Author Archives: Brown Brothers Recordings

Brown Brothers ’17 Year in Review: Part 1

In the early Spring of ’17, the Brown Brothers, in association with their visual artist extraordinaire, Mr. Michael Anderson, created an art-stunt in celebration of the release of the label’s 2nd project – The CO-OP. The project was spurred by Anderson, when on a creative sojourn to Brooklyn with the Brown Bros., they discovered theContinue reading “Brown Brothers ’17 Year in Review: Part 1”

Who Killed Davey Moore?

Sugar Ramos 9/13/17 Ultiminio “Sugar” Ramos died last week. Ramos was a world-championship featherweight boxer active in the 50’s and 60’s who started his professional career at the age of 15. He was born and then raised dirt-poor in Matanzas, Cuba in the 1940’s. Ramos stood just shy of 5 feet 5 inches, but heContinue reading “Who Killed Davey Moore?”

listen now: Native Son – composed by J. Pelt, performed by The CO-OP Quintet

An incredible (we think) composition by Jeremy Pelt, and an all-out aural assault by the brilliant CO-OP quintet.  Native Son is a track that should have made the LP, but didn’t.  We’re still not sure why it didn’t, but either way, here it is in all it’s electric glory – please gorge on it asContinue reading “listen now: Native Son – composed by J. Pelt, performed by The CO-OP Quintet”

On buying your food locally…

the local food craze continues to hit new heights in popularity.  we at brown bros. have been on this bandwagon with fervor, for many, many years.  why you may ask? heavily processed and fake foods have been around for a while now – they too, have been growing in popularity.  the average American is overweight andContinue reading “On buying your food locally…”

Peter Tosh – Don’t you watch his size, he’s dangerous…

What a complicated life Peter Tosh lived.  Equal parts mega-success and huge disappointment, but ultimately  downright tragic.  Tosh is a legend that history does not quite know how to evaluate. Born Winston McIntosh in Westmoreland (the western most parish of Jamaica), and a founding member of The Wailers with Bob Marley and Bunny Livingston, the man is a foundationalContinue reading “Peter Tosh – Don’t you watch his size, he’s dangerous…”