The Brothers Comatose's singer-songwriter Ben Morrison share some insight into their latest polarizing single "The IPA Song," "We generally use our music to unify people, but there comes a time for every band when you have to make a statement. This is our most controversial song and we realize that some of our audience will hate us for it, but it's time we finally say something: we can't drink IPAs anymore!"

"Phew, that felt good to get off my chest."

"In all seriousness though, we overdid it quite a bit, back when we were sponsored by a great beer company and they delivered multiple cases of IPA to every tour stop of ours. It was great for a while, but it got to the point where we had cases and cases of warm IPA in our van and that's all we drank. Too much warm IPA will change a person, and now we can only drink light beer. We're more of a quantity over quality band these days, at least when it comes to beer."

"This song came about because there are lots of craft beer lovers in our musical world and we would find ourselves drinking lots of high alcohol percentage beers when we’re playing shows, and we just can’t do it anymore. We want to enjoy a few beers while we’re playing without getting too drunk, and light beer saves us from that. Pabst Blue Ribbon, if you’re reading this, we’re still looking for sponsorships!”

The Brothers Comatose's new single "The IPA Song" is available now 

Whether traveling to gigs on horseback or by tour bus, Americana mavens The Brothers Comatose forge their own path with raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country and rock-n-roll music. The five-piece string band is anything but a traditional acoustic outfit with their fierce musicianship and rowdy, rock concert-like shows.
 
The Brothers Comatose is comprised of brothers Ben Morrison (guitar, vocals) and Alex Morrison (banjo, vocals), Steve Height (bass), Philip Brezina (violin), and Greg Fleischut (mandolin, vocals). When they’re not headlining The Fillmore for a sold-out show or appearing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, the band is out on the road performing across America, Canada, Australia, and hosting their very own music festival, Comatopia, in the Sierra foothills.
 
The San Francisco quintet are heading out for a massive U.S. tour in further support of their most recent album Ear Snacks - a heartwarming collection of collaborations from their Ear Snacks YouTube series.

Two Runner is Paige Anderson and Emilie Rose. The American Roots duo from Northern California embody
the hills they grew up in. Through the mediums of clawhammer banjo, flatpicking guitar, vocal harmonies,
and oldtime fiddle, Two Runner puts a hip take on the Appalachian feel.
Front woman Paige Anderson grew up touring in her family bluegrass band, Anderson Family Bluegrass,
starting at the age of 9. The family of six traveled for about 12 years as Anderson Family Bluegrass and later
The Fearless Kin. Paige wrote her first song with Chuck Ragan at 15, which kickstarted her love for
songwriting. In the last few years, Paige has spent her time creating new music, played bass for Family of the
Year (2018), wrote a plethora of new songs to share, and has been discovering a new sound for herself and
Two Runner.
Fiddler Emilie Rose was raised on Scottish Fiddle and fiddle camps starting at the age of 9. In her early years,
she led Celtic band The String Sisters who played together for 10 years in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Emilie
has a deep understanding and love for folk music traditions.
Emilie took the fiddle out of NorCal to study at Berklee College of Music, where she graduated in 2020. In her
studies, Emilie was mentored by the greats such as Bruce Molsky, Natalie Haas, and Darol Anger.
Together, Two Runner brings a rich mix to the folk music world, with their harmonies, banjo pickin', dirt
kickin' duo.