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- Glorytellers' 3rd full-length out now on Damnably (Europe) and Afterhours (Japan)!
The Last Kind Words March residency at the Whistler in Chicago!
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Upcoming
- 2013On most Fridays from 6-8PM, Geoff plays solo guitar at the Whistler in Logan Sq. All other shows are in Chicago unless otherwise noted.3.1 LKW @ the Whistler3.8 LKW @ the Whistler3.15 LKW @ the Whistler3.22 solo @ the Metro w/Low3.27 Bando @ The Burlington3.29 LKW @ the Whistler4.5 solo guitar @ the Whistler4.12 solo guitar @ the Whistler4.19 solo guitar @ the Whistler4.26 solo guitar @ the Whistler4.30 Bando @ The Fireside Bowl5.3 solo guitar @ the Whistler5.10 solo guitar @ the Whistler5.13 Solo @ Schuba's w/Lady Lamb the Beekeeper & Xenia Rubinos5.17 solo guitar @ the Whistler (6-8PM)5.17 Bando @ Township (9PM)5.19 LKW @ Logan Sq. Farmer's Mkt.5.24 solo guitar @ the Whistler5.31 solo guitar @ the Whistler8.24 LKW @ private event9.14 LKW @ private event
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Recent Press
- "It's a wonder piece of work." -Steven Rainy, BBC Radio 1
"The best artists, be they musicians, painters or filmmakers, never stop striving to learn more about their chosen craft. In that respect, Geoff Farina is one of the greats. If Farina has learned anything in his 20-plus years as a musician, it's how to turn the worst parts of life into the greatest art." -Alternative press
"...a beautifully realised suite of warmly evocative folk-leaning fables of simple, honest living in relatively unfamiliar surroundings" -Pocket Jury
"Mr. Farina's entrancing vocals paired with the guitar virtuoso and music scholar's vibrant and intricate acoustic guitars tracks makes this a consistently rich and rewarding collection." -Clicky Clicky Music Blog
Farina's 90s band, Karate, always stood out from the tranquilized hardcore crowd. Today, he's a born-again acoustic troubadour, laying rewarding Midwest poetry-professor verbiage over finger-picked traditional-sounding tunes, not unlike that other bookish math-rock graduate, David Grubbs. "Prick Up Your Ears" describes small-town soldiers departing for Iraq with commendable sobriety, in a folksy idiom that emphasizes their timeless circumstance." -Stewart Lee, London Sunday Times
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- 17 tracks (1:03:53)
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- 2012Geoff Farina The Wishes of the Dead CD
Damnably
2011Geoff Farina The Wishes of the Dead CD
Afterhours (Japanese Release)
Geoff Farina & Chris Brokaw The Angel's Message To Me LP
Jellyfant (German Vinyl Release)Geoff Farina & Chris Brokaw The Angel's Message To Me CDAfterhours (Japanese Release)Ardecore San Cadoco CD
Geoff Farina & Chris Brokaw The Boarder's Door CD
Damnably
Geoff Farina & Chris Brokaw The Angel's Message To Me CD
Damnably
Lawnmower West CD
Cleanfeed
2009
Glorytellers Atone CD/LP
Southern Records
Glorytellers Atone CD
Afterhours Records (Japanese Release)
Ardecore Chimera CD
Il Manifesto
Geoff Farina/Massimo Pupillo/Michael Zerang Still Life with Commercials CD
From Scratch Records
2008
Glorytellers Eponymous CD/LP
Southern Records
Glorytellers Eponymous CD
Afterhours (Japanese Release)
2007
Karate 595 CD/2xLP
Southern Records
Various Artists Guilt by Association CD
Engine Room Recordings
2006
Geoff Farina/Luther Gray/Nate McBride Almanac CD
Atavistic
Geoff Farina Already Told You CD/EP
Southern Records
Geoff Farina 5 Songs CD/EP
Dotlinecircle
2005
Ardecore Eponymous CD
Il Manifesto OUT OF PRINT
Karate In the Fishtank CD/LP
Konkurrent
Geoff Farina/Luther Gray/Dan Littleton New Salt CD
