Deadstring Brothers August 18, 2005

*** Brand-new Bloodshot signees The Deadstring Brothers ***

Thursday, August 18
Lagerhouse
Detroit, MI
http://www.lagerhousedetroit.com

Not unlike Exile-era Stones, the Deadstring Brothers deliver a menacing sound that draws equally on the melancholy of country ballads and the abandon of rock and blues. The band?s music is deeply rooted in the storytelling and instrumental traditions of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and the ?Outlaw Movement,? but is also informed by the song structure and understated aggression commonly associated with Detroit bands. Their haunting melodies reveal the influence of early ?70s rock icons like The Band and Gram Parsons, while Marschke?s vocals betray the more modern influence of outré singer/songwriters like Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave. Deadstring Brothers? live performances have the energy of lo-fi guitar rock, but sophisticated arrangements keep them from being ?just another Detroit band.?

"The Deadstring Brothers have reaped something fresh from the much-trod pastures originally sown by Uncle Gram [Parsons]. Fusing bluesy Rock swagger and the hard Country flourishes of dobro and shimmering pedal steel with pure Pop piano pounding, singer/guitarist Kurt Marschke leads his unruly gang of Motor City anti-heroes through tales dripping with stark imagery and broken hearts." - Cincinnati CityBeat

?The Deadstring Brothers do things the way even mean old Merle Haggard would surely appreciate: Bakersfield grit rather than Nashville polish, and none of the half-arsed shambling that passes for so much Americana these days either." - Q Magazine

For more information:
http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/deadstringbrothers/