Jan 28 -- Lupo Citta
Jamaica Plain, MA, at Midway Cafe; Lupa Citta is Jennifer Gori, Sarah Black, and Chris Brokaw
Chris Brokaw / Jennifer O'Connor Tour
East Coast U.S. / February 2023
Jennifer O'Connor is one of Chris' favorite singer-songwriter people and they have not toured together since their West Coast jaunt in 2013. They'll each do solo sets and some songs together.
Cambridge, MA, at Atwoods Tavern, w/Jennifer O'Connor; tickets here
Feb 2 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
New Haven, CT, at Cafe Nine, w/Jennifer O'Connor
Feb 3 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Brooklyn, NY, at Property Is Theft, w/Jennifer O'Connor
Feb 4 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Nyack, NY, at Prohibition River, w/Jennifer O'Connor
Feb 5 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
[THIS SHOW POSTPONED BECAUSE OF COVID] Kingston, NY, at Tubby's, w/Jennifer O'Connor
Feb 11 -- Codeine
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Pool, w/Weak Signal; A New Yorker preview notes, “The sound, which typified the slowcore indie-rock subgenre, is so chilling, precise, and beguilingly extreme — shy, then crashing — that it recalibrates the vast spaces around each inquisitive note. . . Codeine’s appearances this week mark a rare opportunity to be blanketed by its austere noise.” [SOLD OUT] (See photos from Brooklyn Vegan.)
Feb 12 -- Codeine
Brooklyn, NY, at Union Pool, w/Weak Signal [SOLD OUT] (See photos from Brooklyn Vegan.)
Feb 17 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Los Angeles, CA, at 2220 Arts + Archives, w/Itasca, details and tickets here
Feb 18-19 -- Codeine
Los Angeles, CA, at the Palace Theater, as part of the two-day Numero Twenty festival, by the Chicago record label Numero Group. Among the other bands on the bill: Ida, Rex, Karate, and Unwound. Details and tickets are available directly from Numero Group.
Feb 25 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Jamaica Plain, MA, at Midway Cafe, as part of the Gramercy Arms Record Release Show, w/Hilken & Winston, Cotton Candy; details here
March 24 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Catskills, NY, at Avalon Lounge, w/Alex Turnquist
March 25 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Portland, ME, at Sun Tiki Studios, w/An Anderson
March 26 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Allston, MA, house concert, w/Andy Cohen (Silkworm)
March 30 -- The Lemonheads
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the Light House Arts Centre, w/ Novaks and Sara Johnston. Evan injured his hand and Chris is filling in on guitar for two shows. The band will be performing “It's a Shame About Ray” in its entirety.
March 31 -- The Lemonheads
Toronto, Canada, at the Phoenix Concert Hall, w/Rusty and the Nils. Evan injured his hand and Chris is filling in on guitar for two shows. The band will be performing “It's a Shame About Ray” in its entirety.
Codeine US East Coast
April, 2023
[POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER -- SEE BELOW] Codeine is playing a handful of northeast shows in support of their lost album Dessau, recorded in 1992 and relased last September by Numero Group. This mini tour includes Codeine’s first Boston show in more than a decade and first Philadelphia and D.C. shows in three decades, and follows two sold-out shows in NYC and Numero Group’s 20th birthday party in LA in February 2023.
