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]

Brian McMahan
McMahan performing with Slint in 2007
Background information
OriginLouisville, Kentucky
GenresPost-rock
Math rock
Slowcore
Post-hardcore
Occupation(s)Musician
Electrician[1]
InstrumentsGuitar[2]
Keyboards
Vocals
Years active1983–2000, 2005–present
Associated actsSlint
The For Carnation
King Kong
Squirrel Bait
Palace Brothers
Dntel

References
  1. Guntzel, J. "Invisible Histories: Slint". Mog. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  2. "Quiet Revolution: Slint's David Pajo and Brian McMahan revisit Spiderland". Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. Huey, Steve. "Biography: Squirrel Bait". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  4. Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Slint". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  5. Huey, Steve. "Biography: The For Carnation". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  6. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmcmahan


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