Surprise Me Mr. Davis
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Surprise Me Mr. Davis is an electro-folk band consisting of folksinger Nathan Moore, the members of avant-rock band The Slip and the newest member, dazzling pianist Marco Benevento. They formed in 2003 in Boston while Moore was visiting The Slip at their apartment and the Blizzard of... Read More
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The Bowery Presents Live Features the Barr B ..Andrew (drums and percussion) and Brad (vocals, guitar and keys) Barr, who have been members of the Slip and Surprise Me Mr. Davis, moved to Montreal after one of the brothers fell for a local waitress. Early on, Brad and neighbor Sarah Page (harp) could hear each other playing through the walls and struck up [...]The Bowery Presents - The House List8 May 2012
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Barr Brothers to Tour as Brad and AndrewThe Barr Brothers founders Andrew and Brad have announced their next incarnation. The siblings spent a decade working their way from New England bars to late night TV as 2/3rds of The Slip before giving it all up to focus on their Americana side-band Surprise Me Mr. Davis. Once that project showed s...Jam Bands1 April 2012
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High Sierra 2012: Ben Harper, STS9, Railroad ..One of the nation’s longest running music festivals, High Sierra , has just announced the initial lineup for this year’s event. Ben Harper, STS9 and Railroad Earth will headline the 22nd edition of the High Sierra Music Festival, which will take place in Quincy, Calif from July 5 – 8. Other acts set to make the trip to High Sierra this summer include HT faves ALO, Soulive, Greensky Bluegrass and Marco Benevento. Both The Slip and Surprise Me Mr. Davis, who are firmly entrenched in the High Sierra community, will make rare appearances at the fest. Here’s a look ...Hidden Track9 March 2012
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Brad Barr, Nathan Moore and a Decade of Davi ..In many ways, Surprise Me Mr. Davis is a name for the longtime friendship that exists between singer/songwriter Nathan Moore and The Slip. Over the years, Davis has been a loose collaborator, a formal side project and even a musical priority. Though the group has...Jam Bands11 February 2012
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Review: Bustle In Your Hedgerow @ Brooklyn B ..Bustle In Your Hedgerow @ Brooklyn Bowl – January 27 Words : Samara Lentz Photos : Mitch Manzella Blue lights flood the stage to start the show. Marco Benevento begins hammering the melodic prelude to “No Quarter.” With a few more chords melting into recognition, the informed members of the crowd let out a “whoooo!” of approval. And then, an explosion of sound in perfect syncopation—it was Led Zeppelin like I have never heard it before. [All Photos by Mitch Manzella] I wasn’t the only one who saw Bustle in Your Hedgerow for the first time last Friday at Brooklyn Bowl. I ...Hidden Track1 February 2012
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Jam Cruise 10 Photo Gallery: The Phrazz 100 ..Our look at last week’s Jam Cruise 10 rolls on with a gallery of photos from photographer Nick “Phrazz” Fitanides . Phrazz captures the essence of Jam Cruise in his snaps and we particularly love his shots from the boat’s hard-to-shoot Jam Room. [All Photos by Phrazz - Barr, Higgins, Collier, Carney, Perry & Big Sam in the Jam Room] Most of Phrazz’s shots in this gallery focus on the musicians who performed aboard the Poesia. It’s a fairly comprehensive gallery covering nearly every performer from Anders Osborne to Zach Deputy. Yesterday we published Chad Smith’s killer photos ...Hidden Track20 January 2012
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JC Journal: On The :16 of Every Hour – Final ..On the final night of Jam Cruise 10 , “The Spot” blew up. Over the course of the cruise Surprise Me Mr. Davis band mates Nathan Moore and Brad Barr laid claim to a small piece of space on Deck 7 where they would play with any other musicians who wanted in between midnight and sunrise. When I first stumbled upon Nathan and Brad in “The Spot” on the second night of Jam Cruise, the only other person watching was Katie Benevento, but by Friday night there were at least 50 people assembled around the musicians at most points during the ...Hidden Track19 January 2012
