When the Bacon Brothers first began playing concerts, they knew many of the fans in the audiences were there to see Kevin Bacon — the movie star. Now, though, the fans come to Bacon Brothers’ concerts to hear the music of Michael and Kevin and their four band mates. The difference is an important one to both brothers, because it affirms that after about 15 years of playing music together, they’ve found their own sonic groove to which fans respond.

“In the past, we had been accused of being all over the map in terms of the sound,” said Kevin. “We tend to let the song kind of drive what the song will be. What I mean by that is that instead of saying what the song will be tempo-wise or instrument-wise, we follow the song. We use the instrumentation that exists among the six of us. We have no outside players and that’s why it feels natural.”