http://www.brotherhowe.com Country. Punk. Rock. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:02:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So a couple weeks ago I saw that a production company was looking for an, upbeat, instrumental track, similar to The Reverend Horton Heat. "Hmm," I thought, "what song of ours on the new album sounds the most like Reverend Horton Heat? Easy, 'The Road To ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2012/01/29/how-about-some-instrumental-rockabilly/ When we recorded the album, we had a collection of 12 songs, but what order should we put them in? Start with three fast songs, slow down a bit and ramp back up for a climactic finish? Order it like a live set? These are difficult decisions ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/12/12/what-is-american-man-about/ Back in April we invited a bunch of people over to our house to record background vocals for the new American Man album and we had a blast.  Over forty people were in our living room learning two songs and singing their parts.  Here's the video of that night:       http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/12/12/funnest-video-we-ever-recorded/ American Man, Brother Howe's long awaited full length album is now available through a pre-release private launch!   It is for email subscribers and fans from December 6th through 12th only.   Here’s what you get: A high-quality digital download of the album with two extra bonus tracks that will not be on the ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/12/06/american-man-private-launch-limited-time-offer/ Hey we got a winner on the band photo contest and the winner was...A. The Band at the Side of the Car.  However, we have some good news because it turns out there was room for two photos so we are going to include D. Band on top of car ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/11/22/band-photo-winner-cover-art-sweet-review/ Hi guys, we are having a heck of a time picking the band photo to use on the back of our new album.  This is the last step we have before sending the album off to the printers!  So I would like your help.  The band photo that gets the ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/10/23/pick-our-band-photo/ The world premiere of the Foo Fighter's first single, "Rope",  off their new album occurred yesterday at 7AM EST.  It's a bold choice for a first single; odd time signatures, breathy vocals in the verses, big catchy chorus, plus the sickest guitar solo on a Foo Fighters album yet.  Bravo, ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2011/02/24/brother-howe-releases-new-single-one-day-after-foo-fighters-release-theirs/ Been hard at work in the basement laboratories of Brother Howe.  For your enjoyment,  check out this rough mix of Long Gone Lonesome Blues.  I hate to lead off with a cover song, but alas, it's how it worked out.  Thanks to  John Newman (@newmanator90)  for the volume knob tremolo ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2010/12/31/first-rough-mix-complete/ Hey all, working on recording some more today for the new album.  I had a thought that Ukulele might work well for our song Make A Difference, but I'm not sure if it'll make it into the final mix or not.  We'll see.  If not, here is some wonderful video ... http://www.brotherhowe.com/2010/12/18/ukulele-fever/ The new Brother Howe album is officially underway.  Ash came over yesterday and we recorded three drum tracks. Nice!  Check out this clip.  It's awesome. http://www.brotherhowe.com/2010/11/14/loud-noises/