Brown vs Brown was formed in 2004 by Dirk Bruinsma, Viljam Nybacka, Gerri Jäger and Jeroen Kimman, who were then pretty much complete strangers to each other. Regardless of sizeable differences in musical background, the band’s electrifying chemistry quickly made itself apparent. A love/hate relationship with jazz, a quirky alt-rock mindset, and the genuine need to create a new music that is coherent and personal, became their common ground in the hard-working years that followed. From this the self-proclaimed ‘alleged Brown-sound’ was born. It’s denial of simple description has spawned poetic-licensed terms such as math-rock, stumble-funk, punk-jazz and what-not… a highly energetic & inventive music, which is tight but dirty, complex but loose, where amputated rhythms collide with spring-loaded melodies and surprise awaits around every corner. It’s one of those tornado-shaped fresh breezes that pop up once in a while... Very much a collective, -all members bring in compositions- the band spends a lot of quality-time refining the arrangements and deepening their sound.
Brown vs Brown takes pride in it’s reputation as a powerhouse live-band, and feels as confident playing the consecrated ground of jazz-temples as well as the beer-soaked floors of ill-lit alt-rock clubs, leaving audiences flabbergasted. Numerous shows have been played in Holland, Austria, Italy, Germany, Zwitserland, Slovenia, Finland and Estonla over the last few years. In 2007, the latest CD ‘Twitch and Shout’ was released on Austrian label PAO-records.
Shoes-in-the-dryer music for the 24th century!
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live at ai sotterranei, Lecce, Italy, November 2007
................................................................................................................. live at Menza - Ljubljana , 18 november 2008
................................................................................................................. SATCHMO (SLO), 28 november 2006
................................................................................................................. BIMHUIS, feat. Wolter Wierbos, 21 march 2007
previous concerts:
05.05.2009 Roessli Bar, Reitschule, Bern, CH
03.05.2009 la C.A.GA., Itri, I
02.05.2009 Brancaleone, Rome, I
01.05.2009 La Centrale Festival, Pisa, I
30.04.2009 Spielboden, Dornbirn, A
29.04.2009 Mensa, Metelkova, Ljubljana, SLO
28.04.2009 Fat Teusday, Schauspielhaus, Graz, A
26.04.2009 Das Rind, Ruesselsheim, D
21.11.2008 INIT, Rome (IT)
20.11.2008 La Centrale, Pisa (IT)
19.11.2008 Sonata Islands Festival, Trento (IT)
18.11.2008 Menza/Metelkova, Ljubljana (Slo)
17.11.2008 p.m.k. , Innsbruck (AT)
16.11.2008 rhiz, Vienna (AT)
15.11.2008 Zuckerfabrik, Enns (AT)
04.10.2008 MS stubnitz w/ The Claudia Quintet!, Amsterdam (NL)
19.05.2008 Odessa, Nijmegen (NL)
16.05.2008 Toonzaal, Den Bosch (NL)
11.05.2008 (H)OT SCENES Festival @ OT301, Amsterdam (NL)
02.05.2008 De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam (NL)
27.04.2008 Vastavirta, Tampere (FIN)
26.04.2008 Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa (FIN)
25.04.2008 Monk, Turku (FIN)
23.04.2008 Juuksur, Tallinn (EST)
19.04.2008 Supamolly, Berlin (DE)
08.04.2008 Cavete, Marburg (DE)
05.04.2008 Area Sismica, Forli (IT)
04.04.2008 Corte Magno, Pisa (IT)
21.03.2008 BIMHUIS, Amsterdam (NL)
26.11.2007 Stubnitz, Amsterdam (NL)
26.11.2007 Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum, Enschede (NL)
24.11.2007 Bongo Bar, Bad Zell (AT)
23.11.2007 Rebeldia, Pisa (IT)
