User:Joemamasbass/The Brew (U.S. Band)

Target of redirect:  The Brew USA (based in Massachusetts).

Basic Information

Genre: indie, rock, pop Members Kelly Kane - Drums, Vocals Joe Plante - Bass, Vocals Dave Drouin - Guitar, Vocals Chris Plante - Keyboards, Vocals Hometown: Amesbury, Massachusetts

Record Label: Riverwood Records

Biography: Since their inception, the members of The Brew have shared a common vision: transforming their urgent and unapologetically artistic musings into song. As childhood friends from the Boston area, now in their mid-twenties, they have traveled afar singing of romance and tragedy with their haunting and original voices. True musketeers in their friendship- Kelly Kane, Chris Plante, David Drouin, and Joe Plante- bring their passionate and full hearted performances night after night, with a fierce sense of family. Together they create an anthemic, purely original sound that marries the majesty of Queen with the nuance of Steely Dan, as their unbridled energy pulls more and more listeners into their world of songs.

With each release, the music of The Brew gets sharper, stronger and more pure, with an increasing emphasis on their burning and poignant lyrics. An honest music from a band concerned with real expression.

Their success continues to build, hitting one benchmark after another while remaining humble and unified. They are quickly grabbing the ears of heavy weights in the record industry and listeners alike as they traverse the world on a mission.

Current Location	:  Amesbury, Massachusetts --- Influences: The Beatles, The Police, Steely Dan, Rush, Queen, 80's, Vanilla Ice, David Bowie, and so much more...

http://www.thebrew.biz http://www.myspace.com/thebrew1 http://www.youtube.com/thebrew http://www.archive.org/details/TheBrew - Press Contact:	jim@thebrew.biz - Reviews: - Relix Magazine review of "Electric Opera" Boston’s The Brew has blossomed into one of the Northeast's finest improvisational rock groups over the past few years. With three CDs already recorded, the quartet has now released Electric Opera, a concert DVD recorded at Portsmouth Music Hall. The high-definition cameras provide rich, crisp footage while the matrix audio recording boasts a loud, clear sound. Highlights include the upbeat, piano laced melody of “Chance Reaching,” the more progressive rocker "Slipping Through The City"—which features eloquent vocals and blazing, wailing guitar solos—and the gorgeous yet heartbreaking dirge "Poison Stone." Electric Opera brings the concert experience of this young but well fermented band home and offers a grand introduction for those not yet familiar to this frothy, progressive rock quartet -Bill Clifford

Dennis Cook, Jambase review of Back To The Woods "Sophistication is rare in pop music. You don't reach the lowest common denominator adding complications or nuances. The Brew strike the rare happy balance between catchiness and cleverness, tossing out numbers that wouldn't sound out of place next to the Dave Matthews Band, but making sure much of their work has a creamy thickness (instrumentally, "Looking Down" and "First of Things" could be Steely Dan outtakes, and "Black Train" echoes Joe Jackson on a good day). There's a well-harnessed togetherness to every element on Back To The Woods (self-released), all propelled by dead sturday songcraft, clean production, solid chops and lead singer [Chris Plante's] inviting croon.

The lyrics are almost painfully earnest; the railing of young men against big troubles (often relationship related), but The Brew's utter sincerity carries these sentiments over well. One is reminded of the frothing bile and stiff jaw of early U2, yet delivered with the sugary lilt of someone like The Barenaked Ldies. The Brew is an odd mix in this regard - heavy themes with a very radio friendly delivery. They evoke O.A.R. in their modern romanticism at times, but are far more lyrically successful when they relax a bit, as on the positively intoxicating "Definitions," which brings to mind James Taylor in its primo folk-pop-iness, or the gently experimental title track, which hints at weird depths I'd love to hear them explore." Jambase review of moedown 9 "Saturday night, the beer tent belonged to one of New England's hottest rock acts, as The Brew served up their blend of classic rock for three sets. And with festival fans already well serviced, their rock went down cold and thick like a finely fermented ale. "Hunter's Moon" got things started, as fans were settling into what these cats had on tap. Chris Plante's serene vocals and vivid piano led the way while guitarist David Drouin had chops as solid as any young guiar slinger on the scene. Late in their second set with many festival fans drinking it down, the band added its secret ingredient - a wailing cover of Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time" with Drouin an absolute dead ringer vocally for the late Brad Delp - drawing one of the largest cheers of the weekend. The band closed its final set with "Chance Reaching," with dueling guitar and piano and sinewy singing from Plante. Over three rocking sets, The Brew fermented well and turned on a bevy of new fans at moe.down."

Amazon.com fan review of "Back to the Woods" Archive.org fan review of a Brew live show "Ever want to get in on a band before they hit? Well here's your chance. The raw talent within The Brew is unmistakable. There are plenty of "wow" moments to appease the biggest head, yet their logical syncopation should be enough to tame the most technical critic."

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Source (if applicable): www.thebrew.biz (official website) and www.facebook,com/TheBrewMusic (current bio)

Joemamasbass (talk) 08:23, 25 January 2012 (UTC)