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Brass Uncle Band
Rock / Roots Music / Blues

"Swamp-knuckle roots-rock"

Baltimore, Maryland
United States

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   Brass Uncle Band: General Info
Member Since8/24/2005
Band Websitebrassuncleband.com
Band MembersJohn Petr - Guitar, Vocals, Words

Chas Marsh - Bass, Fender Rhodes, Vocals

Duke - percussification, bombasticity, obnoxuary ...
InfluencesJohn - the Black Crowes, Steve Earle, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lyle Lovett, Tom Petty, Martin Sexton, Mark Knopfler, Wes Montgomery, Bonnie Raitt, the Allmans, Chris Whitley, Robert Earle Keen, Jeff Tweedy, Jay Farrar, The Black Keys, Muddy Waters, Junior Brown, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Ralph Steadman, Chuck Close, Tim Burton, Jim Henson

Chas - Jack Bruce, Jaco Pastorius, Jack Casady, Rick Danko, Rocco Prestia, Darryl Jones, Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac, Frank Zappa, Fred Wiseman, Irvine Welsh, Frankie Lee, Sonny Rhodes, Van Morrison, Tibetan Buddhism, Beethoven, Samuel Beckett, Jean Cocteau, Joseph Cornell and lately Lucinda Williams

Duke - some drummer influences: Travis LaMothe, Danny Carey, Rodney Holmes, Chad Smith, Carter Beauford, Bonham, Mitchell, Williams, Cobham, Chambers, hate listing influences...
Sounds Like"Just when you think southern rock has devolved to nothing but self-parody, along comes the Brass Uncle Band with their new CD Three Mobtown Gallons to bring back the days when loud, hard, rock songs about outlaws, drinking, and chasing women was, you know, a helluva lot of fun. This Maryland based trio plus assorted supporting musicians can do the smoky middle of the night anthems, acoustic odes, and edgy blues numbers but they are at their best with with the crank-it-up-loud tunes. Highlights include “Hey Hey”, “See Her Again,” and “Hit and Run”. Calvin Powers - Taproot Radio (Mar 31, 2007)

People have said we sound like: Black Crowes, Stones, Johnny Winter, Steve Earle, Wilco, Let us know what you think.
Record Labelindependent
Type of LabelIndie





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Aug 2 2008 10:00P
Smash Daddy’s Perry Hall, Maryland

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   About Brass Uncle Band
< WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Brass Uncle Band is a new roots-rock trio from Baltimore, Maryland. John Petr (guitar, harmonica, voice), Duke Cave (drums) and Chas Marsh (bass, Fender Rhodes, voice) met on a construction site in 2005. After a semi-legendary, all night, beer-soaked jamhearsal, they were convinced by their fellow revelers to form the BUB. The band’s name refers to a brass statuette, Uncle Beefheart, who serves as a doorstop (and bottle opener) at their rehearsal space.

While the group co-writes/improvises their music, John Petr, the band’s poet, singer-songwriter, usually brings the idea that becomes the song. John is a relatively happy guy, but his lyrics range from larceny to murder. every day misery to flat out disaster. Musically, the Uncles are confirmed genre manglers, mixing the influences from Tom Waits and Ray Charles with the Black Crowes and Zero Seven. On stage Chas starts a gospel-tinged cowboy ballad on piano, John lurches into a two minute, Ramones-style assault, and Duke slams into an extended prog-rock jam - all within a ninety minute set. The result is an ordered chaos, the kind of show that keeps all but the most inebriated BUB fans up on their seats.

Their new CD, Three Mobtown Gallons, expands the power trio , adding Hammond organ ace John Ginty (Citizen Cope, Robert Randolph) on five songs, a horn section, and B.J. Lazarus (Smooth Kentucky) on mandolin. Petr’s crooning, growling baritone, supported by Chas’s sandpaper tenor provides the sonic glue. Instrumentally, John’s barking Stratocaster floats on the thump and grind of Chas’s Warwick basses, and the all-out bombast of Duke’s drums and percussion.
The new eleven-song record has been called, “ a raucous, slice of punk Americana” and “ a grimy, hand wringing revision of the American Dream” and Brass Uncle’s performances a “full blast semi on two wheels”. Fans say “why does all your music make me feel like drinking” and call them B-more’s premier swamp-rock trio

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Jul 18 2008 1:23 PM

New video looks great, guys!
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Jul 18 2008 10:47 AM

Hey Gang!!!!
OH HELL YAH!!!!...Diggin' your tunes!!!!!
Thanks for including me!!!
Send out Peace and Love to ya,
Sweet Papa Dave
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Jul 12 2008 2:42 PM

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Jul 4 2008 4:59 PM

Thanks for the great comments...you guys sound great too!
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Jun 27 2008 4:43 AM

Just checking in to check
the schedule! Still no
show 'down south', eh??
I shall remain patient,
until it happens someday! ;)
The Slow Learners





Jun 25 2008 1:39 PM

hey guys long time no see
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Jun 19 2008 11:54 AM

Thanks for accepting us as your friends.
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Jun 7 2008 9:03 PM

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!


Love,
Twig, Twine & Jute
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Jun 2 2008 3:54 PM

JUS' STOPPED BY TO SAY HEY & ALWAYS "THANX" FOR THE ADD.
GREAT RESPECTS FOR YOUR WORK ...

ROCK ON !

MR.
RICHARD
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Jun 2 2008 8:39 AM

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May 22 2008 8:49 AM

Hello Brass Uncle Band
Thank you very much for listening

Greetings, Stöma
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May 22 2008 6:31 AM

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May 12 2008 11:55 AM

Thanks so much for the add!! Hope you had a kickass weekend!!

Keep in touch!!

xoxo
MissRose
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May 12 2008 10:07 AM

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May 11 2008 8:01 AM

Thanks so much for adding us as a friend! ......I hope you enjoy the songs and watch for our new CD "Rearview Mirror" coming this June! Cheers, Phil


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May 10 2008 10:10 AM

BUT ONLY, A TRUE SMILE

When you start your day
and you do not know the way,
put LOVE in front of your tasks.
Then you will know
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What is LOVE
you ask?
But only,
A true smile.

Calm 'er down, duuude,
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Apr 29 2008 9:26 AM

Hey thanks for the add and the comment !
Your music is great !
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Apr 20 2008 7:52 PM

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Apr 17 2008 7:28 PM

Thanks so much. Dig your page, too. Have a kickass weekend!

Much Love,
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