April 13 -- Codeine [POSTPONED TO NOV]
Philadelphia, PA, at Underground Arts, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
April 14 -- Codeine [POSTPONED TO NOV]
Washington, DC, at Black Cat, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
April 15 -- Codeine [POSTPONED TO NOV]
NY, NY, at Irving Plaza, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
April 16 -- Codeine [POSTPONED TO NOV]
Cambridge, MA, at The Sinclair, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
April 30 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Facebook Live show, 8pm EST, watch live here, classical guitar, performing the album "The Hand That Wrote This Letter" in its entirety plus some new songs; details here
May 6 -- Lupa Citta
Jamaica Plain, MA, at the Midway, w/Cathedral Ceilings + Hilken Mancini Band; Lupo Citta is Jennifer Gori, Sarah Black, and Chris Brokaw
May 12 -- Come
Portland, ME, at Sun Tiki Studios
May 13 -- Come
Boston, MA, at Roadrunner, w/The Hold Steady + Dinosaur Jr.; details here
May 15 -- Come
Philadelphia, PA, at Johnny Brenda's
May 16 -- Come
Washington, DC, at Black Cat
Come EU/UK Tour 2023
May - June 2023
Fire Records of London continues its reissue of the entire COME discography with "Gently Down The Stream," which will be reissued as a double LP on April 15, 2023. The band's original lineup of Chris (guitar and vocals), Thalia Zedek (guitar and vocals), Sean O'Brien (bass), and Arthur Johnson (drums) played Europe in the fall of 2022 and is pleased to return for more shows.
May 21 -- Come
Den Hague, Netherlands, at Paard
May 22 -- Come
Lille, France, at La Bulle Cafe
May 23 -- Come
Colchester, England, at Arts Centre
May 24 -- Come
Newcastle, England, at The Cluny
May 25 -- Come
Glasgow, Scotland, at Broadcast
May 26 -- Come
Todmorden, England, at Golden Lion
May 28 -- Come
London, England, at Cafe Oto
May 29 -- Come
Paris, France, at venue TBA
May 30 -- Come
Toulouse, France, at Les Pavillons Sauvages
June 1 -- Come
Barcelona, Spain, at Parc Del Forum, as part of the Primavera Sound Barcelona Madrid festival; festival lineup here
June 4 -- Come
Zaragoza, Spain, at entro S. Allende
June 6 -- Come
Castellon, Spain, at Teatre del Raval
June 7 -- Come
Donosti, Spain, at Dadababa
June 8 -- Come
Madrid, Spain, at La Faena II [this club show was added at the last minute after the Madrid portion of the Primavera Sound Barcelona Madrid festival was cancelled because of adverse weather]
June 10 -- Come
Torino, Italy, at Spazio 211
June 11 -- Come
Italy, city and venue TBA
June 12 -- Come
Zurich, Switzerland, at El Lokal
June 13 -- Come
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, at Rotondes
June 15 -- Come
Stavangar, Norway, at Rimi/Imir
June 21 -- Lupa Citta
Allston, MA, at the Silhouette Lounge, w/VALLEY OF WEIGHTS featuring Pete Weiss + other luminaries, followed by FREELOADER featuring Nat Freedberg, Charles Hansen + more
June 23 -- Lupa Citta
Boston, MA, at the Boston Public Library, 12:30pm, as part of the Concerts in the Courtyard series
June 25 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Milton, MA, in a presentation by MOBIUS at the Eustis Estate. Chris is doing 2 sets of acoustic guitar // electric guitar + drum machine, with other performances by movement artist Alissa Cardone, interdisciplinary artist Tom Mackie, and performance artist Jeff Huckleberry; details here
July 14 -- Lupa Citta
Westfield, MA, at Hutghi's, w/Slant of Light, Bruise Bath, Thee Holy Oaken String Band
July 15 -- Lupa Citta
Brooklyn, NY, at Mama Tried, w/Rider/Horse + Wharton Tiers Ensemble
Aug 2 -- Lupa Citta
Medford, MA, at Deep Cuts, w/youbet & florry
Aug 17 -- Lupa Citta
Allston, MA, at Notch Brewery, w/Andy California
Codeine EU/UK 2023
August-September, 2023
Codeine's tour of Europe and the UK are the band’s first non-US shows since 2012 (when they played a similar number of dates supporting Numero’s compendium, "When I See the Sun") and follow sold-out shows in New York City and LA earlier this year. See Chris's interview with ExitMusik. Ticket link for all shows: https://linktr.ee/codeine.eurotour
Aug 30 -- Codeine
Dublin, Ireland, at Whelans, w/Matthew Nolan & Adrian Crowley; tickets here
Aug 31 -- Codeine
Hamburg, Germany, at Knust, w/Kratzen; tickets here
Sept 1 -- Codeine
Berlin, Germany, at Pop-Kultur Festival; tickets here
Sept 2 -- Codeine
Prague, Czech Republic, at Underdogs, w/Hameln; tickets here
Sept 3 -- Codeine
Vienna, Austria, at Chelsea; tickets here
Sept 4 -- Codeine
Zagreb, Croatia, at Klub Močvara, with very special guests Dal:um. Info here and tickets here.
