Hollis Brown was started in Queens, New York City in 2009 by college friends and songwriting partners Jon Bonilla and Mike Montali. Upon writing over fifty songs together, they decided to take things to the next level and form a band. After a self-released demo, they were signed to Alive Natural Sound, releasing their debut album "Ride On The Train" in March 2013. Critical acclaim soon followed as Rolling Stone, Spin, and American Songwriter all premiered material from the album. On April 19, 2014, they released an exclusive Record Store Day tribute album to The Velvet Underground called "Gets Loaded". They soon embarked on a European Headlining tour and various US tours; opening for The Zombies, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), The Heartless Bastards and they're only getting better. After being on the road for the past few months, they're currently back in the studio working on a new album and have already released a new single called "Wait For Me Virginia" in August 2014.

After recording a brand new album, they're preparing to embark on another UK tour and will be joining Jesse Malin in Nov - Dec for his first UK tour in years.