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1. I'm Not a Stealer
2. 27
Hours 
(mp3/6mb)
3. Unbroken
4. Entitled
(mp3/6mb)
5. It Takes Love
6. Lay Me Down
7. Jones Street
8. For a Time
9. Such A Crime
10. I Know You Dear
11. The Long Black Veil |
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Other
Releases: N/A as Deadstring
Brothers
Kurt Marschke:
Life of Crime-‘Demos
for the Choirbook’
Philip Skarich:
the Witches-‘On
Parade’ http://witchesonparade.com
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MEMBERS:
Pete
Ballard: pedal
steel/dobro
Aric Karpinski: piano/organ/rhodes
William King: drums/percussion
Kurt Marschke: vocals/guitars
Philip Skarich: bass/backing
vocals/percussion
HOMETOWN/
CURRENT HOME:
Detroit
FORMATION
DATE:
2001
WEBSITE:
deadstringbrothers.com |
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It may be a surprise to
hear the wistful Americana sounds of Detroit's
Deadstring Brothers
coming from a city better known for loud rock,
but disillusionment can take many channels. Desolation,
frustration and regret have always been present
where great country music was played, and from
its bombed-out inner city to its sterile suburbs,
Detroit has its share.
Deadstring Brothers began as a two-piece in fall
2001 when singer/guitarist Kurt
Marschke met pedal steel player Peter
Ballard while doing session work. Discovering
their mutual love of old country music, the duo
began playing covers at any local dive that would
have them. After Marschke and Ballard began writing
rootsy original songs, they expanded the line-up
to include the organ/electric piano of Aric
Karpinski, and the rhythm section of drummer
William King
and bass player Philip
Skarich. Since then, the Deadstring Brothers
have worked to develop their own take on Americana,
drawing influences from a variety of sources.
"It's all in there somehow," declares Marschke,
"but blues and country music just feel the most
natural."
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." As steel guitarist
Peter Ballard calmly testifies, "I like music,
but I love and live the old country stuff."
In their hometown, the Deadstring Brothers have
shared the stage with acts ranging from Cat
Power and
Eleni Mandell
to Jesse Malin,
the Bastard Sons of
Johnny Cash and Jesse
Sykes. In March of 2003, the quintet was
invited for a second time to play the prestigious
SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas. Future
plans include a series of tours scheduled for
the fall in support of their self-titled release.
"Audiences are awestruck by these Brothers' wealth
of emotion… Deadstring Brothers' songs conjure
images of big southern skies, rolling plains,
rust-colored dirt and heartache."
—Real Detroit Weekly,
Detroit MI
"With singer Kurt Marschke's sweet-as-honey tenor
and haunting pedal steel from Peter Ballard, this
country-Americana combo is as piquant as it is
authentic.
—Metro Times, Detroit
MI
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