Our friend from NC was at one of the Mercury Lounge shows. The Pernice Brothers have plans to make a live album out of their Mercury Lounge shows. At that point in the tour, I thought they had lost a bit of steam and energy.
Joe's (the lead singer) brother Bob is officially in the band, though I've only seen him play once, a couple of years ago. Bob hadn't been playing with them on tour because (I think):
a) his house burned down a year or so ago, and he has been rebuilding his life
b) He has a day job (an accountant or some kind of financial related job) that probably pays better than being the second guitarist in an indie band that puts out its own albums
Joe's wife Laura is also the normal keyboard player, but she didn't tour with them this time either, maybe in lieu of her career as a graphic designer. She waas replaced by the British guy.
Their normal drummer, who also drums for the Sadies, was not with them either. He was replaced for this tour by the drummer for the Bigger Lovers, who are produced by Thom, the PB bass player.
Originally posted by mark e smith:
Wow, I replied without even typing :)
This may be a silly question, but when the Pernice brothers play, are there normally two brothers, or is it just a clever name? At the Mercury Lounge Joe's brother came on stage for 3 songs.
