Brasher/Bogue

"Drivin' with the Devil is a fantastic new song from the minds of Andy Brasher and Dustin Bogue. It's gritty, powerful and as country as crabapple cobbler. This one will make you want to put the pedal to the metal and listen over and over again. My listeners are hooked!""
- Chris Conn (Nationally Syndicated Host) , CONMAN RADIO (Jun 19, 2012) - Conman Productions

"Drivin' with the Devil is a fantastic new song from the minds of Andy Brasher and Dustin Bogue. It's gritty, powerful and as country as crabapple cobbler. This one will make you want to put the pedal to the metal and listen over and over again. My listeners are hooked!""
- Chris Conn (Nationally Syndicated Host) , CONMAN RADIO (Jun 19, 2012) - Conman Productions

"- "'Drivin' with the Devil'" is ready for the radio. If you're playing Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert (and you are), you should absolutely play Brasher/Bogue. Great attitude to spare. Terrific lyric. This is the kind of country music--I call it 'blue collar country'--that's exploding at country radio. Don't take my word for it; take your listeners' word for it. Brasher/Bogue has arrived right on time.""
- Dave Spencer (Afternoon Personality/Music Director), 92.5 WBKR (Owensboro, KY) (Jun 25, 2012) - Dave Spencer, WBKR

"- "'Drivin' with the Devil'" is ready for the radio. If you're playing Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert (and you are), you should absolutely play Brasher/Bogue. Great attitude to spare. Terrific lyric. This is the kind of country music--I call it 'blue collar country'--that's exploding at country radio. Don't take my word for it; take your listeners' word for it. Brasher/Bogue has arrived right on time.""
- Dave Spencer (Afternoon Personality/Music Director), 92.5 WBKR (Owensboro, KY) (Jun 25, 2012) - Dave Spencer, WBKR

Friday, March 16, 2012 Storm Lake Pilot Tribune Rising Nashville duo Brasher/Bogue will continue to make northwest Iowa their second home. There will be at leat two chances to catch a concert - Brasher/ Bogue opens for David Nail at LakeFest June 15-16 in Storm Lake, and will kick off the 2012 Live at the Lakes concert series on the plaza at Arnolds Park Amusement Park June 23 at 7:30 p.m.. The duo made a big hit at the first Lakefest in Storm Lake last summer. Dustin Bogue is a native of Sac City. Brasher/Bogue began five years ago simply as two "Real Friends" writing songs together. From that relationship Andy Brasher and Dustin Bogue became an insightful, dynamic combination that people are connecting with on a very personal level, both through their lyrics and the melodic blending of their strong vocal talents. " - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

Friday, March 16, 2012 Storm Lake Pilot Tribune Rising Nashville duo Brasher/Bogue will continue to make northwest Iowa their second home. There will be at leat two chances to catch a concert - Brasher/ Bogue opens for David Nail at LakeFest June 15-16 in Storm Lake, and will kick off the 2012 Live at the Lakes concert series on the plaza at Arnolds Park Amusement Park June 23 at 7:30 p.m.. The duo made a big hit at the first Lakefest in Storm Lake last summer. Dustin Bogue is a native of Sac City. Brasher/Bogue began five years ago simply as two "Real Friends" writing songs together. From that relationship Andy Brasher and Dustin Bogue became an insightful, dynamic combination that people are connecting with on a very personal level, both through their lyrics and the melodic blending of their strong vocal talents. " - Storm Lake Pilot Tribune

Odds are you've never heard of Andy Brasher, but he's got a sound worthy of further study. Now he plays originals under his own name and covers with his band Ten Pound Pie. His originals, leaning primarily toward acoustic singer/songwriter material, show surprising depth, merging the sounds of Chris Knight, Tom Waits, Robert Johnson and Steve Earle to form a sound distinctly his own. And his work with Ten Pound Pie, playing music in the same vein, only in a full band setting, suggests his originals could have a shelf-life beyond merely the acoustic world.

-Jonathan Sanders, news editor - stereosubversion.com

"Andy's smooth guitar rhythms combined with his soulful, melodic vocals make this cd (Crows and Buzzards) special...
The songs speak the truth. I could easily go on and on about the songs on this cd but the bottom line is you need to hear it.
Crows and Buzzards is a definite must have for any music lover, especially if you're into grooving acoustic music." - Heath Eric - News 4 U

"Andy's smooth guitar rhythms combined with his soulful, melodic vocals make this cd (Crows and Buzzards) special...
The songs speak the truth. I could easily go on and on about the songs on this cd but the bottom line is you need to hear it.
Crows and Buzzards is a definite must have for any music lover, especially if you're into grooving acoustic music." - Heath Eric - News 4 U

" Andy's newest release, Crows and Buzzards, features the singles "Indian: and Always Somewhere Else". His sound is slightly melancholy, with influences from Pearl Jam and Drive-By-Truckers. Imagine yourself on a long desert highway riding a Harley-Davidson into the warm dry air and endless landscape. That's what Andy's music feels like: freedom but at the price of loneliness." - Ashley Albin - News 4 U

