Including but not limited to Erik Petersen on guitar, vocals, mandolin, and metal percussion...along with Shawn St. Clair on the bass guitar, Greg Taylor on the drums, and Chris "Doc the drummer" Kulp on the percussion, bodhran, trumpet, marching drum, and marimba. Also at times with Miss Denise Vertucci singing, Chris Petersen on the backup drums, Jim Kydonious on the upright bass, Mr. Franz Nicolay on the squeezebox, Peter Hess on the clarinet...and finally, STZA chimes in to chant now and again, Shantz played bass on "Smash the Windows" record/tour, Julian "Hool" Buchanan on the sax, and Diapers the Crusty filled in on bass for a few shows.
Influences
Flea markets, junkyards, rusty old farm tools, rum, whiskey, the sound a needle makes when it hits vinyl, the sound a tape makes when you push play, metal childrens toys, wood stoves, the hiss-and-crank sounds of traveling amusement rides, a monkey wearing a fez, old wood cuts, hole-in-the-wall French fry joints, cinnamon, Halloween and the night before, cider, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (all three books and art), Rudimentary Peni, SubCultureShockFishCitizenHumans, Crass, Zounds, The Levellers, The Pogues, Django Reinhardt, Tom Waits, Dead Can Dance, Chumbawamba, The Mob, Burlesque jazz, Chaos U.K., Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Sydney Bechet, Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, the Renaissance Faire, meade, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, the art of Heironymous Bosch and Peter Bruegel, The Dragon's Den in New Orleans, Hard Times Cafe in Minneapolis, Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn, Fiume in West Philadelphia, the books of Daniel Quinn, Emma Goldman, "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins, and that campfire smell you can't get out of your clothes.
Sounds Like
A skeleton with a banjo, a clown with a trumpet, a carnival barker with a wooden spoon...
Emerging from pist-off Pennsylvania punk rock troupe The Orphans, Mischief Brew was started with a single scratchy demo tape by Erik Petersen...utilizing such instruments as acoustic guitar, 12-string Bolivian mandolin, junk percussion, yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum. It 'grew' into a one-person band/acoustic act in the vein of Billy Bragg, Stan Rogers, or Woody Guthrie...and nowadays, you never know what to expect. From a live three-piece punk/folk parade to a multi-piece studio experience with accordions and marimba...Mischief Brew aims to keep you on your boot-tips with a chaotic sampling of pirate-swing, gypsy-jazz, and polka-punk. In the mood? Tune in on the heart of Saturday night at a basement or bar near you...
To book Mischief Brew please email fistolo@hotmail.com.
(Video by Scott Willis. Mischief Brew on a boat, on the East River in NYC)
how the fuck did i miss boston again!? probaboly cuz you posted it last minute again. i belive you owe new england a show as a full band, especially providence since you bailed last time. how many times have you played the west coast since? just because there's more crusties and gypsies out there doesnt mean to play there more. i still love you
Well hello there, your sounding great, roll me through the gates is still one of the most epic songs we've ever heard. we were just wondering if you could give us a listen and tell us what you think
I'm totally bummed I couldn't see in Allston, even though I was playing a show so it was only bittersweet. And the NYC show sold out cause I got there a little late, so ick.
But hopefully I'll be seeing you guys soon on those stops with Guignol. I need my fix.
dudensteins, venture out from pennsville & play in a bigger variety of places. i think a lot of people would like to see you perform. i know i would. i'm in va.
You guys would be coming up to Boston when I have work... I say you guys do an acoustic set after the first acoustic set... possibly around 12:20? ehh ehh ehh? it never hurts to hope.
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