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Brantley Cowan of Modern Rock Diaries

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------------------Upcoming Show Dates----------------------------------------- Brantley Cowan, LIVE @ VZDs, Friday, May 22.... with National Indie / Alternative act, Ian Moore (of Austin, TX). Tickets $15... for tickets go to okclive.com or www.ianmoore.com. Show will sell out, don't miss it! Doors: 8:30; Show: 10 p.m. ----------------------- Brantley Cowan LIVE at Cafe NOVA (Oklahoma City, OK) with pianist John Allen of Modern Rock Diaries, Friday, May 29th, 10pm ------------------ Upcoming Shows: LIVE @ VZDs, Friday, May 22.... with National Indie / Alternative act, Ian Moore (of Austin, TX). Tickets $15... for tickets go to okclive.com or www.ianmoore.com. Show will sell out, don't miss it! Doors: 8:30; Show: 10 p.m.
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Places Modern Rock Diaries has recently played: VZD's, The Deli, Texas Rockfest at SXSW in Austin, Sugar Shack in Dallas, TX, Midtown in Little Rock, AR, Galileo's in the Paseo, NOVA, BIN73, Belle Isle Brewery, etc... and other venues in the OKC, Dallas, Tulsa & surrounding metro areas.
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Music:

Member Since: 12/27/2005
Band Website: www.modernrockdiaries.com
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Band Members: MODERN ROCK DIARIES is:
Brantley Cowan:
Vocals / Guitars
Mike Mosteller:
Percussion / Drums
John Allen:
Keys / Piano / Organ / Synth / Vocals
Anna Tomkawiak:
Bass
Influences: Recent Influences (or what I'm currently listening to): Apostle of Hustle, The Accidental, Amazing Pilots, Coldplay, Portishead, The Arcade Fire, Atlas Sound, Band of Horses, Beastie Boys, Beck, Ben Harper, Ben Gibbard, Better Than Ezra, Big Wreck, Bishop Allen, BRMC, Bloc Party, Blue October, Brand New, Brand Nubian, Sarah Brightman, Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, Built To Spill, Bully, Cake, Cary Brothers, Citizen Cope, Cold War Kids, Coconut Records, Colin Hay, Colourmusic, Colorsound, Copeland, Counting Crows, Cursive, Damien Rice, DMB, David Gray, Dean Martin, Deerhoof, Deftones, Delorean, Depeche Mode, Diana Krall, The Drones, Dynamite Hack, E for Explosion, The Faint, Feeder, Fleet Foxes, The Flaming Lips, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, From Monument To Masses, Future of Forestry, Grandaddy, Guster, Incubus, Iron and Wine, James, Jamie T, Jane's Addiction, Jet, Johnny Cash, Josh Grobin, Joshua Radin, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Keane, Kings of Leon, The Kooks, Limblifter, Little League Hero, Longview, Lydia, Massive Attack, Mat Kearney, Matt Stansberry, Mayola, MGMT, Michael Buble, Miles Davis, Mike Hosty, Modern Rock Diaries, Modest Mouse, O.A.R., Oasis, Of Montreal, Orbit, Ours, Pet Shop Boys, Pete Yorn, The Pixies, Plants and Animals, The Police, Prince, Primitive Radio Gods, R.E.M., The Raconteurs, Radiohead, The Ramones, Ray LaMontagne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Red Paintings, Rocco DeLuca, Rogue Wave, Rufus Wainwright, Run DMC, Semisonic, The Smiths, Sneaker Pimps, Stereophonics, STP, The Strokes, Tony Bennett, TV on the Radio, The Verve, The White Stripes, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.... others.
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Name: Brantley Cowan
Birthday: November 25th
Birthplace: Oklahoma City

Height: 6'2"
Instruments Played: Guitar, Saxophone & Piano
Equipment: Electric guitars: Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody II (Platinum Metallic), Gibson ES-135 (Blueburst), MJ Mirage Rally (gold rainbow sparkle); MJ Mirage GT (silver rainbow sparkle) with kill switch and fishman piezo bridge
Acoustic guitar: 2008 Gibson J200 Modern Classic & 1974 Gibson J-45 Deluxe (Cherry Sunburst) w fishman electronics
Amp: Crimson Snake Mesa Heartbreaker 2 X 12 ComboPedals: TS-9, MXR Phase 90, Boss RV-3, Voodoo Lab Tremolo, Boss Pedal Tuner, Dunlop Volume
Heritage: Scottish, Irish, Welsh

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Personal Info:
Education:
Attended the University of Oklahoma, OCU & UCO. Degree in Marketing.
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Music:
Vocals, songwriting, guitar, saxophone and some piano. Currently singing and playing guitar in "Modern Rock Diaries" and "Metropolitan Jazz Project".

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

MRD now... and upcoming stuff for 2009.

I've been working on new material and I really think it's some of the best songs I've ever written.  I'm really excited about this new stuff... and it has a lot of meaning to me.  It's rough...
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