Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Nylon-Stringed Guitar, Toy Piano
Darian Scatton: Autoharp, Singing Saw, Organ, Nylon-Stringed Guitar
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Novation K-Station, Clarinet
Gabby Smith: Violin, Organ, Novation K-Station, Toy Piano
Julius Masri: Percussion
Summer 2008 Tour with Hermit Thrushes
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Glockenspiel, Guitar
Darian Scatton: Harp, Singing Saw, Organ
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Glockenspiel, Novation K-Station
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion
Nov 2007 - May 2008
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Toy Piano, Guitar
Christian Mirande: Paia Modular Synth, Guitar, Harmonium, Toy Piano
Darian Scatton: Harp
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion, Vocals
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Vocals
Ross Lipton: Rhodes/Organ
Oct 2007 US Tour
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Glockenspiel, Bass
Darian Scatton: Harp
Luis Angel Cancel: Percussion, Vocals
Roger Martinez: 12-String Electric Guitar, Vocals
Summer 2007
Benjamin Schurr: Vocals, Harmonium, Toy Piano, Guitar
Christian Mirande: Paia Modular Synth, Guitar, Harmonium, Toy Piano
Darian Scatton: Harp
Recordings
Filled With Guilt n' Diamonds
Ben Schurr
Christian Mirande
Darian Scatton
Luis Angel Cancel
Roger Martinez
Ross Lipton
Nat Baldwin
Dave Fishkin
Dan Blacksberg
Charles Cohen
Sean Ali
Jim Krull
Of Shemales and Kissaboos:
Ben Schurr
Christian Mirande
Darian Scatton
Ross Lipton
Dan Angel
Catlin Solano
Kevin Kelly
Nikkita Patterson
Sean Finan
Influences
Sounds Like
the throbbing gristle and einstruzende neubuaten played the soundtarck to edward scissorhands, while listening to pretentious world music at a peking opera while mao played roy orbison at a level that would blow your ears out and beating off on the side of your ex girlfriend's house burning your wrists with cigarettes while dressed in drag and watching degrassi
Br'er was formed by Benjamin Schurr and Christian Mirande in October of 2006. Formed Originally as a means to complete several unfinished songs Benjamin recorded for his old band CAW! Br'er quickly became its own entity after several manic recording sessions with borrowed equipment, broken keyboards and other pieces of musical trash lying around. "Of Shemales and Kissaboos" the first Br'er Album was recorded in a period right after Benjamin got off of being on medicine and was homeless resulting in guerilla records of having to find a place to stay, haul a bunch of equipment, record for a few days and leave. Br'er became a functional band with the addition of harpist/multi-instrumentalist Darian Scatton in July of 2007, which resulted in a three-piece line up of Benjamin, Christian and Darian for the first 2 months of live shows. Br'er has had several line up changes but is now Benjamin Schurr, Darian Scatton, Roger Martinez and Gabby Smith. A New Ep is finished, Several singles are in the works as well as multiple tours and compilation tracks.
Tour Dates
October 2008
10 | Richmond, VA ~ Riot House w/ Coald Toast, The Dark Sea Dream, & Heathern Haints 11 | Baltimore, MD ~ The Golden West Cafe w/ Pree (DC, member of Le Loup), The Owls Go (Baltimore), Ari Schenck (of Wax & Wane, Baltimore) 12 | Washington, DC ~ DC Mini (52 O street) w/ The Laughing Man 31 | Philadelphia, PA ~ Chernobyl at 2:00 Chernobyl's Costume Ball Extravaganza w/ Da Comrade!, Ugh God, Dragonzord, & Sports
November 2008
07 | Ohio ~ TBA 08 | Niles, MI ~ Manifesto! 09 | South Bend, IN ~ Potawatomi Greenhouse w/ Hart's Horn & Plato and the Western Tradition 10 | Chicago, IL ~ TBA 11 | Chicago, IL ~ TBA 12 | Champaign or Jacksonville, IL ~ TBA 13 | St. Louis, MO ~ LEMP 14 | Bloomington, IN ~ House Show (1205 S. Walnut St.) 15 | Dayton, OH ~ TBA 16 | Pittsburgh, PA ~ TBA 18 | Lancaster, PA ~ TBA 21 | Manassas, VA ~ House Show 22 | Greenville, NC ~ Spazzatorium 23 | Florence, SC ~ 511 House 24 | Savannah, GA ~ TBA 25 | Macon, GA ~ TBA 26 | Chattanooga or Nashville, TN ~ TBA 27 | Birmingham, AL ~ TBA 28 | Memphis, TN ~ TBA 29 | Little Rock, AR ~ TBA 30 | Russellville, AR ~ TBA
December 2008
01 | Murfreesboro, TN ~ House Pride 02 | Nashville, TN ~ TBA 03 | Athens, GA ~ Secret Squirrel 04 | Greenville, SC ~ R3V3RB (REVERB) 05 | Asheville or Sylva, NC ~ TBA 06 | Durham, NC ~ TBA 07 | Charlotte, NC ~ Number One Fish Fry 08 | Charlottesville, VA ~ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
Artists We've Played With
Future Islands, The Private Sea, The Po Po, Brightside, Charles Cohen, Gowns, Drums Like Machine Guns, Dave Smolen, Tunnels, The Invisible Czars, Dearling Physique, Chris Garneau, Cricket Joe, Aunt Dracula, Kurt Vile, Make A Rising, Nat Baldwin, Altamira, Red Ox, Rivers, Xiu Xiu, Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down, The Dead Science, Whales And Cops, Hermit Thrushes, A Three Ring Circus, Megafaun, O'Death, Jordaan Mason, Whatever Jailer, Divided Like A Saint's, Beloved Binge, Wooden Kites, Titus Andronicus, D. Gookin and more...
again, your new music never ceases to amaze me. God strike me dead, i am going to make the incredibly long drive from where I am to hear this hauntingly beautiful music in person
assemble Tues. Sept. 30 the Fire @ 412 W. Girard Ave (right next to the Fire Station @ 4th and Girard) Show starts @9pm Also with Mirror Stage, the Suspense, and the Color Karma $7
Hope all is well in the land of Br'er. Safe travels on the upcoming tour.
not yet! but i was there this weekend with my mom to find an apartment. no luck yet, so i'll be back next weekend by myself! are yall gonna be there? cause we need to hannng!
There are a couple of things that I can't live without... even if a thousand mermen were giving me H.J.'s on a bed of irate sea urchins... ... I just couldn't do without my snuff box, my petite opera binoculars, and my season tickets to the Pencil Thin Mustachioed Players dinner theatre season tickets. Oh, and I love burritos.
hey guys! just thought I would let you know my first 1 minute project for time studio has part of one of your songs in it. It was 3am and you were the only non major-label band I had on my itunes, so voila!
and I'm pretty sure the only actually good part about the video is the music, hahaha.