Xeng OUT OF PRINT
2004
Karate Pockets CD/LPSouthern Records
Various Artists Angel Hall CD
Last Affair Records OUT OF PRINT
Various Artists Trane Into Extremes CD
Exile on Mainstream OUT OF PRINT
2003
Karate Some Boots CD/LP
Southern Records
Karate Concerto Al Barchessone Veccio Live CD
Fooltribe Records
2002
Karate Cancel/Sing CD/EP
Southern Records
Geoff Farina Blobscape CD
Kimchee Records OUT OF PRINT
2001
Karate Unsolved 2xLP
Southern Records OUT OF PRINT
2000
Geoff Farina Steely Dan 7" single
Southern Records
Various Artists In My Living Room CD
Kimchee Records
1998
Karate The Bed is in the Ocean CD/LP
Southern Records
Karate Operation: Sand 7" single
Southern Records OUT OF PRINT
The Secret Stars 14 Days in Belpease 7" single
Green Records OUT OF PRINT
1997
Geoff Farina Usonian Dream Sequence CD
Southern Records OUT OF PRINT
Karate In Place of Real Insight CD/LP
Southern Records
The Secret Stars/Ida split 7" single
RW Records
The Secret Stars Genealogies CD/LP
Shrimper Records OUT OF PRINT
1996
Karate Eponymous CD/LP
Southern Records
Karate/Lune split 7" single
Lonesome Pine Records OUT OF PRINT
The Secret Stars Nightingale/RPMs 7" single
Atlas Records OUT OF PRINT
1995
Secret Stars Wait/Riot Kill 7" single
Simple Machines Records OUT OF PRINT
Secret Stars Eponymous CD/LP
Shrimper Records OUT OF PRINT
Karate/Crownhate Ruin split 7" single
Art Monk Construction OUT OF PRINT
1994
The Secret Stars Cassette
Shrimper Records OUT OF PRINT
Karate Death Kit 7" single
Self Starter Foundation OUT OF PRINT
1993
The Secret Stars Eponymous Cassette
The Fi-Style OUT OF PRINT
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- Currently for sale:1935 National Reso-Phonic Triolian: $OLD shipped/insured CONUS
- Vintage-correct refin
- 1 & 3/4" Nut
- 14-fret
- Rolled F-holes
- Thin-guage steel
- Original cone, frets, tuners, tailpiece
- .09" action @ the 12th w/12s, perfect setup for Delta/Peidmont style
- Neck set, heat treated, and refinished by Marc Shoenberger
- 60s or 70s Geib-style case
This is an opportunity to own an original vintage NRP for the price of a new one. Sounds exceptional, needs nothing. Inquire for more info & photos.
Recent John Greven 000-18: $3500 shipped/insured CONUS- 14-fret
- Tight-grained Lutz Spruce top, Mahogany B/S & neck, Ebony fretboard, Madagascar Rosewood binding
- No unhealthy top distortion of any kind, very light build
- No fretmarkers
- No headstock logo, no SN, no inside label. (It fell out, and John sent me another one that I have somewhere.)
- Grover tuners
- K&K Trinity system installed, comes w/Trinity pre-amp
- Nut width: 1.829"
- String spacing: 1 & 5/16"
- Saddle height: 1/8" in the center
- Action: .06"/.09" @ the 12th Low/High E w/PB lights
- Neck relief: about .005"
- Slightly deeper than a Martin 000
- Thin, wide neck profile, slight "V" shape, feels almost like a classical. Definitely not a "vintage style" neck.
- All honest playwear. Finish wear around the binding and fingerboard. NO cracks, scratches, large dings, finish checking.
- Recent fret level/crown/polish, frets and playability are perfect.
- OHSC Geib-style
This is my last non-vintage flat top, and I will miss it the most. Here's what John Greven said about the guitar when it was recently back in his shop:"I now understand why you sold off the rest of your guitar stash for this one. It is excellent. We played it back to back with my killer 000 Braz/Lutz and it was amazingly similar despite the wood difference. A great guitar to be sure. So fat, solid, and complex with a depth that you never hear out of other maker's ooo body styles. It is the Lutz singing..."Inquire for more info & photos.
