The Brothers Comatose

Rank #10 San Francisco, CA Folk / Americana / Bluegrassish

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Members: Ben Morrison - Guitar/Vocals, Alex Morrison - Banjo/Vocals, Ryan Avellone - Mandolin, Philip Brezina - Fiddle, Gio Benedetti - Bass/Vocals

Sounds Like: Old Crow Medicine Show, The Avett Brothers, Trampled by Turtles, The Devil Makes Three, The SteelDrivers

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Bio: Literal brothers, Alex (banjo and vocals) and Ben Morrison (guitar and vocals) of The Brothers Comatose grew up in a house that was known for its music parties. “The Morrison house was a gathering place for local musicians – everyone would bring an instrument, call out tunes, call out changes, an... See Full Bio

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The Brothers Comatose has a show on 03/22/2013 at 08:00 PM @ The Garage on Bec... in Salt Lake City, UT http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/186770518 #concert

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“ Folksy, Americana, singer/songwriter, fiddle-burni... Folksy, Americana, singer/songwriter, fiddle-burnin' and string pluckin' are The Brothers Comatose. They are a music writer's adjective creatin' wet dream. ”

— Tony DuShane, SF Gate

“the real charmers were the Brothers Comatose, who...laid the twang on thick, with rhythmic mandolin and guitar, shredded banjo, and exceptional fiddle-fied violin and melodic upright bass. They were the honest gentleman’s scuffed leather, an antidote to the shoe-polish show downstairs. ”

— David MacFadden-Elliott, Crawdaddy!

“'Songs From the Stoop' is Jeff's Pick for best full length album for road trips in 2010. 'Swamp Jam' is Jeff's Pick for best way to end a perfect album in 2010. 'Dead Flowers' is Jeff's Pick for best cover of 2010, and best cover of 'Dead Flowers' ever, straight up (take a hike New Riders). ”

— Dirty Jeff , Dirty Hippie Radio

“Everything about this disc is, well, honest. Wheth... Everything about this disc is, well, honest. Whether raucous, snarky, rave-up, or just happily boogy be-boppin' from track to track, what you hear is exactly what the Brothers Comatose are... Ben and Alex Morrison really are birth brothers and have been musicians since the post-embryo days. It took a while to find the right complements to their work, but, as of the last most inclusion of classically trained Phil Brezina, who knows how to shuck Paganini at a moment's notice, everything settled into the right configuration and began bringing San Francisco a mean mess of good-time roots music. ”

— Mark S. Tucker, FAME - Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange

“ The sound is mountain, the style is community, the... The sound is mountain, the style is community, the results are infectious. “Down to the River” is a commitment in playing, singing and lyrical intentions. Like the narrator, The Brothers Comatose drown themselves in the delivery. “Legacy” has a gypsy feel to it, “Swamp Jam” bends and slides along like thick fog and opener “Trippin on Down’ is a bluegrass driven affair. “Church Street Blues” pays homage to The Brothers city of choice while reminiscing about homes of the past. They tackle and conquer a Rolling Stones track, “Dead Flowers”. The song begins with just a banjo and a voice and builds as friends take their stoop seats. East Coast, West Coast....’Songs From The Stoop’ proves that the only geography that matters if the one where muse and music hang out. ”

— The Alternate Root

“They present themselves as a homogeneous team whic... They present themselves as a homogeneous team which has explored new boundaries and made a stylistic niche into a whole entity. Rousing, lively, unpredictable and yet familiar. ”

— Country Jukebox

“In Songs from the Stoop, the debut CD from The Bro... In Songs from the Stoop, the debut CD from The Brothers Comatose, the band has captured much of the joie de vivre of their live shows on a studio recording. This is a band that doesn't fit into a handy category like bluegrass, country or rockabilly but it is definitely Americana. Footstompabilly perhaps? ”

— Hicks with Sticks

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The Brothers Comatose "Dead Flowers" -LIVE- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2009.

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Sat
May 25

Banjo-B-Que
Evans, GA, US | 7:00pm
Banjo-B-Que
Evans, GA, US
Sat May 25 7:00pm
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Tue
May 28

Barley's Taproom
Knoxville, TN, US | 7:00pm
Barley's Taproom
Knoxville, TN, US
Tue May 28 7:00pm
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Thu
May 30

Abingdon Jam
Abingdon, VA, US | 6:00pm
Abingdon Jam
Abingdon, VA, US
Thu May 30 6:00pm
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Fri
May 31

Nightfall Concert Series
Chattanooga, TN, US | 7:00pm
Nightfall Concert Series
Chattanooga, TN, US
Fri May 31 7:00pm
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Sat
Jun 1

Live Oak
Fort Worth, TX, US | 7:00pm
Live Oak
Fort Worth, TX, US
Sat Jun 01 7:00pm
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Bobby McIntyre
very cool guys
Ben Aaron
Fantastic songs, Fellas! Great Americana Bluegrass feel in your songs. I really like your stuff. From a fellow folkie, -Ben Aaron
21GunSaloon
Waitin' for the next Murphy's gig!
Whitney Blayne
Ya'll are awesome! I'm moving to south bay area in aug. Can't wait to see you live!
Auriemma
Pine Box is AWESOME!!!!
we are The Last Men ...
im tripping on tripping down the mountain. what ya think of my crap? We be Local.k