Fundamental/House of Mercy Recordings artists, Erik Brandt (of the Urban Hillbilly Quartet) and Noah Riemer (Duke Otherwise, Ticklepenny Corner), will be performing in Madison at Mother Fools on Friday, Oct 4th. Brandt and Riemer have performed all over the USA in recent years as solo acts, duos and with their respective bands. Brandt has also toured in the UK, Australia, France, and the Canadian Maritimes solo supporting the release of his solo albums: including his latest The Long Winter.

Brandt-s music has been influenced by and compared to: Americana powerhouses The Jayhawks, Gillian Welch, and Uncle Tupelo; Georgia-s Vigilantes of Love; UK-s The Waterboys; Australia-s Paul Kelly and Canada-s Bruce Cockburn.

Riemer-s music has been compared to Over the Rhine, Tom Waits and They Might Be Giants. Riemer has earned a lot of notoriety and success lately as his kids- music alter-ego, Duke Otherwise.

In concert, Erik performs mostly original music on the acoustic guitar, piano and accordion. He has been playing the greater Midwest music scene since 1995 and he and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet have been regular visitors to Madison. Noah will be playing guitar and drums at this concert and the two musicians will play solo as well as accompany one another.