TOMS Shoes, Paste Magazine and Brett Dennen are giving fans a reason to say “thanks” this Thanksgiving.

One (1) Grand Prize winner will win a prize pack including a pair of TOMS Shoes designed by Brett Dennen, Brett’s new album, and a year-long subscription to Paste.

(4) Runners-up will also win prize packs including:
- an exclusive pair of TOMS shoes autographed by Brett Dennen
- a copy of Brett’s new CD Hope for the Hopeless
- Yearlong subscription to Paste

You can enter the contest here.

Brett’s mini tour run kicked off last week in Portland, OR and congratulations to our “Guest List Contest” winners – we’ll see you out at the shows!

If you missed out on tickets this time around, have no fear because Brett kicks off 2009 in fashion with a three-month headline tour! This will be Brett’s first major U.S. tour in support of “Hope for the Hopeless” and we hope you’re just as excited as us. Brett will be joined on the road by up and coming singer-songwriter and Grey’s Anatomy favorite Erin McCarley, followed by a leg with support from Australian duo Angus & Julia Stone. Tickets for the run will go on sale November 22nd to the general public. Dates on the next page. (more…)

Congratulations to Amy Amorosia of Elkins Park, PA for winning the Martin Guitar hand painted by Brett from the “Hope for the Hopeless” musictoday pre-order!

Hey everybody,
I’m just checking in to tell you that release day has come. The record is out. It’s official. Fall is here, and it is hard to tell in Santa Monica. The leaves don’t really turn color, and it doesn’t get that cold. Last night, to celebrate, I sat around a campfire in my backyard with some friends. Thank you all for your support. I hope you like the record, and I hope to see you when I’m out on the road.

Last night, Brett’s song “Ain’t Gonna Lose You” from the upcoming record Hope For The Hopeless was featured on Grey’s Anatomy. If you missed it, or want another sneak peek at the new album, you can head on over to iTunes and grab it now!
You can also head over to Politico.com and check out [...]

Mandy Moore is taking it all off for her friend Brett Dennen – or at least her shoes.
The actress just finished shooting the music video to Dennen’s new single “Make You Crazy.” Dennen, a guitarist from California, teamed with Afro-beat legend Femi Kuti for the song, which last week became the third-most added single [...]

Brett’s new album “Hope for the Hopeless” will be available on October 21st, but you can preorder the record now on iTunes.
And don’t forget to head on over to Spinner to download “Make You Crazy”; it’s their featured MP3 of the day.

Laid-back folk rocker Brett Dennen’s finger-picked, jazz-influenced chord structures could be mistaken for Dave Matthews or early John Mayer tunes. And in fact, Hope for the Hopeless producer John Alagia has recorded both of those artists.
First single “Make You Crazy” features Femi Kuti, and Dennen says, “I made the song catchy but it’s about all [...]

Having already established himself as a touring artist to watch, Brett Dennen is hoping to take his recorded-music career to the next level with the Oct. 21 release of “Hope for the Hopeless” (Dualtone/Downtown). First single “Make You Crazy” features Afrobeat scion Femi Kuti.
The pairing was orchestrated by Downtown head Josh Deutsch, whose company publishes [...]