Brendan Fowler

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Brendan Fowler (born 24 March 1983 in Berkeley, California) is a musician, best known for his work under the moniker BARR, based in Los Angeles. He is a regular performer at The Smell, a DIY music venue. He also co-runs Doggpony Records and is a co-editor of ANP (Artist Network Program) Quarterly - a Los Angeles based arts and culture publication funded by RVCA. He has recently played at the seminal New York performance space, The Kitchen, and has been featured in Artforum Magazine. In 2006 Fowler curated a show at David Kordansky gallery in Los Angeles. New England Roses, a band consisting of Fowler, Sarah Shapiro, and Le Tigre's JD Samson, released their debut, Face Time With Son, in 2005. His new electronic-folk-pop band, Car Clutch, with Ethan Swan, had their debut performance in fall of 2006.

BARR, which originally consisted of only Brendan Fowler and his iPod, toured with Snowsuit* and Hawnay Troof in 2005 and Xiu Xiu in 2006. After releasing Summary in 2007, Fowler formed a full band with bassist Corey Dieckman, pianist Ethan Swan, and Kevin Shea on drums, touring with 5RC labelmate Marnie Stern.

[edit] Discography

Split 7" (with Lil Pocketknife) (2004), Deathbomb Arc, Abstract Machine
What Would the Second BARR (2004), Doggpony Records, Tapes Records
Split 7" (with This Song Is A Mess But So Am I) (2005), Oedipus Records With limited print photograph by David Horvitz.
Beyond Reinforced Jewel Case (2005), 5RC
PPM9 7" (2006) PPM
Summary (2007), 5RC