The Brooklyn music scene is great not just because there are so many bands to listen to, so many shows to see, or so many people to meet. The quantity is there, but the quality is what keeps things exciting.
Quality, in the case of We Are Country Mice, comes in the form of garage-country-psych music. The band was formed in Brooklyn in 2009 by a quartet of Midwesterners looking to start up a musical career in the Big Apple. Since then they've released a couple successful 7-inches and have toured around the East and Midwest, along with a visit to this year's SXSW. Self-described as "Crazy Horse through a psychedelic vacuum," they are also heavily influenced by Wilco and My Morning Jacket. The tunes incorporate a shit-kicking attitude with a brooding flavor. They put on an engaging live show and have been known to steal the night from larger acts. They'll be headlining tonight at Bruar Falls.
Joining the Mice are Your Youth, another quality act. They are more along the lines of what might be expected from a Brooklyn band, mixing shoegaze, garage and psychedelic into a pop category that no other city is producing in comparable volume these days. They make energetic music with a punky tinge that possesses a dark edge, not unlike We Are Country Mice.
Your Youth and We Are Country Mice, preceded by Apollo Heights, are likely to bring Bruar Falls to a frenzy of Williamsburg's music hungry hipsters and yuppies alike. The venue, appearing as any old Williamsburg bar to the untrained eye, has served as an epicenter for the Brooklyn music, hosting acts like Beach Fossils, Dream Diary and North Highlands.
Check out a couple live videos of We Are Country Mice playing in Kansas below.

