A: One of my favorite songs of 2007 thus far is "Plaid Lined Jacket," a Midwestern folk character sketch by Tom Brosseau (from his way, way under-appreciated Grand Forks ). Tom Brosseau Plaid Lined Jacket Grand Forks , 2007 [ buy it! ] From the press material for Grand Forks : [...]
We're not doing a lot in terms of show reviews much anymore since no one really reads such things but we felt we had to say a little something about Tom Brosseau's CD release show was last night at Largo. Not only did he play pretty much every song we love in his repertoire (which is basically every song in his repertoire) but he brought along some of our favorites to celebrate the night in
I first heard of Tom Brosseau on Songs Illinois . With all the blogs out there talking about the same thing, it must be said Songs Illinois consistently talks about artists you won't find anywhere else. So when I read the words, "one of my favorites", my interest was peaked. Brosseau is a folk artist who uses a falsetto vocal range like a new wave band uses a bouncy synth riff. His voice sets tone, mood, energy and spirit. However, unlike so many of those new wave synth riffs, Brosseau's [...]
This past week the sickness epidemic hit us a bit so we've been taking it easy. We were doing okay until that one show at Il Corral with all the sweaty bodies clamoring about. We were sneezed on a few times as well but, alas, we survived and were still able to make it out to a few shows, because we promised. And we don't like breaking promises. Tonight we promise to be at the Echo for our final
Tom Brosseau, photo courtesy of ben syverson Every Monday-Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent musicians that KEXP DJs think listeners should hear, along with songs from more well-known artists. Today's featured selection is from Grand Forks by Tom Brosseau ... Tom Brosseau - Here Comes the Water Now ( MP3 ) Listen to an exclusive in-studio performance [...]
Needless to say I've heard a ton of great music over the past few years. I've written about a portion of it on Songs:Illinois and Swedesplease. Still with all that great music there are still only a handfull of artists that I would dare say are my favorites. Tom Brosseau ( MS ) is one and if you're a longtime reader you can guess the rest. Tom is set to release his new record in January on Loveless Records . It's creatively titled Grand Forks (his home town) and is said to be [...]
C'est par MySpace que j'ai appris que Tom Brosseau sortait un nouvel album. J'avoue que je l'avais un peu oublié depuis le post que je lui avais consacré au mois de mars dernier. Mais comment ai-je pu? Dès les premières notes de Plaid Lined Jacket, on retrouve cette voix qui vous prend direct à la gorge, que dis-je, au coeur! Grand Forks est un album concept. Il évoque la tragédie de cette ville
Tom Brosseau sings songs that not only evoke a simpler and more quaint time, they sort of transport you there for the moment. Much like the music of Matt Bauer and Jolie Holland, Brosseau's music is wrapped in the nuances of vocal jazz and early pre-war folk but filtered through a modern singer-songwriter point of view. His croons feel as if they could ease your pain, distract you from hours of toil or maybe just provide a little light entertainment in a time before too many distractions called at your attention every waking moment. Plaintive first person narratives about [...]
Let's face it, last week was loaded. We tried to make it out to everything but it just was not to be. So we had to prioritize... Maimou played their first L.A. show in two years so of course we had to be stagefront. We almost cried went they opened with "Bed Spins" and ended with "Wonkatania" (yes, that "Wonkatania"). It's a shame that it might be another few years until the next reunion, but
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