- Pat and Brendan
Infobox musical artist
Name = Pat and Brendan
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Melbourne ,Australia
Genre = Alternative
Rock
Years_active =2003 –present
Label = Independent
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/patandbrendan Myspace Page]
Current_members = Pat McKenna
Brendan KellyJosh Wayman Leo Lionheart Josh O'Riley Pat and Brendan is a Melbourne based Alternative band formed in 2003, originally a duo featuring Pat McKenna on
guitar and Brendan Kelly onpiano-accordion .After releasing their debut album "!" in May 2007, McKenna entered the duo into a local Push Start
Battle of the Bands heat, not actually expecting to be chosen to compete. Upon receiving the news that they had been included in the lineup, the duo decided that in order to stand a chance of winning the battle, they had better recruit a band. They asked their friendsLeo Lionheart andJosh Wayman to accompany them on drums and bass guitar/keyboards, respectively. After only a week of rehearsals with the band, they won the Maroondah heat of the Push Start battle in July 2007, and soon after askedJosh O'Riley join the band on bass guitar, allowing Josh Wayman to focus on his keyboard duties.The next Push Start heat involved the winners from all over the Eastern Melbourne Suburbs, and was headlined by hard rock band Airbourne. The competition was tight, but Pat and Brendan came out victorious, and now await the Push Start Battle of the Bands finals, which takes place during Push Over Festival in March 2008, headlined by bands such as Gyroscope,Shihad , Cog and many more.It is important to note that, of all 5 members of 'Pat and Brendan', Leo Lionheart is by far the most popular and good-looking. During the Push Over finals, at least 3 female members of the public asked for his (and only his) autograph though the band is not titled 'Leo and Brendan' or 'Pat and Leo'. None of these three females were his girlfriend, Hayley Smith.
Members
*Pat McKenna - Vocals, Guitar
*Brendan Kelly - Vocals, Accordion,Melodica , Saxophone
*Josh Wayman - Keyboards and backing vocals
*Leo Lionheart - Drums and Percussion
*Josh O'Riley - Bass and backing vocalsDiscography
Albums
*"!" (
2007 )External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/patandbrendan Pat and Brendan Myspace Page]
* [http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=17584 Triple J Unearthed]
* [http://www.thepush.asn.au/ The Push]
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