the first human
december 2005

Sam Gass of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania became the first human to order a copy of Pax Romana MMV, within minutes of the initial email notification.

Sam also receives the bonus CD ... the next release in BROTHER's 'brown bag' limited edition collectors' series. The first 750 humans to order Pax Romana MMV all secure themselves a copy of the latest in this series which features new tracks previously unheard and unavailable anywhere else.
 

pax romana mmv ... BROTHER's first 'enhanced' cd
december 2005

the terrain around here is far too dangerous ...
november 2005

BROTHER continues it's evolution with a theatre show in Los Angeles as the finale to the band's touring year.  Partly inspired by the music and collaborations of the new CD, Pax Romana mmv, and partly by the current status of the earth's inhabitants, a spokeshuman for BROTHER says the terrain around here is far too dangerous will involve 2 roads ... 2 performances ... and 3 dogs.


 

pax romana mmv ... it's on the horizon
november 2005

In Los Angeles for a day, following the BROTHER 'compact' tour of Northern California, the band finished mastering its new studio offering this week.  Pax Romana MMV is to be an 'enhanced' CD and will feature behind-the-scenes footage shot during the recording process.  BRO artistic wiz, Jeff Sauers, has put the finishing touches to the art work, and now the printing and pressing process begins.

Release is scheduled for December 2005.

When asked how he felt about the impending release of the band's 10th CD, Angus replied ... "How now brown cow".
 

BROTHER travels to woodstock 
november 2005

News just at hand. The members of BROTHER have landed at the Philly airport tonight and will make their way to Woodstock, NY for the album launch Friday night of Sam Morrison’s CD. Sam is the youngest player to have performed in Miles Davis’ band. Sam will be joined by ex-tribe member T Xiques on drums.
 

australians all over ... the world
october 2005

Students from Ulladulla High School, somewhere in Australia, filled six key positions recently, in BROTHER's 3rd performance at the Milton theatre for 2005. The band has previously featured local artists Annie Bryant from the Good Vibrations series and all-women, tribal drum group, Pamoja.

When the band was last back in Australia, members Angus, Hamish and Dalbo, in conjunction with Music-Play for Life, spent a day in at the high school. The band held a number of mass workshops and recording sessions with students, arranged with teachers Anne Fair and George Spero, finishing with a couple of performances. "We were totally impressed by the vibe in the school and got a real feel for the talent that's being nurtured there", said a member of BROTHER, speaking off the record.

So when BROTHER arrived in town a few days prior to their theatre show they got in touch with music teacher, George Spero, and "before we knew it" the positions were filled. Taking the opening slot were Amy Davidson, Kimberly Snellson and Mel Reberge with a combination of harmony vocals, guitar and piano, while Christof and Daniel Spero, musicians in their own right, became cameramen for the evening. Dean Lawson ran the light show.

"At the end of it all, music and art are about taking what you know, putting it with what you feel and going with the flow, and that's just what these guys and girls did."

BROTHER is currently working on the completion of two 'local' projects ... a DVD of the Ulladulla High workshop recording and live show which will highlight the creative process of the students and include a studio mix incorporating the students, of one track from the new BROTHER CD; and a final mix of the mantra 'peace on earth' which began with a recording of 600 children at Milton PS just before Christmas last year. "One of our producers in the US is working on that project which includes different recorded sections from all over regional NSW. To think it started right here with a bunch of local kids".

Australians all over ... the world.
 

colin hay in los angeles
october 2005

BROTHER muse and songbird, Colin Hay, who has penned classics like 'Down Under', 'Who Can it Be Now' and 'Freedom Calling' is featuring at Comedy Central in LA. This bloke is a must see and hear ... modern-day minstrel,
timeless philosopher.

Wednesday October 19th - 8:00 pm
Comedy Central Stage
6539 Santa Monica Boulevard
Hollywood, California

Adam Hills with special guest Colin Hay "America - The Little Picture".  Aussie stand-up and tv star, Adam Hills, featuring an evening of interviews, music and comedy.

