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The Belle Brigade is an American vocal and instrumental duo〔 consisting of siblings Barbara Gruska (born c. 1983)〔 on guitar, drums, and vocals,〔 and her younger brother Ethan Gruska (born c. 1989)〔 on guitar, piano, and vocals.〔 The duo released its first album, ''The Belle Brigade'', in 2011 to positive critical response. ==Biography== The Gruskas come from a musical family. Their father, Jay Gruska, is a movie and television composer, and their grandfather is multiple-Oscar-winning composer John Williams. Their great-grandfather was Raymond Scott Quintet drummer Johnny Williams, and other relatives also worked as professional drummers.〔 Barbara Gruska studied jazz drumming at Oberlin College and CalArts〔and drummed for performers such as Jenny Lewis〔 and Inara George.〔 Ethan also studied at CalArts.〔 While giving birth to Ethan, their mother, Jenny Williams Gruska, suffered a stroke; she recovered, and her story became the basis for a 1994 NBC television film entitled ''A Time to Heal'' (for which their father wrote the music) and later for their song "Lucky Guy".〔 Barbara and Ethan began a band together in 2008.〔 Their first album, ''The Belle Brigade'', was produced by Matthew Wilder and released on Reprise Records in April 2011.〔 The duo has toured with such acts as Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, G. Love & Special Sauce, k.d. lang,〔 Dawes, and Blitzen Trapper.〔JC Poppe, ("The Belle Brigade transforms music lineage into original sound" ), ''OnMilwaukee.com'', November 4, 2011.〕 They also feature a song on the ''Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1'' soundtrack, "I Didn't Mean It", and performed Bob Dylan's "No Time to Think" on the Amnesty International benefit album ''Chimes of Freedom''. The band's second full-length album, ''Just Because'', was released in March 2014.〔Melissa Locker, ("The Belle Brigade Make Magic Happen in “How I See It”: Premiere; The Belle Brigade's album, Just Because, drops March 25." ) ''Time'', February 14, 2014.〕 The Gruskas wanted to pursue a more individual sound on the follow-up, and after the record company expressed its dissatisfaction, the band took the record to independent ATO Records.〔Mikael Wood, ("The Belle Brigade does things its way this time, 'Just Because'. The Belle Brigade's Barbara and Ethan Gruska say their debut album was 'funneled' through others' desires and that 'Just Because' is more theirs. They changed labels to get it released." ) ''Los Angeles Times'', March 14, 2014.〕 Starting in May 2014, Belle Brigade toured as the opening act and part of the backup band for Ray LaMontagne's North American tour.〔〔Jane Stevenson, ("Ray LaMontagne stellar during Toronto Supernova tour stop" ), ''Toronto Sun'', June 9, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Belle Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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