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Brighton, MA is available at select Chicago area independent record stores: Reckless Records-1532 N Milwaukee Ave and 3161 N Broadway St Hardboiled Records-3161 N Broadway St Permanent Records- 1914 W. Chicago, Chiacgo Lori's Planet Of Sound-4639 N. Lincoln Ave
BRIGHTON, MA is a band from Chicago, IL which could, at first glance, seem confusing. The band's name is a reference to the town singer/songwriter Matthew Kerstein was born in, and is as much a general statement about nostalgia and "going home again" as it is an actual location. The band comprises five members: Kerstein, guitarist Jim Tuerk, bassist Devon Bryant, and drummer Sam Koentopp. Their self-titled debut record finds these strong musical personalities blending with easy camaraderie to paint backdrops for Kerstein's mature songs of warning and optimism. Read More

PRESS QUOTES:
"The arrangements are useful to vary the sound of Kerstein's simple, samey melodies and add flavor to his husky, world-weary voice, but they do not interfere with an appreciation of his wordy, poetic lyrics." -Four Stars - All Music Guide
"Every once in a great while you?ll hear a new band that, in some way or another, reaffirms your love of music, your adoration for history and your admiration for artists who find splendor in the simplest of notes, phrases or progressions. Brighton, MA does just that." -Tom Lynch (New City Chicago, 6/7/07)
"When I say Brighton, MA's debut EP sounds ambitious, I don't mean they're "pushing their boundaries" or "developing their sound." I mean it seems like they're fixing to go pro." -Miles Raymer (Chicago Reader - 8/3/07)
"Brighton, MA from Chicago creates some truly gorgeous pop nostalgia on their new self-titled EP. Expect big things to come!" -Threadless.com
"Their folk-gazing anthems will easily win fans as the band works its way into the national consciousness." -www.3hive.com
"To understand that Kerstein is a talent to be watched, one need only listen to the track "Bet You Never Thought", one of the best songs Iâ€™ve heard from a local pop band in quite some time." - Don Bartlett (Chicago Innerview)

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Member Since: 2/28/2006
Band Website: brightonma.net
Band Members:

Matt Kerstein

Songs/Vocals/Guitar

Jim Tuerk

Guitar

Devon Bryant

Bass/Vocals
Sam Koentopp

Drums

Influences: The Band, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Robyn Hitchcock, Sonic Youth, The Byrds, Wilco, Paul Simon (w/wo Garfunkel), The Beach Boys, My Bloody Valentine, and Born To Run
Sounds Like: BMA working on the new album...

Live footage of "You Try Too Hard" & "War of The Roses"
(Subterranean - 6.7.06!!)

Live footage of "Bet You Never Thought"
(Schubas - 3.5.06!!)

Live footage of Brighton, MA @ CMJ!!

Record Label: Loose Tooth Records (www.loosetoothrecords.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

On The Verge - New City Chicago

This week New City ran a feature on "Ten Chicago Musical Artists On The Verge" and Brighton, MA was chosen as one of those talented ten! Here's the write up from Tom Lynch: Rock City Ten...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:55:00 PST

Sneak Peak of "It’s Not Our Fault"

Hey everyone, We recently gave a sneak peak from our upcoming album "Amateur Lovers" (October 14th - Loose Tooth Records) to a couple of blogs- The song is "It's Not Our Fault". You can st...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:27:00 PST

BMA Studio Progress Report: January

The month of January has been a particularly busy one for BMA as we hustle to finish all of the recording and shaping of our first full-length record before our mixing deadline at the end of April. We...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:56:00 PST

BMA In The Studio: December Progress Report

It was a busy weekend for BMA down at Clava/4 Deuces on Chicago's south side. We had three days booked (which would be the only full weekend we'd have with our drummer Sam during December) to knock ou...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

BMA CMJ NYC!!

We just got back from our whirlwind trip to the CMJ Festival in NYC, and we had a blast. Its always interesting going to CMJ with your memories of SXSW, because although on the face of it you see a lo...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:53:00 PST

5 Questions with Brighton, MA

Tuesday, 4 Sep 20075 Questions with Brighton, MAOn Thursday, September 6th, Brighton, MA returns to Madison to play an intimate gig at Cafe Montmartre. We caught up with the boys for a quick interview...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:34:00 PST

SOLD OUT SCHUBAS!!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Schubas on Saturday. Thanks to Meowskers, Otter Petter and everyone at schubas! The sound was great, we hope everyone enjoyed our new material. Check out our up...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:57:00 PST

New Interviews!!

NEW CITY CHICAGOSongcraft (Interview with Brighton, MA) Brighton, MA delivers a shining debut (6/6/07)By: Tom Lynch Every once in a great while you’ll hear a new band that, in some way...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:19:00 PST

Blogs Etc-

Here are a couple of recent blogs... ..BRIGHTON MA --> --> --> --> ..BRIGHTON MA EP --> --> --> --> ..LOOSE TOOTH (06/19/07) --> // BODY // ********************** --> --> --> Something ...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:43:00 PST

BMA on the Radio!!

Hey Everyone, We're going to be featured on WXRT - 93.1 FM (Chicago) beginning June 4th as part of the Local Anesthetic Capsule. Will post the times for everyone to tune in.On another note: We w...
Posted by Brighton, MA on Fri, 25 May 2007 01:00:00 PST