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About Me

We won't bullshit you with a whole lot of jargon or flowery words. The band was started in 1997 by Levi Peasant and Rebecca Marie. We started writing country-ish songs almost 3 years ago, and it felt really good. Our line-up kept changing for a while there, and that can get hard when you're looking to keep a ball rolling. We really like Mike, Chris, and Scott though, and we think they'll stay with us until whenever the end might be.
We live in the poor part of the city, and the folks here aren't exactly used to hearing bluegrass and country music, but they're really nice to us anyway. We eat food from the dumpster sometimes. Dusty once had a birthday party for Rebecca Marie, and it was catered entirely by the Weis Foods dumpster. We've even been known to procure roadkill deer...mostly Levi and Dusty though.
We like songs. We like pretty melodies. We like guitar riffs that seem understated at times, but are really quite intricate and perfect. We like harmonies. We like to take time with our music. We have a sordid history that involves failed love between band members, long sebaticals, and losses of instruments, but that's for another time. We could tell you some stories. We are a family. We really like Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, and My Morning Jacket. We've got some fans. We're making a new record for the fall....for real this time.
Feel free to inquire about any other information

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/11/2004
Band Website: www.bravetheday.com
Band Members: Chris Auxt - Pedal Steel/Banjo/Mandolin

Rebecca Marie - Voice/Guitar

Mighty Mike McGowan - Bass/Mandolin

Levi Peasant - Voice/Lead Guitar

Scott Nesmith - Drums

Dusty - Strong Arms/Dumpster Diving

Three Crows - Guru
Influences: Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, The Band, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Son Volt, The Sundays, My Morning Jacket, The Sea and Cake, Tori Amos, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Iron and Wine, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, Journey, The Beatles, Nick Drake, The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds, The Allman Brothers, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Wilco, Beck, Lou Reed, PJ Harvey, Simon and Garfunkle, Uncle Tupelo, James Taylor, The Stone Poneys, The Flaming Lips, Van Morrison, Ron Sexsmith, John Denver, Guns and Roses, Richie Havens, Johnny Cash, Mazzy Star, Linda Ronstadt, AC DC, Michael Hedges,String Cheese, Kings of Leon, Pierre Bensusan, The Stranglers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Boston, Fiona Apple, The Shins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tom Waits, The Carpenters, Leonard Cohen, David Allan Coe, etc.
Sounds Like: Classic. Twang. Honest. Patient. Songs. Pretty. Strong. Melody. Guitars.
Record Label: maybe someday.

My Blog

Some music for that ass!

Hey peeps,I think I'm going to dismantle my personal myspace page, and start a new one that's musically oriented. As in...I want to keep my url, which is myspace.com/rebeccamariemiller, but I want it ...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:10:00 GMT

A message from your friends at Brave the Day.

Dear friends!Greetings from yours truly, Rebecca Marie! I am fairly certain that not everyone is receiving my notes from my mac account, and so I'm writing to you from my Brave the Day account to see ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:48:00 GMT

The Brave the Day Hiatus...please read...

My dears...Rebecca Marie here. Brave the Day is on a break. If you read my blogs, or come to our shows, you've maybe figured this out by now. I have started a new musical project that makes me incredi...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Smalls tomorrow!!

Hey hey hey,We are making a triumphant return to the stage, and we couldn't be happier to be doing it Smalls. This will be our first time playing at the new Smalls at York. There's a real stage!! We'r...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Last Minute and Beyond...

Some happenings are, well, happening!We signed on to play a very last minute set for this Saturday, April 12 at a rally for Barack Obama. The rally is taking place at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg City...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:05:00 GMT

Rebecca nominated for best female vocals

Hi all,We've been enjoying our break, and having quite the nice rest. Hope all of you are having a lovely holiday season, and are gearing up for the new year.Our very own Rebecca Marie has been nomina...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:05:00 GMT

Vote for us!!

Hellooooooooo!Long time no bloggy for us, but I just found out that we were nominated for best local band on hbgonline.com for the 2007 awards show. I think that's kinda cool, and thought I'd encourag...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:52:00 GMT

Small's this Saturday

Yo!Come out this Saturday to Small's in downtown H-burg for Brave the Day with two bands new to the area...Up Pops The Devil are a brand new Harrisburg-based band with members from Ridley Walker (reme...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:13:00 GMT

Artsfest and Filmfest

It's that time of year again...Brave the Day will be making our 50th appearance at Harrisburg's Artsfest.Sunday May 27thKunkel Plaza Stage @ Front and State Streets6pm - No cover - All ages friendlyFo...
Posted by on Mon, 21 May 2007 17:10:00 GMT

Friday March 9

Hello beauties,We're going to be getting rowdy over at The Marysville Tavern this Friday March 9 w/ Nate Myers and The Aces. It's going to be fun, and we might just get a little tipsy with you since i...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:19:00 GMT