(Soledad Brothers/Greenhornes)
will appear @ the PJ's Lager House
in Detroit, MI on Saturday, November 14th
Brian Olive (formerly of the Greenhornes & Soledad Brothers) released his solo debut Self-Titled LP on Alive Records on June 23rd to critical acclaim. PopMatters says "Olive drifts through an array of styles and imaginative arrangements during the album's 33 minutes with 'King of the Road' aplomb," the Agit Reader calls it a "gem of a record," and Goldmine "a wonderful creation".
Brian's name first came into the public eye as a founding guitarist/singer of the Greenhornes, and later as a member of the Soledad Brothers, for whom he provided saxophone and sundries under the pseudonym of Oliver Henry. However, unlike those prior genre-specific endeavors, his self-titled debut is a breakout multicolored affair that takes musical and lyrical cues from the British psychedelic sixties, as well as the soul-pop hit factories of Memphis, and wanders through the erstwhile streets of the Ninth Ward.
The sessions took place in Cincinnati, in what was once the basement vault of a pawn shop, and were produced, recorded and mixed on analog tape by Brian himself. Beside playing guitar, woodwind and piano, Brian Olive is accompanied on the album by friends Jared McKinney and Craig Fox of the Greenhornes, Mike Weinel, formerly of the Heartless Bastards, and Dan Allaire. Brian also sings lead and is backed by the Kadish Sisters with Donna Jay.
FREE MP3 "There Is Love"
YouTube video "Stealin"
Brian Olive (formerly of the Greenhornes & Soledad Brothers) released his solo debut Self-Titled LP on Alive Records on June 23rd to critical acclaim. PopMatters says "Olive drifts through an array of styles and imaginative arrangements during the album's 33 minutes with 'King of the Road' aplomb," the Agit Reader calls it a "gem of a record," and Goldmine "a wonderful creation".
Brian's name first came into the public eye as a founding guitarist/singer of the Greenhornes, and later as a member of the Soledad Brothers, for whom he provided saxophone and sundries under the pseudonym of Oliver Henry. However, unlike those prior genre-specific endeavors, his self-titled debut is a breakout multicolored affair that takes musical and lyrical cues from the British psychedelic sixties, as well as the soul-pop hit factories of Memphis, and wanders through the erstwhile streets of the Ninth Ward.
The sessions took place in Cincinnati, in what was once the basement vault of a pawn shop, and were produced, recorded and mixed on analog tape by Brian himself. Beside playing guitar, woodwind and piano, Brian Olive is accompanied on the album by friends Jared McKinney and Craig Fox of the Greenhornes, Mike Weinel, formerly of the Heartless Bastards, and Dan Allaire. Brian also sings lead and is backed by the Kadish Sisters with Donna Jay.
FREE MP3 "There Is Love"
YouTube video "Stealin"