Bramble was born from a witch’s tongue in northwestern Oregon during the Great Adventour, undertaken by Chaz Prymek and James Miska in the summer of 2009.

The H.A.G.S. (have a good summer) West Coast Music on Bikes Tour, tackled by the aforementioned fellows, hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, was a simple plan, really.

It went like this:

Bike down the west coast of the U.S. of A. Take their noise-making machines. Play shows in all the little and large towns along the way.

When Chaz and James got bored, they composed ditties of varying lengths, along the way. In San Fran, they swooped up their pal Kazoo, who brought the angels down.

Kazoo flew away in LA, and Ian Accord fell into her gap. Steve Schmit lent his limbs to the project back in Salt Lake.

This went on for nearly a year with bliss and hardship intertwined, and in July of 2010, Chaz and Steve stopped playing with Bramble. With love and song still in the hearts of Ian and James, they decided they wanted to keep the sprockets moving and wheels turning, drafting help from their talent-wealthy, good friends, Matt Laser and Benjamin Hatch, to fill in the gaps of dynamics and personality, where Chaz and Steve had foundationally contributed so much.

They still operate as a powerful fourpiece. Enjoy.