Brothers Comatose, The Easy Leaves

BLUEGRASS BROTHERS COMATOSE Often, there’s no style of music more joyful than bluegrass. Whether you’re talking traditional, Bill Monroe-style picking or “newgrass” experimentation, get certain musicians together with fiddles, banjos and mandolins and you have the makings of a sweaty night of smiles and stomping. San Francisco’s Brothers Comatose, led by brothers Ben and Alex Morrison, have been creating joyful noise and memorable nights for years, as opener for like-minded acts Devil Makes Three and Yonder Mountain String Band, and as headliners in their own right. With a new album, City Painted Gold, full of reflections on their beloved hometown’s evolution from art-loving freak show (in the best ways) to overpriced tech-worker magnet, the band is ready to live on the road for the next several months.