A Change..
Greetings Family!
Over the past 4 years Brothers McCann has had the extreme fortune of making joyful noises while creating a beautiful, loving and supportive family. It is a happiness that we carry from town to town, giving what we can and graciously accepting all you have given back to us. For that we continue to be thankful. As it is with everything in this beautiful world, change is inevitable. We head into the fall by announcing that September 3rd marks the end of our time with Dan Bissex and Eran Shaysh. They have helped provide a backbone to the music as an inimitable rhythm section. Their contributions to our music will echo long after these songs hit their final note. We hope you will help us celebrate their time with us and wish them both well on their exciting new endeavors. Dan's percussive bass style and unbounded energy on stage helped define the low end of Brothers McCann's sound. As some of you know, we met Dan in the middle of a long running academic journey. After recently graduating from Northeastern University's Masters Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering he is now devoting his time and energy to his home life and new position with InterSystems. We have no doubt he will take over the company in a few short years and come up with a way to translate his new Labrador Daisy Mae's barks into eloquent Shakespearean sonnets. If you have met Shaysh, you never forget it. Many people have been touched by Shaysh's playing and the amazing way he connects to you through his love of Multi-Media. He is thrilled to share his brand new project, Big Old Big One. It is a weekly online video blog that features local musicians performing live stripped down versions of their tunes in unique places (anywhere but the stage) with Shaysh on percussion!! This project, like him, is a lot of fun. He will be bringing you free music every week so check it out!! - https://www.facebook.com/BigOldBigOne. In addition, he will continue playing drums/shaker/box/shells/etc with acts from local, regional, national and international areas! While this news means the end of "Brothers McCann" as you may know it now, it is CERTAINLY not the end of the music. You can anticipate a new feeling and a new sound to emerge from this change. While it won’t be the same as it was, we will confidently breathe a new life into the sounds we make. This will take some time so please be patient! We are so excited for the next step and hope that you will continue to join us on this journey. Much love and respect, Pat, Erik, Mike, Dan and Shaysh  Reunion you say?
Wow. Is it already that time again?
No, not spring training. (Go Red Sox) I am talking about Reunion 2011. For those of you who do not know, Reunion is a gathering that we have been hosting for the past two years at The Bissex Homestead in Plainfield, VT. Like-minded, loving people all in one place celebrating art, nature and community. I can picture it now. I promise that if you there last year, you can close your eyes and see it all. The whole weekend brings to mind Paul Simon's "Rhythm of The Saints". I am pretty sure we were listening to that album as the gates opened last June. The sun was beating down as family, new and old, arrived from their journeys to set up their weekend homes. We danced in the rain, marveled at the stars, wandered over acres of land guided by the lightning bugs. I can close my eyes and transport myself to the top of our rolling hill lit by flickering flames. The sounds of laughter and music echoing throughout the valley. As the ground thaws and the plans for warmer days formulate, I invite you to join us for this third weekend in June. There are so many festivals and options for music over the summer months, but the thoughts and memories of this little gathering will keep you warm throughout the coldest New England winter. I promise. We have amazing families of musicians who will be joining the lineup. Tickets will be available on April Fools Day. Stay tuned for more! Mike PS : Want to get an idea what I am imagining? Tom captured some fantastic moments with his eye and eye extension... http://classic.kodakgallery.com/tomahawk/main/brothers_mccann_reunion  Autumn
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red met yellow so close getting closer then they fell words: up late winds through a window keeping her up thoughts are a barrel roll and so vivid the stars are hers fine creases unfurl next day sunlight amber tones struck her eye was it sudden land sickness or was it just him? -P@  MESSING WITH GOOGLE ALERTS
JUSTIN BIEBER PORTRAYS JASON MCCANN ON CSI
BROTHERS MCCANN PLAYS JUSTIN BIEBER SONGS SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COVER JUSTIN BIEBER BROTHERS MCCANN CSI WE TEASED "EENIE MEENIE" THAT'S THE SONG RIGHT? THEN WE SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM AND THE CAST OF CSI CBS JASON JUSTIN BIEBER BROTHERS MCCANN CSI JUSTIN BIEBER BROTHERS MCCANN THIS BAND IS IN BOSTON MA THEY ARE UNSIGNED IT WAS SPLENDIFEROUS hehe  REUNION
It's a been awhile and I figured it would be great to update things here. We are approaching our 2nd Annual Festival "Reunion" and I figured I would reminisce. Last year, we had this idea to put up a plastic cover to keep the rain out and I distinctly remember feeling the wind almost pull the sheet from my hands. It was as if I was holding a sail into the sky. I remember the wind blocking out any voices and the only thing audible was the flutter of plastic. I almost wanted everyone else to let go so it would take me straight off the ground. After 25 minutes of deliberation or so, we finally abandoned the idea in favor of getting a sound check done. It was such an grand show for such a small idea. This one is gonna be HUGE!
  Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge.
Howdy all you soggy bottomed kids!!! This is my first Brothers Blog so I am all amped up... :)
Monday night I judged to the Open Mic at the Lizard Lounge. Hosted by one of my true favorite musical souls, Tom Bianchi, the night always has SOMETHING for you. Whether you are a listener or performer you take something home with you. Sometimes its a little hook or a lyric or the way someone nods knowingly that you are on the same page. Damn good bartenders. A lot has to do with the space. GIANT LIZARD, right on the damn building. I love that Lizard. Hangs out with when you go out for a smoke. Stays till the end of the night. Like Wooderson outside the Emporium. Strut by him cause you are among a small group of people who knew where the good time was to be had. Thats when those nods start coming. It's in a basement too! So many new faces with SO much in common. A true feeling of togetherness without even a word or a sound. But.. there is sound. You get SO much music. So different too. People who want to be heard by supportive group listening. And people are there for the love. This happens, in a way, every Monday night. Tom is the perfect host. The wise owl. He makes you feel right at home. His unique blend of humor eases sweaty palms and nervous leg bobbing. This night in particular there was QUITE an amazing group of performers. Some are there all the time. Some come in, play and then leave. Some stay till the bitter end. When you are judging, you get stuck with the OBSCENE task of picking three of your favorites based on numerous intangibles. I wanted to share some talent who you all should have a listen.... Santoro, Brian Burke, Kim Davidson, Ross Livermore, Nate Dinardo, Zach Burt... There are quite a few more but will have to look back on my notes!! GO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC!!! GO RED SOX - Mike   The New Album
Yes... yes... the ALREADY new album is already in the works.... It's always great to try new techniques. We obviously tried something new... It was pretty quick. It's called "We Make a Album For Loud and Short Volume".... It's a period piece... and without question will trump the last disc and all other discs in the future.... There is wind sounds and chimes and windchimes... Balloon sounds... Hollowed out fruits... Movie clips... Dog barks.... Yanni recorded a track with us... But we couldn't keep it due to a dispute with his label...
The BRILLIANT album artwork was done by our dear friend The Crayola Sorceror You can hear it so soon...... so excited! Here's a quick tracklisting 1- Mega Pinecone Frenzy Dance 2- Turtle McShaw Don't Take Dat 3- Wire Me The Message You Took! No Do Not Text It! 4- Ruffles Are Superior (What Other Chips You Ask??) 5- King Kong 6- Twitter Me This, Batman 7-Watch Out For Clark Gable (DarKKFUNKEN Remix) 8-Small Interlude With Random Birds 9-And The We Tossed It Out (aka The Trash) 10-Blast Off (Into Space) (( So We Can Find Water On Mars)) 11-Fake Outro 12-Vince Vaughn is a Friend of Mine 13-No Seriously This Time 14-Real Outro (Special Thanks and Other Fun Sounds) The album is our shortest to date at just over 3 and half minutes.... Some Dude Named Garrett McShomsky calls it "avant garde, daring and a treat for people who grew up on Dr. Demento" The BRILLIANT album artwork was done by our dear friend The Crayola Sorceror You can hear it so soon...... so excited! Oh and also.... for a "less important" announcement The groundwork for our ACTUAL second album "Days of Ease" has already begun... P@  Bissex as James Lipton as Danny DeVito It just doesn't look enough like any of them to just call it one of them  Watered Down Practice Spaces
So our basement ("practice space") flooded. The Stormin' Norman raged so heavy that the water came down the other chimney we dont really use. It also knocked down some power lines... No I know. It wasn't the Wet Bandits ("MARRRRV"). But enough to soak the rug entirely. We were really lucky to get the equipment we had out of the way before anything was damaged. Dan's email about the whole thing was priceless. What a close call man. I think we need to rethink the practice space now. The rug is currently lying outside in shame. I'd like to take a few moments of silence for the rug that serviced our feet so kindly so many a time...
RIP Rug 2009-2010 The water coming into the floor reminded me then of our OLD practice space. Water would just seep in through the stone walls. And we would prop everything up on wooden planks to keep going until it got so bad we literally had to move everything out. That was tough. Plus Erik wasn't there. How times change. First you dont have a rug to get wet. Then YOU DO have a rug to get wet. Life is so funny.  We have an awesome show coming up with the Franks and Philosopher King at Tammany. We'll play a set in between. Tammany is the true birthplace of playing live music for me. It's where I grew up and I always have a spot for the Worcester scene. The only thing I never do is play pool there. I've done it once. And my friend Sean O'Malley schooled me. Wasn't fair. I don't play pool ever. Heck I can't even swim. But I'm sure given the circumstances I will make this dream come true. Can't wait to play again... see you all out there... P@  
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