Sean O’Brien is the former lead singer of several California-based rock groups going back in time almost twenty-five years. First was MEANTIME, a power pop quartet that eventually mutated into the Davis, CA psychedelic cowboys, TRUE WEST. Next came DENIM TV, whose two albums, Denim TV and Starving Rich, both broke the CMJ Top 100 in college radio airplay upon release, leading to a very successful national tour.
In 1991, Sean moved to Los Angeles, where he collaborated with math professor and former Angry Samoan Gregg Turner on Sante Fe, by The Mistaken for the independent label Triple X. This winsome CD garnered some pleasant press and appeared in the Top 35 radio airplay in Holland upon release. 1999 saw the release of 12 by The Mariettas, a powerful punk-pop quartet which included former members of several legendary LA-area groups; such as The Leaving Trains, Baby Lemonade and Arthur Lee and Love. 12 drew great notices in the US, as well as in the United Kingdom, in music magazines such as Luke and Bucketful of Brains.
Sean returned to his native Bay Area in 2001. He recorded several new songs acoustically and refined the material for Too Personal, the first solo CD of his career. Sean plays guitars throughout, though two guest musicians do appear on the album. Polly Klemmer, of The Mistaken, plays piano on two tracks. Also, on “The Answer is In”, Sean is joined on acoustic guitar by his old friend Russ Tolman, solo recording artist and former guitarist of TRUE WEST.
In 2006 Sean released Seed of Mayhem, featuring members of all of the above mentioned. That year he formed his permanent group, Sean O’Brien and His Dirty Hands: featuring Jeff Kane on lead guitar, Bill Davis on Bass, and Matt Shelley on drums. The Dirty Hands recorded their first CD, Goodbye Game, in 2008. In the summer of 2009, Sean released The Drug of Memory, a compilation covering nearly thirty years of recorded work with: The Meantime, True West, Cottonmouth, The Mariettas and some solo work. Most of these tracks are previously unreleased.
In 2010, First Cold Press released a third Denim TV album, “Denim TV – Live at Club Graffiti – 5/30/85″, features several previously unreleased songs. Currently, Sean is recording a new album of original songs called “Future Harvest”. The first single from the album, “Leaves” is currently on Itunes.
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berrie koetsier: Mar 22 12 at 8:40 amAddress: Brunel 34, 8265 EC Kampen
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Email: berriekoetsier@home.nlPlaylist Songriver (prt 326) 23 March 2012
Song – artist / group – label
# Long way home – Tom Waits – Anti
# Same dog’s tail – Beth McKee – Swampgirl / Sonic Rendevous
# American land – Bruce Springsteen – Sony
# Cage – Jack Sundrud – Dogpile / Hemifran
# The wandering – Hall Of Ghosts – Fight This Generation
# All along the river – Dulcie Taylor – Mesa / Bluemoon
# Little satchel – Oliver Swain – Independent / Mod May
# Hand me down blues – Tom Gillam – Blue Rose / Sonic Rendevous
# Don’t look down – Here’s Boy Elroy – Independent
# Leaves – Sean O’Brien – First Cold Press
# Drinkin’ songs – Mike Cullison – Independent
# A simple word – Jenny Allen – Independent / Mod May
# Calla lilly lady – The Longest Day Of The Year – Mulewaxlive on http://www.omroepijsselmond.nl live stream
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berrie koetsier: Mar 29 12 at 9:29 amPlaylist Songriver (prt 327) 30 March 2012
Song – artist / group – label
# Rise – Eddie Vedder – J Records
# New York girls – Bellowhead – Navigator / PIAS
# Lovesick blues – The Little Willies – EMI
# No trouble – Jack Sundrud – Dogpile / Hemifran
# Desert rose – Matt Masters – Sloth / Saved By Vinyl
# All along the river – Dulcie Taylor – Mesa / Bluemoon
# Dad, you better start drinking – The Wagon Tales – Independent
# A good feelin’ to know – Tom Gillam – Blue Rose / Sonic Rendevous
# Ever could – William Fitzsimmons – Mercer Street
# Advice coming in – Sean O’Brien – First Cold Press
# When I found you – Crossing Keys – Independent / Hemifran
# A simple word – Jenny Allen – Independent / Mod May
# When the sun comes up – The Longest Day Of The Year – Mulewaxlive on http://www.omroepijsselmond.nl live stream
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