Excited to perform with the trio this Wednesday, Feb. 8th (10pm), featuring Alex Moralez on drums & Roger Wuthrich on bass, both formerly of The Savage Poor. We'll play 90 minutes of material from Sayonara Sorrow, plus favorites by The…

We're excited to announce a Southeast vinyl release gig for both Sayonara Sorrow and The French King was Decapitated at The Sparrow in Charleston, South Carolina! Shire Recorders is hosting the event, which will feature a performance by Ben Brown…

Review by Garth Thomas in The Hollywood Digest:

Behind closed doors, or emerging from our own personal barriers, it isn’t any wonder that artists and musicians can capture the emotional thrill ride (or terror ride) of human existence. Pack on…

Album Review by Peter Blackstock in the Austin American-Statesman:

Ben Brown, “Sayonara Sorrow” (Shire). A member of indie bands No Show Ponies (formed in Pennsylvania before Brown moved to Austin) and local group the Savage Poor, Brown steps out…

Watch the new video for "Long, Long Way From Home" featuring The Sax Man, Tim Cappello, of Tina Turner / Peter Gabriel / The Lost Boys / & Gunship. Video produced/filmed/edited by Bill Lanier of Lanier Studios and directed by…

"When Fear Disappears" is the 'Song of the Day' on Austin's KUTX!

Hear the exclusive track and read KUTX's album review at this link. 

Friday, 4/23, I'm releasing what's arguably my favorite track on Sayonara Sorrow, "Long, Long Way From Home." 

Songs usually start with a "seed," or an idea that can be used to grow the rest of the track. With this song…

“What Will Happen to All That Beauty?” was inspired by novelist/activist James Baldwin’s 1963 essay, “The Fire Next Time,” which I read on an airplane from Austin to Madrid in 2017. I was introduced to Baldwin’s work in college, but…

Finding “Get Lost” 

The inspiration for “Get Lost” came from several sources. In my experience, music and melody usually appear first. One afternoon I picked up my Guild acoustic guitar, which I used to write and record many of the…