Brian McMahan
Brian McMahan (born 26 January, 1969) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a guitarist and vocalist in the seminal rock bands Squirrel Bait[3] and Slint.[4] After the breakup of the latter in November 1990, he went on to play with Will Oldham on his project Palace Brothers. In 1994, McMahan formed The For Carnation[5] which acted as a creative outlet; he remains the only permanent member of the band. He was also part of King Kong, a band formed by original Slint bassist Ethan Buckler. McMahan plays guitar on the song "Why I'm So Unhappy" by Dntel.[6]
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![]() McMahan performing with Slint in 2007 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Louisville, Kentucky |
Genres | Post-rock Math rock Slowcore Post-hardcore |
Occupation(s) | Musician Electrician[1] |
Instruments | Guitar[2] Keyboards Vocals |
Years active | 1983–2000, 2005–present |
Associated acts | Slint The For Carnation King Kong Squirrel Bait Palace Brothers Dntel |
References
- Guntzel, J. "Invisible Histories: Slint". Mog. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- "Quiet Revolution: Slint's David Pajo and Brian McMahan revisit Spiderland". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- Huey, Steve. "Biography: Squirrel Bait". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Slint". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Huey, Steve. "Biography: The For Carnation". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmcmahan
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