The Davis Graduate and The Davis Live Music Collective present
with special guests
Wednesday, April 1st 9pm
Well that was fun! A huge round of thanks to the Brothers Comatose, West Nile Ramblers, The Grad, and all the fans who came out to pack the house on a Wednesday night. Extra thanks to Charlie Swanson, Kyle Monhollen, Alex Roth and Josh Rabie who went above and beyond to make this happen.
Despite their name, the band is anything but Comatose. “It’s just one, big, extended Morrison music party,†they say. Ben and Alex Morrison, guitar and banjo, and lead vocalists, front this rocking string band that has become a West coast headliner and national touring act in a mere four years. The brothers are joined by stellar accompanists Ryan Avellone on mandolin and bassist Gio Benedetti, plus their newest full-time member and former West Nile Rambler, Josh Rabie on fiddle. Their high energy, audience engaging shows have caught fire with fans from San Diego to Seattle to Salt Lake to Silk Hope, NC and beyond. In home turf Northern California they sell out shows in San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Petaluma and played the enormous Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco, August, 2014. DLMC is confident that the boys will sell out this one too, so grab those tickets while you can!
During early 2014 the band enjoyed incredible success on extended tours with Devil Makes Three and Yonder Mountain String Band which led to their own club headlining tour and appearances at summer festivals alongside DLMC alums Elephant Revival and Dead Winter Carpenters. 2014 appearances included Sisters Folk Festival, Grey Fox Festival, Hangtown Festival, and shows opening for Lake Street Dive in Colorado.
At the heart of this remarkable ensemble are the songs. With two cds released and plans for a third album in 2015, the band draws from a deep knowledge of folk, rock, traditional and other genres. Stand out originals such as The Scout and Pie For Breakfast have become anthemic sing-a-longs at shows. Well chosen covers have ranged from Norman Blake to Keith Richards to Cake. They can also slow down the pace with beautiful original ballads such as Morning Time which was released as a duet with Nicki Bluhm on their current CD, ‘Respect The Van’.