Brandon Curtis
Brandon Curtis
Brandon Curtis is the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the rock band The Secret Machines. Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, he was friends with Tim, Mark, and Brian of Tripping Daisy, as well as members of The Flaming Lips and The Chainsaw Kittens. Brandon and his brother Benjamin moved to Dallas and formed The Secret Machines with drummer Josh Garza. The trio later moved to New York City where Benjamin eventually left the band to pursue a career in School of...
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Passengers will know that if there is a problem on the bus, the driver isn't disconnected from help.
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He was a good guy and a good worker. We were all shocked. He was great to work with and we all enjoyed his company. He was a good man.
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There was no effort to abandon any aesthetic or embrace a new one this time around. But the songs are more 'song-y,' perhaps because they were honed out on the road. There's something about the immediacy of performing in front of an audience, as opposed to a performance in your own head...what you do can be shaped by the reaction you get from the crowd.
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We experienced a deconstruction of our personal lives. Coming home to a familiar setting and being alien to it created a sense of isolation from the people we're close to. There were all these invisible barriers that were tough to reach through. So we ended up with songs like 'Alone, Jealous, and Stoned,' about how our emotions propel us toward these conflicts and away from the people we love.