flyer from the art garbage club, moscow, russia, apr 4 2003 (see photos)
jan 9 -- consonant
los angeles, ca, at the knitting factory
jan 10 -- consonant
san francisco, ca, at the bottom of the hill
jan 11 -- consonant
seattle, wa, at the crocodile cafe
jan 16 -- chris brokaw solo
providence, ri, at as220
jan 27 -- the empty house cooperative
cambridge, ma, at zuzu
feb 2 -- the empty house cooperative
boston, ma, at the emannuel church, a benefit for bali bomb victims
feb 20 -- chris brokaw solo
cambridge, ma, at the middle east
mar 1-22 -- empty house cooperative
cambridge, ma, at the american repertory theatre, in the production of "highway ulysses" (profile of ehc) (schedule and ticket information)
mar 30 -- chris brokaw solo
northampton, ma, at the iron horse, w/bettie serveert
april 4 -- chris brokaw and thalia zedek, solo and together
moscow, russia at art garbage (see photos)
apr 9 -- chris brokaw solo
san francisco, ca, at the hemlock tavern
apr 11 -- chris brokaw solo
san francisco, ca, at slim's, w/bettie serveert
apr 12 -- chris brokaw solo
los angeles, ca, at the knitting factory, w/bettie serveert
apr 13 -- chris brokaw solo
san diego, ca, at the casbah, w/bettie serveert
apr 14 -- chris brokaw solo
tempe, az, at nita's hideaway, w/bettie serveert
apr 16 -- chris brokaw solo
austin, tx, at stubb's bar-b-q, w/bettie serveert
apr 21 -- chris brokaw solo
cambridge, ma, at the middle east, w/brokeback and califone
apr 22 -- chris brokaw solo
new york city, at the village underground, w/brokeback and califone
apr 23 -- chris brokaw solo
hoboken, nj, at maxwell's, w/brokeback and califone
apr 25 -- the new year
houston, tx, at fat cats, w/silkworm
apr 26 -- the new year
austin, tx, at emos, w/silkworm
apr 27 -- the new year
dallas, tx, at gypsy tea room, w/silkworm
may 3 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
cork, ireland, at the half moon theatre
may 4 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
limerick, ireland, at dolan's warehouse
may 5 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
dublin, ireland, at the village, as part of the green energy festival
may 7 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
glasgow, scotland, at the glasgow university union
may 8 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
birmingham, england, at the acadamy 2
may 9 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
manchester, england, at the uni.
may 10 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
sheffield, england, at the leadmill
may 12 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
brighton, england, at the concorde 2
may 13 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
bristol, england, at the anson rooms
may 15 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
london, england, at shepherd's bush empire
may 16 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
london, england, at shepherd's bush empire
may 18 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
amsterdam, netherlands, at the melkweg
may 19 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
hamburg, germany, at the schlachthof
may 21 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
stockholm, sweden, at the gote kallare
may 22 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
oslo, norway, at the john dee
may 23 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
malmo, sweden, at the kb
may 25 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
berlin, germany, at the columbiafritz
may 26 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
frankfurt, germany, at the mousounturm (see photos)
may 27 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
munich, germany, at the feierwerk (photos)
may 30 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
bergara, spain, at sala jam
may 31 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
barcelona, spain, at the bikini
jun 1 -- evan and chris duo
bologna, italy, at the flippaut festival
jun 2 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
paris, france, at la boule noire
jun 3 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
brussels, belgium, at the ab box
june 10 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
providence, ri, at the met cafe
june 11 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
cambridge, ma, at the middle east
june 12 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
new york, ny, at the bowery ballroom
june 13 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
washington, dc, at the black cat
june 14 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
philadelphia, pa, at the trocadero
