BiografieInspired by the urban angst of Cincinnati, Ohio during the late 1990’s, Hermano began as a project conceived by producer Dandy Brown. Reacting to the social upheaval of midwestern ethnic disparities and animosity, the music written by Brown in the summer of 1998 became the foundation behind Hermano. Fueled by a strong sense of heavy blues, Hermano was the outlet for Brown’s reactions to the events taking place around him . . . blues written to reflect the loathing of government sanctioned brutality upon the minority ethnic groups in a blues town.

Bringing former Afghan Whigs drummer, Steve Earle, into the mix, Brown continued to develop the idea of writing a heavy blues collection filled with desperation and discontentment. A few months after its beginning, the initial demos for Hermano begged for the last pieces that would complete Brown’s vision.

Having co-produced David Angstrom’s first Supafuzz release, Brown knew that the talents of the Lexington, Kentucky based guitarist would fit perfectly into the project. Hearing the initial demos, Angstrom quickly agreed to bring his playing and writing talents into the project, carrying the songs further along in their evolution.

With Angstrom involved by the autumn of ’98, the next piece of the vision came with the addition of former Kyuss singer, John Garcia. Garcia had appeared on the first Supafuzz release as well, singing background vocals. From that experience Brown knew that at some point he wanted to bring both Angstrom and Garcia back together. Hermano became that opportunity.

The final addition came as somewhat of a surprise, as Brown just happened to be lucky enough to attend a Disengage performance. Urged by the band he had been producing that afternoon to see a young guitar player named Mike Callahan, Brown was captured by the energy of this talented performer and quickly asked him to become the last piece of Hermano.

Passing tapes and cdr’s across the nation for six months, from Cincinnati to Cleveland to Lexington and finally out to Rancho Mirage, Hermano finally entered the studio in the spring of 1999 to begin recording. Completing the record in the winter of 2000, it would be another two years before its release due to an assortment of contractual obligations. With the release of “Only a Suggestion” in the summer of 2002, Brown’s vision was finally complete.

Continuing to work with their respective groups (Unida, Supafuzz, Earshot, Orquesta del Desierto), the members of Hermano embarked on a number of brief tours in support of their long awaited release. The success of these now legendary tours, and the response of audiences around the world motivated the group to consider a follow-up release. Again caught up in contractual obligations, it would be another two years before the follow-up could begin production.

Cleared of all obstacles, Hermano is finally set to release its sophomore release on Suburban Records in the autumn of 2004. Returning to the heavy blues roots which established them as one of the premier groups in the genre, Hermano’s second release promises to be one of the most anticipated and refreshing productions of the year . . . a statement that will definitely reaffirm our belief that the power and emotion of rock are here to stay.

Line up:
Vocals: John Garcia
Guitar: David Angstrom
Bass: Dandy Brown
Drums: Chris LeathersQuelle: http://www.hermanorocks.com/Discografie2002 Only A Suggestion....

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