HOLLIS BROWN IS AN AMERICAN ROCK ‘n’ Roll band. Named after a Bob
Dylan song (“The Ballad of HOLLIS BROWN”), the band was formed by
Queens-natives and songwriters Mike Montali (lead vocals/guitar) and
Jonathan Bonilla (lead guitar). Both 2nd-generation immigrants
(Italian-American and Puerto Rican-American, respectively), they soon
found their musical brethren across America, recruiting Andrew Zehnal
(drums) from Cleveland, and Adam Bock (keyboard/vocals) from St.
Louis.Hollis Brown’s latest single “Run Right To You” was
released on 7” vinyl in October 2016 on Velvet Elk/One Little Indian
records. Their song “Steady Ground” is a featured exclusive on
Amazon’s playlist Amazon Acoustics. The band’s vinyl EP, Cluster
of Pearls (Alive Naturalsound Records), was chosen as one of the 300
select releases throughout the world for Record Store Day 2016.
Pressed on Starburst Vinyl, the record is limited to 800 copies and
features four previously unreleased tracks and two songs released on
vinyl for the first time. It was released digitally on iTunes in
August 2016. Cluster of Pearls follows up the 2015 release of Hollis
Brown’s third album 3 Shots (Jullian Records/RED), featuring the Bo
Diddley collaboration “Rain Dance,” and the duet “Highway 1”
with acclaimed alt-country songstress Nikki Lane.
The independent act has achieved a significant amount of success since
their formation in 2009. They released their debut album Ride On The
Train on Alive Naturalsound in 2013 (produced by Adam Landry),
garnering song and video premieres from Rolling Stone, Paste, and
American Songwriter, along with music placements in the worldwide
trailer for the Michael Keaton film “The Founder,” the Willem
Dafoe/Matt Dillon film “Bad Country,” Direct TV’s “Kingdom”;
Showtime’s “Shameless,” MTV’s “Real World,” and an online
ad campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch.
Following a Lou Reed tribute concert in NYC, Alive Naturalsound asked
the band to record a tribute to the Velvet Underground’s classic
album Loaded, as a limited-edition vinyl release for Record Store Day
2014. Hollis Brown Gets Loaded took on a life of its own, with airplay
on influential radio stations, resulting in a full CD & digital
release.
The band has toured extensively in America and Europe, headlining and
supporting such bands as The Counting Crows, Citizen Cope, The
Zombies, Jackie Greene, Heartless Bastards, Rich Robinson of Black
Crowes, and Jesse Malin, and building an impressive fan base on both
continents.
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