Lafayette's Brass Bed are currently on tour in support of their new album Melt White.
Bands come and go. Most last one to three years. Some make it to five. Some bands muster the intestinal fortitude to tour, release more than one record, and weather the ups and downs and arbitrary quirks of the music scene, and somehow miraculously manage to not get jaded. They are the true souls.
Lafayette's Brass Bed is accomplishing just that. No longer just a wispy band of young guns with a pronounced Wilco fixation, Brass Bed are now a Man-Band, with seasoned chops, road miles on them, and a creatively spirited, collective mojo that at times is fearless and ballsy and luminous in its marked tendency to avoid anything youthfully aggro or predictably dumb. With man-tooth erudition, Brass Bed has scholarly absorbed everything from classic rock to post-punk, and forged it into their own quirky, experimental pop tunes.
Brass Bed
Comprised of Jonny Campos (guitar, pedal steel, bass, vocals), Peter DeHart (drums, touches, vocals), Christiaan Mader (vocals, guitar, bass), and Andrew Toups (keyboards), Brass Bed are currently on the road, burning up the miles, taking in the sites, and rocking the clubs around the U.S. in support of their second release Melt White (Park the Van Records).
Melt White, CD
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Brass Bed on the road:**
Oct. 20
Satellite Bar
Wilmington, NC
Oct. 21
Everlasting Life
Washington, DC
Oct. 22
Littlefield
Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 23
Kung Fu Necktie
Philadelphia, Pa
Oct. 25
Boone Saloon
Boone, NC
Oct. 26
Bottle Tree Cafe
Birmingham, AL
Oct. 27
Egan's
Tuscaloosa, AL
Oct. 28
Thirsty Hippo
Hattiesburg, MS
Oct. 29
Saturn Bar
New Orleans, LA
Nov. 3
Longbranch Saloon
Knoxville, TN
Nov. 4
Discoteca
Chattanooga, TN
Nov. 5
The Bishop
Bloomington, IN
Nov. 6
Cowboy Monkey
Champaign, IL
Nov. 7
Antartica
St. Louis, MO
Nov. 8
The Lift
Dubuque, IA
Nov. 9
Vaudeville Mews
Des Moines, IA
Nov. 10
Turf Club
Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 11
Cactus Club
Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 12
Empty Bottle
Chicago, IL