We are very happy to release the brand new video for “The Twist”, which is the first single off the new record “Sound the Alarms.”

The video was shot, edited, and directed by Cam Uhlig of Camagine Design who also shot the award winning video for “Smokey Cafe’” off the Next Big Thing EP.

Please pass this video around: share it, tweet it, post it, and all the other things that people do on social media these days.

We hope you enjoy the video….Click here for the Twist!!!!!

http://vimeo.com/64913936

and to purchase this song or any of BR’s work, please click here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bryan-russo/id340814520

Now shake it like this…..

Recently, I was honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for a public radio piece I did on homelessness here on the coast.

The piece is called “Homeless in Hobo Woods” and if you are so inclined, you can listen to it here:

http://www.wamucoast.org/content/homeless-hobo-woods

I’m very proud to be recognized for my work as a journalist for WAMU 88.5 in Washington and as a the host of Coastal Connection, here in Ocean City, Md, and I’m grateful to all my colleagues and specifically, my producer Tara Boyle for helping me along the way.

Very Exciting Shows coming up…

First off, the fine folks at Fager’s Island have tasked us with putting together a cool little music showcase a few times a year….but the first one is going to be a co-bill with us and one of the best up and coming bands I’ve heard in a long time.

The Fleeting Ends

Check out the poster for details.

and on May 17th, I’ll be playing a co-bill with the great Paul Cullen at the Avalon Theatre in Easton, MD inside the Stoltz Listening Room.

It will be such an intimate and cool listening show, and Paul is going to be providing samples of his rapidly growing brand of wines. Tickets to that show are $25.

click to the shows page for a direct link to purchase tickets

and finally, on Friday, June 14th I’ll be playing a songwriter showcase at World Cafe Live inside the Queen Theatre in Wilmington Delaware.

you can see all the great acts on that bill as well….tickets are $8 presale and $10 at the door.

Very happy to announce that we will be featuring at Popfest in Dewey Beach on Friday April 12th.

Our set is at the Rusty Rudder on Stage C at 9pm

Plan on coming up and supporting not only us, but the rest of the great acts that will be performing that weekend, which you’ll be able to find here in the next few days.

And don’t miss a very special evening that’s coming up at the Stoltz Listening Room inside the Avalon Theatre in Easton, MD on Friday, May 17th.

I’ll be performing with Paul Cullen (former Bassist for Bad Company), and it will be a special listening and tasting show, as Paul is also the purveyor of his own line of fine wines.

More info on that in the weeks to come, and see the “Shows” page for more information.

Check this out….

I composed the music (and wrote the script) for this really cool cine-mapping project that now sits at the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum in Balitmore, MD.

It opened to the public February 8th, 2013.

The 8 minute film tells the story of how the Star Spangled Banner became linked to sporting events, particularly, Major League Baseball, which of course, goes all the way back to the 1918 world series.

Here is a link to the film, but if you find yourself in Baltimore, go see this.  It is extremely patriotic and moving.

http://vimeo.com/59380762

We are putting together a very exciting run of shows in the first quarter of 2013, but two shows we’d like to point out straight away are February 17 at Rammshead Live in Baltimore, MD and March 29 at Red Red Wine Bar in Annapolis.

Both shows will feature BR with his band The Tragic Figures.

In addition, the composing project BR has been working on alongside Cam Uhlig of Camagine Design (also the director of BR’s video for Smokey Cafe) for several months is soon to be launched to the public.

The launch will be at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore, and we will give more details very soon.

If you would like discount tickets to the Feb 17 show at Rammshead Live, contact Brian Dunn at peopletreeproductions@gmail.com.

And don’t forget to spread the word about “Sound the Alarms” to your local radio station wherever you are in the world, and if you haven’t picked it up yet, it’s on I Tunes, CDbaby and all other major digital suppliers.  Or you can do it old school, and buy it at a show.

As we enter into the home stretch of 2012, I want to thank each and every one of your for your support on what’s been a great year.

I’ve been taking it light on gigs a bit to finish up some composing projects and write some new songs for a new EP that I’ll be releasing online in the spring.

