Charming alternative rock quintet, ‘Brown Shoe’ smoothly combines popular indie rock with a more mature atmospheric sound – think Band of Horses meets Of Monsters And Men. At first glance, local Folsom lads appear pretty fresh-faced. However, the four brothers have already knocked out three commercially successful LPs and a number of North American tours
Hotel Utah is best known for showcasing some of the Bay Area’s ‘best-kept secrets’; bands that are on the cusp of breaking through. It is always a little frustrating to see an awesome band play to such a small crowd and unfortunately, this was the case on Saturday night.
Dressed sharply in denim shirts, the four brothers (and cousin on keys), adopted a no-nonsense approach to their set and wasted no time playing through their first four songs, including the infectiously catchy tracks ‘All of Your Ghosts’ and ‘Colt Rider’ from their recently released album ‘The Gift Horse.’
Guitarist, Aaron, and bassist Bryson bore no illusion to their experience playing together. The extremely tight wispy sound added a new element of emotion, which I didn’t previously grasp whilst listening to them through my computer speakers. Charismatic frontman, Ryan’s rustic voice suits the alternative rock bands style to a tee adding an atmospheric nature to the songs. At various points through the set, I felt like an extra on a movie set, particularly through the single ‘Aquarium’, from the album Jackalope (listen below).
Brown Shoe is currently on tour promoting ‘The Gift Horse.’ As the band flirts with various indie sub-genres so fans of Band of Horses, Death Cab For Cutie, Sigur Ros, Fun., The Lonely Forrest should definitely check them out!
Tour Dates Below:
Mar
07
San Diego, CA, US
The Ruby Room
Mar 08
Santa Monica, CA, US
Mar 09
Las Vegas, NV, US
Mar 10
Flagstaff, AZ, US
Mar 11
Albuquerque, NM, US
Mar 12
Dallas, TX, US
Mar 14
Austin, TX, US
Mar 15
Austin, TX, US
Mar 19
Houston, TX, US
Mar 20
Shreveport, LA, US
Mar 21
Nashville, TN, US
Mar 23
Pawleys Island, SC, US
Mar 24
Baltimore, MD, US
Mar 25
Washington, DC, US
Mar 27
Philadelphia, PA, US
Mar 28
New York, NY, US
Mar 29
Brooklyn, NY, US
Mar 30
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Mar 31
Bloomington, IN, US
Apr 03
Saint Louis, MO, US
Apr 05
Denver, CO, US
Apr 07
Spokane, WA, US
Apr 08
Seattle, WA, US
