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Chris Brokaw
Chris Brokaw was born and raised in and around New York City. After attending Oberlin College, he moved to Boston, where he continues to reside. In 1990, he began recording and performing internationally with Codeine, with whom he played drums and guitar on two records for Sub-Pop. in 1992, he left that band to pursue songwriting, singing and guitar playing with COME, recording four albums for Matador and touring internationally over the course of 10 years.
Since 2002, Chris has recorded four solo albums: the instrumental "Red Cities", the solo acoustic "Wandering As Water", the film score "I Was Born, But", and the rock/vocal "Incredible Love." He has performed on over 2 dozen other recordings, performing as a guest on recordings by Cobra Verde, Manta Ray, Rosa Chantswell, Karate, and Via Tania; and as an accompanist to recordings and performances by Steve Wynn, Evan Dando, Thalia Zedek, Alan Licht, Tara Jane O'Neil, crime writer George Pelecanos, and Rhys Chatham. He's performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, the UK, Russia, Australia, and Africa.
He currently plays solo as well as with the following bands: Fflashlights (with Doug McCombs and Elliot Dicks); Dirtmusic (with Chris Eckman and Hugo Race); The Thurston Moore Group (with Thurston Moore, Samara Lubelski, Matt Heyner and Steve Shelley); and The New Year (Touch and Go). He also has a duo with Geoff Farina (ex-Karate); their debut album will be released in 2009. Chris also has performed and/or recorded recently accompanying Christina Rosenvinge; Jennifer O'Connor; and The Lemonheads. 2009 saw the release of a new solo album, as well as the Brokaw/Farina album.
The Spinanes formed in Portland Oregon in 1991 when Rebecca Gates (guitar/vocals) started playing with Scott Plouf (drums). In 1993 they released their first album with Sub Pop, the acclaimed disc "Manos". In 1996 "Strand" followed , and after the departure of Plouf, who left to handle drum duties in Built to Spill, Rebecca relocated to Chicago and issued "Arches and Aisles".
On her new album, Rebecca Gates is joined by Chicago musicians John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake), Noel Kupersmith (Brokeback, The Chicago Underground Quartet), Mikael Jorgensen (Movere Workshop) and Brian Deck (Califone, Red Red Meat). Production is handled by Rebecca with the assistance of John McEntire (Stereolab, Tortoise) and Brian Deck (Modest Mouse).
Rebecca Gates has performed on the Conan O' Brien show and toured with The Afghan Whigs, Sam Prekop, Luna, Liz Phair, Stereolab, Morphine, Codeine and other seminal artists. She sang on Elliott Smith's debut album and he returned the favor by joining her on The Spinanes' album "Strand."
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LocationThe Woods
6637 SE Milwaukie Ave
Portland, OR 97202
United States
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