Bushmaster is a dynamic, eclectic band that seamlessly melds old-school blues with a tasty array of influences culled from every subgenre that has followed since the blues begat rock ‘n’ roll in the form of Chuck Berry and his compatriots in the 1950s. The band hails from the capital of the United States of America – Washington, D.C. – and is led by tour de force guitarist Gary D. Brown, who also wrote all the music and lyrics, and provides lead vocals for most of the 16 tracks here. Co-conspirators in Bushmaster include vocalists Rob Thorworth [Gravy, The Rob Thorworth Trio], Kelly Bell [Kelly...
Posted by Trudi Brown on April 01, 2013. 0 Comments
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown is happy to have been part of Dan Herman's Birthday Celebration Concert on March 30, 2013, along with the other great bands. Here's the audio recording from Bushmaster's set (* indicates a Bushmaster original song):
Posted by Trudi Brown on March 27, 2013. 1 Comment
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown performed live at Sharpshooter's in Gettysburg, PA, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. This is the audio from that show for you to download/listen to for free... Share with your friends, and share your thoughts about the music with us... enjoy. (* indicates an original tune)
Posted by Trudi Brown on March 10, 2013. 0 Comments
Thanks go out to Navajo Slim (aka: Greg Hasty) not only for his in depth, honest, and insightful review of "Revolution Rhapsody aka: Uprising Music", but also for going the extra mile and sending it to me personally even after the publication he works for, Lit Magazine, closed last month.
Thanks dude! The world needs more people like you! :-)
(side note from Bushmaster - Greg received the music electronically and did not have the benefit of the liner notes or credits to refer to when writing this review - thanks to all the talented musicians who worked on this disc with me, know that when this reviewer (or any other) mentions one of your parts and/or performance, that I direct the credit to that mention to you - thank you for your work :-) ... therefore the only edit I have made to Navajo Slim's review is...
Posted by Trudi Brown on February 28, 2013. 0 Comments
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown performed at Bare Bones in Ellicott City, MD, on February 15, 2013. Here is the first set from that night's performance for you to listen to and/or download for free.
01-Tramp
02-Black Cat Bone
03-Night Shift
04-I Will Shine
05-40 Acres And A Mule
06-Sky Is Crying
07-Drowning On Dry Land
08-Red House
Gary Brown - guitar, vocals.
Jay Turner - bass.
Ray Wright - drums.
I'd love to hear your thoughts about the show, the podcast, etc... Thanks, Gary
Posted by Trudi Brown on February 25, 2013. 1 Comment
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown hosted the Open Mic at Shank's Tavern in Marietta, PA, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Here are the songs that Gary performed/sat-in on:
06 - Bob Shell Blues Shuffle (Gary Brown - guitar, Bob Shell - guitar and vocals, Bob Noble - bass, Jerry - drums)
07 - Funky Thing in F (Gary Brown - guitar, Bob Shell - guitar and vocals, Bob Noble - bass, Jerry - drums)
08 - TBone Shuffle (Gary Brown - guitar, Bob Shell - guitar, Bob Noble - bass, Jerry - drums)
09 - Funky Bob Noble Tune (Gary Brown - guitar, Bob Noble - guitar and vocals, John Schatt - bass, Jerry - drums)
10 - Sky Is Crying (Gary Brown - guitar and vocals, Bob Noble - guitar, John Schatt - bass, Jerry - drums)
11 - Going Down (Gary Brown - guitar and vocals,...
Posted by Trudi Brown on December 19, 2012. 0 Comments
WOW, what an honor! Thanks go out to Mark Lewis and the staff at Rock Over America Magazine for listing Gary Brown (front man, guitar player, vocalist of the band Bushmaster) on it's "First Annual Music Awards" list!
Rock Over America Magazine is proud to announce the winners of our first annual music awards. The winners were chosen based upon talent, the impact they have had musically speaking, and were all chosen after much thought, research and careful consideration.
Congratulations to all of our winners, you are truly deserving and have truly earned it!
Lifetime Music Achievement Award For Rock Music - Marshall Lytle of Haley's Comets and Doug Clifford and Stu Cook of CCR
Rock Album Of The Year - Richie Onori, The Days of Innocence
Best New Rock Musician Of The Year Male -Rocky Kramer Female - Laura Wilde
Posted by Trudi Brown on December 09, 2012. 0 Comments
Gary Brown sat in with Bob Noble and the Blue Voodoo Band at their open mic at Shank's Tavern in Marietta, PA, on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Here's the audio footage of Gary & Bob having fun playing together. What are your thoughts?
Posted by Trudi Brown on November 30, 2012. 1 Comment
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown performed at Ram's Head Tavern-Savage Mill, on Saturday, November 17, 2012. Among several friends and fans who attended the show that night were Aime Brayton and her brother Mystr Treefrog. We are honored and blessed that we were able to see, visit, and play for Aime as she passed away two days later.
This podcast is dedicated to her - we miss Aime's sweet smile. Our heartfelt condolences to her entire family and everyone (like us) who were blessed to have known her.
Tracks are as follows (* indicates a Bushmaster original tune):
Posted by Trudi Brown on November 07, 2012. 0 Comments
I wanted to share part of a note I received this morning with you:
"...Thanks for accepting my friend request, Gary. I sent you a friend request, last night (Election night), after a friend posted that he didn't care who won as long as he got his 40 Acres and a Mule. So, I made sure he received what he asked for...by sharing your video, “40 Acres and a Mule”. He really dug it, too!..."
