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chris' new solo album VDSQ SOLO ACOUSTIC VOLUME THREE is available now on Vin Du Select Qualitite Records and at iTunes. recorded in spring 2009 and released november 10, the album is entirely for multi-tracked 12-string acoustic guitar. 12 new songs; gorgeous letter press jackets. available on vinyl and as digital download. for sale here.
the record "boils down his talents into a rich and well-rounded essence" says adaquacy.net.
the record is part of an all-acoustic record series by the new nyc label and its founder steve lowenthal. each record has a photo on the cover of the guitar used in recording. includes track-by-track liner notes. more vdsq info here.
CAPITAN RECORDS has released the LP "LIVE IN NYC" by WREKMEISTER HARMONIES. the lineup is jr robinson, mark shippy and chris brokaw. recorded at the mercury lounge on may 18, 2009, this is a numbered edition of 100 lp's, available now at the merch section. $20 postage paid (US), $22 postage paid (Canada), $30 postage paid (World). paypal: chrisbrokaw@yahoo.com.
capitan has also released the 3rd and FINAL pressing of chris' all-new instrumental record "GRACIAS, GHOST OF THE FUTURE". 100 copies, 2 new cover designs, vinyl-only, also available at the merch section. the records join several out-of-print items we've found in the vaults.
described by OTHER MUSIC as "simply stunning -- heartfelt, deeply melancholic, but impossible to categorize," "GRACIAS" features all new instrumental recordings for tenor banjo (side A) and electric guitar + melodica (side B).
in addition to sales through this web site and at shows, some of the records are being distributed by THRILL JOCKEY and MATADOR.
other chris-related recent releases: "ROAD", leslie mccleave's feature film scored by chris, is now available at iTunes for $9.99 to buy and $2.99 to rent. click here for the ROAD page at the iTunes store.
watch the ROAD trailer or read about the film at roadthemovie.com.
chris plays guitar on 4 songs on the new album by THE LEMONHEADS, "VARSHONS" (released june 23 2009 on The End Records). fellow lemonheads on this disc include JOHN PERRY, KATE MOSS, LIV TYLER, and EVAN DANDO chris and evan toured europe in nov and dec of 2009.
upcoming releases: CAPITAN is at work on chris' duo cd of pre-WWII country blues songs with GEOFF FARINA, (KARATE) entitled "THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME".
chris has recorded a new 7" for ACUARELA RECORDS (madrid), which has launched the ACUARELA SINGLES CLUB.
2009 performances of note: chris was one of 200 electric guitarists with RHYS CHATHAM on august 8 2009. the show, called A CRIMSON GRAIL, took place in new york, ny, at lincoln center (read the preview story in the nytimes and the review in the nytimes).
THE NEW YEAR played 4 shows in spain in may, including the primavera festival in barcelona.
chris was in vienna, austria on april 25 for a concert called "The Satellites of Love" -- an evening of the music of lou reed and the velvet underground. he played guitar in a band led by CHRIS ECKMAN (walkabouts, dirtmusic) and featuring members of TOSCA and SOFA SURFERS.
chris' solo cd "CANARIS" is an instrumental album for acoustic guitar and was released september 23, 2008. it is the first release of chris's own label, CAPITAN RECORDS. reviews:
"If art is the communication of feeling, then on CANARIS, Chris Brokaw proves himself to be an artist in full...he leans into a repeated chord with slight insistence, spinning an air of languor into something no lyric could describe or improve." --time out new york
"throughout [Drink the Poetry of Celtic Disciple's] gorgeous 13 minutes, he slaloms from simple fingerpicking to monolithic strumming." --the chicago reader
"a fully-formed album with peaks and valleys, and a diversity of styles held together by a cohesive aesthetic." --dusted magazine
the title track is "a heroic slab of treated drone rock that sounds like Brokaw has been inhaled by a colossal black hole and is performing as all the atoms in his body slowly separate" --prefix
an "acoustic tour de force." --haight ashbury beat
"What he's transmitting is quintessentially American." --lazy comet blog
read more reviews.
THRILL JOCKEY is distributing CANARIS in the US and Canada, the fina MP3 store is handling the digital download, and we are doing mail order at this web site as well. order via paypal: $15 postage paid (US/CAN), $18 ppd (WORLD). paypal address is chrisbrokaw@yahoo.com.
