BRYAN THOMAS. Soul Rock Singer Songwriter. Albany, New York.

Friday, January 02, 2009

PIX: Valentine's with the Woes and Pseudo Slang



Flickr: Set | Slideshow

Underground Music vs Film Tour '09
The Woes || Pseudo Slang || Bryan Thomas
January 1, 2009. Valentine's. 17 New Scotland Ave. Albany NY.

Thanks to everyone who came out - and to everyone who made this show happen. Good times.

valentine's show

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Jan 1 at Valentine's: The Woes, Pseudo Slang and some clown named Bryan Thomas

Underground Music vs Film Tour '09
The Woes || Pseudo Slang || Bryan Thomas
January 1, 2009. Doors: 8. Music: 8:30. $6.
Valentine's. 17 New Scotland Ave. Albany NY.

valentine's show

Monday, December 08, 2008

New album 1369 LIGHTS now at CDBaby and iTunes

Pick your poison already: CDBaby or iTunes.

BRYAN THOMAS: 1369 Lights
OR
itunes


What are you waiting for?

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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Odetta Lives

odetta roars and soars

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77. New York Times.
Rosa Parks, the woman who started the boycott of segregated buses in Montgomery, Ala., was once asked which songs meant the most to her. She replied, "All of the songs Odetta sings."

Odetta sang at the march on Washington, a pivotal event in the civil rights movement, in August 1963. Her song that day was "O Freedom," dating to slavery days: "O freedom, O freedom, O freedom over me, And before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave, And go home to my Lord and be free."
See also: On MotherJudge, Odetta, WEXT... and studio recording.

From the blog post of July 22, 2008, which eventually led to the writing of the song City: "We were in Washington Park, opening for the great Odetta. Who killed it. Frail and wheelchair-bound but positively glowing when she smiled and still fierce when she opened her mouth to sing - growling, roaring, whispering, soaring. Glory Hallelujah, indeed..." [more]

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

VIDEO: TU ArtsCam @ CRUMBS Nite Out



Local rock stars share tips on making it in the biz during the last CRUMBS Nite Out mixer... where a certain soul rocker kicked a solo-acoustic set as the featured performer.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

VIDEO: Albany poet Mars Hill on President-elect Obama



Albany poet Mars Hill reads his poem "Rediscovery" written in honor of President-elect Barack Obama. (Paul Grondahl / Times Union)

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

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