October 17, 2005
Something Old, Something New
In the heyday of Cicero's Basement Bar, very few bands matched the live excitement of the Something Brothers, a six-piece group from mid-Illinois who made the trip to St. Louis' darkest, narrowest and best music bar on a regular basis. Though critically-acclaimed in town - every music writer at the RFT seemed like a regular at their gigs - the band never achieved a real breakout in town, even as their shows were lavished with print praise on a regular basis.
Though the group's long-since called it a day, local music afficianado Dale Fisher - and colleague here, in his guise as the DiatribeR - has set up a Something Brothers page, with mp3s of their tracks beginning to emerge, album-by-album. For those who have this tracks on supttering, well-played cassette tapes, it's a pleasure to hear these songs in crisper forms, even if coming through small speakers.
No point getting into how they sound. The band never made a description easy. They're a rock band. Beyond that, you need to simply listen and make up your own mind.
Thanks, Dale, for: www.somethingbrothers.com.