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The Brass Almanac
The Brass Almanac are a soul and rock band from Milwaukee, playing since 1979: nine studio records, two live ones, and a hometown show every year.
Fans on MerchVice
- 14 fans own our merch.
Counted from fans' closets and show check-ins on MerchVice. Each fan counts once; a city counts once five or more fans there have posted the band's merch.
Bio
The Brass Almanac played their first show at the Third Street Tavern in Milwaukee in September 1979, with Otis Pryor's organ, Rae Whitaker's voice and a borrowed van. Their first record, Third Street, came out in 1981; Gold Coast in 1987 took them across the country.
After the quiet years they came back in 2012 and have toured every year since. Gold Coast was reissued in 2024 from the original tapes. Their fans keep the shirts, and the band keeps an archive of every one.
Listen
These players are stand-ins: a sample band has no music of its own.
Press
“Forty-seven years in and the organ still sounds like Sunday morning.”
Lakefront Review “Gold Coast is the rare reissue that sounds like the night it was made.”
Midwest Sleeve Notes “Their fans don't collect shirts. They keep a history.”
The Milwaukee Almanack
Next shows
- Nov 5, 2026The Orpheum Annex, Minneapolis, MN
- Nov 11, 2026Hall of Records, Nashville, TN
- Nov 18, 2026Lakeshore Pavilion, Cleveland, OH
- Nov 26, 2026The Third Street Tavern, Milwaukee, WI
Recent shows
- Oct 19, 2026Riverside Ballroom, St. Louis, MO1 thing fans posted from the night
- Sep 25, 2026Lakeview Theatre, Chicago, IL1 thing fans posted from the night