From the hills of Northern Michigan hails a family band of brothers who's wide range and unique style has earned a respectable following in the Michigan music scene.
Brother Caul displays his mastery of the low end on a variety of bass instruments from two to five strings, including his homemade upright bass and whamola. He even beat out local guitarists for a first place win at the Frozen Cherry Jam guitar Competition in 2017 as the ONLY bassist. Middle brother Darin mans a massive drum kit as eclectic as their sound. Wailing on a collection of toms, bongos, bells and a canopy of Zildjian cymbals as well as singing lead and backup and, like all three members, composing new originals, Darin brings a new meaning to versatile drummer. On guitar, brother Aaron Johnson pulls from his influences of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jerry Garcia and Lowell George to construct his sound. His melodic and intricate style juxtaposed with the hard and driving rhythm section creates a high energy sound that simply must be experienced to understand. Putting various other musical projects on the back burner, The Brothers Crunch formed in 2015 and quickly gained local attention. After playing most small and mid- sized upper Michigan music festivals, they were invited back to play all night time slots the following summer and even gained three slots at Blissfest, one of Michigan's largest folk music festivals, and a headlining spot at Farmfest, another Michigan favorite. A nineties adolescence steeped in Seattle grunge and the dark, mysterious hard rock of the 60's and 70's is palpable in the gritty, pure rock-n-roll that is The Brothers Crunch. Their high energy rebelliousness, mastery of their instruments, and perfect mix of covers, mash-ups and originals make it impossible to stand still at their shows and make this band one not to be missed!
