The Brew Tour 2009
The Brew are an aptly named quartet from Amesbury, a town in northeastern Massachusetts, cooking up a musical melting pot on their newly, self-released album, Back to the Woods, that combines their roots in classic rock, adding ingredients of prog, jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop, sometimes in the course of a single song.
Their eclectic stylistic palette can be heard clearly on Back to the Woods, from the tribal world beat and prog-rock of “Seen It All” and the reggae rhythm of “Looking Down” to the jazz-funk and Sting-like vocal on “Control,” the lush Beach Boys a cappella harmonies of the title track and the Queen-like overkill of “Castle Walls” and the climactic “Chance Reaching.
We had the pleasure of seeing these guys last year and they are truly talented musicians. They have great original music and play some of the best covers we’ve heard. Be sure to check out some of other coverage of The Brew and download some of their great shows off of The Archive.
2009 Tour Dates
3.20.09 – Brooklyn Warehouse Party – Brooklyn, NY
3.21.09 – Main Pub w/ Will Dailey – Manchester, CT
3.26.09 – Wheel House Tavern w/ Will Dailey – Narragansett, RI
3.27.09 – Unity Center for Performing Arts – Unity, ME
3.28.09 – Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge w/ Barefoot Truth
w Pete Francis of Dispatch – Burlington, VT
4.02.09 – Funk ‘N Waffles w/ Will Dailey – Syracuse, NY
4.03.09 – Red Square w/ Will Dailey – Albany, NY
4.04.09 – Nietzsche’s w/ Will Dailey – Buffalo, NY
4.06.09 – Skullys Music Diner w/ Andrew Ripp – Columbus, OH
4.07.09 – The Intersection – w/ Andrew Ripp – Grand Rapids, MI
4.08.09 – Miramar Theatre w/ Andrew Ripp – Milwaukee, WI
4.09.09 – Cafe Montmartre w/ Andrew Ripp – Madison, WI
4.10.09 – Beat Kitchen w/ Lubriphonic – Chicago, IL
4.11.09 – Jakes Night Club w/ Andrew Ripp – Bloomington, IN
4.16.09 – Bowery Poetry Club – New York, NY
4.18.09 – Paradise Rock Club w/ Barefoot Truth – Boston, MA
5.02.09 – Johnson State College – Dibden Center – Johnson, VT
5.07.09 – Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA
5.09.09 – Awesometown Music Festival w/ Nate Wilson Group,
Macpodz & Buzz Universe – Morrisville, PA
5.15.09 – Jerky’s Live Music Hall – Providence, RI
5.22.09 – River Street Jazz – Plains, PA
5.23.09 – Black Eyed Sally’s – Hartford, CT
5.28.09 – Ridgefield Playhouse w/ The Radiators – Ridgefield, CT
5.29.09 – B.B. King Blues Club w/ The Radiators – New York, NY
5.31.09 – Mountain Jam w/ Gov’t Mule & Allman Brothers &
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Hunter Mountain, NY
6.05.09 – The Asylum – Portland, ME
6.20.09 – Harry’s Hoe Down – Starks, ME
7.22.09 – Captain Nick’s – Block Island, RI
7.23.09 – Captain Nick’s – Block Island, RI
8.21.09 – Sunseeker’s Ball – Chance Harbour, NB
