chris performing at issue project room, in brooklyn, august 2009.
photo by mike wolf.
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.
jan 30, 2010 -- evan dando, accompanied by chris
new york, ny, at joe's pub
jan 31 -- evan dando, accompanied by chris
bordentown, nj, at the record collector store
feb 3 -- evan dando, accompanied by chris
allston, ma, at great scott
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 15 -- chris brokaw solo
cambridge, ma, at the middle east, benefit for haiti w/big bear, ketman, monique ortiz, art decade, the dirty dishes
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. tour details and links are at damnably.com
march 18 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
london, england, at barden's boudoir
march 19 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
nottingham, england, at lee rosy's tea rooms
march 20 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
liverpool, england, at zanzibar
march 21 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tbc
march 22 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
cambridge, england, at portland arms
march 23 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leeds, england, upstairs at the library
march 24 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
birmingham, england, at hare and hounds [canceled]
march 25 -- chris brokaw solo
leicester, england, at firebug
march 26 -- chris brokaw solo
london, england, at the luminaire, w/jason molina
march 27 -- chris brokaw solo
cardiff, england, at buffalo bar
march 28 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
brighton, england, at freebutt [canceled]
march 28 -- chris brokaw solo
brixton/london, england, at the windmill -- free show
april 21 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
montpelier, vt, at lamb abbey, w/A WEATHER
april 22 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
brooklyn, ny, at the knitting factory, FREE SHOW 7-9pm
april 23 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
somerville, ma, at toad, w/guests tba
april 25 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
yarmouth, me, house concert, 4-7pm
may 13 -- screening of "I WAS BORN BUT . . ."
new york, ny, at the museum of modern art, 7pm. chris wrote the original score to writer/director roddy bogawa's 2004 film, a personal remembrance of the early los angeles punk scene and bogawa's own history as an asian-american artist. it plays moma as part of a series of films supported by creative capital. pdf of the moma press release
may 15 -- screening of "I WAS BORN BUT . . ." new york, ny, at the museum of modern art, 1:30pm. see above.
DIRTMUSIC + TAMIKREST MAY-JULY 2010 EUROPEAN TOURS:
dirtmusic, a band featuring chris, HUGO RACE (ex-bad seeds) and CHRIS ECKMAN (ex-walkabouts) recorded their new record in bamako, mali in january 2009. they were joined in the studio by members of the malian band TAMIKREST. the record is being released on glitterhouse records this spring, and the bands are making a joint tour of europe. visit dirtmusic at myspace and tamikrest at myspace.
may 13 -- dirtmusic
stuttgart, germany, at laboratorium, w/TAMIKREST
may 14 -- dirtmusic
berlin, germany, at the c-club, w/TAMIKREST
may 15 -- dirtmusic
den haag, netherlands, at the walk the line festival, w/TAMIKREST
may 16 -- dirtmusic
deventer, netherlands, at burgerweeshuis, w/TAMIKREST
may 17 -- dirtmusic
ghent, belgium, at centrale, w/TAMIKREST
may 19 -- dirtmusic
london, england, at the borderline, w/TAMIKREST
may 22 -- dirtmusic
beverungen, germany, at orange blossom special festival, w/TAMIKREST
may 23 -- dirtmusic
ulm, germany, at ulmer zelt, w/TAMIKREST
may 24 -- dirtmusic
ljubljana, slovenia, at the druga godba festival, w/TAMIKREST
may 26 -- dirtmusic
zurich, switzerland, at el lokal, w/TAMIKREST
may 27 -- dirtmusic
dudingen, switzerland, at the bad bonn kilbi festival, w/TAMIKREST
may 28 -- dirtmusic
diksmuide, belgium, at 4AD club, w/TAMIKREST
may 29 -- dirtmusic
chemnitz, germany, at the kulturefestival begegnungen, w/TAMIKREST
may 30 -- dirtmusic
arhus, denmark at voxhall, w/TAMIKREST
june 1 -- dirtmusic
paris, france, at satelite cafe, w/TAMIKREST
june 3 -- chris brokaw solo
new york, ny, at bowery poetry club, w/peg simone/jonathan kane + holly anderson
june 10 -- chris brokaw and christina rosenvinge
barcelona, spain, at luz de gas, chris performing with CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE, playing songs from both singers, w/special guests
CHRIS BROKAW AND GEOFF FARINA JUNE TOUR OF ITALY:
"THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME" by chris and geoff was released in march 2010 in the uk and europe on damnably records and on may 18 in the US on chris's CAPITAN label. it is for sale here, $14 postage paid (US/CAN), $16 (World), via paypal. the cd features pre-WWII country blues songs including "stagger lee," "in the evening," and "make me a pallet on your floor." video: 'pallet' live, spain.