Previously Sold:1944/45 Gibson J-451950 Gibson LG-21964 Gibson SG Jr.1968 Martin D-181994 Randy Lucas LD-28 Brazilian1994 G&L ASAT1998 Collings DS-2H1998 Collings DS-2H2004 Merrill OM-182005 Martin D-18A2006 Martin D-18ARecent Collings OM-2HRecent Collings D1ARecent Collings D1GRecent Huss & Dalton 00-SP Indian/EnglemanRecent Hofner New PresidentRecent Amalio Burguet FlamencaRecent Casa Montolvo FlamencaRecent Santa Cruz OM-PW Indian/SitkaRecent Heritage H-535Recent Heritage H-575
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- 1943 Martin 00-18
Notable features: Short scale; scalloped bracing; tortoise binding; dark guard; Brazilian bridge, fretboard, and peghead overlay. This 00-18 also has “pancake” tuner gears, plastic tuner buttons, an Ebony truss rod, and other wartime features.
Originality and repairs: 100% original except for the frets, nut, saddle, and bridge pins. Neck set and refret by Bryan Kimsey. Reglued braces, fret level/crown/polish and new saddle by me.
Much has been said about the batch of Red Spruce Marin was using in ’43, and this 00 shows the slight runout and banding that’s characteristic of the period. This year also has the wartime features that make it extremely light and resonant, and also quite fragile.
1946 Martin D-18Notable features: Large fingerboard markers unique to ‘46, tapered bracing, tortoise binding, ebony truss rod, deep reddish-purple guard. Although not emphasized by the lighting in the photos, this is a good example of the stiff bearclaw Sitka from California that Martin used during this period. ’46 was also the final year that Martin used ebony fingerboards on this model.
Originality and repairs: 100% original except for the frets, nut, saddle, and bridge pins. Neck set, refret, minor bridgeplate and crack repair, and a new nut and saddle by David Musselwhite.
I purchased this guitar from the son of the original owner near my hometown in central PA. The seller’s mother bought the guitar new for the father’s birthday in 1947, and the guitar stayed in the family until I acquired it. The seller had the good sense to take the guitar to David Musselwhite before he sold it. David worked at Martin for decades, and has an acute knowledge of how a vintage Martin should sound and feel. David’s refret and setup capture the spirit of the original craftsmen.
This D-18 came with a 40s Gibson hard case, but the seller remembered the case from when he was a child, and was certain it was original to the guitar. I asked David about this, and he told me that during the war, dealers often sold Martin guitars in cheaper Gibson cases. Around the time I acquired this guitar, a ’44 Gibson J-45 found its way into my collection, and it came in an original 40s Martin case! When I sold the J-45, I sold it w/the Gibson case, and now I have an “original” Martin case for my D-18!
1939 Martin 00-17Notable features: All mahogany with original gloss finish; Brazilian bridge, board, and peghead overlay, scalloped bracing; original ivory nut; steel “T-bar” truss rod. This guitar was produced just a few months after the switch to the narrower 1 & 11/16” nut width.
Originality and repairs: Non-original brace and bridgeplate patch removed by Pat DiBurro, neck reset and new saddle by Terry Straker.
This is my one Golden Era Martin, and it has the deep, pillowy bass associated with Martin’s prewar models. The Mahogany top doesn’t have much headroom, but it has a surprisingly broad frequency range, and in some ways is more articulate than Spruce. This 00-17 has what I consider to be the gold standard of neck profiles. I’ve played no “vintage style” neck that captures the grace and of Martin's hand-carved necks from this era.
1935 Gibson L-00Notable features: 14-fret, straight bracing, wide nut, full V neck, original ebony nut, firestripe guard, 2-color burst, Red spruce top, probably basswood or "gumwood board, Brazilan bridge,
Originality and repairs: 100% original except for the frets and saddle. Refret by Chicago Fretworks.
This guitar dispels the myths about light builds and scalloped bracing. It’s not light, it’s straight braced, and it has the most mature, strident tone of any small-bodied vintage Gibson flattop I’ve played. My L-1 and Kel Kroydon are both much lighter, but neither is louder or fuller sounding. This is an effective live guitar with a bold tone that sounds every bit its age, and its thick mids work well with my Josephson C-42s.
1933 Gibson L-1Notable features: 14-fret, small 3-color burst, wide Ebony nut, double-bound, high-grade Red Spruce top, dark guard, scalloped bracing, original lacquered bridge
Originality and repairs: 100% original. Hairline cracks on top and back repaired with hot hide glue by me.
Collectors consider 1933 to be one of the best years for this model. The woods are top-notch, and the craftsmanship makes my L-00 seem crude by comparison. Among my vintage Gibson flattops, this L-1 has the most refined tone and feel. A Michigan social security number resides on the backstrip, presumably inscribed by the original owner who purchased the guitar from or near Gibson’s original Kalamazoo headquarters.
