Oh, brother! Hopefully there’s not a hole in your pocket where all your money goes. But even if there is, that will probably still fly with five-piece string band The Brothers Comatose.
With their raucous renderings of bluegrass, country and rock ’n’ roll, brothers Ben (guitar, vocals) and Alex Morrison (banjo, vocals), along with Steve Height (bass), Philip Brezina (violin) and Greg Fleischut (mandolin)—the complete Americana string set—are anything but a traditional acoustic outfit.
Brothers Comatose has even toured China, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as cultural ambassadors for nearly a decade with American Music Abroad, which is run by the U.S. State Department.
June finds the sleeper sensations sliding in a bit closer to home, with a Hop Springs stop planned for June 26.
“Good people . . . we are super-excited to announce that we are hopping into the Bro-Co bandwagon and coming atcha in June!” they declared.
The bro-co video “Working for Somebody Else” (the classic “I quit,” “Take This Job and Shove It” sentiment with a few twists) is a new favorite getting play on television network DittyTV. The song empties out alongside “Hole in My Pocket” as another on the tracklist of the much-anticipated new studio album When It All Falls Apart, scheduled for release soon.
Fans can hear other tracks-to-come “Soft and Blue,” “Too Many Places,” and harmonic trucker ode “Gone Gone Gone” on the band’s YouTube channel.
It seems naming their new tour also took a cue or two from truckers: when settling on where to take a load off, the frolicking, fun-loving fivesome dubbed these go-rounds the Eastbound and Up Tour. (For consolation’s sake, by the way, they do give a small shout-out to Nashville in the song “Knoxville Foxhole”).
So, now might be just the time to throw down, dosey-doe and tap your toes to the ’Tose. And back to that pocket for a minute? Fashion aside, the Brothers believe in taking to the streets and stripping down—both literally demonstrated in their new “Hole in My Pocket” video. Elsewhere in the gig they dance and jig—and when the jig is up they bench-press their bluegrass instruments in an exercise room and proudly pop up from a dumpster (once with a mouthful of pizza). If fashion is your thing, then you’ll especially enjoy seeing their suspendered, silver spacesuit attire take center stage.
The Brothers Comatose play Hop Springs Beer Park on Sunday, June 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. This is an indoor event. Hop Springs Beer Park is located at 6790 John Bragg Hwy. in Murfreesboro. Find tickets on Eventbrite.
