Big Dog Run

Born and bred in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, this six piece folk-rock band is gracing the crowded, chaotic streets of New York with a comfortable, laid-back sound straight from the Mile-High City. Before children were equipped with smart phones, Big Dog Run began finding their voices both individually, and as a group. Classically trained vocalist and tambourine extraordinaire Jamie Unruh (pronunciation of last name TBD) embraces a pure tone that's been hurting people's feelings since she took to the stage in high-school. Rhythm guitar player, and fellow vocalist Brennan Brooks crossed Jamie's path at the University of Colorado in Boulder when they cried together, drunk in a friend's car about how no one understands them because they're artists. They've been singing and crying together ever since. The solid pitch and smooth tone of Jamie's voice is a perfect counterpart for Brennan's raspy, eyes-closed-sounding vocals, creating harmonies that are as unique and emotional as Jamie's emotions. Backed by lead-guitar player Dan (the scapegoat) Bollwerk, cajon, and auxiliary percussionist Andy Geller, rock solid Shane LaRue on the bass, and too good for his own good fiddler Kensuke Shoji this folk sextet has a sound like no one else on the market today. Oh yeah, and they all live together (well Jamie did but she called it quits) on a sailboat in the Hudson river. So put on your Sperry's, or your best stomping boots, and join Big Dog Run on a road-trip feeling musical adventure from the mid-west to the eastern seaboard.