june 19 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
torino, italy, at ok fest
june 20 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
bologna, italy, at piazza verdi (free show)
june 21 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
faenza, italy, at clandestino
june 22 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
senigallia, italy, at garbin
june 23 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
vittorio veneto, italy, at bianconiglio
june 24 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
brescia, italy, at vinile 45
june 25 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
vasto, italy (private party)
june 26 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
rome, italy, at init
june 29 -- chris brokaw solo
berlin, germany, at madame claude, "campfire session" w/jozef van wissem
july 9 -- dirtmusic
cleszym, poland, at the kregi sztuki festival, w/TAMIKREST
july 10 -- dirtmusic
ebensee, austria, at kino, w/TAMIKREST
july 11 -- dirtmusic
vienna, austria, at B72, w/TAMIKREST
july 13 -- dirtmusic
hamburg, germany, at fabrik, w/TAMIKREST
july 14 -- dirtmusic
nuremberg, germany, at the katharina open air festival, w/TAMIKREST
july 15 -- dirtmusic
frankfurt, germany, at brotfabrik, w/TAMIKREST
july 16 -- dirtmusic
munich, germany, at muffathalle, w/TAMIKREST
july 17 -- dirtmusic
faenza, italy, at strada blu festival, w/TAMIKREST
july 18 -- dirtmusic
azzano san paulo, italy, at andar per musica festival, w/TAMIKREST
july 19 -- dirtmusic
karlsruhe, germany, at zeltival, w/TAMIKREST
aug 8 -- chris brokaw solo
brooklyn, ny, at the knitting factory, w/WREKMEISTER HARMONIES, UNFACT (DAVID WM SIMS) and PEG SIMONE
aug 12 -- dirtmusic
budapest, hungary, at the sziget festival, w/TAMIKREST
aug 24 -- martha's vineyard ferries
oak bluffs, ma, at the dive, w/TRE ORSI. MARTHA'S VINEYARD FERRIES is chris, elisha weiner (kahoots), and bob weston (shellac); new ep "in the pond" out this week on sickroom records
aug 25 -- martha's vineyard ferries
cambridge, ma, at tt the bears, w/TRE ORSI
aug 26 -- martha's vineyard ferries
brooklyn, ny, at death by audio, w/TRE ORSI
sept 3 -- chris brokaw + trey gunn + shimon the marimba-playing robot
seattle, wa, at the seattle center, as part of the bumbershoot music and arts festival; this will be a jam between chris + TREY GUNN (ex-KING CRIMSON) + SHIMON The Marimba-Playing Robot; see article and video
sept 14 -- chris brokaw solo
portland, oregon, at the woods, w/REBECCA GATES
sept 26 -- come
cambridge, ma, at tt the bears, w/WUSSY. COME will perform with original line up of chris, thalia zedek, arthur johnson, and sean o'brien
oct 1-2-3 -- come
las vegas, nv, as part of matador's 21st anniversary weekend, with original line up of chris, thalia zedek, arthur johnson, and sean o'brien
CHRIS BROKAW AND GEOFF FARINA FALL EUROPE TOUR:
"THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME" by chris and geoff was released in march in the uk and europe on damnably records and on may 18 in the US on chris's CAPITAN label. it is for sale here, $14 postage paid (US/CAN), $16 (World), via paypal.
