Elliott Brood and The Pintos

I’ll be the first person to be honest and say that I thought Elliot Brood was the name of a single artist, and not the three-piece Canadian band that it really is. The BAND consists of Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet and Stephien Pitkin, and together they play alternative country/ folk/ bluegrass music for whoever wants to listen. Each person in the band is a multi-instrumentalist with Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo, Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys, and ukulele, and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler, and backing vocals.

Having had the opportunity to watch their live set, I’ve really come to enjoy their sound. I’m not a big country music fan, but their songs, especially live, come off a little more folk than country. I also really enjoy listening to Mark’s vocals, because they are a bit raspy, but not in a need to clear your throat type of way. I also enjoyed watching how easily they could switch from one instrument to another, even during just one song; that’s not something you really see often, especially during a live show set. Based on the way they talked to the audience, they also seem really down to earth and humble.