Bryan Bruchman

While visiting friends in Philly the other night we capped off some good eating and drinking with Sailor Jerry brownies. So good. 

Surf Taco!

Matthew Caws of Nada Surf at their record release show last night at Bowery Ballroom. Real photos coming soon.

Great new EP by one of my favorite NY bands, and I’m not just saying that because I played guitar on two of the tracks (3 and 4).

bryanb:

O’death at Le Poisson Rouge, 2.21.12. Full gallery at BrooklynVegan.

maryvent67:

Please join me at the opening reception of 120dB, a group photo show of concert photography at Fort Useless (36 Ditmars Street, Brooklyn) on January 27^th from 6-10pm.

The exhibit showcases the work of thirteen female concert photographers prominently featured in Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Prefix, Impose, Village Voice, NPR, House List and many other sites and publications. Participating photographers include: Jessica Amaya • Abbey Braden• Amanda Hatfield • Leia Jospe • Devyn Manibo • Samantha Marble • Gabi Porter • Emily Tan • Tear-n Tan • Maryanne Ventrice • Diana Wong • Dana (distortion) Yavin • Laura Young

Curated by: Maryanne Ventrice

Presented by: Fort Useless

About the Exhibit:
120dB. The level of sound intensity at every concert. The level of passion and
perseverance echoed back by every one of these photographers. The sheer level of artistic energy and audience engagement that resonates loud and clear in their each and every shot.
http://120dbconcertphotos.wordpress.com/

About Fort Useless
Fort Useless is dedicated to providing a hospitable space for artists, performers and supporters across all disciplines to foster a greater sense of community and creative interaction.
http:// www.fortuseless.com 

Bonus photo: Gold Streets’ Norm and T at Bowery Electric. Shot on 3200 TMax with a Yashica Electro 35 on 1.13.12.

Shooting fast (3200) black and white film is fun, though for most of the shots from this night I wish I’d brought the flash.

buckleyandmilo:

Classic Milo, from the Carroll Gardens days. 

“ALL CATS OUT OF THE TUB, NOW!”

I’m not convinced that these creatures are actually cats.

15 - When Particles Collide on Flickr.

WPC are in town from Bangor, Maine to do some recording in Williamsburg. I stopped by for brunch, a couple photos, and a last-minute idea to play guitar on a song.

Mexican Hash at Brooklyn Label

14 on Flickr.

Next time I say “oh, I just need a pair of shoes/boots for XX unimportant/made up occasion” feel free to just smack me. Or remind me of this.

Unless of course they’re these. Or any of these. Uh oh.

bryanb:

Can’t get enough of this photos I took for Brooklyn Daily, which ran on the covers of the Bay Ridge Courier and Mill Marine Courier this week.

Maybe it’s a bit ironic, but the fact that my work (from photo gigs to concert promoting and whatever else comes my way) often involves creative work and making images of some sort has gotten in the way of my plan to “Make and Share” something new every day. I’ll still continue with the plan, but won’t be so strict with myself to post a new image every day. I’ll keep counting and hope to come as close to 365 new images in that category over the year, but if I miss days because I’m making things that I might not be able to share right away, I won’t sweat it. 

weirdchildren:

TONIGHT!

You heard them. See you there.

This looks awesome. I was already planning a busy Saturday of artsy Gowanus fun with a film screening and art opening at Littlefield, and it looks like this huge event that night at GBR (I don’t think anybody calls it that, do they?) is gonna push it over the edge into epic. Awesome. I love my neighborhood.

Last night…

bryanb:

Palomar at Union Hall on 1/11/12. Brooklyn, NY.

Polica was one of my favorite acts at CMJ. The video is pretty minimal but fits them just right.

O’death at Le Poisson Rouge, 2.21.12. Full gallery at BrooklynVegan.

Can’t get enough of this photos I took for Brooklyn Daily, which ran on the covers of the Bay Ridge Courier and Mill Marine Courier this week.

Palomar at Union Hall on 1/11/12. Brooklyn, NY.

Yo La Tengo with members of The Sea And Cake and Superchunk. Shot for BrooklynVegan.

Outtake of the food from an event I was shooting for MECA Alumni in NYC. Luke’s Lobster has their own twist on lobster rolls that purists might not be down with, but I think they’re pretty delicious.

From a recent photo shoot with Portland, Maine-based musician, Town Founder (aka Johnny Fountain). Gowanus, Brooklyn.

dilly dilly

Portland, Maine
September 2011

I shot my first wedding recently! Take a look at some of the photos here.

I did a photobooth at PLAY, a recent event held by The Telling Room, a nonprofit writing center in Portland, Maine, dedicated to the idea that children and young adults are natural storytellers. It was definitely a challenge to work with so many kids in such a short period of time, but everybody seemed to have a lot of fun, so it was worth it.

Check out the full gallery of photos here.

Brooklyn-based musician Alina Simone (find her on Tumblr at You Can’t Copy Sloppy) has a new album - Make Your Own Danger - coming out. MTV Hive just debuted the first single from it, and the above photo from my January ‘10 session with her accompanies it.

She’ll be coming back up my way next month for a reading/performance at SPACE Gallery.

This publicity photo I took for the play “Hedwig And The Angry Inch” (running through this weekend at SPACE Gallery in Portland, ME) is in this week’s issue of the Portland Phoenix along with this review. The show is a lot of fun, definitely worth checking out! They’ll also be doing runs in Boston and Providence. More info on the show’s site.

This photo featuring Don Dumont of the Portland, Maine band Dead Man’s Clothes ran on the cover of the March 25 issue of the Portland Phoenix, along with a story I wrote about the band’s experience touring to Austin, TX for SXSW.

Astronautalis with his new band
(l to r): Oscar Romero (Gully), Astronautalis, Nobs, Derek Geirhan (Haru Bangs, DraculaZombie USA: YI)

Read my interview and see more photos at HillyTown.

Girl Talk @ State Theatre 2/28/11 [Portland, ME]
Go here for my full photo gallery from the show.

December 27, 2010 photo of the beach in Long Branch, NJ after a major east coast blizzard. This photo was posted on the NY Times website.

This summer I got an assignment from Arkansas Life to shoot lobsterman Lyman Kennedy for a feature story entitled “Claw Dad.” You can read it in the digital version here (starting on page 62.)

A new site for the Austin-based band Octopus Project just launched to promote their new record, Hexadecagon. This past March, I shot a a performance of the album by the band in a Whole Foods parking lot during SXSW. Some of those shots are included on the new site. View the original gallery at BV.

The above photo of Lady Gaga attending a rally in Portland, Maine appeared in both the print and online editions of an article in the Portland Phoenix.