Brendan Hogan

-- SOLO DEMO RECORDINGS -- 'Looking Up At Down Again'. 3 chord word play.

'Father'. A song with five words from the Bible.

'What's the Difference'. A cynic's lament. Picked on a National Style O.

'Walking Blues'. Slide guitar blues, a la Muddy Waters. I love my old Stella guitar.

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BIO Brendan Hogan was born out of the deep muck of the River Charles’ banks - literally - in the old wing of Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts circa 1980. He’s fourth generation, somehow, in a city where transience is all but a given; coming from a long line of police officers and butchers, undertakers and nurses.

As a teenager Brendan was an outsider and introvert, preferring the sound and mystery of music to bubble gum and gossip. Being from the Northeast and coming up in a family of type-A personalities, the blues did not come to Brendan so much as he frantically sought it out. In high school, Robert Johnson’s 1930s Columbia recordings were on steady rotation in his bedroom stereo as he slept. Brendan thought it would become a part of him through osmosis, and it did. As most kids discovered Blind Melon, Brendan found Blind Lemon Jefferson. In his tastes, Lead Belly has always precluded Led Zeppelin.

If you’ve ever been stopped dead in your tracks by the sound of a voice or the tone of a guitar you know what it’s like to walk into a room and discover Brendan Hogan. His voice is sweet and melodic with the rasp of an old soul. His guitar playing is infused with the blues and folk traditions that have been Brendan's guide since his teenage years. With irresistible Beatles-esque chord progressions plucked out with the strong thumb of an old Delta blues picker, listeners can’t help but notice.

It’s been said that there are innovators and there are curators. Brendan Hogan manages to be both. Not long after he was old enough to have a beer at a bar, he began hosting and producing 'Blues on WGBH' , imparting a wealth of knowledge to radio listeners, introducing them to old blues classics and forgotten tunes as well as new artists from the Boston area and beyond.

But while the blues is a deep influence, many other muses play a role in Brendan’s own songwriting. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Creative Writing, infusing his lyrical songwriting with the imagery of a poet. And while the heart of the blues is apparent in his sound, his progressions and melodies stem from an appreciation of everything from Lennon to Lemon.

"Brendan Hogan is a Zen warrior for the blues — a talented country style picker, singer, songwriter and performer...." – Ted Drozdowski, The Boston Phoenix.

With residencies at renowned Boston area venues and tour dates on the horizon, Brendan is rapidly making a name for himself as a performer locally and beyond.