THREE PART HARMONY -- ONE PART COMEDY
Who are The Famous Brothers? Best answer: Classic bluegrass harmony with an original comic twist.
The story is, that The Famous Brothers hail from the hardscrabble mining town of Monkey’s Crevice, West Virginia. That's where they created a unique three-part harmony style and wrote their most memorable songs, such as “Armageddin’ Ready for the Second Coming (“Cause the First One Came Too Fast)” and “I Got Twenty Ways to Kill You With My Swiss Army Knife.”
The Chicago Tribune calls the Famous Brothers “exceptionally witty. [Their show] has such clever lyrics, tuneful ditties, splendid harmonies and so warm a demeanor, you can sense a great deal of audience pleasure;” the Chicago Reader says they’re “funny, smart, sweet-voiced, and overall amiable,” while the Windy City Times anoints them “a surefire crowd-pleaser, keeping the audience laughing and clapping along.” EntertainmentChicago adds that the threesome is “very funny. It is easy to forget that these guys can really sing.”
The Famous Brothers have appeared at such popular Chicagoland venues as FitzGerald’s, The Hideout, The Old Town School of Folk Music, The Green Mill, Uncommon Ground, The Wilmette Theater, The Goodman Theater, Bill’s Blues Bar, Beat Kitchen, Martyr’s, The Horseshoe, and the dearly departed Lyon’s Den. Their series of concerts at the Lakeshore Theater in 2005 garnered them a “Critic’s Choice” in the Chicago Reader. They’ve also crossed state lines for four visits to the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan.
The story is, that The Famous Brothers hail from the hardscrabble mining town of Monkey’s Crevice, West Virginia. That's where they created a unique three-part harmony style and wrote their most memorable songs, such as “Armageddin’ Ready for the Second Coming (“Cause the First One Came Too Fast)” and “I Got Twenty Ways to Kill You With My Swiss Army Knife.”
The Chicago Tribune calls the Famous Brothers “exceptionally witty. [Their show] has such clever lyrics, tuneful ditties, splendid harmonies and so warm a demeanor, you can sense a great deal of audience pleasure;” the Chicago Reader says they’re “funny, smart, sweet-voiced, and overall amiable,” while the Windy City Times anoints them “a surefire crowd-pleaser, keeping the audience laughing and clapping along.” EntertainmentChicago adds that the threesome is “very funny. It is easy to forget that these guys can really sing.”
The Famous Brothers have appeared at such popular Chicagoland venues as FitzGerald’s, The Hideout, The Old Town School of Folk Music, The Green Mill, Uncommon Ground, The Wilmette Theater, The Goodman Theater, Bill’s Blues Bar, Beat Kitchen, Martyr’s, The Horseshoe, and the dearly departed Lyon’s Den. Their series of concerts at the Lakeshore Theater in 2005 garnered them a “Critic’s Choice” in the Chicago Reader. They’ve also crossed state lines for four visits to the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan.
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You have an ache in the depths of your soul, a burning need so strong it makes your palms itch and eyes bug out. Well, that kind of discomfort can only be salved by the 3-part O Brother, Where Art Thou harmonies of The Famous Brothers! Download us from anywhere there are downloads!
The Famous Brothers are now on Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster and EMusic. What this means is that wherever you are in the world, you can download the marvelous multi-part madness of the FamBros 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
The Famous Brothers are now on Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster and EMusic. What this means is that wherever you are in the world, you can download the marvelous multi-part madness of the FamBros 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
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