1933 Gibson Kel KroydonNotable features: 12-fret, extremely light build, Brazilian board, French polish Red Spruce top, original wide Ebony nut, thin neck profile, no truss rod
Originality and repairs: Back/sides refin by Folkway Music. Compression refret by Chicago Fretworks.
This extremely light and resonant 00-sized guitar was built by Gibson and marketed under the Kel Kroydon toy company brand. Some fingerstylists consider this to be the holy grail of fingerstyle guitars, and it’s the only steel string I’ve played on which I can produce a full, convincing tone with bare fingers. With its thin neck profile, lack of a truss rod, thin top, light finish, and “knife blade” bracing, the Kel is probably the lightest flat top ever built by Gibson. It is also a rare model, not only because few were produced, but also because few have survived due to their inherent fragility. (I’ve only played two others, and they both had serious structural issues.)
1938 Gibson Roy Smeck Stage DeluxeNotable features: 12-fret, short scale, Red Spruce top, straight-braced, 2 tone bars, wide string spacing, original 2”+ nut width, original huge neck carve, disoriented firestripe guard, original Grover tuners.
Originality and repairs: Flawless Spanish conversion from Matt Umanoff’s shop. Otherwise 100% original down to the bridge pins.
I became curious about these when I saw Duck Baker holding one on the back cover of The Art of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar. When I was finally able to play one of these, I knew I had to have one, and I got lucky when the economy went south a few years back. The huge 75-year-old slab of Adirondack takes half an hour or so to warm up, but when it does, the sound is otherworldly. This guitar can cut through anything with a sweet, woody tone that is second to none in my collection. Undoubtedly the giant, stiff “V” neck has a lot to do with the tone, and this is as big as they get.
1930 Gibson L-4Notable features: 16” body, short scale, 1 & ¾” nut, Nick Lucas inlays, stained Maple back and sides, Red Spruce top, Brazilian board, shallow neck angle, bound fretboard and headstock, elegant "V" neck profile, 3-color burst.
Originality and repairs: 100% original, no repairs!
This guitar is usually associated with the statement, “I want to sound like Eddie Lang for under $10K”. This has all of the structural features of the Lang-era L-5, including the small body, the shallow neck angle, the fine Red Spruce top, and the sweet tone associated with this combination of features. The hand-carved neck has a graceful "V" profile that is a joy to hold. The sound is throaty but still sweet, perfect for solo arrangements.
1950 Gibson ES-125Notable features: Original P-90, full-height Brazilian bridge, original tuners with buttons intact.
Originality and repairs: 100% original except for a new nut and refret by Chicago Fretworks.
These are true vintage "players". They are abundant, sturdy, relatively inexpensive, and have the greatest vintage pickup known to man. I bought this one from a farmer in Maine for $400 cash, which is the going price for the pickup alone. This Gibson has the most beautiful patina I’ve seen, with the possible exception of a ’50 LG-2 I owned. 1950 seems to be a good year for Gibson finishes.
1929 National Reso-Phonic TriolianNotable features: 12-fret, stamped F holes, thin-gauge steel body, original cone, original walnut finish
Originality and repairs: New ebony fretboard by NRP, neck set by Chicago Fretworks.
Like my D-18, this guitar came from central PA, very close to my hometown. There was no evidence of maintenance of any kind when I acquired it. Like most vintage NRPs, it needed a neck set, new fingerboard, and had too much neck relief. Fortunately, I own a ’35 Triolian that had the same work done by Marc Shoenberger, a tech who sets up NRPs for John Hammond and Bob Brozman, and is considered by many to be the best in the business. Using my ’35 as a model, Dan at Chicago Fretworks did a perfect restoration of the ‘29. We were very careful about setting up the guitar as it was designed, with the neck angle parallel to the body, and a shallow break angle behind the bridge. The new NRPs have a more aggressive neck angle and steeper break angle similar to a flat top. This setup (and its corresponding low action) seems to be what consumers demand, but I believe it puts too much string pressure on the biscuit and chokes the cone. This is just a theory, but my ‘35 setup by Marc, and this ’29 with an identical setup, sound better than any recent NRP I've played.
Mid-20s Stella "Presentation"Notable features: Purple and orange burst; MOT fingerboard, headstock overlay, and guard; pyramid bridge; crude herringbone binding; fancy faux backstrip, period blue and yellow “guitar strap”.
