Byars
BrothersFolk & Garage Rock from JJ and Andrew Byars

Andrew and JJ Byars — two brothers, both musicians, who grew up together and influenced each other. They honed their songcraft on their own on different coasts for years, and are finally teaming up to take over the family song farm.

JJ and Andrew Byars as kids, making faces on a backyard bench

Music

Upcoming Shows

Bits & Pieces

Snapshots and clips from the back porch and the practice space.

Pics & Clips

Byars brother mugging for the camera with coconuts held up around his head
Old print of a young Byars brother sitting with a guitar and sheet music
The Byars brothers as kids by the Christmas tree, one holding a toy guitar
A Byars brother playing saxophone in a tiled school hallway
Polaroid portrait of a Byars brother in a cap and round glasses
A young Byars brother throwing a high karate kick in the living room
A young Byars brother in a party hat blowing out candles on a Batman birthday cake
A young Byars brother in a tie-dye shirt playing an upright piano in the living room
A little Byars brother standing in the front yard on a sunny afternoon
A Byars brother casting a fishing rod into a still lake at golden hour
The Byars brothers as toddlers laughing together in the bathtub
A young Byars brother on an armchair beside his newborn brother
The Byars brothers in pajamas by the fireplace at Christmas
The Byars family on the couch with the brothers as small kids
Black and white photo of a young Byars brother in a ball cap holding a harmonica
The Byars family bundled up on a windy coastal beach

Demos

Misty Spaces

w/ JJ — capo I

Visitor

rough take