Brandon Isleib

Brandon Isleib is legally in charge of the Seattle Municipal Code while working in the City Attorney's Office. His music as Restless Mosaic has been heard over 3 million times, and his third album Quality Mirrors comes out in the winter of 2024-2025, featuring Anji Bee of Lovespirals, Declaime, Rose Alaimo, and Nick Merchant.

Review: BT’s “The Lost Art of Longing” BT The Lost Art of Longing

Review: BT’s “The Lost Art of Longing”

Brandon Isleib August 14, 2020

25 years in, BT has never had an album that felt like a consolidation of strengths...just a...

On Pound-Foolish Creativity music

On Pound-Foolish Creativity

Brandon Isleib May 21, 2020

There’s a lot of penny-wise, pound-foolish creativity in the world–I’m here to tell you making real investments...

What the Houston Astros Teach Democrats About 2020

Brandon Isleib January 17, 2020

So what it will take for Trump's fans to abandon him? The same thing it took for...

Heisenberg’s Billboard music

Heisenberg’s Billboard

Brandon Isleib September 26, 2019

'90s music is messed up for the same reason my suburban Seattle city isn't the most dangerous...

Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025It appears the courts won’t let Congress abdicate their responsibilities to check the executive afte…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025To be blunt about, the Anti-Israel people could argue that the Palestinians and their allies are goi…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I'm generally inclined to agree with that but that leaves us with the problem without a solution pha…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The Palestinians and their allies seem to think that a negotiated deal with Israel is too horrible t…
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