Brian S. Ellis
Brian S. Ellis is a founding member of the Whitehaus Family Arkestra and an original tenant of the Treehaus in Hyde Square. His hour-long sets of mind-grinding poetry at the Whitehaus hootenannies have become stuff of legend. Everything he touches becomes stuff of legend. He has the smooth hands of a master storyteller.
Releases
WFR066: Three French Hens Live at Whitehaus
3 French Hens return from a field trip to Hooksett, NH visit to the White Birch Brewery, and host a beer tasting, featuring live improvisations in response to each of three beers: Hooksett Ale, White Birch Dubbell, White Birch Tripel
credits
released 19 May 2011
Matt Samolis, flute
Steve Norton, reeds + percussion
Adam Foam, portable cassette devices and other avenues of manipulation
Special guest: Brian Ellis, poetry/text/ voice/tapes
WFR059: Brian S Ellis: No Hay Banda
1. Descent, Pts. 1 & 2
2. Table of Contents
3. Self Portrait
4. dance dance dance
5. Ball
6. blind as pump-pump
7. Lovers & Condos
8. Time Travellers
9. Mugwort
10. the Janitor Poem
11. City Heat
12. Many Mansions
WFR054/WFRV 001: Whitehaus Family record family record
A double vinyl LP compilation of tracks from 26 artists associated with the Whitehaus in Jamaica Plain.
that summer you moved quickly. there was no time after work to go home before the show so you pack those boots in your bag in the morning when you left the new apartment, made a call during a cigarette break and scribbled an address, a part of town you don’t know but go alone anyway, all the streets look the same but you find it, from the outside it looks like no one’s home and at the bottom of the dark stairs you panic. you almost turn and run but you don’t and the door opens for your knock and there’s a smiling face on the other side…
WFR053: Brian S. Ellis: Blabberheart
Recordings of Brian’s poetry! Featuring Turkey Shoot, Falling off my bicycle, Caesarian, Criminal, Untitled #2, Untitled #3, and Untitled #4!
WFR039: Brian S. Ellis: I Wake Up EP
“I WAKE UP!” you’ve heard it a million times, or maybe never once yet! Get the blast from Whitehaus founding member and spastic slam poet Brian Stephen Ellis!
WFR022: BLASTFEST!
The first Whitehaus Family Showcase happened on March 21, 2008 at the Cambridge YMCA Theater. Sound engineered and recorded by Shane Myrbeck.
WFR016: Brian S. Ellis: Toothjuice
Expression from the bloody swamps of roots and veins that make up the life and brain of brian s. ellis. Homemade 4-track outsider-genius.
Toothjuice is currently unavailable in any form… but if you want it bad enough you just might find what you’re looking for
WFR002: Hoot Comp, Vol. 2
they got big, they grew strong. recordings from the first whitehaus hootenannies in spring of 2007. all the hits from debbie, uncle shoe, the meadowlarks and more. plus a track from california’s trapeze and carrots at the first ever hoot feature! recorded in hi-fi, mixed, and mastered by in-haus audio engineer shane myrbeck!