Who Are the Devil's Brew?
A Review by Michael O'May
While working at the Horror Hound weekend a few weeks ago I was giving a stack of DVD’s from some very strange looking good ole boys that called themselves the Devil’s Brew. At first glance I was like what the fuck not more of “those” types. Once its know you have a site that can and will plug somebody’s stuff you get mountains of shit for free, 99% of its total crap, but in all fairness I watch it all to make sure. Devil’s Brew is in that 1%.
At first glance these guys seem like a brainless gimmick joke band; thankfully they are much more (but a really good gimmick joke band none the less). Devil’s Brew calls themselves Indiana’s Best kept secret and that may be true. From what I’ve gathered either they are four 20 something musicians who dress as four washed up 80’s folk rockers that are constantly strung out and getting into shenanigans, OR they actually are four strung out past their prime musicians that get into Hyjinks, not sure which.
Instead of selling CD’s the band has wisely presented themselves in mini movies that feature a song or two but mainly focus on the band’s strength, they are really fucking funny. In most of the features, Meets the Woofman, and Brew of the dead in particular they have run-ins with monsters that tear apart the band and all the hicks in their weird ass Indiana town. While most of the jokes are one-liners and based on crude humor I was surprised on the random situational and observational jokes peppered in the movies, which is something most of these start up movies never do.
A joke in particular I dug was in Brew of the Dead where some exaggerated hick idiots write off Zombies as fags from the city or something like that, which if you grew up in a small town anywhere is pretty spot on and funny as fuck.
Another thing that sets Devils Brew apart is how good the makeup is. In “Devil’s brew meets the Woofman” the bad tells of various encounters with the Wolfman, and for something with presumably no budget he looks really fucking nice. Like bad Sci-fi channel movie quality which is amazing with no money.
It’s pretty apparent that sooner than later these guys are going to explode big, so it’s best to join the fan club now so you don’t look like some Johnny come lately who is trying to be one of the cool kids and like Devil’s Brew when they get there own movie or something. You can be like hey baby I was there from the start I’m not some poser wanna be I’m for reals yo! Now take of your clothes its time for baby making!
Devils brew is really worth your time, and I recommend buying at least one of their movies if not all, and if you’re in Indiana check them out like yesterday.
http://www.myspace.com/devilsbrew
