Tag Archives: Chris Brokaw

Flashlite #634

LKoala Voice

Today we listen to some well tempered music from all over the world. We showcase new stuff from Michael Beach in Australia, BellTowers from Florida, Hoorsees from Paris, France, Dolph Chaney from Chicago, Koala Voice from Slovenia. We also have the new single from the legendary Reigning Sound and Julianna Hatfield as well. Chris Brokaw, formerly of Come, is also back with a new release.

Lilac Angel – Rock´n Roll Lady;
Michael Beach – De Facto Blues;
The BellTowers – Is This Her Day;
Coctails – 20,000 Arms;
Guided By Voices – Endless Seafood;
Hoorsees – Overdry;
Chris Brokaw – I Can’t Sleep;
Dirt Music – Panther Hunting;
Chris Church – Trying;
Julianna Hatfield – I See You;
Julianna Hatfield – Mouthful Of Blood;
Dolph Chaney – I Wanted You;
Dolph Chaney – The Handling;
Petrified Max – Sipping the Moon;
2nd Grade – Over and Over;
Reigning Sound – Since When;
Reigning Sound – A Little More Time;
Koala Voice – Vukovi;
The Lemon Twigs – The One.

Flashlite #313

Vlasta PopićToday we represent the new album for Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers. We also have Ex Cult from Memphis with their last year’s album which fell through the cracks. Chris Brokaw teamed up with Chicago professor Geoff Farina on a new acoustic guitar album. New names today are Canadian actress and singer with a great voice Colleen Rennison. Old Testament come from LA and bring out some strong roots rock. But, some of the most interesting things this week come from the SE Europe. Umreti Fit come from Szeged, Hungary and sing in Serbo-Croatian. Vlasta Popić from Varazdin, Croatia, bring out some jumpy, energetic rock’n’roll, which reminds me on Boye, especially on their tune Ako nisam dobra.

Byrds – Change Is Now;
Junction – Sorcerer;
Buffalo Killers – Louder Than Your Lips;
War – Cisco Kid;
Boye – Moracu se boriti;
Vlasta Popić – Ako nisam dobra;
Umreti fit – Poslednji Put Apokalipsa;
Ex Cult – Venice Illusion;
Reigning Sound – Stop And Think It Over (Live in CLE);
Memphis Slim – Steppin’ Out (Blues Alphabet);
Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina – St James Infirmary Blues;
Bobby Blue Bland – St James Infirmary;
Badfinger – Money;
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Commotion;
Colleen Rennison – Stage Fright;
The Band – Stage Fright;
Uncle Tupelo – Punch Drunk;
Old Testament – Let Me In;
Peter Case – The End.

Flashlite #190

Paul WesterbergThe Replacements fans should pay special attention today. We have a new track for Paul Westerberg and also a new one for Chris Mars. Chris’ song is a part of an effort to raise fund for Slim Dunlap’s recovery after a severe stroke this February. And we also have Kevin Bowe, a musician from Minneapolis who collaborates with Westerberg on Bowe’s new record. Nels Cline is on guitar. We also have the brand new album for Natural Child. They already had one really good one earlier this year called For The Love Of The Game (we have a review of that one), and now they have another fresh one called Hard In Heaven. Scott Reynolds (ex All) is trying to put a new record together, and we culled one of the demos from the Internet. Chris Brokaw (ex Come and Dirt Music) is also back with a new record called Gambler’s Ecstasy and we have a recording from his Cleveland live show. New name today is Cory Branan from around Memphis and Bad Sports from Denton TX. We also represent some very interesting compilation records.

Eamon McGrath – (Acoustic) Signals;
Natural Child – She’s Got A Mind;
Natural Child – B$G P$MP$N;
Ian Hunter – Comfortable (Flyin’ Scottsman);
Bad Sports – Red Overlay;
Chris Brokaw – Danny Borracho;
Chris Brokaw – Crooked (Live in CLE);
Paul Westerberg – My Road Now;
Kevin Bowe and The Okemah Prophet – Everybody Lies;
Chris Mars – When I Fall Down;
Scott Reynolds – Ladders Made Of Smoke;
River City Tanlines – Pretty Please;
The Stones – Down and Around;
The Textones – You Can Run;
International Submarine Band – Sum Up Broke;
Stream Of Consciousness – Till You’re Through;
Rick Jarrard – High Coin;
The Byrds – Lady Friend;
Cory Branan – Survivor Blues.

Flashlite #89

Exile on Main St.Everybody already knows quite well that The Rolling Stones famous album Exile on Main Street has recently been reissued in a luxurious remastered new edition. It indeed sounds great, and much of today’s show is dedicated to this album. We also take some time to hear some new stuff. Super-trio Dirtmusic which consists of Chris Eckman, Hugo Race and Chris Brokaw has a second album called BKO. We also have a new name for the first time. His name is James Jackson Toth AKA Wooden Wand.

The Rolling Stones – Tumbling Dice;
The Rolling Stones – Happy;
The Rolling Stones – Title 5;
The Rolling Stones – Following the River;
Harlem – Poolside;
The Strange Boys – Laugh at Sex, Not Her;
Kurt Vile – I Wanted Everything;
Wooden Wand – Sideways Smile;
Mark Lanegan – No Easy Action (live);
Mark Lanegan – No Easy Action;
Woven Hand – A Holy Measure;
Dirtmusic – Collisions;
Dirtmusic – Panther Hunting;
Paul Butterfields’s Better Days – It All Comes Back;
Harlan T. Bobo – Sweet Life;
Jesse Winchester – Third Rate Romance.

5. Dirtmusic

DirtmusicWhen Chris Brokaw, Chris Eckman and Hugo Race decided to form a trio, their main objective is to learn from each other, share experiences as artists and musicians. As you can imagine, when you put three great authors together in an unusually creative situation, great things happen. The idea was to turn to conservatively traditional forms musically and expand them with touching and deeply personal experiences. And honestly, results are so strong that yours truly was driven to tears on track 10.

myspace.com/dirtmusicband