Leather Headed Snare

I've been meaning to get these links up on here since my trip up to see this show in Mil-town last weekend. I'll admit some bias since the Schaefers let me shack up in their place on the trip... still, I think these tunes speak for themselves.
Benjamin Schaefer drums with both Wolfgang Schaefer and with Vitrolum Republic, and did at Linneman's, though the Wolfgang video here is from one of his older solo performances.
Benjamin's drumming complements the sparkle of Wolfgang's finger style with expressive, explosive bursts of syncopated drumming across a full palette of artfully selected percussion. You might notice his kit in the VR video, cobbled together from the myriad kits he's had over the years with pieces that make his favorite sounds. Of particular note is the specially outfitted leather headed snare that he plays usually with brushes or by hand.
Also, if fiddle is the Southern way to play a violin, then surely strumming is the way of the Midwest.

Wolfgang's voice has a rich texture and it matches well with the tidal ebb and flow of sound that emerges from his unique playing. His voice and the guitar work closely together, rising and falling at the same time to create a singular effect.

Castle Thunder has an interesting, Radiohead-influenced sound with synth punches burbling through crisp walls of chords. With the bumping drums and filled out sound, this music is crafted with a little something for everyone.