Brighton
RWIM Chicago

Matt Kerstein - Songs/Vocals/Guitar
Jim Tuerk - Guitar
Sam Koentopp - Drums
Joe Darnaby - Guitar
Jon Ozaksut - Bass

Brightonis a five-piece rock band from Chicago. Named for lead singer/songwriter Matt Kerstein's hometown, Formed in 2006, its current lineup, formed in January 2009, has developed into a seasoned, cohesive, and innovative group. Brighton has built a reputation throughout the Midwest on a series of blistering live performances (documented in 2009's Schubas Residency EP) and a catalog of tuneful, well-crafted songs heard on such television shows as Community, Gossip Girl, and Castle. The band's musicality and showmanship has led them to play with a wide variety of acts including Old 97s, The Sea and Cake, Dax Riggs, Backyard Tire Fire, The Good Life, Appleseed Cast and Company of Thieves, among others. Brighton has also recently starred in a television show, Red Bull Rock the Route - a documentary-style web series (with broadcast on NBC5) following two unsigned bands from Chicago to Los Angeles down historic Route 66.

The band is now finishing and mixing their second full-length album Oh Lost. Written and recorded over a 14-month period, the album finds the band at a turning point, combining new influences with developed musical chemistry. The band has found a new immediacy without losing its range, thanks to production assistance from Sea and Cake guitarist Archer Prewitt. With an upcoming broadcast television show and a full-length album in the mixing process, 2011 stands to be a big year for Brighton.

News:

Webisodes and TV broadcast sponsored by Red Bull featuring BMA launches early 2011 - Webisodes can be viewed via redbullusa.com

New full-length album Oh Lost; produced in part by Sea & Cake guitarist Archer Prewitt

Music has been featured on NBC's Community, CW's Gossip Girl & One Tree Hill, ABC's Castle & Eli Stone, and CBS's The Ghost Whisperer

Past performances with Old 97's, The Sea & Cake, Backyard Tire Fire, The Good Life, Tapes 'n Tapes, Man Man, Elvis Perkins, and many more

Video:

Music video for Slow Fade
from the forthcoming album Oh Lost