Sept 5 -- Codeine
Bologna, Italy, at Locomotiv; tickets here
Sept 6 -- Codeine
Lyon, France, at Transbordeur, w/T-shirt; tickets here
Sept 7 -- Codeine
Paris, France, at Maroquinerie, w/deathcrash; tickets here
Sept 8 -- Codeine
Brussels, Belgium, at Botanique, w/deathcrash; tickets here
Sept 10 -- Codeine
London, England, at The Garage, w/Rattle; tickets here
Sept 15 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at Vivid Oblivion (a small new space in Inman Square), w/Max Lord. Chris will be playing new electric guitar work, with some vocals. All ages, early show, 7-9pm. ; Advance tickets here.
Sept 30 -- Codeine
Kingston, NY, at Tubby's, to celebrate the venue's 5th anniversary, w/ 75 Dollar Bill and many more
Oct 7 -- Lupo Citta
[show cancelled due to inclement weather] North Adams, MA, at Belltower Records, for a 5th anniversary party. Outdoors, 1pm, all ages, lots of bands
Oct 14 -- Lupo Citta
W. Tisbury (Martha's Vineyard), MA, at Peacegate, w/Taxidermists, Killer Motorcycle
Oct 17 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Somerville, MA, at The Burren, as part of an evening presented by EARFULL, merging readings + performances by writers and musicians. Performers include poet Soren Stockman, author Jayne Anne Phillips, and Effects of The Sun (Dana Colley, Jerome Deupree, Adam Steinberg), along with Chris. All ages show, 7pm, tickets on sale here
Oct 20 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Cambridge, MA, at The Middle East, w/Lewsberg & Minibeast
Oct 21 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Montpelier, VT, house show
Oct 26 -- Codeine
Austin, Texas, at the Levitation festival, w/Unwound, Karate, Chisel, and more; details here
Nov 4 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Jamaica Plain, MA, at Streetcar, w/Kathy Snax and Paper Jays
Codeine US East Coast 2023
November, 2023
Codeine shows previously scheduled for April 2023 have been rescheduled to November. New show dates are below. Note: The New York show has moved to Bowery Ballroom. Please hold onto your previously purchased tickets as they will be honored for the new shows (and the changed venue in New York). This mini tour includes Codeine’s first Boston show in more than a decade and first Philadelphia and D.C. shows in three decades.
Nov 8 -- Codeine
Cambridge, MA, at The Sinclair, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
Nov 9 -- Codeine
NY, NY, at Bowery Ballroom, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
Nov 10 -- Codeine
Washington, DC, at Black Cat, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
Nov 11 -- Codeine
Philadelphia, PA, at Underground Arts, w/Barbara Manning; tickets here
Nov 16 -- Lupo Citta
New Haven, CT, at Cafe 9
Nov 17 -- Lupo Citta
Northampton, MA, at Red Cross
Nov 18 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Warren, RI, at Upside Bar (new club, connected to In Your Ear Records), w/Paper Jays
Codeine US West Coast 2023
December, 2023
Codeine returns to the West Coast after playing the Numero Twenty festival in Los Angeles in February, and after a thrilling tour of Europe and the U.K. in August and September. This mini tour brings the band to the Washington, Oregon, and California.