june 16 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
cleveland, oh, at the grog shop
june 17 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
toronto, canada, at lee's place
june 19 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
detroit, mi, at the magic stick
june 20 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
chicago, il, at taste of randolph street
june 21 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
minneapolis, mn, at the 7th street entry
june 24 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
seattle, wa, at chop suey
june 25 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
portland, or, at lola's room at the crystal ballroom
june 27 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
san francisco, ca, at the bottom of the hill
june 28 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
los angeles, ca, at the elrey theatre
june 29 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
solana beach, ca, at the belly up tavern
july 18 - chris brokaw solo
live on CKUT-FM, montreal, canada, 3-5 pm
july 19 -- chris brokaw solo
boston, ma, in the front room of the paradise, w/ milo jones
august 2 -- chris brokaw solo
new york city, at the mercury lounge, w/ steve wynn
aug 9 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
haldern festival, germany
aug 10 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
taubertal festival, germany
aug 12 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
bielefeld, germany, at the form
aug 13 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
groningen, netherlands, at club vera (see photos)
aug 14 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
utrecht, netherlands, at tivoli de helling
aug 16 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
v festival, england
aug 17 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
v festival, england
aug 18 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
nottingham, england, as the rescue rooms (see photos)
aug 19 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
edinburgh fringe festival, scotland, at studio 24
aug 21 -- evan dando (chris solo opening, then accompanying evan)
cardiff, england, at the iforbach
aug 22 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
reading festival, england [surprise]
aug 23 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
leeds festival, england [surprise]
sept 2 -- chris brokaw solo
chicago, il, at schuba's, w/noel kupersmith (solo) and elkland
sept 5 -- consonant
cambridge, ma, at tt's
sept 6 -- consonant
brooklyn, ny, at north 6
sept 7 -- chris brokaw solo
brooklyn, ny, at warsaw, w/mogwai
sept 9 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
indianapolis, in, at the patio
sept 10 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
chicago, il, at metro/smart bar
sept 12 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
milwaukee, wi, at the rave/eagles ballroom
sept 13 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
st. louis, mo, at mississippi nights
sept 14 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
lawrence, ks, at the bottleneck
sept 16 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
denver, co, at the bluebird theater
sept 17 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
salt lake city, ut, at the zephyr club
sept 19 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
portland, or, at berbati's pan
sept 20 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
seattle, wa, at chop suey
sept 21 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
vancouver, bc, at richard's on richard's
sept 23 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
eugene, or, at john henry's
sept 24 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
san francisco, ca, at the great american music hall
sept 25 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
hollywood, ca, at the avalon
sept 26 -- evan dando (chris accompanying) and consonant
san diego, ca, at the casbah
sept 27 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
tempe, az, at bash on ash
sept 29 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
albuquerque, nm, at the launchpad
oct 1 Ð chris brokaw solo
dallas, tx, at good records -- free in-store show at 7 pm
oct 1 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
dallas, tx, at trees
oct 2 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
austin, tx, at stubb's barbeque
oct 3 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
houston, tx, at the engine room
oct 4 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
new orleans, la, at howlin' wolf
