It has been suggested in the Brown Brothers echo chamber of power that our dated, daily posts don’t attract enough clicks, the lifeblood of website survival. The author of such titular non-titillation countered that consumers are smart enough to appreciate the daily content with understanding and enjoyment but best of all appreciation that a recordContinue reading “Trust us because we trust you.”
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July 11, 2017
The Mighty Falls of Niagara
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Everything, All the time
If the world doesn’t end before January 22-24, 2018, there will be a series of shows unlike any other at NYC’s famed Blue Note Club on West 3rd Street in Manhattan, NYC, USA, Earth. On those days, across two sets per night, every musician who has recorded for us and sister label J.M.I. Recordings areContinue reading “Everything, All the time”
listen now: Native Son – composed by J. Pelt, performed by The CO-OP Quintet
An incredible (we think) composition by Jeremy Pelt, and an all-out aural assault by the brilliant CO-OP quintet. Native Son is a track that should have made the LP, but didn’t. We’re still not sure why it didn’t, but either way, here it is in all it’s electric glory – please gorge on it asContinue reading “listen now: Native Son – composed by J. Pelt, performed by The CO-OP Quintet”
May 29, 2017
Today at BBR we hail erstwhile label collaborator Wycliffe Gordon on his 50th birthday. Wycliffe didn’t record on our Gold Sounds project but he may as well have been the 5th member of the quartet that did, popping up more than once to play live with Mssrs. Carter, Chestnut, Veal and Jackson. Not only is Wycliffe theContinue reading “May 29, 2017”
May 27, 2017
Once there was a way, to get back home again. Once there was a way, to get back home. Sleep, pretty darling do not cry, and I will sing a lullaby. When a loved one dies, where do you put all that love you previously expressed in words and actions? It doesn’t end but thereContinue reading “May 27, 2017”
On buying your food locally…
the local food craze continues to hit new heights in popularity. we at brown bros. have been on this bandwagon with fervor, for many, many years. why you may ask? heavily processed and fake foods have been around for a while now – they too, have been growing in popularity. the average American is overweight andContinue reading “On buying your food locally…”
The love
we have love for music, we have love for visual art, but most of all we have love for each other, way down in our heart That heart was beating fast yesterday as we completed the first Brown Brothers Recordings visual installation on the corner of Roebling and Broadway at the Brooklyn exit from theContinue reading “The love”
The Corner of Commerce and Cherry Lane
Did you ever wonder why the best musicians in the world perform live mostly in noisy clubs with service-people flitting about and taking food and drink orders while other, less musically demanding forms of music are typically performed on luxurious stages focused primarily on the acts? Us too. We’re looking to break that silly rule.Continue reading “The Corner of Commerce and Cherry Lane”
April 26, 2017
Why is top class jazz mostly played live in noisy clubs while rock, pop and other live music gets performed in beautiful theaters? Watch this space for updates as regards how BBR plans to change this insipid practice.
April 25, 2017
Herman Brood was a Dutch rock n’ roller and painter sometimes called the only rock star born in the Netherlands. He was also a drug addict who killed himself by jumping off The Amsterdam Hilton. At his best he was very good. So good he inspired artists like U2 and Black Francis, whose excellent tributeContinue reading “April 25, 2017”
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