Bryan J. Howard Newsblog

Hello All,
It has been quite a while since I last updated this blog but that will be changing. My good friend, Andy Stitt has been kind enough to create a new website for me http://www.bryanjhoward.com I am excited to have my own piece of cyber-space surreal estate. This site is a place where you can hire me for sessions, listen to some MP3's or watch some videos. We plan on updating it regularly so please visit frequently.
I wanted to let you know exciting things have been happening for me lately. Many of you may know that I have recently started playing out in Athens, GA with my new band, The H.E.A.P. project. This band is a dream come true. Since I posted those photos from the Melting Point show, we have added 2 new members, Chris Costigan on alto sax and Paul Kim on Keys. This means that the H.E.A.P. is now running 8 deep! If you have not seen them yet, there are videos on youtube from our very first show at the Melting Point from May 25th of this year.

Thank you, King Rhoton for filming this!
You can hear our second show from the 40watt at Sloan Simpson's Southern Shelter website:
http://www.southernshelter.com
**Note, I am also playing with Jackpot City on the Gimme Shelter show on the same southernshelter site. Just scroll down to the Gimme Shelter Benefit and you can hear our take on 4 Neil Young tunes**

The H.E.A.P. Project will be going in to begin working on recording as soon as I get back from my October tour. This brings me to the next thing I wanted to mention.
I am pleased to announce that I will be touring Europe next month with Jim White. I guess Jim's music is best described as "Southern Gothic" with a twist. He is on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label and a very interesting individual. We have been rehearsing and gearing up for the tour which will begin October 10 in Liverpool. Of course, I plan on making a pilgrimage to the Cavern Club if time allows. here is a sample of Jim's work:

There will be more tour dates posted soon!
Another thing I wanted to mention was that my friend Johnny Irion has released his second solo CD, "Ex Tempore" and I am on two tracks. I play bass on the tunes, "Madrid" & "Brush You Teeth Blues #56". I went to see his show in Athens the other night and he and the band sounded great. You should check him out when he rolls through your town.
http://www.johnnyirion.net/johnny
I will still be playing with my good friend Kevn Kinney and I will post the S.T.A.R. dates as they come in.
Thanks for checking out the site and if you have any photos/MP3's I might want to add please send them to bjh@bryanjhoward.com. I am especially trying to find some photos or recordings from my short tour with the Violent Femmes.
Again, thanks for visiting and I hope you visit often.