Middle Brother is an American
rock
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band consisting of songwriters and musicians John J. McCauley III of
Deer Tick,
Taylor Goldsmith
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Early life
Goldsmith has a younger ...
of
Dawes
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Australia
*Dawes (Parish), New South Wales
*Dawes Point, New South Wales
Untied States
*Dawes Arboretum, in Newark, Ohio
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* Dawes (band), ...
, and
Matt Vasquez of
Delta Spirit
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. They first came together in 2009, and played their first show at the 2010
SXSW
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film conference and festival at the Ale House in
Austin, Texas
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, where they performed under the moniker "MG&V" in an unannounced appearance. The band played their first official show at
The Troubadour in
Los Angeles, California
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on December 20, 2010 under the official name of Middle Brother.
Middle Brother released
their self-titled debut album on March 1, 2011.
On July 26, 2021 the band played a set at the
Newport Folk Festival
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.
They opened with a cover of a
Traveling Wilburys
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song and then played all of the tracks from Middle Brother's 2011 album.
Discography
*''
Middle Brother'' (2011)
References
External links
IndiePond Featured Band*
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Folk rock groups from California
Rock music groups from California
Musical trios from California
American supergroups
Musical groups established in 2009