Originality and repairs: Still working on that damn pickguard…
It probably goes without saying that any guitar with a purple and orange sunburst will be your wife’s favorite guitar, as is the case here. Neil Harp’s book does contain some ornate Stellas, but none quite as vivid as this example. Like all Stellas, this is a bear to play with its flat fretboard, but it has a huge, singing tone with a bottleneck. No wonder these were the choice of Charlie Patton and other Delta greats.
Early 20s Stella "Decalcomania"Notable features: All birch construction, original label.
Originality and repairs: All original save for a neck set, new nut, and new saddle.
This has one of the earlier Stella labels, and judging from the crude construction (even by Oscar Schmidt standards), this is quite an early Stella. It is a chore to play, but the reward is that inimitable husky Delta tone.
May '67 Fender TelecasterNotable features: Ash body, threaded steel saddles, 3-ply white guard, raised pole-pieces, top-hat switch tip, transition logo. Produced months before Fender switched to a poly finish.
Originality and repairs: All original except for the neck pickup. Small holes filled from a replacement bridge that once resided on the guitar.
This is the classic 60s Tele, the quintessential country guitar that exudes Roy Nichols and Don Rich. Boutique builders go to great lengths to replicate the gorgeous patina of this 45-year old nitro finish, including burying guitars in the yard, shooting them with flames, and other such nonsense.
Recent 1950 Fender Broadcaster replica by Marc RuttersNotable features: Peter Florance Broadcaster pickups, Swamp Ash body, Spaghetti logo, 5-hole Bakelite guard, steel saddles, “blend” wiring, slot-head screws, no diagonal route, one-piece maple neck with large “D” profile, single button string tree, other features consistent with a particular 1950 Broadcaster.
I acquired this guitar from an older gentleman I’ve swapped guitars with in the past. He owns a genuine 1950 Fender Broadcaster that he’s had for the better part of his life. Owning a $50K Fender is not always practical for gigs and rehearsals, so he had his Broadcaster studied and replicated by one of the most meticulous builders in the business, Mark Rutters. Mark is known for hand-machining saddles, bridges, knobs, and other Fender hardware to the pinnacle of vintage correctness. In fact all of the hardware on this guitar was hand-machined to precisely match the originals. The body is a stunning piece of very old Swamp Ash, and the craftsmanship is flawless.
Recent K-Line TelecasterNotable features: Lollar T-series pickups, white 7-hole guard, thin "Sonic Blue" nitro finish, brass saddles, high frets, switchcraft jack cup, Ash body, tone control that actually works.
This is an early K-line Tele built when Chris was still using Allparts necks. It’s my lightest and most resonant Tele, and makes a great rock guitar. I’m not sure who made the hardware, but it has an attractive steely, unfinished look even though it’s not relic’d. I’m particularly enamored with the tone control on this Tele, as it’s one of the few that has usable sounds through its entire sweep.
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Past Shows
1,000+ shows played between 1985 and 2005 are lost to history, although Gavin McCarthy keeps track of the 690 Karate shows played between between 1993-2005. All shows in Chicago unless otherwise noted.
