Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise June 12, 2008

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise came together around 1996. Bradley, a Detroit native, was "discovered" by guitarist Michael Nehra, bassist Andrew Nehra and drummer Jeff Fowlkes, overhearing Bradley singing in the street. After listening to Bradley for an hour, they invited him up to the studio to record several acoustic songs, then invited him to become their vocalist. The band's eccentric background and energetic live show -- almost gospel in feel -- gained them many fans on frequent club dates as well as arena shows opening up for the likes of the Dave Matthews Band, Big Head Todd & the Monsters and Widespread Panic.