Complete List of Show Dates & Clubs
3/28/01: The Gauntlet - Oakland, CA
4/4/01: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Totimoshi, Greenhouse Effect, Dayglo Abortions
4/5/01: Chabot College TV spot - Hayward, CA
"On the Spot" w/Debris
5/12/01: Eli's Mile High Club - Oakland, CA
w/Shortwave Rocket
6/8/01: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Greenhouse Effect, Shortwave Rocket
7/27/01: Rasputin Music - Newark, CA
9/12/01: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Real Average Joe, Spit Shine Syndicate
10/13/01: Burnt Ramen - Richmond, CA
w/Greenhouse Effect, Activator
10/31/01: Mission Bell - Fremont, CA
w/Greenhouse Effect
11/12/01: Burnt Ramen - Richmond, CA
w/Greenhouse Effect, Gammera, Keelhaul
12/28/01: Rasputin Music - San Francisco, CA
3/7/02: Covered Wagon - San Francisco, CA
w/El Buzzard, Six Liter
5/9/02: Covered Wagon - San Francisco, CA
w/Acid King, Below the Sound, Greenlight the Bombers
6/10/02: Bourbon Street - Concord, CA
w/The Hated
7/20/02: Valley Lounge - Hayward, CA
8/6/02: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/the Modern Machines, Ripped Speed
8/21/02: Talk of the Town - Oakland, CA
w/Autopunch, Blert
9/9/02: Kimo's - San Francisco, CA
w/Family Butcher, Septic
9/13/02: Holiday Bowl - Hayward, CA
w/Lowki, Greenhouse Effect
10/1/02: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Greenhouse Effect, The Deed, Greenmans Dead
10/18/02: The Portlite - Oakland, CA
w/Heavy Love
11/2/02: The Pound - San Francisco, CA
w/Floating Goat, Greenhouse Effect, Floater, Greenmans Dead, The Deed
11/15/02: Iron Gate - San Lorenzo, CA
w/Eternal Elysium, Witch Mountain, Royal Dutch, Greenmans Dead
11/22/02: Iron Gate - San Lorenzo, CA
w/Greenmans Dead
11/26/02: The Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Honeyshot, Seven Secrets
12/1/02: Raider Rally at the Oakland Hilton
3/15/03: Bourbon St. - Concord, CA
w/Six Liter, Fuzzplow, Methuselah, Sofa Junkie
5/2/03: Iron Gate - San Lorenzo, CA
w/Fuzzplow
5/8/03: New George's - San Rafael, CA
w/JoJo Diamond
5/9/03: John Patrick's - Alameda, CA
w/Stoned Masons, Straggler
5/23/03: Broadway Studios - San Francisco, CA
w/the Deed, Automatic Animal, Krenshaw, Fuzzplow
8/23/03: Kimo's - San Francisco, CA
w/Straggler
11/20/03: Ex'pressions Webcast - Emeryville, CA
4/3/04: Kimo's - San Francisco, CA
w/Jr. Night Ranger, Silence
6/11/04: Rooster's Roadhouse - Alameda, CA
w/Lowki, Greenhouse Effect, Gun Metal Gray, Swaybone
7/16/04: Freedom Rock Fest - Martinez, CA
w/Omissa, Sky On Fire, Call to Ruin, Lowki, Greenhouse Effect, the Deed, Spacegrass
8/8/04: Holiday Bowl - Hayward, CA
w/the Nubs, Mudsoc, Boy Found Floating
8/24/04: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Drink the Bleach, Spacegrass, Damnweevil
10/8/04: Holiday Bowl - Hayward, CA
w/Fuzzplow, Kevel
10/22/04: Time Out - Concord, CA
w/Lowki, Fuzzplow
12/5/04: Hotel Utah - San Francisco, CA
w/the Feed, Fuzzplow, Dead Vanity
1/14/05: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Automatic Animal, Fuzzplow, Worship of Silence
1/21/05: John Patrick's - Alameda, CA
w/Jerk
2/4/05: Golden Bull - Oakland, CA
w/Fuzzplow, Worship of Silence
2/11/05: Holiday Bowl - Hayward, CA
w/Fuzzplow, the Feed, Hotblack Desiato
2/19/05: Time Out - Concord, CA
w/Automatic Animal, Fuzzplow, Shevil Knievil, Hotblack Desiato
3/5/05: Pine Street Bar & Grill - Livermore, CA
w/Lowki, Fuzzplow, Automatic Animal, Nominal
4/9/05: Time Out - Concord, CA
w/Greenlight the Bombers, Fuzzplow, Lower 48
4/22/05: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Red Shift, Girls With Guns, Tiny Power
5/20/05: Cliff's - El Cerrito, CA
w/Soul Broker
5/21/05: Monty & Boo's Birthday Bash - San Pablo, CA
w/Soul Broker, Drink Tickets
5/26/05: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Secret Order of Tusk, Mico de Noche (Seattle), Girth (Seattle)
7/29/05: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
w/Soul Broker, Hotblack Desiato, Doom Buggy
8/20/05: Rowell Ranch - Castro Valley, CA
Cancer for Kids Benefit
8/29/05: John Patrick's - Alameda, CA
w/Super Heavy Goat Ass, Damnweevil
9/24/05: Blake's - Berkeley, CA
w/Lowki, Centaurs of Divine Disco, Soul Broker,
1/31/06: Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA
w/the Hottie Toddies
2/24/06: W.C. Wharehouse - Oakland, CA
w/Saros, Centaurs of Divine Disco, Automatic Animal
3/24/06: Lucky 13 - Alameda, CA
w/Soulbroker
6/29/06: The Metro - Oakland, CA
w/Floating Goat, Lowki, Soulbroker, Grasshopper
7/14/07: Stork Club - Oakland, CA
Black Summer of Doom & Fuzz featuring Greenhouse Effect, Black Betty (Vancouver), Floating Goat, Soulbroker, Worship of Silence, Moons of Cronos, Hexe, Scarab, and Butcher
10/27/07: The John Santos Halloween Bash - Hayward, CA
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The World According to BRNR
"These guys rock with tremendous balls." -- Bart Thurber, producer, House of Faith Oakland-based BRNR is comprised of Steve Lee on vocals and bass guitar, Mat Dahms on guitar, and Steven "Priest" Miller on drums. They all grew up together as childhood friends in nearby Castro Valley, but didn't form the band until late November 2000. Up to that point, Mat had spent time jamming in an established punk band, while Steve and Priest had formed a garage band that had played a couple of house parties.
Steve grew up classically trained on piano, cello, and clarinet, but didn't learn how to play guitar or bass until the mid-90's during his college years, after encouragement from a friend. He found he was able to learn quite quickly based on his music background. The extent of his vocal training were "practice" sessions in the shower and car. Priest had grown up idolizing and imitating drummers from classic bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Who, and the Rolling Stones. Mat had played guitar since his early youth and practiced many hours after school, imitating his music heroes.
The idea of forming BRNR came into quick reality when the 3 childhood friends got together for an impromptu jam. The chemistry was already there, and the musical ideas offered were embraced by all. They quickly rented a room at the now-defunct Spectrum Studios in Oakland.
The band's sound features heavy guitar riffs and wah solos, a heart-stopping bottom end, complemented by thundering Bonham-esque drums and strong edgy vocals. Musical influences include Black Sabbath, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Jane's Addiction, Clutch, and Kyuss.
BRNR booked its first gig at Oakland's Stork Club on April 4, 2001. Based on that performance, 3 subsequent shows were booked. BRNR has performed in clubs all over the Bay Area. Come see what the buzz is all about.
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