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I've been playing guitar since I was 11 years old. For the last 20 or so years, I've made and played original music in two band settings, as well as at my desk or in my basement. The band stuff can be heard at these individual band sites:

 

Fellaheen — sort of an east-meets-west thing, in the spirit of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, The Velvet Underground, Sparklehorse, and the like, with my most frequent collaborators being Kaveh Haghtalab, Joe Borthwick, and Mark Orlandini, as well as a number of other great musicians too numerous to mention. Joe and I are currently putting together a new trio version of the band, with Anthony Jones on drums . CLICK HERE TO VISIT SITE

 

Dogpile on the Rabbit — more of a straight-ahead rock 'n' roll thing, with a 1970s-1980s-1990s alternative vibe (what we called "college rock" back then ... strictly left-of-the-dial), in the spirit of the Replacements, The Clash, X, The Buzzcocks, Big Star, Mott the Hoople, Faces, etc. Now on permanent hiatus, DOTR featured Mark Orlandini on drums, Scott Barnes on bass, Brian Stabile on guitar and vocals, and myself on guitar and vocals. A previous member, Jino Arielly, played bass, engineered recordings, and designed the band logo. CLICK HERE TO VISIT SITE

Current Project — I'm working on a new album. I think it's going to be titled JANTELOVEN, and I may release it under my own name (something I've actually never done before). Here are the most current demos and running order. Things change often.

Solo Videos — Handmade at home ...

Nostalgia Ain't What It Used to Be ...

 

When I was in my early 20's, I was in a band called Hip Shy that played around the east coast from 1984-1987. The band featured Adam Bushman on drums, Mark Francione on bass and vocals, and myself on guitar, vocals, and harmonica. 

 

As a guitar-based power pop punkish trio, we were out-of-step with the synthesizer bands popular at the time. But we had some fun. We recorded and released one album called Adventures in Reckless Philosophy. 

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© 2025 Bruce David Hanson.

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