DIRTMUSIC BACK IN MALI! -- on the heels of their ebullient appearance at 2008's FESTIVAL AU DESERT, DIRTMUSIC (chris, HUGO RACE [ex-bad seeds] and CHRIS ECKMAN [ex-walkabouts]) returned to bamako, mali in january 2009 for 2 weeks to record their new album for glitterhouse records. they were joined in the studio by members of the malian band TAMIKREST. the album is slated for release in 2010.
"IN THE DESERT" is a live cd of DIRTMUSIC performing and rehersing in essakane and bamako, mali, january 2008. limited edition of 500 copies; some are still for sale at www.glitterhouse.com.
the band also has a 2007 recording for sale.
on november 15, 2008, chris' old band COME reunited for one show at the tanned tin festival in castellon, spain. this was the line-up that appeared on COME's final album "gently down the stream": thalia zedek, winston braman, daniel coughlin, and chris brokaw. a video of "bitten" is online.
COME played a surprise 2 song set in 2007 at a friend's birthday (nov 2007 video: "hurricane"); prior to that the band had not performed since april 2001. there are no plans at this point for COME to perform additional shows. more at the pitchfork blog. listen to COME on myspace.
nov 2007 -- cambridge, ma, middle east
photo of COME by leslie mcc from youtube video of submerge
on june 30, 2008 i and ear records released the
deluxe 180 gram white vinyl edition of "INCREDIBLE
LOVE", with heavy gatefold sleeve and one bonus track.
this is a limited edition of 700 copies, and is
available through i and ear records, and this website
via paypal. paypal address is chrisbrokaw@yahoo.com.
$23 postage paid (US/CAN), $30 (WORLD).
interviews: "Fortunate One" in the boston phoenix and "Chris Brokaw's Stormy Documentary" in the madison avenue journal. both detail chris' recent projects, including his work on a documentary about graphic designer STORM THORGERSON, probably most well known for his PINK FLOYD album covers.
chris has played throughout the past year with THURSTON MOORE in a full band that is a side project from moore's work with SONIC YOUTH. (video: chris and thurston at sxsw.)
chris played guitar on a new recording by
spanish artist CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE and toured with christina in early 2009.
chris's new-ish band FFLASHLIGHTS has played shows in new york, boston and chicago, and have begun work on recording in chicago. the band also includes DOUG MCCOMBS and ELLIOT DICKS.
"i remember" from chris' solo record "INCREDIBLE LOVE" is on the soundtrack to the NBC tv show "friday night lights."
"i remember" was also used on the hbo tv show "east bound and down" on march 22 2009.
[last updated december 24, 2009]
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february 2009 -- lausanne, switzerland, at le romandie
chris' US tour with the jason molina/will johnson band, scheduled for january 23-february 13 2010, was cancelled due to illness. we all wish jason a speedy recovery and happy new year.
feb 4 -- evan dando, accompanied by chris
northampton, ma, at the iron horse
feb 5 -- evan dando, accompanied by chris
philadelphia, pa, at m room
feb 20 -- chris brokaw solo
brooklyn, ny, at issue project room. for this show, curated by greg kelley, chris will perform works by vlad tepes and branikald. special guests: greg kelley, sean meahan/matt heyner duo
march 11 -- chris brokaw 12-string guitar trio
brooklyn, ny, at bruar falls, w/prudence teacup + guests
BROKAW/FARINA MARCH 2010 UK TOUR:
chris's cd with geoff farina "THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME" will be released march 2010 on CAPITAN.
march 18 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
london, england, at barden's boudoir
march 19 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
nottingham, england, venue tba
march 20 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leeds, england, venue tba
march 21 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
liverpool, england, venue tba
march 22 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tba
march 23 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tba
march 24 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tba
march 25 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leicester, england, at firebug
march 26 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
london, england, at the luminaire
march 27 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
cardiff, england, at buffalo bar
march 28 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
brighton, england, at freebutt
visit chris at myspace
press photos are available at the 12XU site
[last updated february 4, 2010]
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CHRIS BROKAW -- "VDSQ SOLO ACOUSTIC VOLUME THREE" -- vin du select qualitite records, november 10, 2009 -- instrumental music for 12-string acoustic guitar, 12 new songs. luscious vinyl pressing in letter-press jackets. new nyc-based label VDSQ is doing all acoustic guitar music, vinyl only, fancy packaging. available from vdsq records, as a digital download from iTunes, and for sale here.
