Chris Brokaw and Jimena Bermejo performing on Anns Street, Belfast, May 2018, as part of BBEYOND PerformanceArt. (Info here.) Photo by Jordan Hutchings.
Jan 7, 2018 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at ZUZU; electric guitar brunch, 12-2pm, free
CHRIS BROKAW (SOLO) WINTER 2018 EUROPEAN TOUR:
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2018
Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal
New cd "The Hand That Wrote This Letter" out November 2017 on Capitan.
Jan 11, 2018 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cornuda (Treviso), Italy, at Tipoteca Italiana
Jan 12 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Milano, Italy, at Volume Vinyl and Music Shop
Jan 13 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Bologna, Italy, at Efesto
Jan 14 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Firenze, Italy, house show
Jan 15 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Ravenna, Italy, at Fargo
Jan 17 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brussels, Belgium, venue TBA
Jan 18 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Lille, France, at Le Caf&Diskaire
Jan 19 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Metz, France, at Cafe Du Lancieue
Jan 20 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Paris, France, at Les Instants Chavires
Jan 21 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Rennes, France, at Alaska Brocante et snack; details here
Jan 23 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brest, France, (afternoon), at Bad Seeds Record Store
Jan 23 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brest, France, (evening) at Le Mouton A Cinq Pattes
Jan 24 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Rouen, France, at Le 3 Pieces
Jan 25 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Nantes, France, at Cafe de la Rabine
Jan 26 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Lyon, France, at Le Bal des Fringants
Jan 27 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Pau, France, at La Ferronniere
Jan 28 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Elgoibar, Spain, at Casa de Kultura
Jan 31 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Oviedo, Spain, at La Lata de Zinc
Feb 2 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Lugo, Spain, at Clavicembalo
Feb 3 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Vigo, Spain, at Radar
Feb 4 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Braganca, Portugal, at Casa de Seda
Feb 5 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Vila Real, Portugal, at Club de Vila Real
Feb 6 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Porto, Portugal, at Maus Habitos
Feb 7 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Zamora, Spain, at Avalon
Feb 8 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Don Benito, Spain, at Rincon Pio Sound
Feb 9 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Madrid, Spain, at La Faena II
Feb 12, 2018 -- Lori Goldston / Chris Brokaw Duo
Cambridge, MA, at Lilypad, 7pm
THE LEMONHEADS AUSTRALIA TOUR:
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 2018
Chris will be playing guitar with The Lemonheads on their 2018 Australian tour. These will be the band's first shows in two and a half years. Evan Dando and Chris will be singing and playing guitars, Farley Glavin playing bass, Mikey Jones playing drums. The dates include club shows and mini-festivals with other bands.
Feb 24 -- The Lemonheads
Hunter Valley, Australia, Bimbadgen Estate
Feb 25 -- The Lemonheads
Mt Cotton, Australia, at Sirromet Wines
Feb 28 -- The Lemonheads
Canberra, Australia, at Canberra Theater
March 1 -- The Lemonheads
Sydney, Australia, at Taronga Zoo
March 2 -- The Lemonheads
Wollongong, Australia, at Uni Bar
March 3 -- The Lemonheads
Perth, Australia, at Supreme Court Gardens
March 6 -- The Lemonheads
Melbourne, Australia, at The Curtain
March 7 -- The Lemonheads
Melbourne, Australia, at Corner Hotel
March 8 -- The Lemonheads
Adelaide, Australia, at The Gov
March 10 -- The Lemonheads
Relbia, Australia, at Josef Chromy Wines
March 11 -- The Lemonheads
Geelong, Australia, at Mt Duneed Estate
March 19 -- CBJB: Chris Brokaw and Jimena Bermejo
Somerville, MA, at PA's Lounge, THESOUNDOFYOURSCENE: moebius mayhem w/Zayde Buti,
Tracy Chevrolet. and Milo Jones. Chris and Jimena perform guitars and dance; details here
March 22 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Hall, Park Slope, w/Monotrope and Thurn + Taxis
Mar 29 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at The Plough And Stars, 5pm to 6:30pm
Apr 10 -- Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Cambridge, MA, at Atwood's Tavern, w/Shepherdess; details here
May 4 -- Chris Brokaw Solo Electric
Brooklyn, NY, at Wonders of Nature, w/Robbie Lee
May 16 -- Chris Brokaw + Matthew Nolan present the films of Peter Hutton
Dublin, Ireland, at the Irish Film Institute. Experimental filmmaker Peter Hutton (1944-2016) is renowned for his silent cinematic portraits primarily of landscapes and cities. Chris and Dublin guitarist/composer Matthew Nolan will present some films in their original/silent state with others featuring new live scores for electric guitars and electronics. Event details here.
