The Brixton Riot profile picture

The Brixton Riot

About Me


TBR on Facebook
Combining American and English influences, The Brixton Riot fuses elements of 70’s power-pop and punk, 80’s jangle-rock and 90’s indie rock into a sound that is both familiar and distinct. The Replacements, Big Star and The Jam represent only a small fraction of the band’s influences.
Their debut EP, “Sudden Fiction,” was recorded over two Saturdays by Don Sternecker (The Feelies, Luna, The Figgs) at Mixolydian Studios in Lafayette, NJ in September 2007.
The Brixton Riot is Mark Wright (formerly of The Christies), Steve Hass and Jerry Lardieri (both formerly of Elektraluxe) and Matt Horutz (formerly of The Love Scene), who replaces original TBR drummer Rob Silverman, who left the group in November of 2008.
Now Available FOR FREE at LAST FM
Also Available on CD from Tabbycat Records
"Each song on this EP is a gem...I can't wait for the full length." - Powerpopaholic
"...melding jangly rock and a little bit of country influence, with nods to later-era Replacements, Buffalo Tom, the Lemonheads and maybe a little Teenage Fanclub...no matter what you want to call them, though, there are some damn catchy songs on here that make this an interesting debut and a band I'd like to hear more from again soon! MTQ=5/5" - IndiePages.com
"...reminiscent of The Replacements and fellow Jerseyites The Smithereens... Really good stuff, and here's looking forward to a full-length." - AbsolutePowerPop
"...pop-smart 70's power-pop/ jangley, indie, garagish rockers that write distinctive melodies without selling themselves out... Hooky bits of pop punk (the good stuff) run rampant through all the tunes on "Sudden Fiction"..." - Jersey Beat
"Wow…only 5 songs by this NJ quartet but they are 5 damn good songs! They sound like a perfect mixture of the guts n' determination of The Jam (or The Clash) mixed with the vulnerability of say, The Replacements. "Battle of the Band" is one of my songs of the year so far but all 5 tunes here are well done. Can't wait for the full-length!" - Dagger
"...These guys LOVE their record collections and this EP is not just promising, it’s quality is already *there*. VERY Highly Recommended!" - Not Lame
Available directly from the Tabbycat Records Online Store and CD Baby
Also available on ITunes
US
..
UK
..
Belgium
..
Also available in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the ITunes European Union store.
Contact Us
Mailing List Signup
Booking
General Info

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2006
Band Website: http://www.brixtonriot.com
Band Members: Steve Hass - Bass/Vox
Matt Horutz - Drums
Jerry Lardieri - Vox/Guitar
Mark Wright - Guitar

Influences: Wilco, Luna, Guided By Voices, The Jam, The Kinks, The Clash, Spoon, Wire, The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Television, Elvis Costello, Pavement, The Replacements, Elliott Smith
Sounds Like: The songs posted to the right.
Record Label: Tabbycat Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Big Update...

Here's all that's happening in TBR Land these days// LIVE SHOWS //We've got two live shows currently scheduled. The first is a week from this Saturday at Automata Chino. If you haven't heard of Automa...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Raised In The City

Before we move on to what's coming down the pike, we wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who made it to Maxwell's last Friday.  That was quite a night!  We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did....
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:01:00 GMT

Time To Thaw

It's been quite a winter, hasn't it? We hope you are enjoying the alternating sub-Arctic to Spring-like temperatures here on the East Coast as much as we have.  It's been a month since our last show a...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:22:00 GMT

Video from our recent Clash Bar show now on YouTube.

It also happened to be Matt's first show with us so check out the tunes if you can (he rocks)! We also play 'Carmelita' for the first time live and we'll be rolling out some new songs over our next fe...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:54:00 GMT

Happy New Year from The Brixton Riot

Now that the holiday season is just about out of steam, we wanted to take a brief minute to wish all a very happy and healthy 2009.  We feel very lucky and fortunate for the year we have had and ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:30:00 GMT

December Update...

Lots of happenings since we last spoke, so rather than bore you with some banter, let's get right down to it... When we last left things, we were short a member.  We are happy to report that...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:12:00 GMT

Mercury Lounge Redux

UPDATE - I see that someone else in the band has already posted the review, so I'll leave my comments up but remove the review text. __ This past Sunday, we wrapped up the last of our scheduled shows ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:44:00 GMT

Mercury Lounge Concert Review from......www.lucidculture.wordpress.com

  Here is a 'live' review of a very recent show we did with The French Exit. I will begin by offering them our sincere thank you for inviting us to play with them. They are generous and extr...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:24:00 GMT

The City So Nice, We’re Playing It Twice...And New Songs Added!

UPDATE 11/11 - This entry wasn't showing up properly so I updated it and reposted. __ As we've mentioned in this space a few times, the IPO show earlier this evening was the final show on our cal...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:58:00 GMT

This Sunday - Step Back, Lets Go POP!

First, we'd like to give a BIG Thank You to everyone who helped make it a fantastic night at Maxwell's. Thanks for coming out, as always your support is greatly appreciated. Currently, we've got one m...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:43:00 GMT