Gigs For the rest of 2012 are as follows:

DEC 21 @ The Cultured Pearl in Rehoboth Beach DE (8pm solo show)

DEC 29 @ Matteo’s in Fenwick Island DE (9pm w. band)

JAN 1 @ City Hall in Ocean City, MD (1pm solo show) (Playing the Mayor’s Annual New Year’s Day Event)

As we enter 2013, there’s some big things on the horizon like heading back to Philly, Baltimore, and DC, as well as the opening of the big project I just finished.  Let’s just say it has to do with baseball and America.

In addition, ALL digital sales of “Sound the Alarms” will go directly to the PJ Aldridge Foundation as they fight to find a cure for lung cancer.  For those of you that don’t know, the title track of the record is the official song of the foundation and a portion of the proceeds from “Sound the Alarms” go directly for finding a cure for lung cancer.  But since it’s the holidays, we are giving it all back for the next few weeks.

So, download a copy of the record for you or one of your loved ones this holiday season, and help fight lung cancer all at the same time.

Get the new record here. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sound-the-alarms/id547928477

Happy Holidays to you all.

BR

I am pleased to announce that I will be coming to Washington DC on Saturday, Nov 3 in support of world renowned surfer and songster Donovan Frankenreiter.

I will be playing the show solo and I will be direct support of DF, as I believe his camp is running some sort of a contest which looks for other local openers on his current tour.

So, with that said, there will likely be another artist that opens the show….then me….then Donovan.

The show is at the U Street Music Hall and it’s an all ages affair.

Get your tickets by clicking here

Also, we are working on getting some things put up here on the site as far as t shirts and a link to buy the album direct….until then, here is the link to buy “Sound the Alarms” and all my previous work on Itunes.

best and hope to see you in DC on 11/3 or somewhere else down the road.

BR

Folks,

Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up for fall:  On the short term,  This week is one that you can’t miss….and I’m not just trying to “fear of loss you” with tactics I learned when I was a door to door salesman.

I’ll be doing two shows (that’s right, two) with bass virtuoso Seth Horan on 9/20 and 9/21.

If you’ve never seen Seth Horan play…..google his name…then watch and listen…then repeat.

both shows are at 8pm there will be one in Maryland (Burley Oak Brewery) and one in Delaware (The Cultured Pearl) so everyone gets a chance to come. (see shows page for details)

Also, I will be featuring at the 11th annual Dewey Beach Music Conference on 9/22 at 11pm at Jimmy’s Grille (across from the Bottle and Cork).

And the new record is on Itunes now, and it’s been very well received in the early weeks by fans and critics and I can’t thank you all enough for the support.  You can purchase it by clicking here.  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sound-the-alarms/id547928477

We are still finalizing the fall schedule for gigs, and those will be announced as they come, but we have some big things in the works, but if the schedule looks light, it’s just that I am trying to finish a musical score for an entity that i can’t even believe i have the privilege to work with.

It’s been a great past few months….here’s some of the highlights.

–played in front of thousands at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly in March before the Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys show

–opened for G Love in August at Seacrets in Ocean City, MD

–scored a documentary for a nationally distributed NPR program on education.

–Produced Ocean City’s “Official Song of Summer” Contest Winner Chuck Conjar’s “Ocean City Days”.

–Released my new record, “Sound the Alarms”

–currently scoring another project with more “National” implications than i can actually fathom right now.

It’s been a great year thus far.  Please help me keep spreading the word, as the ball is rolling and it’s picking up speed.

best, and thanks.

BR

After almost two years of work and the unfortunate and often maddening reality to have to push the release of the new record in lieu of a number of reasons, I am so proud to announce that “Sound the Alarms” has reached the finish line and is available for digital purchase on Cdbaby.

It will be on all major and worldwide digital mediums, (Itunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc) in the weeks to come.

Hard copies are on the way, but in the meantime, preview or purchase the whole record, by clicking here.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bryanrusso2

Thank you all for your patience and your support.

Please spread this link around to your friends, and let me know what you think of it, via comments on the cdbaby page, or on social mediums, or right here on the site.

Off to open for G Love this evening…..Thank you all and I’m so unbelievably happy have this record finally out for folks to hear.

BR