oct 5 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
memphis, tn, at newby's
oct 7 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
atlanta, ga, at the cotton club
oct 8 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
nashville, tn, at exit/in
oct 9 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
newport, ky, at the southgate house
oct 10 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
ashville, nc, at the orange peel
oct 11 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
carrboro, nc, at cat's cradle
oct 12 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
charlottesville, va, at starr hill
oct 14 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
towson, md, at the recher theatre
oct 16 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
philadelphia, pa, at north star
oct 17 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
boston, ma, at the paradise rock club
oct 18 -- evan dando (chris accompanying)
new york, ny, at the bowery ballroom
oct 24 -- consonant
portland, me, at the space
oct 25 -- consonant
cambridge, ma, at tt's
oct 29 -- chris brokaw solo
montreal, at casa de popolo, w/rebecca gates
nov 2 -- chris brokaw solo
cambridge, ma, at the middle east, w/rebecca gates
nov 3 -- chris brokaw solo
new york city, at tonic, w/rebecca gates
nov 4 -- chris brokaw solo
washington, dc, at the black cat, w/rebecca gates
nov 5 -- chris brokaw solo
baltimore, md, at talking head, w/rebecca gates
nov 6 -- chris brokaw solo
pittsburgh, pa, at the quiet storm, w/rebecca gates
nov 7 -- chris brokaw solo
bloomington, in, at the vertigo lounge, w/rebecca gates
nov 8 -- chris brokaw solo
chicago, il, live radio performance, 3 pm, WNUR's Airplay program
nov 9 -- chris brokaw solo
chicago, il, at the bottom lounge, w/rebecca gates
nov 10 -- chris brokaw solo
columbia, mo, at mojo's, w/rebecca gates
nov 11 -- chris brokaw solo
lawrence, ks, at the tap room, w/rebecca gates
nov 12 -- chris brokaw solo
fayetteville, ak, at jr's lightbulb club, w/rebecca gates
nov 13 -- chris brokaw solo
oklahoma city, ok, at the conservatory, w/rebecca gates
nov 14 -- chris brokaw solo
denton, tx, at j and j's dirty basement, w/rebecca gates
nov 15 -- chris brokaw solo
austin, texas, at 33 degrees records, 3 pm, free in-store show, w/rebecca gates
nov 15 -- chris brokaw solo
austin, tx, at emo's, 5pm, w/mendoza line and rebecca gates
nov 17 -- chris brokaw solo
athens, ga, at tastyworld, w/rebecca gates
nov 18 -- chris brokaw solo
atlanta, ga, at the earl, w/rebecca gates
nov 19 -- chris brokaw solo
nashville, tn, at springwater, w/rebecca gates and special guests lambchop
nov 20 -- chris brokaw solo
winston-salem, nc, at project space 11, w/rebecca gates
nov 21 -- chris brokaw solo
brooklyn, ny, at north 6, w/rebecca gates
nov 28 -- chris brokaw solo
chieti, italy, at fictio
nov 29 -- chris brokaw solo
rome, italy, at init, w/hugo race
nov 30 -- chris brokaw solo
forla, italy, at moquette
dec 1 -- chris brokaw solo
verbania, italy, at percha
dec 2 -- chris brokaw solo
yverdon, switzerland, at the amalgame, w/phillipe henchoz
dec 3 -- chris brokaw solo
munich, germany, at harry klein
dec 4 -- chris brokaw solo
dresden, germany, at the starclub
dec 5 -- chris brokaw solo
berlin, germany, at roter salon
dec 6 -- chris brokaw solo
hamburg, germany, at kampnagel (review and photos) (another review and more photos!)
dec 7 -- chris brokaw solo
dordrecht, holland, at popcentrale
dec 8 -- chris brokaw solo
koln, germany, instore performance at normal records (review and photos)
dec 9 -- chris brokaw solo
essen, germany, house concert (for details email home@carstenwohlfeld.com) (review and photos)
dec 10 -- chris brokaw solo
ghent, belgium, at charlatan
dec 11 -- chris brokaw solo
amsterdam, holland, upstairs at the paradiso, w/carol van dijk and peter visser
dec 12 -- chris brokaw solo
opwijk, belgium, at nijdrop, w/rivulets
dec 22 -- chris brokaw solo
lowell, ma, WUML-FM
photo by sheilah navat
consonant, los angeles, knitting factory, jan 9, 2003
chris began playing solo in late 1999, at the prompting of good pal doug mccombs, opening shows for brokeback and nobokazu takemura. initially, the shows were for solo electric guitar and tambourine, but chris eventually added vocals, and finally switched to acoustic guitar in 2002. with the release of "red cities" in june 2002, chris played several shows on the east coast with a seven-piece band; but the live show, at the moment, is solo, and exactly like what can be heard on the 2003 cd "wandering as water." chris also has a 4-song ep out called "my confidante + 3, on 12XU records.