2005
10.25 solo @ Tago Mago, Massa, Italy
10.26 solo @ The Cage, Livorno, Italy
10.27 solo @ Zero Music Club, Bergamo, Italy
10.29 solo @ Teatro di Carignano, Genova, Italy with The Evens
10.30 solo @ TBA, Torino, Italy with The Evens
10.31 solo @ Teatro dell Elfo, Milan, Italy with The Evens
11.1 solo @ Teatro Rasi, Ravenna, Italy with The Evens
11.3 solo @ TBA, Rome, Italy with The Evens
11.5 solo @ TBA, Bologna, Italy with The Evens
11.8 solo @ L’Aquilone, Liege, Belgium
11.9 solo @ Den Hemmel, Zichem, Belgium
11.10 solo @ ExHaus, Trier, Germany TBC
11.11 solo @ Cobra Solingen, Germany
11.12 solo @ Römer, Brehen, Germany
11.13 solo @ Magnet Berlin, Germany
11.14 solo @ TBA, Halle, Germany
11.15 solo @ Cafe Panama, Fulda, Germany
12.2 solo @ Cathartic Records, Providence, RI
12.5 solo @ the Red Door, Portsmouth, NH w/Laurel Brauns and Milo Jones
2006
3.24 solo @ the The Attick, Santa Cruz, CA w/Chris Brokaw
3.25 solo @ the Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA w/Chris Brokaw
3.26 solo @ the Casbah, San Diego, CA w/Chris Brokaw
3.27 solo @ the Mainzer Theater, Merced CA w/Chris Brokaw
3.29 solo @ the Triple Door, Seattle, WA w/Chris Brokaw
3.31 solo @ the Towne Lounge, Portland, OR w/Chris Brokaw
4.1 solo @ The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, CA w/Chris Brokaw
4.2 Noisepop Festival performance @ The Rickshaw Stop Gallery, San Francisco, CA w/Chris Brokaw
4.6 solo @ unagidani sunsui, Osaka, Japan
4.7 solo @ TBA, Kyoto, Japan
4.8 solo @ KD Japon, Nagoya, Japan
4.9 solo @ Shibuya O-nest, Tokyo, Japan
5.5 solo @ The Knitting Facotry Tap Bar, NY, NY w/David Dondero and Drew O’Doherty
5.6 solo @ The First Unitarian Church Chapel Room, Philadelphia, PA w/Drew O’Doherty
5.7 solo @ Iota, Arlington, VA w/Drew O’Doherty
5.11 solo @ The Space, Portland, ME
5.12 solo @ PA’s Lounge, Somerville, MA w/Mark Mulcahy and Dana Kletter
5.13 solo @ The Flywheel, Easthampton, MA w/Sephiroth
7.14 Ardecore @ Villa Ada, Roma, IT
7.15 Ardecore @ Arezzo Wave, Arezzo, IT
8.16 Ardecore @ anonymous sagra, Milano, IT
8.1 Ardecore at Viccolo Bolognetti, Bologna, IT
8.2 Ardecore at Monte Rotundo, IT
9.23 solo @ PA’s Lounge, Somerville, MA w/Flin Flon, presented by Truth Serum
10.4 solo @ La Sala Rossa, Montreal, QC w/Damien Jurado
10.5 “Losing Music” panel at FMC Policy Summit 2006, Montreal, QC
10.15 solo @ PA’s Lounge, presented by NEST
11.5 solo @ Mass MOCA, North Adams, MA w/Sean Smith and Matt Baldwin
11.9 solo @ The Courtyard Cafe, Urbana, IL
11.10 solo @ Schuba’s Tavern, Chicago IL w/A Light Sleeper
11.11 solo @ Club 770, Madison, WI
11.12 solo @ The House Cafe, DeKalb, IL
11.18 solo @ PA’s Lounge w/Chris Brokaw and Two Dollar Guitar
11.29 Ardecore @ Magnolia, Milan, IT
11.30 Ardecore @ Clandestino, Faenza IT
12.2 Ardecore @ Rivolta, Marghera(Venezia), IT
12.3 solo @ The Cage, Livorno, IT
12.4 solo @ 1000 Dieci, Perugia, IT
12.5 solo @ Velvet, Napoli, IT
12.6 solo @ La Palma, Rome, IT w/Two Dollar Guitar
12.8 solo @ the Riot Records Festival, Milan, IT
12.9 solo @ Unwound, Padova, IT
12.10 solo @ Arena, Vienna, AU
12.11 solo @ Nun, Karlsruhe, D
12.12 solo @ Le Molodoi, Strasbourg, FR
12.13 solo @ MOD, Hasselt, BE
12.14 solo @ Stuk,, Leuven, BE
12.15 solo @ Romer, Bremen, D
12.16 solo @ 1000FRYD, Alborg, DK
12.17 solo @ Haus 73, Hamburg D
12.18 solo @ Cafe Zapata, Berlin D
12.19 solo @ Conne Island, Leipzig, D
12.20 solo @ Kulturkeller, Fulda, D
12.21 solo @ Kulturverein, Nurnberg, D
12.23 solo @ Spaziomusica, Pavia, IT
2007
1.5 solo @ the Kimchee Records 10th anniversary party @ TT The Bear’s, Cambridge, MA
1.6 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ AS220, Providence RI
1.25 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA TBC
1.26 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ Tonic, New York, NY w/Ida
1.27 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ Metropolis Underground North Syracuse, NY
1.28 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ Hampshire College, Amherst, MA TBC
1.29 solo @ the Red Door, Porstsmouth, NH
2.1 solo @ PA’s Lounge, Cambridge, MA w/MV + EE
2.2 solo @ Java Hut, Worcester, MA
2.15 solo @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA w/Milo Jones
2.25 GT @ Bar Night Club, New haven, CT
2.26 GT @ The Flywheel, Easthampton, MA
2.27 GT Perform live on WMBR’s Pipeline, Cambridge, MA
2.28 GT @ TT The Bear’s Place, Cambridge, MA w/Rob Crow
3.1 GT @ The Oasis, New London, CT
3.2 GT @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY w/Rob Crow
3.3 GT @ North Star, Philadelphia, PA w/Rob Crow
3.4 GT @ Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC w/Rob Crow
3.1 solo @ Toad, Cambridge, MA w/Miss Tess–Show starts @ 8PM!