May 18 -- Chris Brokaw + Jimena Bermejo, street performance
Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Anns Street. Chris and Jimena did a music/dance performance as part of Jimena's partnership with BBEYOND PerformanceArt (
May 24 -- Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Providence, RI, at Machines with Magnets, details here
May 28 -- Possum
Charlestown, MA, at The Tavern At The End Of The World, Chris sitting in with this country rock music band
June 2 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at the Middle East Bakery, 1-3pm
June 5 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at Blue Bag Records. Chris writes: "6 months ago I released a cd called "The Hand That Wrote This Letter", a collection of David Bowie and Prince songs for classical guitar. I'll be playing a set of these tunes June 5 at Blue Bag Records in Cambridge, along with Jagtime Millionaire and Joseph Allred. 8pm. I'll be playing early. Come on down!" Details here.
June 16 -- Chris Brokaw Solo and the films of Peter Hutton
Stavanger, Norway, at Imir Scene Kunst. Hear See Visual Concert Series #2, in collaboration with NyMusikk. CB up first with solo songs set, Iver Findlay bringing visuals, 2nd up Golden Oriole duo set (Kristoffer Riis and Thore Warland) also with Iver, 3rd up CB again live score to Peter Hutton epic 'Skagafjordur' + In Titan's Goblet + NY Portrait Chapter 1 in silent state. Hear See is a visual concert series at RIMI/IMIR that presents a cross pollination between live music and visual mediums, where one can see the sound and hear the sights; details here and here.
July 2 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Somerville, MA, at ONCE, w/MARGARET GARRETT (Mr. Airplane Man); new music, solo electric sets, and maybe 1 or 2 songs together
July 13 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Burlington, VT, at Flynn Gallery, w/Anachronist, details here
July 14 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Montpelier, VT, house show
MARTHA'S VINEYARD FERRIES
July 20-29, 2018
The MVF are Elisha Weisner (Kahoots) on guitar + vocals, Bob Weston (Shellac + Mission of Burma) on bass + vocals, Chris on drums + vocals. Listen and buy here.
July 20 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Oak Bluffs, MA, at the OB Library, w/ Willie Mason
July 21 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Northampton, MA, at The Basement, w/Mistresses / New Parents, details here
July 22 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Cambridge, MA, at Lilypad, w/Mistresses
July 23 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Hall, w/Mistresses / Lovers
July 24 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Philadelphia, PA, at The Sound Hole, w/Jennifer O'Connor / Mistresses
July 25 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Pittsburgh, PA, The Rock Room, w/The Gotobeds / Empty Beings, details here
July 26 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Louisville, KY, at Kaiju, w/Deep State / Jane
July 27 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Chicago, IL , at Riviera Theater, w/My Bloody Valentine
July 28 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Chicago, IL , at Riviera Theater, w/My Bloody Valentine
July 29 -- Martha's Vineyard Ferries
Chicago, IL, at Hideout, w/Nonagon / Out
August 4 -- Jimena Bermejo + Chris Brokaw
Gloucester, MA, at Magma, new works for dance + guitar, details here
August 6 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Monhegan Island, Maine, at Barnacle Cafe
August 17 -- Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Somerville, MA, at Thunder Road, w/Count Zero + Trinary System
Aug 26 -- Chris Brokaw/Chris Guttmacher duo
Cambridge, MA, at Blue Bag Records, w/Dredd Foole and Dollar Bin; Chris writes: "Chris Guttmacher has always been one of the best drummers in this town (or any town). Lately we've been holing up in the basement after hours and brewing something. We'll bring it out at BLUE BAG RECORDS Sunday August 26, with DREDD FOOLE and DOLLAR BIN. Last show at Blue Bag (not closing, just stopping shows), come rage." details here
Sept 1 -- Chris Brokaw and Matthew Nolan presenting the works of Peter Hutton
Washington, DC, at The National Gallery of Art, 2:30pm: Chris and Matthew will present new musical scores for a selection of works by American filmmaker Peter Hutton (1944 – 2016), alternating between films in their original silent state and ones with live scores for guitars and electronics. Free and open to all! Details here.
