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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Live Human
Date:
April 24, 2002
Doors: 8:30 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Tickets:
On Sale Now
$15 Gen Admission
Age Restrictions:
6 and over.
Kitchen:
Limited
Seating: Limited |
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An anachronism
in the world of late-'90s rock & roll, Robert
Bradley's Blackwater Surprise consists of the group's namesake, a
wizened Detroit street singer, plus three relatively fresh-faced alterna-kids
as a backing band. Robert Bradley was born in Alabama, but gained musical
experience and spirit by playing his acoustic guitar at coffeehouses as
well as piano in Baptist churches. He had spent several years in Detroit
by 1994, performing occasionally on the street just to be heard, when guitarist
Michael Nehra, bassist Andrew Nehra, and drummer Jeff Fowlkes (formerly
in the Detroit band Second Self) overheard Bradley through an open window
while rehearsing for a new project. After listening to Bradley sing for
an hour, they invited him up to the studio to record several acoustic songs,
then invited him to become their vocalist.
The Nehra brothers' production experience (with Detroit locals Majesty Crush)
helped out the group while recording their debut album, 1996's Blackwater
Surprise. The band's eccentric background and energetic live show —
almost gospel in feel — gained them many fans on frequent club dates
as well as arena shows opening up for the likes of the Dave
Matthews Band, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Widespread Panic, and
Maceo Parker. Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise also did well
on alternative radio and VH1. Keyboard player Tim Diaz joined up as well,
prior to the band's sophomore effort, 2000's "Time
to Discover."
— John Bush, AMG |
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