Classic alternative rock band from St. Louis, MO.The Beers are an original alternative rock band which at one time or other has consisted of John Trower (guitar, vocals), Evan Wilson (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Jim Bender (drums, vocals), Mike West and Jim Cady (bass, vocals) Shane Griffin (guitar) among numerous others! Based in the St Louis area, these "groovy dudes" have been writing original songs since 1987.
The band's first official release, "A Taste of The Beers", received airplay on local radio stations The Point, KDHX, and KYMC. The Beers also appeared live twice on Steve & DC's Show on Q104FM. Spotlight Magazine called The Beers "musically quite effective" while The Riverfront Times called them "sonically smashing" and The Midwest Music Review liked The Beers' "cool pop/rock melodies". Brian Q. Newcomb of Billboard appreciates The Beers' "lyrical charm and Velvet Underground underpinnings" and feels The Beers are "headed in a good direction".

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Similar Artists

Lou Reed,The Beatles,Husker Du,Nirvana

Influences

Velvet Underground,R.E.M.,The Replacements,Violent Femmes

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The Beers are an original alternative rock band consisting of Adam Levi (vocals), John Trower (guitar), Evan Wilson (various), Jim Cady (bass), and Jim Bender (drums). Based in the St Louis area, these "groovy dudes" have been writing original songs since 1987.
The band has received airplay on local radio stations The Point, KDHX, and KYMC. The Beers also appeared live twice on Steve & DC's Show on Q104FM. Spotlight Magazine called The Beers "musically quite effective" while The Riverfront Times called them "sonically smashing" and The Midwest Music Review liked The Beers' "cool pop/rock melodies". Brian Q. Newcomb of Billboard appreciates The Beers' "lyrical charm and Velvet Underground underpinnings" . The Global Muse compares The Beers to "early punk and early Kinks" and says, "This is band that is not afraid to experiment." Make A Star credits The Beers with creating “strong melodies” with “lyrics that work well in the context of the music”. Demorama calls it “excellent music” with “shades of Husker Du & the Minutemen”. Music Dish finds The Beers “thoroughly addictive” and “impossible to turn away from”!
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The Beers’ new cd, "The Beers Hotel" is available on mp3.com, where "Light Beer" was #4 in the folk rock charts and "Melissa" was #28 adult alternative! Bangsheet calls the cd, “the First Rock and Roll Masterpiece of the Next 1,000 Years”! Flush Magazine named the cd the #

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