{"id":16231,"date":"2018-09-24T00:03:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T00:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/dsb\/artists\/erik-harstad-buzz-brothers\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T21:52:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T21:52:02","slug":"erik-harstad-buzz-brothers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/artists\/erik-harstad-buzz-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Harstad &#038; The Buzz Brothers (NO) | Dark Season Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[three_fourth]<\/p>\n<h1>Erik Harstad &#038; The Buzz Brothers<\/h1>\n<p>[\/three_fourth]<br \/>\n[one_fourth_last]<br \/>\n[\/one_fourth_last] <\/p>\n<p>The band fronted by guitarist and singer Erik Harstad is inspired by classic American blues from the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s, but adds a modern twist to it. The trio performs a mix of own material and cover tunes.  <\/p>\n<p>Harstad has made a mark of himself in the Norwegian blues society for years. He has played with a lot of well known blues artist, but the last years he has fronted his own band. Bj\u00f8rn Thomassen (bass\/vocals) is one of the original members of The Buzz Brothers and has a reputation from several bands. Henrik Maarud (drums) has a long experience from different bands, but is best known from the band fronted by his brother, guitar slinger Amund Maarud. They have also played together in duos The Grand and The Morudes. He is also a producer in the two brothers studio, called Snaxville. <\/p>\n<pre>Dark Season Blues\u00a92018<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[three_fourth] Erik Harstad &#038; The Buzz Brothers [\/three_fourth] [one_fourth_last] [\/one_fourth_last] The band fronted by guitarist and singer Erik Harstad is inspired by classic American blues from the 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s, but adds a modern twist to it. The trio performs a mix of own material and cover tunes. 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