What do you get when you cross hippie music, hipster rock and undertones of jazz? You get The Brew, who’s album, Back to the Woods, magically appeared in my itunes tonight thanks to my fantastic brother. It was love at first listen. He described them as unfortunately lost out in musical ‘lala land,’ lacking a specific niche that would lead to the greater popularity they so rightly deserve. It’s true, they are a bit hard to categorize. Just when I’m thinking that yes, this is a great hippie jam band, rich saxophone joins with syncopated harmonies, flutes and crisp jazz riffs on keys. Sometimes classic rock, jam, jazz, choral, they are all kinds of talented.
My brother goes on to say, “They are bold enough to cover ‘I believe in Miracles’, talented enough to cover ‘Foreplay/longtime’, and their version of Hello Goodbye is at least as good as the Jonas Brothers.” That last bit comes with a wink and a smile from my tall, blonde brother who sums it up with, “and they are some of the coolest musicians I’ve met.” They’d have to be to create this fun, cool music blasting out from my speakers.
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