▁East ▁Coast ▁and ▁performing ▁at ▁regional ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁Brothers ▁Past ▁tou red ▁nation ally ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁playing ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁shows ▁since ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁formation , ▁including ▁appearances ▁at ▁W ak ar usa , ▁Bonn ar oo ▁and ▁S X SW . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Low enberg ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁purs ue ▁environmental ▁law ▁and ▁that ▁I ly a ▁St em kov sky , ▁formerly ▁of ▁O M ▁T rio ▁would ▁take ▁over ▁for ▁him . ▁St em kov sky ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁until ▁Dec . ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁a ▁hi atus ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁other ▁interests . ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Par nell ▁both ▁turned ▁their ▁focus ▁to ▁side ▁projects — H amilton ▁emb rac ed ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁song writing ▁with ▁the ▁Amer icana - ting ed ▁st yl ings ▁of ▁American ▁Bab ies ▁and ▁Par nell ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁world - ren owned ▁drum mer ▁Johnny ▁R abb ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁drum ▁and ▁bass ▁du o ▁B iod ies el . ▁McK ee ▁began ▁teaching ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Rock ▁in ▁Down ingt own , ▁PA ▁where ▁he ▁currently ▁works ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁Music ▁Director . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁one - year ▁hi atus , ▁the ▁band ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁( with ▁original ▁drum mer ▁Rick