3.14 Live radio performance @ 3PM on WERS 88.9 FM Boston, MA
4.21 Moviate presents a performance of original music to the films of Gary Adlestein @ The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg PA
5.1 solo @ PA’s Lounge, Somerville, MA w/Uncle Woody Sullander and Baba Yaga
5.9 Chris Brokaw/Geoff Farina Farina/Brokaw at The Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA w/TK Webb
5.10 solo @ Zuzu, Cambridge, MA w/Milo Jones
5.20 solo @ The Independent, Somerville, MA
6.4 solo @ The Red Door, Portsmouth, NH w/Micah Blue Smalldone
6.6 solo @ The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA w/Califone
6.7 Farina appears 1st Thursday of every month starting in June @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA
6.17 solo @ The Independent, Somerville, MA
6.22 solo @ Soundfix Records, Brooklyn, NY w/Ida
8.7 GT @ PA’s Lounge, Somerville, MA, w/Garland of Hours
8.8 GT @ Above Ground Records, Edgartown, MA
8.9 GT @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
8.10 GT @ the First Unitarian Church Chapel Room, Philadelphia, PA
8.11 GT @ The Cathedral Room in Der Harrisburg Maennerchor, Harrisburg, PA
8.12 GT @ the Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
8.13 GT @ The Buzz Bar, Detroit, MI
8.14 GT @ Schuba’s, Chicago, IL
8.15 GT @ The Southgate House Parlour, Newport, KY
8.16 GT @ the Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
8.18 GT @ the Golden West Cafe, Baltimore, MD
8.19 GT @ the Black Cat Backstage, Washington, DC w/DCIC
8.26 Solo @The Independent, Somerville, MA
8.27 Solo @ the Engine Room Recordings Guilt By Assocation CD Release Party @ TT The Bears Place, Cambridge, MA
9.1 Solo @the Simmons Organic Farm, Middletown, RI
9.7 Solo @ the Engine Room Recordings Guilt By Assocation CD Release Party @ Joe’s Pub, New York, NY, w/Petra Haden
10.4 Solo @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA
10.25 Solo @ The Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA, w/Tunng
11.4 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ the Tanned Tin Festival, Valencia, Spain
12.18 solo @ Indieclub@Viper, Florence, Italy
12.19 solo @ the Garage, Milan, Italy
12.20 solo @ Init, Rome, Italy
12.21 solo @ Spaziomusica, Pavia, Italy
12.22 solo @ the Cage, Livorno, Italy
12.27 solo @ TBA, Napoli, Italy
12.28 solo @ No Fun, Udine, Italy
2008
1.11 GT @ Metro, Kyoto, Japan w/Him
1.14 GT @ Grapefruit Moon, Tokyo, Japan w/Him
1.15 GT @ O-Nest, Tokyo, Japan w/Him
2.21 solo @ the Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia PA w/Adam Arcuragi
2.22 solo @ the Knitting Factory, New York NY w/Adam Arcuragi
2.23 solo @ PA’s Lounge, Boston w/Adam Arcuragi
3.9 GT @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo NY
3.10 GT @ Call the Office, London ON
3.11 GT @ Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI
3.12 GT @ the Busted Lift, Dubuque IA
3.13 GT @ 7th Street Entry, MPLS MN
3.14 GT @ Slowdown, Omaha NE
3.15 GT @ Hi Dive, Denver CO
3.16 GT @ Record Bar, Kansas City MO
