Brendan has shared the stage with the following artists and many more:

Geoff Muldaur
Ray Bonneville
Brooks Williams
Les Sampou
Eilen Jewell
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
Geoff Bartley
Spider John Koerner
James Montgomery

Brendan has performed at these venues and many more:

Music Clubs & Theaters -
Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club - Somerville, MA
Club Passim - Cambridge, MA
Caffe Lena - Saratoga Springs, NY
Bull Run Restaurant - Shirley, MA
Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA
Center for the Arts in Natick - Natick, MA

Festivals -
Cambridge River Fest 2009
Nashua Folk Festival 2008

Coffeehouses -
Me & Thee Coffeehouse - Marblehead, MA
Oasis Coffeehouse - Waltham, MA
Second Friday Coffeehouse - Belmont, MA

What People Are Saying About Brendan

"A distinctive new musical voice." - The Boston Phoenix

"Hogan's music is a transporting experience." -The Deli Magazine New England

"As with the finest examples of Lucinda Williams, Brendan Hogan manages to let the blues influence good songs instead of always being the focus." - Billy Beard, drummer Session Americana and booking contact at TOAD and Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA

"The roots of Brendan Hogan's music run in all directions, allowing him to draw on the past to make compelling music for the present." – Ted Drozdowski, Nashville Scene newsweekly/Scissormen frontman.

"Brendan Hogan's beautifully unadorned music [captures] the voice of an old soul in a young man's body." - The Nashua Telegraph

"If you care anything for the current state of blues and roots music, then Brendan Hogan is a name you should know. And with his hard work and focus, it’s a name you won’t be able to keep from knowing." - John Weeks, BostonBlues.com

"Brendan is a fine player with a respect and real commitment to America art forms." - Michael Moran, Executive Director of Amazing Things Arts Center - Framingham, MA

With residencies at renowned Boston area venues and a consistent touring schedule, Brendan Hogan is rapidly making a name for himself as a performer locally and beyond.

Influences

Broken-hearted drunks and love-struck troubadors: Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Big Bill Broonzy, Janis Joplin, Furry Lewis, Dave Van Ronk, American culture, Lonnie Johnson, Charley Patton, Bonnie Raitt, Woody Guthrie, Chet Baker, Paul Pena, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Robert Johnson, John Lennon, Mississppi John Hurt, Kurt Cobain, Jack Daniel's, Neil Young, Lead Belly, Kid Bailey, Gram Parsons, et al.