Beer bands (part 2)

I have previously posted about the crossover between the independent music scene and craft brewing from the angle of collaboration beers.

As a continuation on the subject, I wanted to talk about BRAINOIL and THE PAIN RELIEVAZ.

Vinny from Russian River w/ Nate Smith

BRAINOIL is an excellent heavy metal band from Oakland, CA. How is this relevant to beer? The guitarist, Nathan Smith, is a homebrewing celebrity who is known for making award winning DIPAs and other styles. I first heard of the band after watching the BrewingTV episode featuring Nate and his homebrew setup.

Considered one of the top brewers in the Bay Area, Nate continues to keep his beer on a homebrew level and an equal amount of focus into his music.

THE PAIN RELIEVAZ is a two piece hip-hop group featuring Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head. Sam has said he uses the group as a creative outlet that is not directly related to DFH, but with songs such as "I got busy with an A-B Sales Girl"... it is safe to say that the subject matter is not a big leap in content from his day job.