Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly plays in the Lawrence Arms, the Falcon and the Wandering Birds. He has trouble constructing short bios, but thankfully he has a Wikipedia page full of mundane details in the unlikely event that someone would be interested in learning more about him. Also, he’s on Twitter and writes a semi-readable blog at badsandwichchronicles.net.

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Bio

Brendan Kelly (born September 8, 1976) is the bassist and co-vocalist of Chicago punk band The Lawrence Arms, as well as guitarist/lead vocalist of The Falcon. Kelly's former bands include Slapstick and The Broadways. He is known for his raspy vocals and drunken demeanor. Kelly graduated from Northwestern University. In 2004, he appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart in a correspondent piece by Ed Helms entitled "The Clash." He has a blog called Bad Sandwich Chronicles. In March 2010, Kelly released a split along with Smoke or Fire frontman Joe McMahon entitled Wasted Potential. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Talks

Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Arms, the Wandering Birds) Talks Boris’ Noise

Music

By Brendan Kelly | June 30, 2014

Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Arms, the Wandering Birds) Talks Boris’ Noise

Boris’ Noise is a traditional music writer’s wet dream. I can’t imagine how exciting it must be to be able to use terms like shoegaze...

Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Arms, the Wandering Birds) Talks Fartbarf’s Dirty Power

Music

By Brendan Kelly | April 1, 2014

Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Arms, the Wandering Birds) Talks Fartbarf’s Dirty Power

I’d like to set the record straight right off the bat: I chose to review the Fartbarf album solely because of their name. “Fartbarf” indicated...