Sunday, June 28, 2009

Don't Wake The Scarecrow

The Felice Brothers are a folk rock/country band from Upstate New York founded in 2006. Consisting of five main members, three brothers and two friends, the band received their start playing in the New York City subway, but their musical experience started much earlier. The sons of a carpenter, they would play together on Sundays at their father's afternoon barbecues. They stayed in a little apartment in Brooklyn and would play at the subway stations near 42nd Street and Union Square in Greenwich Village.

Recently, they have toured with the likes of Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band and released their second major release Yonder Is The Clock to high review in April of this year. Frankie's Gun is perhaps their most recognizable song to date, most accurately described as "a story of roadside betrayal delivered in the weathered voice of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Lou Reed, propelled by a rambling organ possibly found on the floor of a rancid saloon at the turn of the 20Th century". I've also really taken to their song Don't Wake The Scarecrow from their self-titled album. Be sure to listen in to these true gems and prepare to be dazzled!

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