CONSONANT is a band showcasing the songwriting talents of CLINT CONLEY and HOLLY ANDERSON. its latest lp, "love and affliction," was released august 2003 on fenway recordings. videos of the band live and in the studio, as well as audio clips of the record, are online at the fenway site. clint is in the seminal band MISSION OF BURMA, while holly has worked as a writer and visual artist for many years in boston and new york. CONSONANT includes clint on guitar and vocals, winston bramen (count me outs, fuzzy, ex-come) on bass, matt kadane (the new year, silkworm) on drums, and mr. brokaw on guitar and vocals. consonant's debut lp was released in the spring of 2002 on fenway and was named the local record of the year by the boston phoenix.
THE NEW YEAR showcases the songwriting of matt and bubba kadane, best known for their work with the dallas band BEDHEAD. THE NEW YEAR includes the kadanes, peter schmidt on guitars, mike donofrio (saturnine) on bass, josh mckay on keyboards, and chris b. on drums. the band has two recordings: 2001's "newness ends," and the 2004 release "the end is near." both are out on touch and go records.
THE EMPTY HOUSE COOPERATIVE is a free-floating collective of musicians, spearheaded and masterminded by multi-instrumentalist DAVID MICHAEL CURRY (willard grant conspiracy, thalia zedek, will oldham, boxhead ensemble) and specializing in improvised music. the EHC has existed for several years and includes stalwart members of the music communities of boston, new york, montreal and louisville, ky. there are two recordings available to date: the full-length cd "improvisational music," on hinah records in france (a trio of curry, brokaw and cellist jonah sacks); and the track "lilacs" on the "acuarela songs" compilation from acuarela records, gijon, spain. hinah's web site also has downloadable mp3s of the ehc. brokaw, curry and sacks performed with the american repertory theatre in march 2003, in the production of "highway ulysses."
EVAN DANDO is a singer/songwriter based in new york city, formerly of THE LEMONHEADS. evan's solo debut, "baby i'm bored," was released in march 2003. chris played guitar and drums on several numbers, and penned the song "my idea" with tom morgan. chris began accompanying evan in june of 2001 at the fleadh festival in london, and since that time has toured with evan as both a duo and with a full band in the US, UK and australia.
PULLMAN is an instrumental combo and collaboration between bundy brown (ex-tortoise, bastro), doug mccombs (tortoise, brokeback, 11th dream day), curtis harvey (rex, letter e), and mr. brokaw. the group has been joined in performance by drummer tim barnes (jim o'rourke, silver jews), and has 2 lp's on thrill jockey.
JUMBO is a boston-based collective of musicians playing, primarily, circus music. the ensemble has existed since roughly 1995 and on any given night includes 20 to 40 members. performances are generally quite spirited and occasionally "ramshackle." JUMBO has "tackled" (sometimes quite literally) "the magical mystery tour," "the nutcracker," and an evening of film soundtracks. an extremely collectible 7-inch and even more collectible cassette of "the nutcracker" can be found, somewhere. bookings are sporadic and cause for great merry-making.
photo by sheilah navat
san francisco, jan 10, 2003
Red Cities Skyscraper by Dan Abbott
chris' top ten records of 2003:
1 joshua fit for battle - to bring our own end
2 peter brotzmann/walter perkins - the ink is gone
3 milo jones - sassy trax
4 rhythm and sound - the artists (burial mix)
5 thomas brinkmann - tanks a lot
6 marc ribot - scelsi morning
7 allessandro bosetti/annette krebs
8 fennesz - live in japan
9 ernst reijseger - janna
10 m ward - transfiguration of vincent
chris' top live shows of 2003:
kelley/corsano/flaherty - berwick institute, boston ma
queens of the stone age - v festival, england
don rickles - foxwoods casino, connecticut
jenifer jackson - init, rome, italy
vic chesnutt - the orange peel, asheville nc
noel kupersmith - schuba's, chicago il
silkworm - fat cat's, houston tx
lambchop - springwater, nashville tn
dead meadow - middle east, cambridge ma
milo jones - zuzu, cambridge ma
cardigans - halden festival, germany
rebecca gates - casa de popolo, montreal
brokeback - maxwell's, hoboken nj
nikki sudden - berlin, germany
bettie serveert - nita's, tempe az