Free admission with reservations (323.960.5519)
 

the clan rises again
october 13, 2005

the downtown harvest in LA
october 2005

They're recording their first album ... they're living together ... they're cracking LA. They're living the dream.

Our boys, the DTH play ...

Saturday October 8th
The JOINT
8771 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

visit downtown harvest's website
 
 

men in oz
september 2005

Sources on the ground report Angus and Dalbo have landed in Australia without incident.

Everything is ready to hit the road. Hamish will pick the guys up on the way through Sydney Wednesday morning for a 2-day drive into the outback.  The band plans to film their story of Mundindi ... a little town of 500 humans struggling to survive after years of relentless drought.  The Mungindi (mung-en-dye) Music Festival is being held in celebration  of this unique community. Amongst the performers it will feature Don Burrows, a legend of Australian jazz.

more on the Mungindi Music Festival
 

november theatre shows
september 2005

Members of BROTHER are currently developing a theatre show to premier in Los Angeles during November 2005.  The band is working with a number of visual and multi-media artists whose talents they wish to feature.  The theatre show will incorporate guest musicians from different cultures, some of whom are featured on the new CD offering, Pax Romana MMV, which is scheduled for release to coincide with the
theatre run.
 

BROTHER and fans support the Red Cross
september 2005

With money raised in three raffles in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Rockford,Illinois last weekend, together with contributions from the band, BROTHER audiences raised over $1,600 for the Red Cross to help in its relief efforts for the devastated lives in the South (USA).
 
visit the Red Cross website
 

BROTHER fans doing what they can
september 2005

Mimi Burns out of Fort Wayne, Indiana is having a displaced family from New Orleans stay with her and has provided the following info for others wishing to offer a roof:

katrinahousing.net

neworleans.craigslist.org
this site is also helping locate people

hurricanehousingsearch.org

Many cities also have the help line 211 for assistance finding resources in housing, health (both mental and physical).  This helpline is also being used for organizations and people who want to help Katrina victims but do not know where to begin.
 

350 happy humans
september 2005

Jim Crowe of  Gilbert, Arizona, became the 350th human to order 'Pax Romana - Advance Pressing' via the BROshop, 5 September 2005. BROshop fulfillment officer, James Dalton, reports that Advance Pressing orders have now been shipped along with the next installment in the Brown Bag limited release bonus series.
 

indie aussie, gilli moon
august 2005

mm1 featured in indie film showcase
august 2005

Mongrel Mythology, Volume 1 will be the feature film at the Vistula Independent Film Showcase at Mickey Finn’s Pub (Toledo, Ohio) on Monday, August 29th ... 8:00 pm. 

What better way to catch the Cahill Brother’s up close and personal story of BROTHER than at one of the band’s favorite venues?

visit mickey finn's website
 

pax romana mmv
august 2005

flame awards
august 2005

In Australia, Music - Play for Life and ABC Classic FM are taking final submissions in the national FLAME awards to find the most innovative and inspiring school music programs. This is part of the on-going Music - Play for Life campaign to encourage all Aussies to make more music.

Winners share in a $10,000 prize pool.
click here to read more
 

BROTHER featured in indie music survival guide
july 2005

hamish interviewed for jdrf's countdown for kids
july 2005

Interviewed earlier this year by Jessica Stolzberg, Hamish is featured in the Summer 2005 issue of ‘Countdown for Kids’, a magazine published by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. His advice to young people just diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes? 'Relax, dude. Everything’s gonna be allll-right.'

read the entire interview here
 

BROTHER fan celebrates achieving goal
july 2005

oops on mars
july 2005

Recent reports of the Earth's closest encounter with the red planet in recorded history are too late to be news worthy, BRO watch dog, Joe Biersack, points out. By two years in fact.  read original posting

Astronomer, Nick Greene on his website explains earth's intimate relationship with Mars ... 'Imagine two cars on a race track. If one is closer to the center of the track and traveling faster, it will eventually catch up to and pass the outer car. This is what is happening with Earth and Mars ... we are 'lapping' the Red Planet."

