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Mobros take soul-rock to Sunflower Theatre

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016 7:06 PM
The Mobros
The Mobros

The Mobros are Kelly and Patrick Morris. The name “Mobros” stands for “Morris Brothers,” but while the chosen name for this electric songwriting duo may be simple, their songs are not. Growing up in rural South Carolina, the brothers’ learned to draw from their surroundings, blending the sounds of soul, rock ’n’ roll and Americana.

What is immediately gripping about the brotherly music is their flourishing harmonies, their melodic layers stacked seemingly effortlessly, and their intriguing style of lyricism. From early on Kelly and Patrick loved to sing. For fun they would often record themselves on an old tape recorder that they shared emulating their favorite artists and gradually leading them to record their own original music.

To expand and support their vocal harmonies as a duo, Kelly creates a labyrinthine of notes with his classical guitar and fingerstyle technique while playing dual guitar and bass parts. Patrick, who is sponsored by Anchor Drums, adds his inflections of “in the pocket” Jazz, Soul, and Rock & Roll drumming technique rounding out this virtuosic duo. Kelly and Patrick began studying their respective instruments from a young age, Kelly (Guitar), and Patrick (Drums) quickly gravitated to playing together, playing a range of music by THE BAND, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Eric Clapton, and later performing in the jazz band at the High School that they attended in Columbia, S.C.

In 2013 they were handpicked by the Blues legend B.B. King, to be the touring opener for a few of his Southeastern Summer tour dates, and shortly after that they released their debut album “Walking With A Different Stride”.

Recently they were asked to record a live session for the prestigious music streaming site known as Daytrotter, which has come to be known as a rite of passage for up and coming and established acts.

If you go

What: The Mobros
When: Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. Doors and cash bar open at 6:15.
Where: Sunflower Theatre is at Main and Market streets in Cortez, next to KSJD Community Radio.
Tickets: $12 online; remaining tickets $15 at the door. Available at www.sunflowertheatre.org.
More information: http://www.themobros.com

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