The Brew is a British rock band consisting of Tim Smith (bass), Kurtis Smith (drums) and Jason Barwick (guitar, vocals). They were voted "best band" 2006/7 by "It's Only Rock & Roll" magazine (the magazine of
the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
fanclub). The band was described by rock critic Michael Arens as "earthy, fertile, and sometimes wonderfully grainy" and creating "flawless rock" with a "touch of Psychedelic,"
and described by RockTimes critic Joachim 'Joe' Brookes as a "bridge between the sixties and seventies".
Biography
![The Brew - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017-6226](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/The_Brew_-_Leverkusener_Jazztage_2017-6226.jpg)
In early July 2007, The Brew headlined the Maasboulevard Festival in
Schiedam
Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...
, the Netherlands and were invited back to perform in 2008.
In 2006, The Brew were a success at The Rock ‘n’ Blues Custom Show at
Pentrich
Pentrich is a small village and civil parish between Belper and Alfreton in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 191.
Pentrich rising
The village gave its name to the Pentrich risi ...
,
Derbyshire
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, they were asked to do a second gig by the organisers on the following day on the Centre Stage, and they were then booked to return in 2007. In August that year The Brew performed on The British Stage at the UK’s biggest R’n’B festival in
Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds.
The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Val ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
. In 2008 they headlined the festival on the Sunday, on the British stage.
The Brew completed a set for the national Belgium radio station,
Classic 21
Classic 21 is a Belgian public FM radio station, part of the RTBF broadcasting organisation. The station, based in Mons, was the only Classic rock radio in Belgium until 2008 when they switched to adult-contemporary and pop. The station plays predo ...
and were filmed by the national television
France 2, for their performance at that year's Festival in France, Le Blues Autour Du Zinc. They have performed at the National Classic 21 Radio Station, RTBF Showcase Festival in Brussels.
In 2009, The Brew received national recognition throughout Germany when their performance at Rockpalast Festival was broadcast across the country and beyond, on WDR TV and they performed again on Rockpalast in 2012.
The Brew returned to the recording studio and the result, ''A Million Dead Stars'', was released in January 2010.
Band lineup
File:2016 The Brew - Jason Barwick - by 2eight - DSC3837.jpg, Jason Barwick
File:2016 The Brew - Tim Smith - by 2eight - DSC3414.jpg, Tim Smith
File:2016 The Brew - Kurtis Smith - by 2eight - DSC3712.jpg, Kurtis Smith
Discography
* ''The Brew'' (April 2006)
* ''Fate and Time E.P.'' (April 2007)
* ''The Joker'' (August 2008)
* ''Live in Belgium'' (DVD - 2008)
* ''A Million Dead Stars'' (January 2010)
* ''Live At Luna Lunera'' (DVD - 2011)
* ''The Third Floor'' (September 2011)
* ''Live in Europe'' (September 2012)
* ''Control'' (February 2014)
* ''Shake The Tree'' (September 2016)
* ''Art Of Persuasion'' (October 2018)
References
External links
Official websiteMySpace page
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English rock music groups
English blues musical groups