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Massachusetts, United States (1997 – present)

Pernice Brothers is an group based in Massachusetts, USA. The band was formed in 1997 by Joe Pernice.

Massachusetts-born Pernice had begun his recording career in the country-rock Scud Mountain Boys. He left the band, and most of its country music trappings, to pursue pure pop.

The Pernice Brothers also included Joe’s brother Bob Pernice on guitar (hence the name), Peyton Pinkerton (guitar), Mike Deming (piano), bassist Thom Monahan, and Aaron Sperske on drums.

The band’s first release was 1998’s Overcome By Happiness. They have since recorded four more studio albums: The World Won’t End (2001); Yours, Mine & Ours (2003), Discover A Lovelier You (2005), and Live A Little (2006). They released a live album, Nobody’s Watching/Nobody’s Listening in 2004. Pernice has also made two solo outings, one under the name Chappaquiddick Skyline.

Their music is distinguished by Pernice’s silky, breathy vocals, reminiscent of Colin Blunstone or Nick Drake. He cites many musical influences: Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr, as well as Jimmy Webb, The Carpenters, and The Bee Gees. The deceptive simplicity, seductive melodies and soaring choruses of his songs also attract comparisons with the Beach Boys, Big Star, The Hollies and The Zombies. Yet the band can as easily sound like The Cure or New Order.

Pernice is also a fine lyricist (he has a master’s degree in creative writing).
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  • deadgrandma

    Fuck man, I hope 2012 brings a new Pernice Brothers album

    March 2012
  • deadgrandma

    Amsterdam

    January 2011
  • MamaLuigi

    Where's Suck City?

    January 2011
  • deadgrandma

    Why? Wouldnt he let you suck his dick or something?

    January 2011
  • LidFlipper

    Love this band. It's really too bad that Joe is such a incredible prick to his fans.

    January 2011
  • KOKOMOwebradio

    "Goodbye, Killer" is #2 best album of 2010 according to KOKOMO WebRadio http://kokomo.fr

    December 2010
  • semionato

    is everybody here aware that "massachusetts" (scud mountain boys) is one the very best albums from the 90s? well, i just startet listening to pernice brothers and so far i liked "yours, mine and ours" quite a lot.

    October 2010
  • deadgrandma

    ...and im not dissapointed! I really really LOVE "Something For You"

    August 2010
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Joe Pernice in Los Angeles, CA on 06/01/12

1 Jun 2012 | from staging.joepernice.com/tour/

Artist: Joe Pernice Tour: Joe Pernice Solo Shows Date: Friday, June 1st 2012 Time: 8:00pm City: Los Angeles, CA Venue: McCabe’s Guitar Shop Country: US Admission: $20 …

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