The closest approach this year will be on November 7th and while 'spectacular, it is not a record breaker.'
 

re-thinking society
july 2005

the long and winding road from wanna-be to actually
july 2005

When Dez came to us 2-1/2 years ago and announced, "I want to be in the band" he wasn't known as Dez and didn't play an instrument. But he had desire and, as time has told ... commitment to making music.  We're delighted to report that this Sunday,
Dez Stewart, musician, comes of age ... emerging from his fox-hole for his band's first ever gig.

Surplus
9.30 pm, July 24
upstairs at the ROXY in LA.
check them out at surplusmusic.net
 

the red planet
july 2005

Sources have reported that the planet Mars will, at the end of August 2005,
appear in the night sky as large as the full moon to the naked eye.  Read on ...

The Red Planet is about to be spectacular!

This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10.00 pm and reach its azimuth at about 3.00 am.

By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.

Share this with your children and grandchildren.

NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
 

wellbeing manifesto
july 2005

'Throughout history sages have counseled that happiness is not a goal but a consequence of how we live, that it comes from being content with what we have.
Today, we are sold a different message ... that we will be happy only if we have more money and more of the things money buys.  Human experience and scientific research do not support this belief.' 

'The challenge of our age is to build a new politics that is
committed, above all, to improving our wellbeing.'

A group of committed Australians has launched a bold and timely initiative for a better alternative ... a new choice for our future, our children and our own lives. It's relevance to our time reverberates far beyond the shores of the island continent.

Clive Hamilton, Australia Institute Executive Director and co-author of the Wellbeing Manifesto, will be debating the merits of the Manifesto at the following event:

Politics in the Pub
Friday 22nd July
6.00 pm to 7.45 pm
Gaelic Club, Level 1, 64 Devonshire Street, Surrey Hills
Inquiries: Janet Fischer 02 9398 8891  email

read the wellbeing manifesto
 

river rhythms ... making wonderful music
june 2005

An estimated 2,500 fans and virgins gathered on the grass by the river for BROTHER's River Rhythms concert last week in Milwaukee. The band broke attendance records for the festival that has become one of the do-not-miss events of the summer. Said Ellen Winters, Executive Director, River Rhythms, following the show ...

"BROTHER is a band that you must hear! They are truly fans of world music, with influences from every culture you can imagine infused in their "mongrel" sound. They are a band that will be making wonderful music for years to come!"
 

watch your mailbox
june 27, 2005

James Dalton, fulfillment officer for BROshop and the Mongrel Market Place, has reported that 'pick up of the first Mongrel Mythology DVD pressings was successfully completed this afternoon at 1345 hours'. Working from his mobile command unit, MSgt Dalton is packing over 400 pre-stamped and addressed envelopes and will be working through the night to have all the MM1 pre-orders shipped by 1200 hours Tuesday.
 
 

to CD ... or not to CD ...
june 2005

Questions are still being raised regarding the validity of rumors that BROTHER is recording a new CD.  Audience members from the band's recent Collingwood Arts Center show remained tight-lipped when asked if mention had been made of a new CD during the show. Said one ... "I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe. I mean, No."
 

