The Brilliant Beast is led by siblings Jordan and Hannah Porter; the former handles lead vocals and rhythm guitar, while the latter adds vocal harmonies and lead lines on both fiddle and guitar. The brother-sister duo is backed up by an experienced rhythm section that includes Driftless Area native Eric Whalen.
The band regularly performs throughout the metro and has gotten some attention of late by Italian music blog OndaRock. Click HERE to check out the apparently positive Italian-language review of the band's 2010 EP "Bestiary". Click HERE to listen a cover of Waylon Jennings' "I've Always Been Crazy" that the band recently contributed an OndaRock compilation of Outlaw Country covers entitled "Oneway Ticket to Nowhere".
In the time since I blogged about them in late July, General B & The Wiz have steadily continued to build their reputation as one of the more exciting young rock bands in the area. Their back-to-back Nordic Fest gigs were extremely lively and well-attended; with the band debuting new lights and stage props during their Club Pyramid show. In August, the band rocked Steve McClellan's Wild Tymes DEMO showcase in downtown Saint Paul and also performed at a Monday night Afton Presents show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in downtown Minneapolis--that has led to a more desirable Friday night gig at the venue on September 23rd. Lastly, the band also submitted an interesting (albeit losing) entry to Koo Koo Kanga Roo's cover song contest.
So come on out to the Americana Grille on Saturday, September 24th and catch two great bands with roots in both the Twin Cities and the Driftless Region.
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