All Rise for The Brass Kings

I got an invite from Steve Kaul and found out The Brass Kings are playing at the Blue Ox in Bemidji tonight!

A trio of world class musicians out of Minneapolis, The Brass Kings are an acoustic roots band with Mikkel Beckman on washboard, refrigerator parts, hand drums and pieces of wood – it’s really fun to watch him make the rhythms. Brad Ptacekt plays a furious washtub bass and Steve Kaul, originally from Bemidji, plays acoustic and Resonator guitars & sings.

New Brothers Burn Mountain Album Coming June

The Brothers Burn Mountain have made 4 songs off their forthcoming release “Deep in Dark Woods” (A Diarmada Production 2011) available through ReverbNation. Every time I hear new material from Brothers Burn Mountain it sounds like their best work ever, and that’s because the music is always driving, pressing forward, with brothers Ryan and Jesse Dermody jamming along for the ride.

It sounds like another amazing journey of moving rhythms, burning vocals and an overall sense of freedom is on the way – check out the new tunes! The Brothers Burn Mountain are a true original with swirling harmonies, rhythms of the universe, and a style that is instantly recognizable.

Are You Listening? You Should Be!

There used to be an art to making albums of music – where the songs complimented each other to create one piece of work. Today, individual songs are the driving market force, but occasionally someone steps up and delivers beyond a single track. Ian Thomas Alexy recently released Are You Listening, a masterful EP that continues to reveal his musical genius and creative mind.

Check out the song “Blow You Away”: