BB’s Progressive Concept 2LP “Scenes From The Flood” now available In limited BLUE SWIRL VINYL
New EP “Calm Before The Storm” now available digitally at Bandcamp.
BB will appear at Guitar Workshop Live in San Diego in June 2026, and will hit the road with Mike Keneally in September. More live shows with a new project to be announced soon. He is currently home recording his fourth solo album. For bookings and remote recording sessions, you can reach Bryan using the CONTACT page.
BB’s new EP “Calm Before The Storm” takes a new sonic look at three songs from the “Thanks In Advance” album –
find out more here and here! Order from Bandcamp here!
BB’s double progressive concept album “Scenes From The Flood” featuring Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan. Mike Keneally, Ray Hearne (Haken), Gene Hoglan (Dethklok) and more – now available in BLUE VINYL in the Shop!
IN MEMORY OF ELLIE: I hope you will indulge me in the rare personal post to mark the occasion of Ellie crossing over the Rainbow Bridge at the dear old age of 14 1/2. She was beautiful, she gave all the kisses and snugs, she had all the snax, she chased the B A L L at the P A R K with the biggest smile, she snored peacefully like a distant rolling wave, she wagged like there was no tomorrow. And Ellie’s Mom, Liz Teisan (whose memorial post you should read), gave her the best life, every day, from her earliest puppy moments to her tender elder age. Together, they taught me why dog love is the simplest and best love of all.![]()
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If you’ve been following me since at least 2020, surely you saw this low-riding pretty pitty mix (pitpourri? pitty plus?) grace your screen a few times, so I suppose I made a personal thing public. I couldn’t help it - Ellie was my first dog love and that only happens once. She was a Pacific NW girl who loved running in grass and water, and next thing she knew she was spending covid lockdown in the high desert of Southern California. It wasn’t always an easy adjustment but she never complained because, as Ellie’s mom would say, she’s hardcore. We would go to isolated mountaintops and rural areas during the heart of lockdown and throw the B A L L with her. She would get all dusty and love every second of it. She even survived a rattlesnake bite directly to her face in mid 2020, after which she pushed herself for ten minutes down a trail until we could get her into the car and drive at ungodly speeds to the closest emergency vet. The venom swelled her face like a balloon but she made it through, because she’s hardcore. ![]()
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Though we lived in a remote area at the time, we eventually found a beautiful grassy park with a forever mountaintop view in a nearby suburb, and Ellie fell in love with it. She would howl with glee in the backseat as we made the turn onto the road to the P A R K, even though it was still a mile away. So much wagging. ![]()
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And Ellie also made sure to be very closeby whenever I was recording a session during lockdown, or practicing for the tours that came up as lockdown drew to a close. It wasn’t complicated for her. She just loved her humans. As has been often noted, humans can only aspire. ![]()
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Ellie returned to her native home for her senior years, and got lots more time in the wet grass and rainy P A R K S of the Seattle area. Her sight and hearing diminished in the past 18 months, and some other health challenges arose. I asked Ellie’s Mom if I could come see her before I left for this year’s long travels. She graciously agreed. The reunion was filled with licks and kisses and snax and wagging. Even if Ellie was moving more slowly than the last time I’d seen her, her smile was still the same.![]()
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It’s hard for me to imagine what I never would have known were it not for the love of this beautiful spirit. ![]()
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Ellie, I hope you have the sweetest, longest nap, and your little snores fill the world beyond the Rainbow Bridge with the most serene distant rolling wave.
GUITAR WORKSHOP PLUS IN SAN DIEGO: I've got a really fun event coming up with Guitar Workshop Plus in San Diego! June 22-24, with special guests PAUL GILBERT, Joel Hoekstra and myself. Small group intimate instruction for players of all levels, jamming and clinic performances (I don't get to do those much these days but I've always loved doing them!). ![]()
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Register for all the fun at Guitar Workshop Plus dot com, and enjoy this shameless promo video I shot from the last few days of The Aristocrats tour.
TOUR CROWD CATCH-UP: I don't want to leave out the cities from the end of The Aristocrats European tour just because it got a little nuts at the end. So here's London, Dublin, Eindhoven NL, Verviers BE, and Luxembourg! I remain grateful to *everyone* who came out for that amazing tour.
KENEALLY DATES IN SEPTEMBER: With The Aristocrats tour now over, it's time to roll out some announcements. Here's the first - the return of the classic Mike Keneally / BFD lineup for some California dates in September! Our dear friend Travis Larson will be opening the shows. Check the graphic for details. ![]()
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Also, stay tuned for the announcement of something brand new, very soon.
