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)
(Posted by RadioClashx on YouTube...thanks! At the Zombie Prom, Purchase, NY. A kid stagedove into the guitar, knocking it out of tune. A beautiful mess, capturing the pure chaos of the evening.)
Alright guys - Hope your tour is going well and I see you are playing a gig with the Autonomads - nice one - get them on some more shows please :P haha
Ur welcome back in Bolton any time - enjoyed the show ( and afterparty) a lot. If any of you are still in Germany on 16th - come to the Autonomads gig in Koln and party haha
Hey guys! Cheers for a awesome show in Copenhagen yeasterday! Hope the drive was alright and all. Be sure to come to Sweden next time! We'll gladly play support anytime hehe Chris / Splitside
I fucking cant get enough of your music I blast roll me through the gates of hell in my car, screaming as loud as i can along going down these suburban roads.. Keep making kick ass music
hey guys, hope you enjoy the time here in singen;-) want to say thanks for playing here! and thanks for party and presents! oh oh that was a fuckin monday for me;-) wish you fun for the tour and hope to hear of you!
