Joe Brown

Contributions

The Dirty Spot #7: The Venetia Fair's Joe Brown on 595 Behind Kappy's

Finding a permanent practice space has always been somewhat of a hassle for the Venetia Fair. When we go into writing mode we usually practice five days a week for seven or eight hours each day, so we need to find a practice space that is available to us pretty much 100% of the time. […]

The Dirty Spot #6: The Venetia Fair's Joe Brown On Tour Hospitality

Being on the road in our situation can be very exhausting. By “our situation,” I mean barely scraping by. I'm talking about pooling money together to buy an 8-pack of hot dogs and a loaf of bread for dinner and then sleeping in the van in a Wal-Mart parking lot. That's actually a very common […]

The Dirty Spot #5: The Ups And Downs Of Playing Keys In A Band

When the Venetia Fair lost their original keyboardist about four years ago, I was playing guitar in a band that I had been in for about four years. Benny (TVF's vocalist) and I had been hanging out daily, so I mentioned to him that I might be interested in joining. I toyed around with the […]

The Dirty Spot #4: The Venetia Fair's Joe Brown on Reno, NV

Throughout high school, I always played guitar in hardcore, punk or metal bands. All of my friends were in the heavy music scene, so naturally I was too. I went to hardcore shows almost every weekend. I can't count how many bands I was in before playing keys in the Venetia Fair.  I'm not a […]

The Dirty Spot #3: The Venetia Fair's Joe Brown on The Van Down By The River

Off-days on tour usually go one of two ways. They can be excruciatingly boring, spent in a van on a long drive or in a Wal-Mart parking lot, or they can be surprisingly fun if someone is able to find a place to hang out. That can be someone's house, a pool or a park. […]

The Dirty Spot #1: The Venetia Fair's Joe Brown on the ups and downs of pursuing a musician's career

Being a smaller band that didn't get the immediate success of the slew of bands that have gained semi-stardom in the scene can be tough.  My bandmates (in the Venetia Fair) and I have seen countless bands with the same cookie-cutter song writing formulas, the same nasally high pitch singing, and the same br00tal frontman […]