Unsigned Artist Of The Week: The Courtesy Tier

The Courtesy Tier

photo by: Matt Occhuizzo

Members: Omer Leibovitz and Layton Weedeman

The Courtesy Tier is always a surprise, sometimes even to themselves. Omer (guitar) and Layton (drums) have been playing together for the last seven years, but they weren’t always a duo. As members came and went, they perpetually conceptualized themselves as a four and sometimes six piece band. Then, during their second winter in New York, the boys had run out of other band members. Regrouping in a closet size practice space under the Smith Street overpass, they finally had enough room to rehearse, and they liked the sound. By the following summer they were ready to record, but a New York budget requires some fanagaling. With three mic’s in a seven by seven room and the help from their friend Chris Gachot, “Map and a Marker” was born.

The Courtesy Tier is a two man cadre. Whether invoking Wilco, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, or The Black Keys they synthesize the soul of rock with melodic blues. While a forerunner of the DIY movement in Brooklyn, they aren’t your usual Brooklyn sound. The album name exemplifies their process: go with what you’ve got and you’ll find your way there.

Here’s What Some Members Of The PRESS Are Saying:

“The duo of Omer Leibovitz on vocals and guitar and Layton Weedeman on drums and backing vox plays heavy, 70s-inspired rock that, even at 1:30 in the afternoon, had the power to get people out of their seats.” – NYCTaper

“It’s no surprise the satisfying melodies of The Courtesy Tier has them climbing quickly and seamlessly to the top of the Brooklyn music food chain” – Christina Morelli, Deli Magazine

“…Courtesy Tier sounds pretty mature, because they don’t treat the audience like idiots. They are comfortable presenting their own thing, fine with being themselves onstage, not relying on patronizing shock value or cutesy bullshit.” – Ross Edwards, Knocks From The Underground

Tune in Tuesday Night March 1st at to hear Omer and Layton interviewed LIVE on The Comedy Point on WIFI 1460 AM in Philadelphia and South Jersey or online at http://www.wifiam1460.com/

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