1 to 350 ... and all those between ...
june 2005

Within minutes of the official launch of Mongrel Mythology ... BROTHER's first dvd offering ... Debbie Shelton from Arlington, Texas became the first human in the universe to reserve a copy. Just five days later, long-time BROTHER supporter, JoAnn Noakes of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, slipped in as the 350th human to purchase an advance copy of the dvd thereby securing herself the last of the limited release CD to be shipped with the first dvd orders.
 

twilight zone re-visited
june 2005

our lips are sealed ... for the moment
june 2005

In an unusual move for the band known for it's relentless summer schedule, the members of BROTHER have returned to Los Angeles only 2 weeks into their summer touring season. Rumors have been circulating that a new CD is in the works, however sources close to the band will neither confirm nor deny this is the reason for the tour 'break'.  The band has included a number of new songs in it's recent concerts that are as yet unrecorded, including 'take me down' ("a song about standing tall against injustice"), 'photograph' ("the song born of our indifference to our fellow humans") and 'so not real'. Angus, Dalbo, and Hamish have made public their desire to capture the energy of these live versions in the studio, and it is known that the band has met recently with LA producer, Guy Erez. It is unclear whether these meeting were of a business nature. When contacted earlier, Erez would only confirm that he had indeed met twice with the members of BROTHER in the last few weeks.
 

release of mongrel mythology, volume 1 dvd
june 2005

the cat empire
may 2005

the women of pamoja
may 2005

On the strength of their recent virgin performance, as opening act for BROTHER at the Milton Theatre, the women of Pamoja have been asked to perform their tribal rhythms at the famous Scarecrow Festival in Australia. "Earthy, sensual and wonderful. You never know how your first show will go but Pamoja  completely rose to the occasion and created the perfect vibe," reflected hamish.
 
click on the photo for a larger view
 

update on MPS recording session
may 2005

NEWS FLASH ... update on MPS recording session with BROTHER

Just prior to Christmas 2004 and on the eve of BROTHER's first Australian shows in 10 years, the brothers set up at Milton Public School in New South Wales and recorded the entire school ... about 600 kids ... singing the mantra 'peace on earth'

I've had people in the surf, on the beach, down the street, ask me how the song is going.

Well, the whole school singing 'peace on earth' has begun a journey around Australia. Our recording with MPS has inspired BROTHER to create a piece that has bits in it from all over Australia. We are recording with every community we can as the band tours this wide, brown land.

So far, we've also added drums and percussion from elders and kids in Mudgee, pipes and drums from the Scots School in Bathurst, and strings, vocals and drums from the Parkes Symphony Orchestra. And the students from MPS are the inspiration for it all!

Slowly but surely we're building a wonderful Australian made message for all humans - 'peace on earth' is getting closer.

thank you everyone,
hamish, BROTHER
 

paul hester
may 2005

We are saddened to hear about the recent suicide of Crowded House Drummer, Paul Hester. I will always remember him fondly with a smile on his face beating out those great Crowded House songs.  His fun loving personality and showmanship really shone through on stage and he seemed to find his peace there.  I hope he has found his stage in the place he chose to go.  A lesson for all of us in the importance of finding our peace in our day-to-day lives here on earth.  
 

the downtown harvest
february 2005

Philly brethren ... 'The Downtown Harvest' played their first ever Cali show on Tuesday evening. The boys, with SmoothBob (of the Cahill brothers) on bass, played a great, fun, committed and funky 40 minutes at 14 Below in Santa Monica. Definitely worth catching ... or booking.
 

mongrel mythology dvd
february 2005

G'day everybody! It's been great to be back in the U.S after a successful trip to OZ. Hamish, Angus and I are feeling pumped, focused and ready to move ahead in leaps and bounds.

I thought we should give you all an update on the DVD as many humans were inquiring about it at the Coach House.  Bob and Sam have edited down a whole lot of great footage from '04 and we're now all involved in piecing it together into a summary of last year's many great moments on and off the road.

We will be combining some interviews, music videos, live performances and backstage footage all into the BROTHER mongrel format in order to share with you the year and our excitement of getting the band back together. There is some work ahead for us and again, thanks for your patience. We will have this puppy out of it's cage and barking at your door in another couple of months!

dalbo
 

bathhurst welcomes home the errant sons
january 2005H

Bathurst radio stations 2BS and BRock welcomed home the Richardsons and got behind BROTHER’s first gig ‘home’ in over a decade.



click here to listen to a promotional clip for this show

 

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