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The Brew

Rock band · formed 2005

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
44
Cities
32
Releases
20
Last show
Feb 11, 2024Winter Gardens Blackpool

About

The Brew is a band, formed in 2005, tagged blues, Blues rock, british by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2026, across 44 rooms in 32 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick, archive etree

Upcoming shows

  1. The Brew

    Elephant Room · Austin, TX

    Show 6:00 PM · Full band

Shows per year

  1. 200810 shows
  2. 200914 shows
  3. 201010 shows
  4. 201110 shows
  5. 201210 shows
  6. 20151 show
  7. 20172 shows
  8. 20242 shows
  9. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Feb 11, 2024Winter Gardens Blackpool · BlackpoolSupportwith Praying Mantis, Chantel McGregor, Dare, +12
Feb 9, 2024Winter Gardens · MorecambeSupportwith Praying Mantis, Chantel McGregor, Dare, +12
Sep 10, 2017Baffles Bar & Event Center · AmesSupportwith Jackyl, Bad Authority
May 27, 2017Gryphon Theatre · LaramieSupportwith The Invincible Czars, The Nosferatu
May 29, 2015Biesdorfer Parkbühne · BerlinSupportwith Ten Years After
Nov 9, 2012Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Nov 8, 2012Nectar's · BurlingtonHeadliner
Oct 13, 2012Godset · KoldingHeadlinerwith Special Guests
Sep 8, 2012Halverson's · BurlingtonHeadliner
Jul 5, 2012Battery Park Bandshell · BurlingtonHeadliner
Apr 27, 2012Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Apr 20, 2012City Hall · DenverSupportwith Barrington Levy, Reggie Watts, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, +13
Mar 10, 2012Triple Nickel Tavern · Colorado SpringsHeadliner
Mar 5, 2012Fearless Radio · ChicagoHeadliner
Jan 27, 2012Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Dec 9, 2011Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Dec 8, 2011Westcott Theater · SyracuseHeadliner
Sep 29, 2011Club Metronome · Burlington, Vt.Headliner
Sep 10, 2011Head of Falls · WatervilleHeadlinerwith Paranoid Social Club, Matt Costa
Aug 11, 2011Nectar's · Burlington, Vt.Headliner
Jul 17, 2011Valkhofpark · NijmegenSupportwith Cloud Control, 2562, Aux Raus, +84
Apr 21, 2011The Shaskeen · ManchesterHeadliner
Apr 16, 2011Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Apr 14, 2011The Westcott Theater · SyracuseHeadliner
Jan 28, 2011Club Passim · CambridgeHeadliner
Oct 16, 2010Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Sep 1, 2010The 8x10 · BaltimoreSupportwith The Bridge
Aug 28, 2010Culemborg Blues · CulemborgSupportwith Big Bam Boom Band, SKINNER, Twelve Bar Blues Band, +7
Aug 27, 2010Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Aug 26, 2010Black Eyed Sally's · HartfordHeadliner
Aug 5, 2010Newport Blues Cafe · NewportHeadliner
Jul 15, 2010Half Moon Cruise · New YorkHeadliner
Apr 3, 2010Pearl Street Nightclub · NorthamptonSupportwith Tea Leaf Green
Mar 19, 2010Toad's Place · New HavenHeadliner
Jan 29, 2010House Of Blues · BostonHeadliner
Nov 25, 2009The Ayslum · PortlandHeadliner
Nov 25, 2009The Asylum · PortlandHeadliner
Oct 23, 2009House of Blues - New Orleans · New OrleansSupportwith Hot 8 Brass Band, The New Birth Brass Band, Free Agents Brass Band, +1
Oct 18, 2009Iota Club & Cafe · ArlingtonHeadliner
Sep 19, 2009Higher Ground Ballroom · S. BurlingtonHeadliner
May 30, 2009Toads Place · New HavenHeadliner
May 30, 2009Toad's Place · New HavenHeadliner
May 29, 2009Hunter Mountain · HunterSupportwith Coheed and Cambria, Allman Brothers Band, Gomez, +22
May 29, 2009Port City Music Hall · PortlandHeadliner
Apr 18, 2009Paradise Rock Club · BostonHeadliner
Mar 28, 2009Higher Ground Showcase Lounge · S. Burlington, Vt.Headliner
Mar 14, 2009One Longfellow Square · PortlandHeadliner
Feb 27, 2009The Shaskeen · ManchesterHeadliner
Jan 10, 2009The Shaskeen · ManchesterHeadliner
Dec 26, 2008The Big Easy · PortlandHeadliner
Nov 28, 2008The Asylum · PortlandHeadliner
Nov 22, 2008Toad's Place · New HavenHeadliner
Nov 12, 2008Paradise Rock Club · BostonHeadliner
Sep 26, 2008Paradise Rock Club · BostonHeadlinerwith The Bridge
Sep 12, 2008Higher Ground · S. BurlingtonHeadliner
Sep 3, 2008Santa Fe Cafe · College ParkSupportwith The Bridge
Aug 27, 2008The 8x10 · BaltimoreSupportwith The Bridge
Aug 9, 2008The Shaskeen · ManchesterHeadliner
Aug 7, 2008Alive @ 5 · PortlandHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

