Other Brother Darryl, 2024 Rock & Roll Rumble Finalists, are a Boston-based alt-country supergroup made up of singer-songwriters Dan Nicklin, Nate Leavitt, Dave Mirabella and Dan Cederholm. First coming together over a love of big folk harmonies, the cosmic canyon rock sound of The Jayhawks and Wilco, and the television series Newhart, the seeds of Other Brother Darryl were first conceptualized back in 2012 at the defunct Somerville rock club Radio, where each member would perform frequently with their respective projects. An endless string of conversations, local Boston rock shows, and beers would line the next several years, and in 2019, Other Brother Darryl would make good on a promise to each other to bring their collective creative vision to life and write and record the album they were always meant to.  In November 2022, Other Brother Darryl released debut single, “Until I Do,” b/w “The Ballad of Joni & Graham,” the same night they would perform live at Underwater Sunshine Fest in New York City.  New single “Drive” arrived a year later, followed by February 2024’s “Gypsy Girl”; debut record Roll Shine Roll, recorded at Nicklin’s Henley Row Studios, is set for release later this year. It is dedicated to fallen bandmate and close friend Dave Mirabella, who passed away suddenly in April 2022. 

Media Praise for Other Brother Darryl:

The music of Other Brother Darryl can be heard on Almost Famous 95.5 WATD, Americana UK, Banks Radio Australia, Bay State Rock, Bill Frater’s Americana Boogie, Blood Makes Noise, Boston Emissions, BumbleBee Radio, Christian’s Cosmic Corner on Mark Skin Radio, Click Roll Boom, Everything You Know Is Wrong on Salem State Radio, Good Music UK, Hump Day News, If It’s Too Loud, JammerZine, Moosic Entertainment, Music Mafia Radio, On The Town with Mikey Dee on WMFO, PipiloPop, The Whole Kameese, Twangville, UncertainFM, WoNoBlog, and other fine stations, shows, and platforms…  

“The sound, anchored by acoustic guitars but with electric guitar and organ weaving their way across the song, recalls the Jayhawks in their prime. More to the point, it is a moving tribute to one of Boston’s lost musical lights.” _Twangville on ‘Drive’

“Boston alt-country and Americana band Other Brother Darryl make music in that tight harmonies, melody rich, cosmic-tinged corner of Americana. ‘Until I Do’ is a tale of a parting of the ways – a ‘you go your way and I’ll go mine’ moment, with the pledge to never think of or cross paths with the other again.  It’s a bittersweet moment for Other Brother Darryl, as the song was released a few months after the unexpected passing of co-founding member Dave Mirabella, which gives the song an added poignancy.” _Americana UK

“[Other Brother Darryl] rolled in six deep for an alt-country vibe. Glistening vocal harmonies, a sweet electric organ and melodies for miles on the acoustic and electric guitars. The band has studied the songbooks of Neil Young, Tom Petty, the Grateful Dead.” _Cambridge Day

And now it’s time for some nice good old fashioned country rock. …Fans of the genre will recognise everything from the Eagles to CSN(&Y) in ‘Drive’. The laidback rhythm almost conceals a great song that has that slow rock in it. Another description is a tougher version of the beautiful ballad by The Connells, ‘74/75’. Acoustic guitars playing around each other, strumming, some lead notes sprinkled in between. A warm Hammond adds to the fun already enjoyed. Next, the vocals set in with some great harmonizing in a style that moves between the two already mentioned examples. The singers in Brother Darryl know the power and joy of singing together.” _WoNoBlog

“…you can hear such a genuine, heartfelt musical collaboration coming at you through your speakers. The overall recording is so honest and without big production, it just feels like you are sitting in the room with the band performing. Really nice stuff.” _Blood Makes Noise 

“The musical description of ‘cosmic canyon rock’ might not make sense until you hear the latest single from Other Brother Darryl, and then it makes perfect sense. …This is the kind of song that would have made Gram Parsons proud. It has that timeless quality that is soaked in 70’s AM radio sweetness but is far too country to be a rock song, or even a soft rock song. But ‘Until I Do’ doesn’t sound like a throwback song. It has elements of the classics from the 70’s, but it’s a modern song. If you’ve ever loved anything considered alt-country, this one is for you.” _If It’s Too Loud

“Whoah, deepcut Newhart reference. You don’t get that every day in 2022. Other Brother Daryl picks up the thread of new Americana that bands like Wilco have returned to respectability in the new millennium. A strong acoustic progression, a banjo on a walk, and multi-layered harmonies. Comfort food musical textures, mixed with a little melancholy.” _Hump Day News

2024

MAY 4 – ROCK N ROLL RUMBLE FINALS at SONIA, CAMBRIDGE

APRIL 19 – ROCK N ROLL RUMBLE SEMIFINALS at SONIA, CAMBRIDGE

APRIL 6 – ROCK N ROLL RUMBLE PRELIMINARIES at MIDDLE EAST, CAMBRIDGE

JANUARY 26 – THE BURREN, SOMERVILLE

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