Brothers Past is a progressive rock, electronica, and pop rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who has been called "one of the most talked about independent acts in the nation." They have been featured in Relix and their self-released albums have been reviewed in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and The Village Voice.
The band formed in 2000 by Tom Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Tom McKee (keyboards, vocals), Clay Parnell (bass, vocals), and Rick Lowenberg (drums). They first released a live album, Elements, in 2001 while regularly touring the Northeastern parts of the United States. They even performed every Thursday at Rex's in West Chester, Pennsylvania during their beginning.
For their first record for a music label, This Feeling's Called Goodbye, the band was produced by Jon Altschiller (Dave Matthews Band, Phish).
Brothers Past has toured nationally across the United States, playing over 650 shows since their 2000 formation, including appearances at Wakarusa, Bonnaroo and SXSW. In the middle of 2006, it was announced that Lowenberg would be leaving the band to pursue environmental law and that Ilya Stemkovsky, formerly of OM Trio would take over for him.