44 rooms in 32 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Portland14 shows
  • Boston4 shows
  • Manchester4 shows
  • New Haven4 shows
  • Burlington3 shows

and 27 other cities

Live history

60 shows on record
Shows counted
60
First on record
Oct 2006
Latest on record
Feb 2024

Shows per year

  1. 20061
  2. 200813
  3. 200911
  4. 201010
  5. 201110
  6. 201210
  7. 20151
  8. 20172
  9. 20242

Top rooms

  • Port City Music Hall, Portland · 8
  • The Shaskeen, Manchester · 4
  • Toad's Place, New Haven · 3
  • Paradise Rock Club, Boston · 3
  • The Asylum, Portland · 3

Top cities

  • Portland · 8
  • Portland, ME · 8
  • Manchester, NH · 4
  • Boston, MA · 4
  • New Haven, CT · 3

Often on the bill with: The Bridge, Ryan Montbleau, Barefoot Truth, Chantel McGregor, Dare, Heavy Metal Kids, Praying Mantis, Stray

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

20 releases, 1967–2025

  • A Day In My Mind's Mind (The Kiwi Psychedelic Scene)

    2025

  • Art of Persuasion

    2018 · Album

  • A Day In My Mind's Mind (Vol 5) (Rare And Unreleased Tracks From The Kiwi Psych And Underground Scene 1967-1972)

    2018

  • The Kiwi Pop Music Scene 1967

    2017

  • Buried Alive!! Demented Teenage Fuzz From Down Under 1965-1970

    2017

  • Shake the Tree

    2016 · Album

  • Control

    2014 · Album

  • A Day In My Mind's Mind - Volume 4 - (Hurt, Love And Fire)

    2014

  • A Day In My Mind's Mind (The Kiwi Psychedelic Scene)

    2014

  • Live in Europe

    2012 · Album

  • The Sixties Collection

    2012

  • Doug Jerebine Is Jesse Harper

    2012

  • The Third Floor

    2011 · Album

  • A Million Dead Stars

    2010 · Album

  • The Joker

    2008 · Album

  • Fate and Time

    2007 · Ep

  • The Brew

    2006 · Album

  • Deja Brew

    2004 · Album

  • No. 8 Wire

    1997

  • Bengal Tiger

    1967

Lineup

  • Jason Barwick · guitar family, lead vocals
  • Kurtis Smith · background vocals, membranophone
  • Tim Smith · background vocals, bass guitar

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

3 members on record
  • Jason BarwickOriginal memberguitar family, lead vocalstenure unknown
  • Kurtis SmithOriginal memberbackground vocals, membranophonetenure unknown
  • Tim SmithOriginal memberbackground vocals, bass guitartenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Photos, art and posters

The Brew — Baffles Bar & Event Center, 2017-09-10
Poster · Baffles Bar & Event Center, 2017-09-10 — Songkick
The Brew — Gryphon Theatre, 2017-05-27
Poster · Gryphon Theatre, 2017-05-27 — Songkick
The Brew — Head of Falls, 2011-09-10
Poster · Head of Falls, 2011-09-10 — Songkick
The Brew — House of Blues - New Orleans, 2009-10-23
Poster · House of Blues - New Orleans, 2009-10-23 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
The Brew on Last.fmArtist facts
The Brew on DiscogsArtist facts
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article The Brew (band). They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
England
Years active
2005–present
Genres
Blues rock, hard rock
Labels
Napalm Records, Jazzhaus Records, BrewMusic, The Brew, 157 Records, Blues Matters!

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