Odds are you've never heard of Andy Brasher, but he's got a sound worthy of further study. Brasher grew up in Knottsville, Kentucky, raised on the outlaw country legends, including the likes of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash. But as a teenager he developed a taste for rock, blues and the original singer/songwriter movement.
Now he plays originals under his own name and covers with his band Ten Pound Pie. His originals, leaning primarily toward acoustic singer/songwriter material, show surprising depth, merging the sounds of Chris Knight, Tom Waits, Robert Johnson and Steve Earle to form a sound distinctly his own. And his work with Ten Pound Pie, playing music in the same vein, only in a full band setting, suggests his originals could have a shelf-life beyond merely the acoustic world.
He tours relentlessly throughout the region, but outside Owensboro, Kentucky, he's virtually unknown, lacking the distribution to spread the word about his music. Brasher took the time to sit down with Stereo Subversion to talk about his songwriting process, the budding music scene in central Kentucky, and why easy inexpensive online distribution may be both a blessing and a curse.
SSv: How would you describe your sound to someone who hasn't heard you?
Andy Brasher: I would say it's kind of an alt-country, Americana style. It's what you'd expect to hear if you're drinking in a bar, a rustic feel, energized music.
SSv: What kind of music do you tend to listen to that makes you want to write your own?
Brasher: I like thoughtful stuff, music that has deeper meanings in the lyrics, you know? Songs that you have to hear more than once to uncover. It may seem veiled at first, but it's because there's some meaning behind it. I like a lot of singer/songwriter music and a good deal of the southern-driven sound. I'm into the whole heritage of southern music.
SSv: What would you say is meaningful music?
Brasher: I really like what Wilco's doing right now. There are a few artists out there right now who are making what I'd call meaningful music, but not many. I don't find a lot of meaning in the mainstream, not in country or rock. To me, it's the in-between genres that are really saying something through their music.
And I think what might be part of it is that they're the ones making a stand on different ground from the rest of their peers. It's ground that's not so successful, unlike what I'd call "factory-made" country music, for example. Meaningful music has to balance on the edge. That's what I find meaningful, that they make that stand, the fact that they're playing music because of the love of music, the passion they get out of it, rather than for the money. That exhilarates me.

“I do think that the silence forces you to create something, especially for me, since I do most of my writing inside my head. It really helps me. Without the signal coming in, I have to make up something.”
SSv: You said you're not hearing a lot of radio country that pleases you. Who's someone you've been listening to who you don't think enough people have heard?
Brasher: I've actually heard a few on Sirius. I don't know if you've got Sirius, but if you do you might have heard of these guys. One of them is Jackie Greene. I don't know if you've heard of him.
SSv: No I haven't.
Brasher: He's got some good stuff. But I don't know, I listen to a lot of music like Jeff Tweedy, from Wilco, and I like Jay Farrar [Uncle Tupelo], Steve Earle, Neil Young, Bob Dylan. That kind of stuff's been what I've listened to over the last four years.
SSv: As an independent musician, how have you had to go about promoting your music?
Brasher: Well, I still do flyers for the local shows we do. And then MySpace, of course, is really good for getting the music out there over the Internet to more people. You can really get a hold of people through bulletins and banners and what-not. That's a really good way to advertise.
I also try to send press packs out to some of the papers and radio stations, and that works sometimes, but most of the time it doesn't work. I've had some luck getting radio stations to play me, but it's hard to get them to actually help with the advertising, since I don't have the kind of money you'd need to be able to pay them to put a spot on. I can send something, but they have to like it enough to take the initiative to make sure they're not the only ones to hear it.
There's that, and then you really just have to play as many shows as you can, try to play in different places, so new audiences come out. But you still have to advertise on top of that, shows aren't just an ad in themselves. You've got to say, "Hey, now that you're here, I've got this Internet site, and you need to check that out." If you can get that through people's heads, then they can check you out whenever they want. It's always there.
SSv: As someone who tours to support yourself as a musician, is it easy to find enough shows to break even? What do you have - Stereo Subversion

" Andy's newest release, Crows and Buzzards, features the singles "Indian: and Always Somewhere Else". His sound is slightly melancholy, with influences from Pearl Jam and Drive-By-Truckers. Imagine yourself on a long desert highway riding a Harley-Davidson into the warm dry air and endless landscape. That's what Andy's music feels like: freedom but at the price of loneliness." - Ashley Albin - News 4 U

9:30 p.m. Andy Brasher (Owensboro, Ky.)
Americana/Folk Rock
Famous people from Owensboro include Johnny Depp, Nine Pound Hammer and Forence Henderson. And, if there's a market for soul-burning, heart-pouring Folk Rock songs (and I think there is), Andy Brasher, at least at some point, could be in the on-deck circle. Bred on a steady diet of everything from Merle Haggard to Alice in Chains, Brasher's music most resembles his influence in his honest, kinetic style. His voice drips with sadness and determination and he writes some incredibly grabbing hooks to seal the deal.
Dig It: non-filtered emotions, Damien Jurado goes Country, The Light Wires. (MB) (Mike Breen) - CincyBeat - Cincinnati , OH

9:30 p.m. Andy Brasher (Owensboro, Ky.)
Americana/Folk Rock
Famous people from Owensboro include Johnny Depp, Nine Pound Hammer and Forence Henderson. And, if there's a market for soul-burning, heart-pouring Folk Rock songs (and I think there is), Andy Brasher, at least at some point, could be in the on-deck circle. Bred on a steady diet of everything from Merle Haggard to Alice in Chains, Brasher's music most resembles his influence in his honest, kinetic style. His voice drips with sadness and determination and he writes some incredibly grabbing hooks to seal the deal.
Dig It: non-filtered emotions, Damien Jurado goes Country, The Light Wires. (MB) (Mike Breen) - CincyBeat - Cincinnati , OH