Poor Man’s Whiskey is an Americana band originating in the San Francisco

area in 2001. The music is rooted around the songwriting talents of Josh

Brough and Jason Beard (who met in 1993 at the University of California,

Santa Barbara). Poor Man’s Whiskey’s live show and sound is a blend of

high octane old time/bluegrass music (often done on traditional acoustic

instruments of banjo, guitar, fiddle, and mandolin) and a more psychedelic

blues/jam rock style that calls upon their earlier influences such as Pink

Floyd, Allman Brothers Band, and the Grateful Dead. Poor Man’s Whiskey

seamlessly transitions between acoustic and electric styles with a carefully

crafted commitment that revolves around well written songs and

stories...while maintaining an exciting element of improvisation and the

openness to let a song expand.