22.11.2007 United Club, Torino (IT)
21.11.2007 Clandestino, Faenza (IT)
20.11.2007 XM24, Bologna (IT)
19.11.2007 Sinister Noise Club, Rome (IT)
17.11.2007 I Sotteranei, Lecce (IT)
14.11.2007 Taverna Vecchia del Maltese, Bari (IT)
13.11.2007 Arci Sonica, Lucera (IT)
12.11.2007 PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano (IT)
09.11.2007 Tovarna ROG, Ljubljana (SLO)
08.11.2007 Jazzatelier Burggasse, Wels (AT)
07.11.2007 Cafe Museum, Passau (DE)
06.11.2007 FLUC, Vienna (AT)
05.11.2007 Projekt, Innsbruck (AT)
03.11.2007 Reitschule, Bern (SWI)
21.10.2007 OT301, with Squartet (IT), Amsterdam (NL)
15.10.2007 Cafe Wilhelmina, feat. Wolter Wierbos, Eindhoven (NL)
05.10.2007 de Toonzaal, Den Bosch(NL)
27.09.2007 Cafe Persee, Deventer (NL)
20.09.2007 Cafe De Corenmaet, Breda (NL)
25.08.2007 Uitmarkt, Amsterdam (NL)
15.07.2007 Affaire Festival, Nijmegen (NL)
11.05.2007 OT301 (H)OT scenes Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
25.04.2007 Paradox, Tilburg (NL)
21.03.2007 Bimhuis, feat. Wolter Wierbos, Amsterdam (NL)
15.03.2007 Studium Generale, Eindhoven (NL)
14.01.2007 Porgy & Bess, Vienna (AT)
13. 01.2007 Café-Museum, Passau (D)
21.12.2006 MS Stubnitz, Amsterdam (NL)
15.12.2006 Zaal 100, Amsterdam (NL)
02.12.2006 Rebeldia, Pisa (IT)
01.12.2006 NonSoloJazz, Foggia (IT)
30.11.2006 Macerie, Molfetta (IT)
29.11.2006 Löwenhof, Bologna (IT)
28.11.2006 Satchmo, Maribor (SLO)
26.11.2006 Il Cantiere, Rome (IT)
25.11.2006 GheroArte, Milano (IT)
12.11.2006 FlexBar, Amsterdam (NL)
29.10.2006 RUMOR Festival, Utrecht (NL)
26.10.2006 Occii, Amsterdam (NL)
27.09.2006 OT301, with Squartet (IT), , Amsterdam (NL)
24.09.2006 ZXZW Festival, Tilburg (NL)
06.08.2006 Tunnel, Vienna (AT)
05.08.2006 Outreach Festival, Schwaz (AT)
03.08.2006 Bierstindl Gasthaus, Innsbruck (AT)
02.08.2006 Innenhofkultur, Klagenfurt (AT)
19.06.2006 Bimhuis, Grad. Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
14.06.2006 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
27.05.2006 Kaapkot, Amsterdam (NL)
03.05.2006 Zaal 100, Amsterdam (NL)
11.03.2006 Hot House, Leiden (NL)
04.03.2006 B-flat, Berlin (DE)
02.03.2006 Jägermayrhof, Linz (AT)
01.03.2006 Bach, Vienna (AT)
28.02.2006 Led Zep, Rome (IT)
26.02.2006 Circolo Arci Blob, Arcore (IT)
02.12.2005 Altes Kino, Landeck (AT)
01.12.2005 p.m.k., Innsbruck (AT)
19.11.2005 Area Sismica, Forli' (IT)
16.10.2005 Melkweg, Featherweight, Amsterdam (NL)
15.10.2005 Melkweg, Featherweight, Amsterdam (NL)
14.10.2005 Melkweg, Featherweight, Amsterdam (NL)
17.09.2005 SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht (NL)
15.08.2005 Winston International, Amsterdam (NL)
06.05.2005 Theater Kikker, Utrecht (NL)
25.04.2005 Café Wilhelmina, Eindhoven (NL)
24.02.2005 Jazzatelier Burggasse, Wels (AT)
23.02.2005 Fluc, Vienna (AT)
18.02.2005 Treibhaus, Innsbruck (AT)
17.02.2005 Projekt, Innsbruck (AT)
20.12.2004 Winston International, Amsterdam (NL)
08.12.2004 Occii, Amsterdam (NL)
17.10.2004 Badcuyp, Amsterdam (NL)
26.06.2004 Havana, Amsterdam (NL)
24.06.2004 SJU Jazzpodium, Utrecht (NL)
16.06.2004 Zaal 100, Amsterdam (NL)
11.04.2004 Muiderpoorttheater, Amsterdam (NL)
Ik heb het jullie per mail al weleens laten weten maar ik wilde bij deze graag nog even zeggen dat ik jullie muziek werkelijk geweldig vind. Super spannend al die verschillende invoeden en erg goed gespeeld! :-) Grtz, Michiel
Hey! Allright then, at this round we won't meet, I'll be there in Pisa just at the end of september...best wishes to you as well, keep up the great music
