Album Notes

Jimi Hendrix is alive and well and living in Milwaukee. At least that’s what it sounds like on the Bryan Cherry Band’s new CD, Now You Know, as Cherry uncannily channels the guitarist’s voice and sound on such tunes as “Spiderwebs” and “Distrust.” All 12 tracks are solid blends of rock and soul that, while obviously a tad derivative, nonetheless serve as remarkable (albeit perhaps unintentional) tributes to the long-gone legend.(www.bryancherry.com)

– Jeff Berkwits
The Illinois Entertainer
October 1st, 2007

"Guitarist and singer Cherry, inspired by the Beatles song "Blackbird" to sing and write music, has been fronting a group that mixes bar-band rock with old-school soul stylings.

After putting out an EP, "Be Just Fine," earlier this year, Cherry and company are releasing "Now You Know," a full-length CD brimming with new material."

by Jon Gilbertson
Miwaukee Journal-Sentinel
June 22nd, 2007


Standing at the junction where Soul, Pop, and Rock N' Roll meet is Bryan Cherry, a band that stretches musical boundries all while sounding unmistakably familiar. Consistently dancing over the lines of genre classification from track to track, Bryan Cherry's product exhibits nothing more than a love for music deeply rooted within each member.

Arriving on the music scene just a short time ago with debut EP entitled “Be Just Fine,” The Bryan Cherry Band has just released a full length album of all new material produced by E*I*E*I*O* guitarist Mike Hoffmann. Drawing strong comparisons to Ben Harper and Jimi Hendrix while creating a sound unique to themselves, The Bryan Cherry Band mix the soulful elegance of folk with raucous and gripping blues-rock sounds. Evolved, energetic and intelligent best describe the new work which covers every angle of Bryan Cherry’s charismatic vocal delivery, diverse instrumentation and composition of guitarist Sean Williamson, virtuoso bass playing of Matt Turner, and collaborative songwriting of the group as a whole. A music whose sound proves that it is still possible for both power and beauty to be heard and more importantly felt down to the deepest bone in your body.