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Jam Cruise 10: The MusiciansYesterday we posted a gallery of photographer Chad Smith’s gorgeous shots featuring “The People” of Jam Cruise 10 . Today, we’ve picked 75 of Chad’s best photos of the musicians who made Jam Cruise 10 such a joyous event. [All Photos by Chad Smith ] There’s a mix of both action and causal shots which show that there’s more to performing on Jam Cruise 10 than just playing your sets and retreating to your cabin. Among the artists featured in this photo set are Umphrey’s McGee, the New Deal, The New Mastersounds, Zach Deputy, Bruce Hornsby ...Hidden Track19 January 2012
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Jam Cruise Journal: A Golden Age for Brock B ..If any two musicians best exemplify what makes Jam Cruise so special, they are Perpetual Groove guitarist Brock Butler and Surprise Me Mr. Davis front man Nathan Moore. So it was only fitting that both artists were still performing unscheduled sets aboard the MSC Poesia for Jam Cruise 10 when I finally called it “a day” at 6AM on Saturday morning as the tall buildings of downtown Miami and Ft. Lauderdale drew near. Brock was at a table on the Pool Deck playing for a handful of cruisers, while Moore was holding down “The Spot” with an all-star crew of ...Hidden Track17 January 2012
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Jam Cruise Journal: A Transcendent DayA music fan such as myself is always in search of transcendent moments and on Jam Cruise that’s like shooting a fish in a barrel. I’ve had some amazing days on Jam Cruise over the three years but yesterday goes down as one of my all-time favorites. It started after five hours of sleep, which on a normal night wouldn’t be enough for me but on Jam Cruise it’s plenty. Who wants to miss anything? I bounded out of bed excited for what lay ahead. Wednesday was the first port call of the trip as the ...Hidden Track13 January 2012
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Jam Cruise Journal: Day Two – At SeaDay Two of Jam Cruise is a full day at sea which translates to an all-you-can-eat buffet worth of incredible music. In the past I’ve embraced the ADD nature of the vacation by bouncing between the ship’s four venues, but yesterday I tried a different approach and caught three full sets – something unheard of me for me in previous years. By the time the clock had struck 5AM and I finally headed to bed, the musical buffet had left me stuffed and extremely satisfied. With so many superbly talented musicians on board, each act tries to top each ...Hidden Track12 January 2012
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Jam Cruise Day 2: Umphrey's and John Oates, ..[Photos by Dave Vann] Jam Cruise’s first and second days almost seamlessly blended together thanks to a series of all night, often unannounced performances. As is now tradition, Perpetual Groove guitarist Brock Butler offered a surprise sunrise set on the ship’s pool deck. Butler—who has pe...Jam Bands11 January 2012
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A Bit of The Low Anthem with The BarrsThe Barrs earlier this year Surprise Me Mr. Davis and The Slip were the first groups to take fellow Rhode Island-bred band The Low Anthem on the road when they were first getting their start (Davis/Slip guitarist Brad Barr jokes that he “broke The Low Anthem”). A few years later, The Low A...Jam Bands8 December 2011
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The Slip Will Regroup for New Year's EvePhoto by Phrazz The Slip will play two increasingly rare shows this December. The trio will ring in 2012 with performances at San Francisco’s Cafe Du Nord on December 30 and 31. The Slip and their alter-ego band Surprise Me Mr. Davis closed 2010 at the...Jam Bands2 November 2011
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Slip's Marc Friedman to Join Jerry Joseph an ..Slip/Surprise Me Mr. Davis bassist Marc Friedman will perform with Jerry Joseph and Wally Ingram twice this Saturday, September 17. The three musicians will play two shows circling New York aboard Rocks Off’s The Jewel. The first concert cruise will depart E. 23rd St. and FD...Jam Bands15 September 2011
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