Our friends at ReverbNation sent Mike Stipe out to The Pour House with his super cool 360 video camera array. He came out to WKNC’s Local Band Local Beer on April 14th to capture songs from us, Zoocru, and Temple5. Click and drag around to be on stage with us! Better yet, view this on your… Continue Reading
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New single – “Doin’ What I Love”
We’ve been working with Philadelphia producer Steve McKie on our next album (yes, a new LP!) and are really excited to share with you all the first single, “Doin’ What I Love.” We wrote this song over the course of 48 hours while visiting Panama with Pierce’s Beat Making Lab. It’s about, well, what the title says.… Continue Reading
New EP “Stories” drops Dec 4th
It’s been a year since we released new music, so we are absolutely pumped to announce “Stories” – a four song collection that complements 2013’s “Gardens.” This is pretty much the opposite of our acoustic big band EP. “Stories” goes in a more electronic/hip hop direction and was produced by our good friend Drake Murphy for… Continue Reading
New Music Video! “Sleeping In My Bed”
Three young dads (Pierce, Steak and Saleem) pitted against their sons (Justice, Avery and Raheem) in the epic territorial battle over who gets to sleep in the big bed. Download “Sleeping in my Bed” by The Beast + BIG BAND on Bandcamp: https://thebeast.bandcamp.com/ Read more in New York Times blog, Motherlode: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/20…… Continue Reading
Beast + Big Band, Junior Varsity Edition
As you may recall, one of our biggest projects of 2013 was to record an EP and tour an XXL-sized version of the group called “The Beast + Big Band.” Besides the core quartet, the group featured nine of our closest string- and wind-playing friends, who also happen to be top-shelf North Carolina jazz and… Continue Reading