album has also been played
extensively on college and local rock radio including
WFNX and WBCN
address personal issues. 2004 marked his return.
Revitalized, with a budget of two hundred and fifteen
dollars he released Alive, a live recording from a set
at Club Passim. With the songs "What if Jesus was
gay?" and "Neurontin", Alive gained some
international attention and Bryan was featured on
Ireland's website and radio show breakfornews.com,
Boston Phoenix.com and WRKO, a talk radio station
in Boston. In 2005 Alive was heard by producer
Hendrik Gideonse XIX of Indecent Music, who
offered to produce Bryan. The two struck a deal and
went into production on Fourteen Stories(2007). 14
Stories has been well received by both critics and fans
and continues to be bought, burnt and passed around
groups of friends looking for something with a little
bit of substance. The album has also been played
extensively on college and local rock radio including
WFNX and WBCN
Bryan was born and raised in Dorchester, a
blue collar, working class neighborhood in
Boston. He was inspired at a young age by the
raw energy and angst of Punk Rock, as well as
the lyrically driven American folk songs of the
early 1960's. His first performances were
street corners, house parties, and subway
stations in Boston's inner city. In 2001 he
burst onto the acoustic music scene of
Cambridge MA. Needing a demo, he recorded
Folk n Roll MoFo in his bedroom, a dark, low fi
record chronicling the world of active heroin
addiction and political/class discontent. He then
hooked up with The Counterfolk Collective
and released a compilation comprised of off
beat acoustic performers from the Boston area,
including Joe Kowan, Sophia
Caciolla(Blitzkrieg Bliss), Mike Epstein(The
Motion Sick), Leesa Coyne, and Jon Sage.
blue collar, working class neighborhood in
Boston. He was inspired at a young age by the
raw energy and angst of Punk Rock, as well as
the lyrically driven American folk songs of the
early 1960's. His first performances were
street corners, house parties, and subway
stations in Boston's inner city. In 2001 he
burst onto the acoustic music scene of
Cambridge MA. Needing a demo, he recorded
Folk n Roll MoFo in his bedroom, a dark, low fi
record chronicling the world of active heroin
addiction and political/class discontent. He then
hooked up with The Counterfolk Collective
and released a compilation comprised of off
beat acoustic performers from the Boston area,
including Joe Kowan, Sophia
Caciolla(Blitzkrieg Bliss), Mike Epstein(The
Motion Sick), Leesa Coyne, and Jon Sage.