WREKMEISTER HARMONIES -- "LIVE IN NYC" -- capitan records, october 24, 2009 -- collaboration between jr robinson, mark shippy, and chris brokaw. sprawling ambient minefield recorded on the lower east side in may 2009. numbered edition of 100 lp's, for sale here.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "GRACIAS, GHOST OF THE FUTURE" -- capitan records, january, 2009 -- instrumental recordings from december 2008 and january 2009. VINYL ONLY release in an edition of 100 COPIES featuring original photography by chris. for sale here.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "CANARIS" -- capitan records, sept 23, 2008 -- chris' newest album for solo acoustic guitar, recorded june 2008. 6 songs, 42 minutes; contemplative and apocalyptic. features a 13 minute vlad tepes cover and the 18 minute drone/feedback title track. released on chris' CAPITAN RECORDS, distribution and digital download by THRILL JOCKEY in the US and Canada. for sale here.
THE NEW YEAR -- "THE NEW YEAR" -- touch and go, sept 9, 2008 -- full length cd/lp, chris on drums. listen to the new year on myspace.
CHRIS BROKAW "INCREDIBLE LOVE" VINYL -- 180 gram white vinyl edition, june 30, 2008. -- limited edition of 700 copies, released by i and ear records. read reviews. available through i and ear records and via paypal. paypal address is chrisbrokaw@yahoo.com. $23 postage paid (US/CAN), $30 (WORLD). for sale here.
DIRTMUSIC "IN THE DESERT" CD -- live cd of dirtmusic performing and rehersing in essakane and
bamako, mali, january 2008, april 21, 2008. limited edition of 500 copies; some are still for sale at
www.glitterhouse.com.
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THURSTON MOORE -- "LIVE FROM SOHO" EP -- an itunes exclusive 9-song EP, february 1, 2008 -- recorded live at the apple store in new york city, autumn 2007. thurston: guitar + vocals, chris: guitar, samara lubelski: violin, matt heyner: bass, steve shelley: drums.
DIRTMUSIC -- "DIRTMUSIC" -- glitterhouse records, november 29, 2007 -- collaboration between chris, hugo race, and chris eckman. listen to dirtmusic on myspace. read more at hugo race site and allgigs review.
for sale here.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "FORESTRY" EP -- i and ear records, spring 2007 -- 4 song 7" vinyl record, edition of 500 copies (420 dark green, 80 pale green) - 3 outtakes from "road" score and one kahoots dub featuring bobby m and bob weston.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "INCREDIBLE LOVE " -- 12XU, october 25 2005 -- full length rock record, recorded with special guests noah chasin, kevin coultas, dave curry, jeff goddard, matt kadane and jonah sacks. read reviews. available for sale here.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "I WAS BORN, BUT . . . (ORIGINAL FILM SCORE)" -- atavistic/12XU, november 23 2004 -- full length cd of instrumental music composed for roddy bogawa film. read reviews from the washington post, boston globe, the guardian of london, and chris' liner notes.
CHRIS BROKAW -- "MY CONFIDANTE + 3" -- 12XU, may 10 2004 -- chris' rock/vocal ep of one original and 3 covers by pals thalia zedek, liz phair, and holly anderson/lisa burns. read reviews.
THE NEW YEAR -- "THE END IS NEAR" -- touch and go, may 19 2004 -- full length cd/lp, chris on drums, lp #2 of US based 6-piece band. the new year at myspace; see the "disease" video and a slide show at the new year site.
EMPTY HOUSE COOPERATIVE - "PAINTED PLANE" -- sedimental, september 10 2004 - debut full length cd of improv group including chris (electric guitar), jonah sacks (cello), and david curry (viola, trumpet, guitar). read about it at sedimental. images above are the front and back covers of the cd. a review at brainwashed.com calls it "a record for the new winter mornings, a treasure of golden amplification, rich string resonance, and playing that is powerful without wearing out its welcome." visit the ehc blog and ehc at myspace.
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