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Getting Graphic

We had a great time at Studio Grand last month, debuting 3 new pieces, including Cory's game-boardish Lines of Work--we'll be presenting those pieces anew, AND premiering a couple more yet again at our next show at the Makeout Room in San Fran 11/5. Randy here--I've always been interested in trying new layouts and arranging composed material so it is not stuck in the note/staff grid. I've got a new crop of graphic scores, some inspired by my friend Chris Jonas (his improv schematic Snake Techtonics) and others by my old crush the Abstract Expressionists. Hope you can catch the show!

Bristle Gets Buffish

We return to the Oakland Freedom Jazz Society @ Studio Grand next Monday, September 17. We've got three premieres, a recent fave and one of our calling card tunes on the set list. We've been out of sight recently, but busy in the recording studio. When one brings a new composition in to workshop with a group, one never knows what will manifest itself--it was positively cinematic this time around. Little did Cory know that his new piece "Lines of Work" would bring Murray Campbell's love of David Cronenberg's body horror movies to the sonic fore. Nor did I think of my new piece "Theme Park" as "the soundtrack for the pets left behind at the abandoned space station." Lord knows what "Vape Trail" will inspire in you the listener. You'll have to be there in person to get the full effect. Hope to see you!

Bristle Box

What do you get when you mix Bristle's Bulletproof with Connie Francis and Johnny Cash? Bristle Box, a cool new track from our buddy and all around mad geniusTom Djll. Check it out!

Flurries Flurry

A (mini-) flurry of gigs during the recent flurries:

A crazy week because of weather/illness/schedule conflicts, but our first-ever alternate Bristle lineups had a load of fun. Here we are at San Francisco's Makeout Room 3/5/18. No Murray Campbell, but our pal John Finkbeiner saved the day on guitar. Thanks to Ian Carey for the pic!

The previous Monday 2/26/18 at Sacramento's Luna's Cafe. Russ Tucker captures John and drummer Tim Bulkley killing it on the Bristle classics with Randy and Lisa. See you out there again soon!

Snow Day

Sorry to say we've had to cancel the concert scheduled for tonight 3/1 at Off Center Stage in Grass Valley due to a convergence of factors--touring band Similar Fashion is stuck in Reno because of the snow on the pass, we have a sick band member, and local weather concerns have all created a perfect storm of conditions. Thanks for your understanding. We hope to get something set up for a future date. Take care and be safe out there!

Get Away with Similar Fashion

New video from Similar Fashion, who will be joining us next Thursday 3/1 at Off Center Stage in Grass Valley. Dig it, Peeps!

The Eye Has It

Next week, Bristle goes Electric! Shows in Sactown, Grass Valley, and the Classic Quartet @ San Fran's Makeout Room Monday 3/5. Check out this poster for the Grass Valley show by our fave designer, Julia Boorinakis Harper. More info on our Live page.

Alternating Currents

Some cool new shows coming soon:  Bristle Goes Electric at the end of February/early March:  Cory couldn't make the gigs, so we've taken the opportunity to plug in some guest players--literally!  John Finkbeiner, the amazing engineer and studio whiz at New,Improved who's recorded both of our CDs and was the lab-coated foil for several of our Future(s) Now(s) photos--beyond his fabled Fifth Bristle status, he's also our favorite guitarist in the universe.  We're really psyched to have him join us 2/26 @ Cafe Luna's and 3/1 @ our Off Center Stage show with Similar Fashion. 

 

If that's not great enough, drummer Tim Bulkley has swept into Grass Valley and charmed us all with his super powers, so HE'll be hitting the skins with us on these two gigs as well. How awesome is that? 

The Classic Quartet will be back in action Monday, March 5, for the Monday Makeout Room series, with the premier of a new Cory Wright Classic.  This is too much.  Read more at our Live page--hope to see you out there, folks!

'Shedding

I just spent three weeks up at the Banff Centre in the Canadian Rockies, doing a Musicians in Residency program. What a gift (and a challenge) to have unstructured time to play and create in such a beautiful setting and among a dynamic, diverse, international group of musicians. (And that's not even counting the Puppet People...) Though the mountains beckoned, most of my time was spent contemplating my navel in Music Hut #7 (Mendelssohn). My main goal was to generate new ideas for Bristle and dream some dreams. We've talked about expanding the group into bigger (dare I say rowdier?) versions of the ensemble for various projects. I'm happy to say in less than a month, one of those visions will have its debut. Stay tuned for more info about Electric Bristle...

Bristle Vid

Hey y'all--getting ready for another tour, this time to the East Coast!

In the meantime, you can keep yourselves busy with the Bristle Channel, a compilation of live performances and the infamous Future(s) Now(s) promo reel. Continues to startle and amaze...