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Brandon Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)

Posted by Loren on November 10, 2015

Brandon Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)
Brandon Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)

Teenage Bottlerocket drummer Brandon Carlisle died on Sunday Nov. 8 after falling into a coma earlier last week. As noted in a tribute written by Red Scare Industries, who released the band's early work, "He enjoyed exploring the backroads of the Front Range on his motorcycle, was an avid fisherman, an Astros superfan, a Dachshund enthusiast, and was even an accomplished geologist."

A funeral and memorial will be held on Saturday Nov. 14. For details visit the Teenage Bottlerocket website.

Brandon Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)
Brandon Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)

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