Robert Haughey - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar............
Justin Myler - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar..............
Adam Peterson - Vox, Keys, Bass, Guitar........
Bryan David Ward - Guitar, Percussion, Other.....
Dan Hurst - Drums....
Influences
Birth,
Death,
Heaven,
Purgatory,
and Brotherhood.
Sounds Like
A fist fight between a bear and Jesus.
"Black Hat Brigade is one group that people need to notice."
-- Now Magazine
"Simply put, all of the songs are great. Again and again, the band shows that they know how to balance the build-up and the pay-off, weaving together spacy intros with explosive verses and even more cathartic choruses." -- iheartmusic.net
"This record - without question - is solid from start to finish." -- Herohill.com
"-- a band with all the talent in the world and a couple of amazing songs, who show every sign of being ready to explode into primetime. New bands this great don't come along very often, so go -- right now, at this very moment -- and check Black Hat Brigade out. You won't be disappointed." -- iheartmusic.net
The Brigade started as project between four friends, Robert Haughey, Justin Myler, Adam Peterson, and Dave Molinaro. In the summer of 2007 the Brigade added a fifth member, Bryan Ward, who added a whole new dimension to the group, and helped complete the sound the Brigade was aiming for. They have prided themselves on a live performance that might just be the aural and visual equivalent to that final scene from the dystopian classic Soylent Green, when Charlton Heston’s character finally realizes that they’ve been eating each other all along.
Although the Brigade’s inspiration comes from an eclectic mix of
many artists and so many different types of music, their muse is more
abstract. It could be said that the drug induced children’s
programming of the early 1980’s, overexposure to video game
soundtracks, and the years spent partying in the bowels of dead end
suburban cul-de-sacs might have had an influence on their song writing.
The final result are songs that range from drunken art-rock sea
shanties, to juxtaposing moments of quiet contemplation with percussive
assaults akin to the sound of a small army of wild animals taking back
land that was rightfully theirs.
In December of 2007, the band gathered in the East end of Toronto to record their first EP with Ryan Mills at Sleepytown Sound (Born Ruffians, The Most Serene Republic, Fox Jaws) and was mastered by Ryan at Joao Carvalho Mastering. In their short time together BHB have played along side such international acts as Snowden (U.S), Forward Russia (U.K.), Ungdomskulen (Norway), and Land of Talk (Montreal). They have also played, and will be playing, such popular Toronto music series as "Canadian Music Week", "Pop With Brains", "Pitter Patter Nights", and "Two Way Monologues" music series.
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Black Hat Brigade EP
Whale Falls
On Leave
Limbo
Pictorial History
Swords
Available at the following retail locales:
Criminal Records - 493 Queen Street West, Toronto http://www.crimedoesntpay.ca
Ukula - 492 College Street, Toronto http://www.ukula.com
Soundscapes - 572 College Street, Toronto http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/
haha, i actually heard about you because my best friend Erin Smith is cousins with the guy in the band, Adam, and she was like "i think you'll like them, check them out". she was definitely right, you guys have a really cool sound.
Hey guys, I dont know if you remember but I met like three of you, I work in the guitar store and you guys were checkin reverb pedels, great work on the music guys, awsome tunes!
thanks for the shout out, it was no problem at all, and I hope I see you guys again, you played a wicked set good luck in ottawa! i'll be at your next toronto show for sure
I really like your guy's sound im luvin it so far _+880____________________________ _++88_____________________________ _++88____________________________ __+880___________¢_____________+++ __+888________________________+888 __++880______________________+888_ __++888_____+++88__________+++8__ __++8888__+++8880++88____+++88___ __+++8888+++8880++8888__++888____ ___++888++8888+++888888++888_____ ___++88++8888++8888888++888______ ___++++++888888888888888888______ ____++++++88888888888888888______ ____++++++++000888888888888______ _____+++++++000088888888888______ ______+++++++00088888888888______ _______+++++++088888888888_______ _______+++++++088888888888_______ ________+++++++8888888888________ ________+++++++0088888888________ ________++++++0088888888_________ ________+++++0008888888__________
I came across this quote today, thought I'd share it because it related alot to what I had mentioned in previous blogs about having expectations about other people and becoming disappointed...a personal hurdle I have been trying to get over;
"Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be." ~Max Lucado
Now, I don't think earth is really so bad, but I understand he was going for something metaphorical...the idea of not being upset when others disappoint us. I like to think we do have an awesome world...guess we just have to look on the outskirts, huh?
Anyways, hope you are not experiencing any disappointments in your life and that your weekend ROCKS! Karen
