Billie Holiday, Jim O'Rourke, Jeff Tweedy, Scott McCaughey, The Carpenters, Beethoven, Camper Van Beethoven, Dave Van Ronk, Robyn Hitchcock, Howlin' Wolf, Epic Soundtracks, Nikki Sudden, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Pearls Before Swine, Can, Big Star, John Vechiarelli, The Graves, Dave Pierce, Los Lobos, Donovan, Elizabeth Cotten, Nick Cave, John Vanderslice, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Kevin Shields, The Kinks, Jason Molina, Neil Young, Ray Charles, Phillip Glass, Richmond Fontaine, Sebadoh, Bob Pollard, Silver Apples, Vic Chesnutt, Captain Beefheart, Azalia Snail, Chse Frank, The Gunshy, Teenage Fanclub, The Byrds, and Ross Beach & The Hellpets.
Sounds Like
Willie Nelson meeting Bill Callahan in a Nissan Altima driven by Chan Marshal.
01. Went to see the Gypsy
02. Bury me w/ Favorite Fish
03. City Job
04. Coat of Arms
05. Creston Park (and the Swimming Pool)
06. Easy Frame
07. My Episodic Kicks
08. General Study
09. Hot Keys!
10. Red Mexican Star
11. Lost to a Genome
12. Second Cold of the Summer
$10 post paid (US/world)
T.S. Brooks is Thomas Sean Brooks, better known as front-guy for west coast stalwarts, Minmae, who along with Ian Watts, Josh Heinze, and Chris Lay, has commandeered some nine full-length records and countless singles, eps, and compilation contributions.
Brooks' solo work, not unlike Minmae, is pensive, internalizing, and haunting. Having released two under the radar CD-r albums, 'In Preparation for Dance' (Digitalis Industries, 2004), and 'Wunderkind' (Love Harder, 2005), Brooks readies himself for his first 'serious' above-ground release: 'Tertiary Allotment Is A Delightfulness; a collection of 12 songs on the San Francisco Three-Ring Records subsidiary, Snowstorm Music. Available NOW in the US (release date April 21st), T.S. debuted the album touring Germany and Spain for two weeks before returning to the U.S. to resume shows in Portland, San Francisco, San Francisco - just about anywhere his 2001 Nissan Altima would take him.
Brooks' music has been described as "quiet walks in a garden with a man who plays some guerilla in revolt...meandering and carefree, unlike his fragmentary existence on 'the other side.'"
Here is the official site to follow Brooks and his movements across the globe, replete with his newest songs and latest updates. Add him, message him, and he will gently play you ballads outside your window in the fragile-ist hours of the night.
3. Melodica Acoustic Festival Hamburg Kulturhaus 73, 6.- 8. November 2009
Just stopping in to say hello T.S., and it's always great listening to you. Have a great week. Please stop by and say hello. I'd love to hear from you.
Hey there. Sorry I missed the show... I was kaputt. I did see an amazing show last night. A.A. Bondy is his name. Blew my mind. How's the tour going? Look me up when you're back in town!
