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Brian Bonz

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About Me

"Brooklyn songwriter Brian Bonz and his band [the Dot Hongs] perform wistful, intensely precious indie pop." - TIME OUT NEW YORK

Brian Bonz is from South Brooklyn, NY.

He first released two EPs in 02 and 03, which could be found here .

Past recordings done by Kevin McMahon (The Walkmen, French Kicks) and James Flames.

Brian Bonz & the Dot Hongs have performed with Joan of Arc, Owen, Travis Morrison (of Dismemberment Plan), Do Make Say Think, The Beauty Pill, New Amsterdams (ex Get Up Kids), Roger Miller (Mission of Burma).

Currently preparing a full length with Professor Christopher Bracco & special guests in fall 2007.

BRIAN BONZ & THE DOT HONG 2006 TOUR VIDEO BY PAXEN FILMS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2004
Band Website: brianbonz.com
Band Members: Brian Bonz - Vocals, Guitar

the Dot Hongs:
EJ De Coske - Noise, Keys
Mike Strandberg - Guitar
Jinda - Bass
Mike Rizzo - Drums

Influences: Sam Cooke, Bjork, and Batman
Sounds Like: Poppy Nuggets
Record Label: Electric Frog Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BOWERY BALLROOM TICKETS ON SALE!

Hi,I'd like to thank everyone that has come out and support us at our most recent New York & North East shows. All of us have been busy to bring an end to recording our first LP with Chris Bracco. We'...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:14:00 PST

Dee The Dinosaur (live at KEXP) on Free Yr Radio!

Hi friends, The boys and I are in the final stages of tracking our album. We can't wait to get it done, and show you folks how it sounds. In other news, we had the pleasure to perform on KEXP during C...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:04:00 PST

Brian Bonz interview with Jim Beckmann of KEXP

Live in NYC: Brian BonzOctober 15th, 2007 --> by KEXP --> photo by Doron Gild review by Sheryl Witleninterview by Jim Beckmannphotos by Doron Gild Brian Bonz accompanied by The Dot Hongs represen...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:00:00 PST

Recording LP 1 [Part 2]

Hi,The next couple of months will consist of wrapping up our recording process with Chris Bracco. The guys and I are having a blast tracking these songs with our guest musicians, and friends. I'm grat...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:11:00 PST

Recording LP 1 [Part 1]

I'm recording a full length at, Seaside Lounge, a fantastic studiolocated in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Our engineer is Charles Burst, who is aa super kind dude. Producing is the talented Chris Bracco (Kev...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:32:00 PST

TOUR BLOG: PART 2

Tour Diary: Knowledge and Performance TourThe Southern Bell8/7-8/15Hey guys,We arrived at this gas station that had everything, from cap guns to home made beef jerky, we got a shitty Wendys breakfast,...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:29:00 PST

TOUR BLOG: PART 1 -

Tour Diary: Knowledge and Performance TourThe Midwestern Truth8/3/06 - 8/6/06Its a wonderful feeling to pack into a 15-passenger van with a ton of friends/family for 20 days. The past couple of weeks...
Posted by Brian Bonz on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:39:00 PST