The Brick + Band in Beaverton, OR

SEEKING

ABOUT

The Brick - a Portland-by-the-way-of-Beaverton collective - has emerged with its sights set on reconfiguring/reinterpretating the pop pantheon on the past with a more contemporary sensibility that doesn't completely divorce itself from the foundation that it uses as its jumping-off point.

Screen name:

thebrick

Member since:

Sep 11 2008

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years together:

1

Gigs played:

Under 10

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Age:

34 years

Influences

The Kinks (particularly the Village Green... and Arthur... era),
XTC/The Dukes of Stratosphear (both post-punk and psych-pop sides of the spectrum),
My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins,
Steely Dan (Royal Scam/Aja),
The Beach Boys,
Blur,
The Byrds (mostly with Gram Parsons - i.e. Sweetheart of the Rodeo,
Cheap Trick (particularly the eponymous debut),
Television,
Weezer (The Blue Album and Pinkerton),
Wire (everything up-to-and-including The Ideal Copy),
Joy Division/New Order,
Tyrannosaurus Rex/T. Rex (both the folky stuff and the more raunchy, glam-infused stuff),
Tears for Fears,
Swans (from Children of God to Soundtracks...),
Husker Du,
Sparks (pre-Giorgio Morodor),
David Bowie,
The Smiths,
Simple Minds (circa-New Gold Dream),
Love,
Lush,
The La's,
The Stone Roses,
Killing Joke (particularly around Brighter than a Thousand Suns),
Jellyfish,
The Comsat Angels,
The Sound,
Circle (the Finnish band),
Mott the Hoople (circa Brain Capers),
Andrew W.K.,
Meat Puppets (circa II and Up on the Sun),
Pixies/Frank Black,
Pavement,
Pale Saints,
Moose,
Failure,
Codeine,
Red House Painters,
Roxy Music (both with Eno and after),
Scott Walker (early chamber-pop stuff),
The Telescopes,
The Divine Comedy,
The Boo Radleys,
Matthew Sweet (circa Girlfriend
Strawbs (circa Grave New World
Dinosaur Jr. (everything with the 'original 3', including the new album, Beyond
Simon and Garfunkel/Paul Simon
The Replacements (everything up-to-and-including Please to Meet Me
Nick Lowe
Elvis Costello
The Posies
The Raspberries
The Beatles
Built to Spill
Modest Mouse
Slint ... without broadening the scope any more and turning this into a encyclopedia of pop musicians/bands, I'll end the list there.

Members Of Band

Right now The Brick consists of two guitarists/vocalists -- Dexter Carman (19) and Jeffrey Jacobus (26) who are looking for a drummer, bassist and perhaps even a third guitarist. Ideally, we're looking for people to collaborate with who are willing to "go through the motions" and aren't already at a professional level and insist on working at a hurried pace. Although the combined experience between the two of us is well over a decade, we're looking for a few fellow musicians - and, ultimately, friends - that can evolve together and are willing to work in a reciprocal environment where everyone is willing to give input for the benefit of the band as a whole. So, if you're looking to use The Brick as a podium to show off at the expense of songwriting (which will be paramount), then please look elsewhere -- this isn't an ego-driven band, and it NEVER will be. If you're looking for an outlet to flex your creative muscle and make a somewhat-selfless contribution to the "greater whole" and are patient and willing to work out ideas at a relaxed pace, then please inquire within.

EQUIPMENT

P.S. Having your own equipment and transporation is a MUST. If you're not willing to make the commute to Beaverton for the bulk of band practice and/or recording, then look elsewhere. Also, you MUST have your own equipment. These two prerequisites must be met if you're even remotely interested.