Brian Buckley Band: BeatCrave Fav

Brian Buckley Band are masters of the post-ballad experience—each riff heaves and pours through your very being, driven by a beautiful paradox of unmistakable woe and self-sufficient joy.  No song is too fast; none are too slow.  The very edge of moderation lies somewhere between brokenness and healing, remorse and satisfaction, the tragic vocals of “As If” and the scratching bass in “Always and Forever.” Their latest album, Hysterical Blindness, is an apt role-reversal of instruments that puts percussion in the forefront at times or lets the actual vocals slide out of their communicative role and take on another, rhythmical vocation. And still we are inexplicably tied to the emotional and U2-like feel of Brian’s vocals in “Mother’s Day.” They’re playing live shows on the west coast soon—for now, check them out in our BeatCrave Fav series below!

Pick of the Day: Brian Buckley Band

Type: Experimental Rock

Label: Indie

Band Members: 

• Brian Buckley (vocals, acoustic guitar)
• Mike McGraw (lead guitar)
• Albert Estiamba, Jr. (drums)
• Dan Bodeman (bass)

Upcoming Shows:

• 8/26 @ Hayworth Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
• 9/3 @ The Fold in Silverlake – Los Angeles, CA
• 9/16 @ The Viper Room – West Hollywood, CA
• 9/21 @ Hard Rock Cafe – West Hollywood, CA
• 10/21 @ Supernatural Convention – Chicago, IL