Portrait of Frank Oelschlager playing guitar at a microphone

Portrait of Patrick Nolan with an acoustic guitar, seated at a drum kit

Portrait of Hunt Allard in a sun hat, holding a large fish on a boat

Portrait of Erich Izdepski smiling in front of a wall of CDs

Portrait of Anthony Carroll in a cap and round sunglasses, on a beach

Frank Oelschlager
Vocals, guitar

Patrick Nolan
Drums, mandolin, vocals

Hunt Allard
Flute, sax

Erich Izdepski
Keys

Anthony Carroll
Bass

Microplastic
Brain

Alternative indie rock with progressive roots.

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A band of well-adjusted misfits

Microplastics are not good for your brain, but Microplastic Brain is good for your ears and your soul.

We named the band one night at the now sadly defunct Earps Ordinary, and the research has caught up since. Microplastics are in every part of our bodies and in the ecosystem at large. Have you heard of nanoplastics in seawater yet?

Anyway: come check us out.

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Magnolia Hill Music Festival 2026

Shows

No shows on the calendar right now.

We play taprooms, festivals and private parties. Tell us your date and the room.

Photos

Four members of Microplastic Brain, soaking wet, posing indoors — A soaking wet Microplastic Brain. Playing outdoors comes with weather.

Patrick on drums and mandolin and Frank on guitar and vocals, playing in the window at The Casual Pint — Half a brain. Frank and Patrick play an acoustic set at The Casual Pint Falls Church.

Hunt on flute and Frank on guitar and vocals on a stage at The Renegade — Frank and Hunt play Under The Rain at The Renegade.

Erich on keys, Frank on guitar and Hunt on flute, playing in a backyard — We play private parties too.