Sept 7 -- Charnel Ground
Raleigh, NC, 11:30pm at Kings, as part of the Hopscotch Festival; Charnal Ground for this show are Chris on guitars, Kid Millions on drums, and Doug McCombs on bass. Listen here
Sept 8 -- Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Jamaica Plain, MA, at Midway Cafe
Sept 14 -- Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Framingham, MA, at Exhibit A
Sept 15 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at the Middle East Bakery, 1pm, free admission
Sept 16 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Somerville, MA, at ONCE, going away party for Bob Colby, free admission
Oct 7 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Greenfield, MA, at The Root Cellar, w/New Parents
CHRIS BROKAW AND THALIA ZEDEK
U.S. LIVING ROOM TOUR:
OCT-NOV, 2018
Chris and Thalia played together in the Matador band Come in the 1990s. In the years since they have remained friends and occasional collaborators. On this tour, Chris and Thalia will be playing both solo sets and together. Most of the shows will be in private homes (or loft spaces, community spaces, art galleries, etc.), with ticketing by Undertow Music.
Oct 12 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Brooklyn, NY, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 13 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Baltimore, MD, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 14 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Norfolk, VA, at Charlie’s American Cafe
Oct 15 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Durham, NC, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 16 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Asheville, NC, living room show at Revolve, venue & ticket info
Oct 17 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Greenville, SC, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 18 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Athens, GA, at Flicker Bar
Oct 19 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Atlanta, GA, living room show at Kavarna, venue & ticket info
Oct 20 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Gainesville, FL, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 22 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
New Orleans, LA, living room show at Ace Hotel (Back Room), venue & ticket info
Oct 23 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Houston, TX, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 24 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Austin, TX, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 26 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Denton, TX, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 27 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Fort Worth, TX, living room show, venue & ticket info
Oct 30 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Nashville, TN, at Fond Objects
Nov 1 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Louisville, KY, living room show at Surface Noise Records (date moved from Oct 31), venue & ticket info
Nov 2 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Cleveland, OH, living room show, venue & ticket info
Nov 3 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Pittsburgh, PA, living room show, venue & ticket info
Nov 4 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Clearfield, PA, living room show, venue & ticket info
Nov 5 -- CB/TZ Living Room Tour
Kingston, NY, living room show, venue & ticket info
CHRIS BROKAW SOLO
EUROPE TOUR:
NOV, 2018
Nov 14 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Berlin, Germany, at Ballhaus Ost, w/Locust Fudge + Mondo Fumatore, details here
Nov 16 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Dublin, Ireland, at The Fumbally Stables
Nov 18 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brest, France, at the Invisible Festival
Nov 19 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Paris, France, at Le Pointe Ephemere
Nov 21 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Zichem, Belgium, at Den Hemel
Nov 22 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Groeningen, NL, at Club Vera
Nov 23 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Rotterdam, NL, at Old Church of Charlois, w/Howie Reeve + Jasper Stadhouters, presented by Wijnbar Koffie & Ambacht; details here and poster here
Nov 29 -- Come (original line up: Chris, Thalia, Arthur, Sean)
Athens, GA, at the 40 Watt Club, for Henry Owings 50th birthday extravaganza, w/Arcwelder, Elf Power, Velvet Monkey, and more, details here).
Dec 1 -- Come (original line up: Chris, Thalia, Arthur, Sean)
Atlanta, GA, for Henry Owings 50th birthday extravaganza, w/86, Dead Now & Purkinje Shift, and more, details here).
Dec 28 -- Come (original line up: Chris, Thalia, Arthur, Sean)
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Pool, with very special guests tba. (Photos here)
Dec 29 -- Come (original line up: Chris, Thalia, Arthur, Sean)
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Pool, with very special guests tba.
[last updated February 19, 2019]
Chris' January-February 2018 European tour included dates in France.
(See this poster full size.)