oct 7 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
vitoria, spain, at gora taberna
oct 8 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
elche, spain, at l'escorxador
oct 9 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tarragona, spain, at la vaqueria
oct 10 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
sant feliu, spain, at PIJ
oct 11 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
madrid, spain, at nasti w/special guest CHRISTINA ROSENVINGE
oct 13 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
barcelona, spain, at sidecar
oct 14 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
lyon, france, at grrrnd zero (canceled due to rail strike)
oct 15 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
lausanne, switzerland, at bleu lizard
oct 16 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
varese, italy, at twiggy
oct 17 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
firenze, italy, at sala vanni
oct 18 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
bologna, italy, at unhip records office
oct 19 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
rome, italy, at init
oct 20 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
conegliano veneto, italy, at radio golden
oct 21 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
zagreb, croatia, at sc teatar + td
oct 23 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
prague, czech republic, at 007
oct 24 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
wolow, poland, at wok
oct 25 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
dresden, germany, at groovestation
oct 26 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
berlin, germany, at madame claude's
oct 27 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leipzig, germany, at paris syndrome
oct 28 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
hamburg, germany, at zentrale
oct 29 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
copenhagen, denmark, at lades
oct 30 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
malmo, sweden, at debaser
nov 1 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
geel, belgium, at the firma
nov 2 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
karlsruhe, germany, at jubez
nov 3 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
trier, germany, at ex haus
nov 4 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
colmar, france, at le colisee
nov 6 -- chris brokaw solo
brooklyn, ny, at rock shop, w/BOB MOULD
nov 8 -- chris brokaw solo
providence, ri, at the met, w/BOB MOULD
nov 9 -- chris brokaw solo
northampton, ma, at the iron horse, w/BOB MOULD
CHRIS BROKAW AND GEOFF FARINA UK TOUR:
nov 27 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
london, england, at luminaire
nov 28 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leicester, england, at the musician
nov 29 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
london, england, at brixton windmill
nov 30 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
kingston, england, at fighting cocks del noble
dec 1 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
coventry, england, at tin alley
dec 2 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
nottingham, england, at spanky van dykes
dec 3 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
leeds, england, at santiago's
dec 4 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
berwick on tweed, england, at the maltings; afternoon gig and workshop, noon to 4pm
dec 4 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
glasgow, scotland, at 13th note
dec 5 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
edinburgh, scotland, at electric circus
dec 6 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
york, england, venue TBA
dec 7 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
liverpool, england, at don't drop the dumbells
dec 8 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
bishops castle (shropshire), england, at town hall
dec 9 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
stoke, england, at harry's bar
dec 10 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
TBA
dec 11 -- chris brokaw and geoff farina
tonbridge wells, england, at the forum
dec 13 -- chris brokaw solo
new york, ny, at bowery ballroom, w/LIZ PHAIR
dec 16 -- chris brokaw solo
philadelphia, pa, at theater of the living arts, w/LIZ PHAIR
dec 31, 2010 -- chris brokaw and holly anderson
boston, ma, part of the first night celebrations - holly and chris will present the world premiere of "The Night She Slept With A Bear", their new collaborative work for poetry and music
you can also visit chris at myspace.com
[last updated february 22, 2011]
chris and geoff farina performing in emmanuel church, boston, during first night celebrations, dec 31 2009.
photo by brad searles.
CHRIS began playing solo in late 1999. initially, the shows were for solo electric guitar and tambourine, but he eventually added vocals, and finally switched to acoustic guitar in 2002. chris also performed in 2005 and 2006 with the CHRIS BROKAW ROCK BAND featuring jeff goddard (ex-karate) on bass and kevin coultas (ex-rodan) on drums. chris' solo records include "red cities" (2002), "wandering as water" (2003), "my confidante + 3" (2004), "i was born, but. . ." original film score (2004), "incredible love" (2005), the "forestry" EP (2007), "canaris" (2008), "gracias, ghost of the future" (2009), and "vdsq solo acoustic volume three".
chris and GEOFF FARINA (ex-karate) have been performing together since late 2006 and have recorded an album comprised almost entirely of pre-WWII blues songs. entitled "THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME", it was released on damnably records in the uk + europe march 18 2010 and comes out in the US on chris's label CAPITAN RECORDS on april 27 2010.
chris has collaborated with HUGO RACE (ex-bad seeds) and CHRIS ECKMAN (ex-walkabouts) as DIRTMUSIC since in 2007, when they recorded their first album in prague, later released in late 2007 on GLITTERHOUSE RECORDS. their "IN THE DESERT" is a live recording of dirtmusic performing and rehersing in essakane and bamako, mali, at january 2008's FESTIVAL AU DESERT. the band returned to 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 april, 2010.
chris has toured with evan in the us and europe in recent years, opening shows with solo sets and accompanying evan during his performances. chris plays on evan's 2009 LEMONHEADS cd, "VARSHONS," released on The End Records. fellow lemonheads on this disc include JOHN PERRY, KATE MOSS, and LIV TYLER.
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 over 10 years. recordings include the full-length cd "improvisational music" (2001) on hinah records in france, featuring a trio of curry, brokaw and cellist jonah sacks, and "painted plane" (2004). brokaw, curry and sacks performed with the american repertory theatre in march 2003, in the production of "highway ulysses."
dirtmusic: chris b, chris e, hugo
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italian rolling stone 5 star review
chris and geoff performing in vasto, italy, june 25 2010 at a private party, see very sweet youtube video
martha's vineyard ferries: elisha, chris, bob (see band website)