Dec 4 -- Codeine
Seattle, WA, at Barboza; tickets here
Dec 5 -- Codeine
Portland, OR, at Mississippi Studios; tickets here
Dec 7 -- Codeine
San Francisco, CA, at Rickshaw Stop; tickets here
Dec 8 -- Codeine
Los Angeles, CA, at Echo; tickets here
Dec 9 -- Codeine
San Diego, CA, at Soda Bar; tickets here
Dec 17 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Somerville, MA, at The Burren, as part of the Very Fuzzy Fundraising X-mas, a benefit for HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN (www.horizonschildren.org). Christmas songs by Boston rock luminaries including Jim Buni, The Handymen, Fuzzy, Chris Colbourn, Merrie Amsterburg, David Fredette & Fredette, Aaron Perrino, Drew O'Doherty and Family, Other Girls, The Shang Hi Lo's, Jon Berhardt, Brian Goobie, Township, and Pat McDonald. All ages, 5pm, good friends, good times.
Dec 31 -- Chris Brokaw Solo
Warren, RI, in the cozy confines of the Upside Bar, solo acoustic 2-4pm
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), "The Hand That Wrote This Letter" (2017), "The End Of The Night" (2019), and "Puritan" (2021). Since 2005, he has performed with the CHRIS BROKAW ROCK BAND with a variety of musicians.
To quote The New Yorker: "During its original incarnation, in the early-nineties underground, the doom-laden New York band Codeine issued two LPs, “Frigid Stars” and “The White Birch.” Listen to Stephen Immerwahr’s dour poetry, John Engle’s tolling guitars, and Chris Brokaw’s glacial drumming, and picture falling snow." In 2022, a previously unheard session recorded between the two LPs, called "Dessau," was released by Numero Group. Codeine has returned to performing in 2023 to celebrate "Dessau." Follow Codeine on Instagram.
Chris recorded and performed with Come from 1991 through 1999, releasing a body of work on Sub Pop and Matador Records and performing around the world. Fire Records of London, England, is reissuing Come's entire catalog in a project running from 2021 to 2023. The band's original lineup of Chris (guitar and vocals), Thalia Zedek (guitar and vocals), Sean O'Brien (bass), and Arthur Johnson (drums) has reunited for shows to celebrate the reissues.
Formed in 2022, Lupo Citta is a punk rock trio of Jennifer Gori (drums and vocals), Sarah Black (guitar), and Chris Brokaw (guitar). The band recorded its first LP in January 2023 with Pete Weiss at Bluetone Studio, Somerville. The LP will be released on 12XU Records of Austin, Texas, in January 2024.
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. Their most recent relase is "Suns Out Guns Out" (2021). Listen and buy at Kiam and at MVF on Bandcamp.
Come performing Oct 1, 2022, in Dilksmuide, Belgium. Photo by Barretea/Lapasin.
Lupa Citta is Jennifer Gori, Sarah Black, and Chris Brokaw.
Jennifer O'Connor is one of Chris' favorite singer-songwriter people and they have not toured together since a West Coast jaunt in 2013. For three nights in February, they each performed solo sets and some songs together. Their mini tour was cut short because of COVID.
Codeine performing at Union Pool, Brooklyn, February 11, 2023. Photo by Noah Chasin.
Codeine shows previously scheduled for April 2023 were moved to November. Tickets will be honored for the new dates (and the changed venue in New York). This mini tour includes Codeine’s first Boston-Cambridge show in more than a decade and first Philadelphia and D.C. shows in three decades.
Codeine: John Engle, Stephen Immerwahr, Chris Brokaw
Codeine's August-September 2023 European/UK tour
EARFULL shows merge readings + performances by writers and musicians. Performers on Oct 17 2023 include poet Soren Stockman, author Jayne Anne Phillips, the band Effects of The Sun (Dana Colley, Jerome Deupree, Adam Steinberg), and Chris performing solo