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Bryan Dunn

I want a Jesus with a Kung Fu grip.

About Me



After starting out in Austin in a popular folk pop band, Bryan Dunn moved to New York and formed a rock band called Simple Thing that almost went somewhere but didn't. He then spent some time playing sideman for a couple of other local folks while working on his first solo CD, "Static & Scripture". in 2006 he finished second out of 500 or so songwriters in the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition with one of the songs from that record, released an EP which sold out its limited run, and became a minor celebrity in Delaware. He's just finished recording some new songs and will hopefully release a new CD before the end of the year.

All Photos - Emily Rawlings

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/1/2005
Band Website: bryandunnmusic.com
Band Members: Bryan Dunn - vocals and guitars
also

The Convenients

Depending on who's available

Emily Helming - bass, cello, vocals
Jim McNamara - bass
Andy Mac - drums, keys, warbling
Matt Goff - drums
David Cerequas - guitars, bells, whistles, etc.
(see Reminders of You )
Jeremy Goldsmith - guitars.
Drew McKeon - drums.
Brik Mason - MC
Ryan Vaughn - drums & percussion
Misty Boyce - piano
Jennie Muoio - vocals
Su Walenta - percussion

Influences: 60s British Invasion stuff, especially the Beatles

A lot of Austin folks, esp. David Garza, Johnny Goudie, and Guy Forsyth

My friends, some of whom you see to your right.
Sounds Like: The Beatles spend 5 years in Austin.
Record Label: I made it myself!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

You got your chocolate in my peanut butter

I started watching the new Battlestar Galactica TV show after a friend of mine loaned me the first season on DVD.  My Asian twin brother, Sung (same day, same year), was an elementary school...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:49:00 PST

Indie Sounds NY

For those of you who don't know, Pete Harris runs both a great internet radio station (Harris Radio) and a 'zine and website that focuses on the NYC music scene called "Indie Sounds NY".  Ev...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:50:00 PST

Hey Hey, My My

I went to see the Raconteurs this weekend.  It's taken me a while to come around on Jack White; I was sort of opposed to the White Stripes initially because of the hype, despite the fact that I l...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:35:00 PST

The One-liners

Well, it looks like I've finally gotten around to taking my hiatus and finishing the record.  We start mixing next week, which means I'm listening to a lot of the same songs over and over.  ...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:59:00 PST

Other People’s Websites

I just had to renew the domain name for my regular website, www.bryandunnmusic.com.  I haven't been good about keeping it up to date with shows, links, fun and exciting things, whatever; I'm a lo...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:32:00 PST

Say Baby

I used to hate the word "baby". At least, I hated it in songs.  It seemed trite, overused, and cliche, even though it seemed like all the writers I like used it occasionally.  I resisted usi...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Fri, 23 May 2008 09:42:00 PST

Dancing About Architecture

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." - unknown (but occasionally attributed to Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson, and others) I just finished "Bowie in Berlin", a book ...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Tue, 20 May 2008 11:15:00 PST

Damn it, Kevin Bacon

I know you mean well, but come on.http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-05-01-pr omotions_N.htm?csp=34"Actor/musician Bacon recommends concerts at Rockwood Music Hall."It's great that you an...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:03:00 PST

Hail and Farewell

My friend Heath Harper died ten years ago from leukemia.  I found out last week. I hadn't seen him in about twenty years.  For those of you that remember my blog with the picture of my fifth...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:12:00 PST

Two New Videos

Both of the last Rockwood Music Hall performance, both courtesy of Shwa Losben.  First is "You, South Dakota", which, as some of you know was written as part of a songwriting group with Shwa, Tay...
Posted by Bryan Dunn on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:58:00 PST