What People Are Saying About Brendan
"A distinctive new musical voice."
- The Boston Phoenix
"A beguiling bluesman...."
- Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe
"Non-commercial folk music."
- The Boston Herald
"Hogan has a delicate yet forceful flow."
- The Somerville News
"Long Night Coming impressively forms a consistent literary landscape."
- The Killing Floor Blog
"Hogan's music is a transporting experience."
- The Deli Magazine New England
"Long Night Coming is a raw, honest work featuring a wonderfully world-weary voice."
- The Hippo News And Culture Weekly
"The Long Night Coming CD release party was as warm as a family gathering, as intense as the SAT, and a truly creative musical journey. Brendan was in clear command of the moment." - Joan P., audience member on her blog, joanperkins.com
"As with the finest examples of Lucinda Williams, Brendan Hogan manages to let the blues influence good songs instead of always being the focus."
- Billy Beard, drummer Session Americana and booking contact at TOAD and Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA
"The roots of Brendan Hogan's music run in all directions, allowing him to draw on the past to make compelling music for the present."
- Ted Drozdowski, Nashville Scene newsweekly/Scissormen frontman
"Brendan Hogan's beautifully unadorned music [captures] the voice of an old soul in a young man's body."
- The Nashua Telegraph
"If you care anything for the current state of blues and roots music, then Brendan Hogan is a name you should know. And with his hard work and focus, its a name you wont be able to keep from knowing."
- John Weeks, BostonBlues.com
"Brendan is a fine player with a respect and real commitment to America art forms."
- Michael Moran, Executive Director of Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA
While headlining bills at renowned Boston area venues and a maintaining a consistent touring schedule, Brendan Hogan is rapidly making a name for himself as a songwriter and performer both locally and beyond.
**New album SilverQuick due out February 14, 2012.**
Brendan Hogan's second solo album, SilverQuick features 12 new songs, and a 10+ page booklet with lyrics, artwork, and instrumentation details. It will be released on Valentine's Day 2012 and is available exclusively through brendanhogan.net .
Hogan wrote and recorded his debut CD, Long Night Coming in late 2009, featuring original roots, modern folk, and blues-based songs, as well as two familiar standards in the folk and country genres. His work in songwriting and performing since its release has seen him share stages with Kris Delmhorst, Cliff Eberhardt, Slaid Cleaves, Geoff Muldaur, Ray Bonneville, Eilen Jewell, Les Sampou, Paul Rishell & Annie Raines, Spider John Koerner, Brooks Williams, and others in the Northeast US and beyond. The Boston Phoenix newspaper has called Hogan "a distinctive new musical voice".
NPR's Car Talk featured his song "Big Black Car" on its popular syndicated radio program.
Hogan came in at number 31 on WUMB's listener-voted "Top 100" artists list for 2011.
Hogan is supporting SilverQuick with regional tours of the US. He also hosts, programs, and produces a weekly music program called "Dark Was the Night" featuring blues, roots, and songwriters on WUMB radio in Boston.
Brendan has shared the stage with the following artists and many more:
Kris Delmhorst
Cliff Eberhardt
Slaid Cleaves
Geoff Muldaur
Ray Bonneville
Eilen Jewell
Les Sampou
Brooks Williams
Spider John Koerner
Lloyd Thayer
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
Geoff Bartley
James Montgomery
Brendan has performed at these venues and many more:
Music Clubs & Theaters:
Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA
Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club - Somerville, MA
Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA
Center for the Arts in Natick - Natick, MA
Bull Run Restaurant - Shirley, MA
Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
Caffe Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY
Festivals:
WUMB Music Fest (aka Boston Folk Festival) 2010
Joe's Jazz & Blues Festival 2010
New England Americana Festival 2010
Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival 2010
Cambridge River Fest 2009
Nashua Folk Festival 2008
Coffeehouses:
Me & Thee Coffeehouse - Marblehead, MA
Oasis Coffeehouse - Waltham, MA
Second Friday Coffeehouse - Belmont, MA
Simple Gifts Coffeehouse - Nashua, NH
New Moon Coffeehouse - Haverhill, MA
Some of the radio stations playing Brendan's music:
WUMB, 91.9 FM - Boston, MA
NPR's "Car Talk"
WERS, 88.9 FM - Boston, MA
WGBH, 89.7 FM - Boston, MA
WMBR, 88.1 FM - Boston, MA
WICN, 90.5 FM - Worcester, MA
WCUW, 91.3 FM - Worcester, MA
"The Cheap Seats" WCIB, 101.9 FM - Hyannis, MA
WOMR, 92.1 FM - Provincetown, MA
WMVY, 92.7 FM - Martha's Vineyard, MA
"US Folk" WMPG, 90.9 and 104.1 FM - Portland, ME
"Art in Action" WSMN, 1590 AM - Nashua, NH
"Stay Tuned" WSCA, 106.1 FM - Portsmouth, NH
"Folk River" WXIN, 90.7 FM - Providence, RI
"Simpatico" WSPN, 91.1 FM - Saratoga Springs, NY
KZSC, 88.1FM - Santa Cruz, CA
WholeWheatRadio.org - Talkeetna, AK