This is a cover of the song “Ultralight Beam” by You Know Who. Or maybe you don’t know who. Regardless: enjoy.
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RSS feed for this section518 SONGFEST: Feb. 27 at the Egg
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Feb
Not only will you hear great music from four of the top songwriters in the Capital Area – Bryan Thomas, Ashley Sofia, Benjamin John, and Rhiannons Lark (feat. Alyssa Yeager) -but you’ll also get to learn about their career, their music, and their journey as songwriters.
“Heroes” by David Bowie (clip)
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Jan
This is a clip of Bowie’s “Heroes” from Saturday night’s show at the Linda. Half the reason I bought this guitar and the looper three years ago was so I could cover this song live. Thanks to everyone who came out – and as the perfect companion piece to my anecdotal first memory of Bowie […]
NEW MUSIC: ‘Orlando’ samples Questlove, Virginia Woolf and a full orchestra
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Oct
This is the new jam “Orlando,” in which I sample Questlove, Virginia Woolf and a full orchestra.
VIDEO: “Bigger”
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Sep
This is the new music video for Albany, New York soul rocker Bryan Thomas’ song “Bigger”. The home brew video shows Thomas recording the song during an all-night session in his tiny basement studio. Vocals, guitars and bass were recorded live in front of the camera in a single take for each track. The video […]
New music video “Bigger” premieres online Thursday, Sept. 17
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Sep
A new music video for Albany, New York soul rocker Bryan Thomas’ song “Bigger” premieres online at www.bryanthomas.com Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m. The video incorporates footage from the somewhat obscure 1956 film Native Son, which, like the song “Bigger”, is based on the classic American novel.
VIDEO: Look TV’s ‘Trax’ Live from Gaffney’s in Saratoga Springs
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Apr
We taped this episode of Look TV’s “Trax” on the back porch at Gaffney’s in Saratoga Springs on a Sunday in March. The set includes a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes.”
BREAKING: Niskayuna High grad balances career and music
04
Dec
In anticipation of First Night, I was interviewed by Bill Buell for the Daily Gazette’s YourNiskayuna.com. Here’s an excerpt… plus the “Reunion” video for additional Nisky goodness.
FLASHBACK: Sounding Board. May 1999.
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May
This originally aired Mother’s Day weekend in 1999 as the de facto CD release party for the debut album “Radio Plastic Jennifer” as part of the great Sounding Board series documenting the Local 518 scene at the turn of the century.
VIDEO: ‘Better’ Parts 1 and 2
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Nov
One song. Two versions. Two videos. BETTER – Part One Blerd Youth’s ‘Sucking of Your Soul’ Mix I was writing a song over the summer. A voice in my head kept taunting me, telling me that the song was stupid and irrelevant, that I was writing the way people wrote songs 30 years ago. Dinosaur. You […]