John Brownell

John Brownell is a long-time member of the local music scene. Starting in the early nineties, he was the primary songwriter in Oblio Joes, a band that lasted nearly 15 years. As a home recording enthusiast, John recorded numerous other local bands under the DIY label Pink House Records. After joining Secret Powers in 2010, the band recorded two albums, one of which won "Best Album" in the Missoula Independent's 2012 Best of Missoula issue. His current band, Protest Kids, released their first full-length, We Have The Technology, in 2018. More recently, John has been recording and performing as a solo artist. In 2019, he wrote and recorded a song every week for the entire year. Earlier this year, he culled from those 52 songs his first solo album, Repeat and Fade. You can hear these songs and more at repeatandfade.net.