Brian Costello is a musician, live talk show host and writer living in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Born in Florida, he moved to Chicago in 1997 to pursue his interest in music. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ^[1] He studied at Columbia College Chicago, and is now an adjunct professor of Fiction Writing at the college as part of the author-teacher program. Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies ^[2]

Costello's comedy talk show, "The Brian Costello Show with Brian Costello" is performed live from the The Empty Bottle in Chicago to an audience of between 30 and 50 regulars. The Empty Bottle is a nightclub and concert hall located at 1035 N Performing with Ken Kagawa, the show features interviews with an assortment of guests ("People who are interesting" as Costello described them in the Chicago Tribune) and live music. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company ^[3] Costello is also the drummer in local band Functional Blackouts, who have gained a reputation for "controlled chaos" which has resulted in the band being banned from a number of clubs in the region. ^[4]

As an author, Costello's writing has appeared in Bridge, THE2NDHAND, Sleepwalk, F Magazine, and Hair Trigger. His first novel, The Enchanters vs. Sprawlburg Springs, was released in 2006 by Featherproof books. Featherproof Books is a small independent publisher working out of Chicago, Illinois. The novel follows Shaquille Callahan, a drummer for the band The Enchanters in the fictional community of community of Sprawlburg Springs. ^[5] It took ten years to complete,^[2] and was offered as his thesis at Columbia College. A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's Research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature ^[1] The novel draws on his own experiences, both as a drummer and as a native of Florida, and, like Costello, the protagonist of the novel winds up in Chicago. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. ^[6] In spite of this, Costello has stated that the novel is not autobiographical. ^[1] His novel has generally been well received,^[7][8] although it has been criticized for the use of "heavy-handed" satire. ^[6] Costello's second novel, Losing in Gainesville, is due for release in 2008.

Novels

• The Enchanters vs. Sprawlburg Springs - Featherproof books 2006

External links

• Interview with Brian Costello
• "The Night I Told My Parents the Truth," a story published in THE2NDHAND

References

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