Brass Uncle Band
Three Mobtown Gallons
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The sound conjured by this Baltimore trio virtually embodies the city's geographic locale. Equal parts northern garage rock and southern blues/boogie, Brass Uncle Band straddles the Mason-Dixon with gusto and bemused delight.
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Review in Baltimore Magazine - Sept 2007
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THE BRASS UNCLE BAND
Three Mobtown Gallons (self-released)
The sound conjured by this Baltimore trio virtually embodies the city's geographic locale. Equal parts northern garage rock and southern blues/boogie, Brass Uncle Band straddles the Mason-Dixon with gusto and bemused delight. But where a lesser group might veer toward jam band noodling, B.U.B. anchors its material with measured country twang and a healthy dose of punk attitude. Its version of "Moonshiner" initially evokes Ry Cooder but quickly distances itself from the Americana legend thanks to a muscular and nimble rhythm section. A number of other cuts play out similarly, by faintly echoing the Allmans ("You Should Know Better") or early Wilco ("Not Coming Back") before distinguishing themselves. With infectious abandon, "Hit and Run" serves as a reminder that straight rock and roll can still be pulse-quickening if infused with enough slashing guitar and swaggering vocals --- and if the lyrics seem swiped from mid-1970's Aerosmith, all the better. The Hammond B-3 on a couple of cuts and the horn section that lights up the disc's final tune, "Sugar," hint that B.U.B. may be leaning toward southern soul in the future. But, for now, the inherent north/south tension in these songs gives the group a distinctive edge.
John Lewis - Baltimore Magazine - September 2007
THE BRASS UNCLE BAND – THREE MOBTOWN GALLONS
The Brass Uncle Band announces the release of their premier CD, “Three Mobtown Gallons” on Hard Lucky Records. The 11 song CD features guest performances from Hammond B3 legend John Ginty (Whiskeytown, Robert Randolph, Citizen Cope) and Baltimore mandolin virtuoso B.J. Lazarus (Smooth Kentucky).
Musical styles and Influences
The Brass Uncle Band is a Baltimore, roots-rock trio that sticks to basics. Within the catchall world of roots rock they have redefined themselves from punk to classic to country to gospel, while maintaining their raw-knuckle signature sound. “They are making music they have to make with an earnestness that speaks to you,” says Chris Bentley of Bunker Studios. “They aren’t trying to be catchy or hard or cool. In fact, they seem incapable of TRYING to be anything, which makes them my favorite sort of band, whatever genre.”
Guitarist John Petr is the principle songwriter and vocalist. His resonant, growling, baritone voice contrasts with the raspy tenor of bassist, Chas Marsh, to create the band’s unique two-men-screaming-at-the-top-of-their-lungs vocal barrage. John’s chunky Stratocaster rhythms and craggy, now dissonant, now tuneful lead guitar work threads the needle, provided by Marsh’s thump and grind bass lines and drummer, Duke’s powerful and complex rhythms.
Lyrics
Petr’s enigmatic lyrics course through the razor and rumble. “Devil’s on my breath / so I must be lying / caught taking my time / now the water’s rising / kicking in my sleep / ‘cause I’m the wandering kind” introduces us to the singer’s troubled world at the top of the CD and it’s downhill from there. Death by electric chair, vehicular homicide, arson - it’s all in there without pity or preaching, sometimes even with a wry sense of humor.
About the Band Members
A mixture of many rock eras, BUB is a multi-generational band. Chas has two decades on his band mates. He brings hard knocks seasoning (from years touring with Oakland blues shouter Frankie Lee, and Texas lap-steel phenomenon, Sonny Rhodes) to the band’s raw twenty-something energy. John Petr is an art school musician. With a degree in painting and illustration he created all the artwork on 3MG. John started playing bass in high school and switched to guitar as his songwriting talents blossomed. In 2005 he came back to Baltimore from a year on a ranch in Wyoming with the backpack full of song ideas that became “Three Mobtown Gallons.” Duke Cave, a multi-instrumentalist, equally at home on guitar, bass, and trombone has roots deep in progressive rock. He chose to focus on drums after a few years as a musician/nomad, devotedly following several prog rock bands from his native Buffalo, NY all over the Northeast.
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Songs about outlaws, drinking, and chasing women.. a helluva lot of fun.
author: Calvin Powers - Taproot RadioJust 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”.