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Brave Tin Soldiers

We Looked Up and it was raining.....

About Me

We looked up and it was raining...

Brave Tin Soldiers is a Chicago based trio consisting of long-time friends guitar player Pete Alexander, bass player Jason Kedsch, and drummer Patrick Szczypinski.
Taking cues from bands such as Muse, Stereophonics, and Radiohead, Brave Tin Soldiers brings energy and excellent songwriting back to the spotlight with a heavy hitting rhythm section and piercing melodies. BTS brings a seriously thick tone to all their songs and tastefully blends dynamics, sections of all out power and drive, and torn down sections of songs to make a truly unique and well thought out kind of musical experience. Their live show is truly something to behold.
This band brings the rock.
“Words are beautiful but restricted. They're very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over, the dark, the place where there's nothing to hang on: it comes from a part of yourself that simply knows, expresses itself, and is." - Jeff Buckley

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Member Since: 12/20/2006
Band Website: BraveTinSoldiers.com
Band Members: For booking, hit us up at [email protected]

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Peter Alexander - Guitar, Lead Vox, Face Melter
Jason "Ketch" Kedsch - Bass, Backing Vox
Patrick Szczypinski - Drums, Kicker of Ass, Taker of Names
Photos by: Jeni LoDolce and Aaron Daniel (Neptune Avenue)

"Dude, we are so badass it's insane."

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Influences: The Black Crowes, Led Zeppelin, Chris Cornell, Funk, Soul, Rock n' Roll, Brother Cane, Whiskey Falls, Chris Robinson, Robin Trower, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Victor Wooten, T-Bone Burnett, Brandi Carlile, Spacehog, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Ours, Elliott Smith, Silverchair, Margot and The Nuclear So and So's, Muse, Andre Segovia, Queen, The Postal Service, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Wilco, The Arcade Fire, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Damien Rice, Damon Johnson, Dave Grohl, The Caesars, The White Stripes, Lenny Kravitz, Ben Harper, Cry Of Love, Dag, Dire Straits, Jamiroquai, Jane's Addiction, JET, John Mayer, Jellyfish, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Queen, Ray Charles, Rooney, The Allman Brothers, The Mars Volta, Under The Influence of Giants.... Life....
Sounds Like: Some good stuff.
Record Label: Unsigned, we'd like to change that.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BTS interview with NIU’s Northern Star newspaper

Published on Thursday, April 24, 2008 Interview with members of Brave Tin SoldiersBy TONY MARTINBrave Tin Soldiers are quietly becoming one of DeKalb's most prolific rock bands. Aside from their gigs ...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:48:00 PST

Two awesome shows back to back this week!

Hey everyone, We here at BTS know you can't get enough of us so this week we are offering two awesome all ages suburban and beyond shows for you to enjoy! First off, we return to one of our fa...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:15:00 PST

Ready to Rock Your Face!!!

We here at BTS are gearing up for the next month of kick ass gigs and are getting ready to rock some faces! Come out to our shows, kick some ass with us, and we will take some names in the process as ...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:00 PST

Spring and Summer!

Hey everyone!The weather is getting nicer out and we couldn’t be more stoked. This winter has been rough and we’re ready for that crap to end. Ladies, we’re looking to you to get the...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST

Aaron McMenamy’s departure from BTS.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to send out a message to all our friends and fans. Wednesday night Aaron left the band for personal reasons. The band will continue on as a 3 piece, and no shows are cancel...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:24:00 PST

To our friends at NIU

When we heard the news out of NIU yesterday, we were shocked and appalled. DeKalb is like our home away from home (except for J. Kedsch of course: It IS his home). We have many friends from the area w...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST

Home from LaLa land... and Going Into the STUDIO!!!

Hey everyone, We are back home from our trip out west and it was a blast! The cold weather upon rolling into town prompted us to want to turn the van around but, alas, we have no choice but to stay...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:18:00 PST

We Joined iLike and Otto’s show added!

Hey everyone! Patrick here from BTS just letting you all know that we have joined the online network iLike. It is featured in many networking sites, the mos prominent of which is the ever loved Fac...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:47:00 PST

Busy time for us coming up! Lotsa gigs!

Hey everyone! We have some crazy things coming up and we want you all to be a part of it! We have a lot of gigs coming up and will be trying to get some merch into y'all's hands soon. You can...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:23:00 PST

New song up and gigs coming up!!!

Hey everyone!Rosemary Haze, the final song from our EP is up and it rocks harder than ever! Take a listen to it all and enjoy!Also, we have a bunch of shows coming up so find one to attend and come ou...
Posted by Brave Tin Soldiers on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:56:00 PST