BROWN BEAR & THE BANDITS: 'Olive Tree.'

The coastal town of Largs on the West of Scotland is probably better known for its famous ice-cream parlour than for producing credible, pop / soulful bands with masses of potential. But that now seems set to change with the emergence of three-piece BROWN BEAR & THE BANDITS.

Around a year ago, they released their ‘Truth Or Dare‘ EP and the gig-going public of Glasgow and around sat up and listened! There has been a general buzz going around these parts since then and now, with the release of their first single proper, ‘Olive Tree,’ the likes of BBC Introducing are finally picking up on the vibe.

I reckon that ‘vibe’ will soon turn to fully blown ‘hype’ shortly. So, if you’re in Scotland and fancy being able to make that claim of  ’I saw them play before they were famous,’ then this is where you need to be:

Friday 23rd February : Tolbooth, Stirling (supporting Miniature Dinosaurs)

Friday 1st March          : MV Festival, Aviemore

Thursday 25th April   : Hootananny, Inverness **

Friday 26th April         : King Tuts, Glasgow **

Saturday 27th April    : PJ Malloys, Dunfermline **

Sunday 28th April       : Electric Circus, Edinburgh **

(** – Revolving headline dates with Miniature Dinosaurs)

…And here are a couple of tracks from last year’s ‘Truth Or Dare’ EP just for good measure: