JEFF the Brotherhood at Santos Party House

Jake Orrall

Brothers Jake Orrall (guitar) and Jamin Orrall (drums) are the sons of singer/songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall and have been playing music together since they were children growing up in Nashville, Tennessee. They became a duo called JEFF (later JEFF the Brotherhood) in 2001, while still in high school. JEFF the Brotherhood has released seven studio albums; the most recent, Hypnotic Nights, was released in 2012. JEFF the Brotherhood on September 30 released a Dig the Classics EP featuring covers of songs by Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Beck, Teenage Fanclub and others.

JEFF the Brotherhood returned to Santos Party House tonight, this time as a quartet with an added bassist and guitarist, and Jake played a six-string rather than his usual three-string guitar. The added musicians did not help to define the music, however. Alongside an overactive fog machine and constantly roving back lights, JEFF the Brotherhood played a loud, pounding, grungy, garage-punk, with Jake focusing more on guitar noise than on vocals. When the music slowed for a moment, the fuzz and reverb on the guitar sounded like psychedelic stoner rock. Highlights included the raucous guitar jams propelled by extremely hard slamming beats on "You Got The Look", "Heavy Krishna", "Sixpack", "Mellow Out," and "Ripper" leading into a cover of Rush's "Working Man."

Visit Jeff the Brotherhood at www.jeffthebrotherhood.com.