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The Bright Light Social Hour

About Me


The Bright Light Social Hour delivers classic bare-assed rock and roll tempered with indie, experimental, and deep-funk influences. Good friends and great communicators, they never forget that they are musicians first, but entertainers even more first.
Biography
The Bright Light Social Hour is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Born out of a university art-rock collective, The Bright Light Social Hour has evolved into an unabashedly wide-screen rock act, melding classic rock energy with indie, experimental, and soul influences.
The band formed at a small liberal arts college outside of Austin. Fueled by the cozy yet intellectually rigorous atmosphere, band founders Curtis Roush and Jack O’Brien set out to create rock music drawn equally from studied classics and contemporary experimentation. The young scholars soon kidnapped Jo Mirasole from a nearby high school drumline and tempted prolific Austin singer-songwriter A.J. Vincent with Curtis’ homemade organic cookies. With Curtis and Jack having freshly acquired their Master’s degrees from the University of Texas, the band has left behind the comforts of academia and is now ready to bring the ass to indie rock.
"Back and Forth" is their third proper release, featuring the pastoral experimentation and dark funk contrasts of "Back and Forth" parts 1 and 2, as well as the incendiary, cinematic thunder of "Rhubarb Jam."
Tracked to analog tape at Top Hat Recording in Austin, this record marks an evolution in their sound. Reminiscent of The Band, the featured single, "Back and Forth (Part 2)," finds singers Curtis, Jack, and A.J. trading lead vocals and backing each other up with rich harmonies. Throughout the record, Curtis and A.J. interweave complex melodies and trade fiery licks on electric guitar and Hammond B3 organ, respectively. Undergirding it all, bassist Jack and drummer Jo form a powerhouse rhythm section with deep groove and staggering syncopation.
Big on community, The Bright Light Social Hour is also spreading love through as many other means as possible. From free homemade cookies at their shows to DIY screen-printing and print-making, these young gentlemen are pouring themselves into developing the artistic community around them and doing it in the manner they do it best – by relishing the details. The band will be touring and generating exposure in support of "Back and Forth" throughout the summer and fall, with plans to record a full-length record next year – loving life and loving each other.
"I might have described The Bright Light Social Hour as 'the next big thing,' but a band that rocks so hard, packs so many shows, and shepherds in so many devoted fans is hardly the next big thing. No, my friends, The Bright Light Social Hour is, simply, the big thing--no nexts about it."
-Oscar Axel Gerdner
"Herky-jerky, Steely Dan-on-fast-forward"
-The Onion

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Music:

Member Since: 13/02/2005
Band Website: http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com
Band Members: Jack plays bass and sings

Curtis plays guitar and sings

AJ plays keys and sings

Joseph plays drums and keeps his goddamned mouth shut

Influences:


Sounds Like: Back and Forth (single) - 2009

Love Like Montopolis (EP) - 2008

Touches (EP) - 2007

Record Label: Booking: [email protected]
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

LOVE LIKE MONTOPOLIS - RELEASED!

Yo dudes, It's Sept. 3rd and tonight we are unveiling our new E.P, "Love Like Montopolis!" We will be hosting a gosh-wow, pants-shittingly awesome party at the Parish, with our friends The Frontier B...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:44:00 GMT

Love Like Montopolis sampler platter!!

Cheers!!!Posted in our complimentary music player, you will now find a brand new cut off the forthcoming three-song extended play, Love Like Montopolis. The song is entitled "Hourglass." The record ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Saturday Show + New Record + Cookies!

Howdy all!Exciting and sonorous times are here! This week we finally receivedthose coveted boxes we've been waiting for - all one-thousand copiesof our new five-song record, "Touches." They look gre...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:27:00 GMT

Touches

We're all excited. Our first record in two years, Touches, will arrive home from duplication in 10 working days...1,000 freshly pressed copies of thunderous rock squeezed onto nuggets of mass-produce...
Posted by on Tue, 15 May 2007 22:39:00 GMT

pre-show words from our favorite mysterious auteur/press-agent

"meet the bright light social hour"by sir oliver happenstanceryan - his grizzly fierce beard is not the whole man, but it is a remarkable beard and not to talk about our temporal hero would be a shame...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:34:00 GMT

new song and booking info

So, here we are folks...phase II...we've made a record, tightened our chops, and laid our foundation...next up, we are going to be playing as many shows as we can and making this band happen in a much...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:16:00 GMT

new photos are up

I just put up some neat shots, courtesy of our perennially favorite photographer Bobby. Enjoy!curt
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:56:00 GMT

show review from r. jamison rowe

From the words of R. Jamison Rowe:Ganesha's thunderous call was indeed the most sublime, washing away the wretched of the capitalist and leaving only the emphasis on clarity. It was indeed most chari...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:54:00 GMT

upcoming houseparty and new record sneak-peak

Howdy loved ones!First off, we have just posted "Reform! Or We Will Unleash The Leaves," a little sneak-peak off our upcoming record, "Touches." We just got the record back from the mastering enginee...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:25:00 GMT

studio pics are up!

I just posted some photos of our recent session with Tim at Las Olas. The record was mixed this past weekend and it is currently off to Chicago to get mastered by Carl Saff.
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:49:00 GMT