Chris began playing solo in late 1999. His shows feature solo electric guitar and tambourine, vocals, and acoustic guitar. His solo records include "Red Cities" (2002), "Wandering as Water" (2003), "My Confidante + 3" (2004), the original film score "I was Born, But. . ." (2004), "Incredible Love" (2005), "Canaris" (2008), "VDSQ Solo Acoustic Volume Three" (2009), "Gambler's Ecstasy" (2012), "'Now, Forager' Soundtrack" (2014), "The Periscope Twins" (2015), and "The Hand That Wrote This Letter" (2017). Since 2005, he has performed occasionally with the CHRIS BROKAW ROCK BAND, first with Jeff Goddard (ex-Karate) on bass and Kevin Coultas (ex-Rodan) on drums, and later with a variety of musicians including Elisha Wiesner (Kahoots) on bass and Sal Esposito (Kahoots) on drums.
martha's vineyard ferries
MVF is a punk rock trio of Elisha Weisner (Kahoots) on guitar + vocals, Bob Weston (Shellac + Mission of Burma) on bass + vocals, and Chris on drums + vocals. Their 2010 record, "IN THE POND" is a 4 song, 1-sided 12" ep, with etching on side 2 by their pal Rosie. Their 2013 "MASS GRAVE" lp and cd is on Kiam and African Tape Records. Listen and buy at Kiam and at MVF on Bandcamp.
charnel ground
Charnel Ground's debut release was recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and released April 6, 2018 on 12XU. It features Kid Millions (Oneida/Boredoms) on drums, James McNew (Yo La Tengo) on bass + organ, and Chris on electric guitar and is for sale here. The band's live debut was Dec 11, 2017, in NYC and featured Kid Millions on drums, Chris on guitar, and Brad Truax (Interpol) on bass. In 2018, the band has one show scheduled: Sept 7 in Raleigh, NC, at the Hopscotch Festival. For this show the band will be Chris on guitars, Kid Millions on drums, and Doug McCombs (Tortoise/Brokeback) on bass. SPIN writes: ". . . Brokaw plays with real tenderness as McNew and Millions patiently keep time behind him—a reminder that improvised noise rock, when played well, is fully capable of touching your heart as well as melting your face."
Chris and GEOFF FARINA (ex-Karate) have been performing together since late 2006. Their "THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO ME" is an album comprised almost entirely of pre-WWII blues songs. It was released on Damnably Records in the UK + Europe March 18 2010 and in the US on Chris's Label CAPITAN RECORDS on april 27 2010. It's for sale here. Their cd "THE BOARDER'S DOOR" was released in the autumn of 2010. Their most recent LP, "ALL OUT & DOWN" was released in April 2016 (special tour edition) on Landland.
EHC 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. 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). The band's Hudson River Trilogy, recorded in 2001, was released in 2017 on Bandcamp. Brokaw, Curry and Sacks performed with the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, in the 2003 production of "Highway Ulysses," which won the Elliot Norton Prize for Outstanding Production by a Large Resident Company.
Chris toured Europe in January and February 2018 in support of his CD covering Bowie and Prince songs, which was released November 28 2017 on Capitan Records
The Lemonheads toured Austalia Feb-March 2018 for their first shows in two and a half years. The band featured Evan Dando and Chris singing and playing guitars, Farley Glavin playing bass, and Mikey Jones playing drums. The dates include these club shows plus mini-festivals with other bands.
The debut record of Charnel Ground -- Kid Millions on drums, Chris Brokaw on guitars, and James McNew on bass -- was released April 6, 2018 on 12XU
Chris performing in Stavanger, Norway, June 2018 with Findlay Sandsmark, deep in a dream of Daytona Beach, Florida
The Martha's Vineyard Ferries -- Bob Weston, Elisha Wiesner, and Chris Brokaw -- did a 10-show U.S. tour in July 2018
Chris and Jimena Bermejo performed as a music/dance duo in 2017 and 2018, including U.S. shows in March and August 2018 and a May 2018 performance in Belfast. This poster is from the Mobius Summer Series, August 12, 2017 (see this poster full size)
Chris's music for Peter Hutton, composed to be performed with Hutton's short films, was released in a limited edition on Tape Drift Records in 2018. He presented the work in 2017 and 2018, including a show in June in Norway.
The original line-up of Come reunited for four shows in December, 2018. Photo: Las Vegas, 2010