3.17 GT @ Vaudville Mews, Des Moines IA
3.18 GT @ Schuba’s Tavern, Chicago IL
3.20 GT @ the Cactus Club, Milwaukee WI
3.21 GT @ Bear’s Place, Bloomington IA
3.22 GT @ the Night Owl, Dayton, OH
3.23 GT @ Gooski’s, Pittsubrg PA
3.24 GT @ World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA
3.25 GT @ Cake Shop, New York NY w/Ida
3.26 GT @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY w/Ida
3.27 GT @ the Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge MA w/Blitzen Trapper and Fleet Foxes
5.15 Solo @ The Lilly Pad, Cambridge, MA w/Giovanni Truppi
5.23 GT @ Middle East Cafe, Cambridge, MA w/Joe Lally
5.24 GT @ The Space, Portland, ME w/Joe Lally
5.25 GT @ The Living Room, Providence, RI w/Joe Lally
5.27 GT @ The Knitting Factory, NY, NY w/Joe Lally
5.28 GT @ The Black Cat Backstage, Washington, DC w/Joe Lally
5.29 GT @ The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA w/Joe Lally
5.30 GT @ The Talking Head, Baltimore, MD w/Joe Lally
7.8 Geoff Farina/Jef Charland Farina/Brokaw @ the Plough and Stars, Cambridge MA
7.26 Geoff Farina/Jef Charland Farina/Brokaw @ Simmons Organic Farm, Newport, RI
8.28 solo @ Chocol Sporting Club, Aix en Provance, FR
8.30 GT @ San Feliux Festival, San Feliu de Guixols ES
8.31 GT @ Canari Terrace, San Feliu de Guixols ES
9.1 GT @ Gaztexe, Getaria, ES
9.2 GT @ N31, Ubeda ES
9.3 GT @ Siroco, Madrid ES
9.4 GT @ Heliogabal, Barcelona ES
9.5 GT @ Le ST EX, Bordeaux, FR
9.6 GT @ L’alimentation Generale, Paris FR
9.7 GT @ Feierwerk, Munich D
9.8 GT @ Schocken, Stuttgart D
9.9 GT @ Jubez, Karlsruhe D
9.10 GT @ MuK, Giessen D
9.11 GT @ FZW, Dortmund D
9.12 GT @ Glocksee, Hannover D
9.13 GT @ Knust, Hamburg D
9.14 GT @ Bassy, Berlin D
9.15 GT @ dB’s, Utrecht NL
9.16 GT @ Conne Island, Leipzig D
9.17 GT @ Dragon Club, Poznan PL
9.18 GT @ Klub 007, Prague CZ
9.19 GT @ Szene, Vienna AT
9.20 GT @ Cafe Cairo, Wurzburg D
9.21 GT @ Salzhaus, Winterthur CH
9.23 GT @ Locomotiv, Bologna IT
9.24 GT @ TBA, Anghiari (Arezzo) IT
9.25 GT @ Init, Rome IT
9.26 GT @ Interzona, Verona IT
9.27 GT @ TBA, Aquaragia-Mirandola (Modena) IT
2009
4.1 solo @ Tetris, Trieste IT
4.2 solo @ Moquette, Forlì IT
4.3 solo @ Emporio Malkovich, Verona IT
4.4 solo @ Ex-Fila, Firenze IT
4.5 solo @ Lokomotiv, Bologna IT
4.6 Afternoon Songwriting/Guitar workshop @ TBC, Angihari IT
4.6 Eve solo house show, Anghiari IT
4.7 solo @ Bohemian Club, Bari IT
4.8 solo @ Ecoteca, Pescara IT
4.9 solo @ Doria 83, Napoli IT
4.10 solo @ Teatro dell’Acquario, Cosenza IT
4.11 solo @ Init, Roma IT
4.12 Record with Ardecore, Roma, IT
4.13 solo @ Chic Bar, Sant Feliu ES
4.14 solo @ Mar de Dios, Zaragoza ES
4.15 solo @ Helioglobal, Barcelona ES
4.16 solo @ Groove, Taragona ES
4.17 solo w/Mono @ LA[2], Barcelona ES
4.18 solo w/Ainara Legardon @ Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid ES
4.19 solo @ L’International, Paris FR
4.20 solo @ Dgiliq, LUX
4.21 Afternoon Songwriting/Guitar workshop @ Muziek-O-Droom, Hasselt BE
4.21 Eve solo @ L’escalier, Liege BE
4.22 solo @ Spedition, Bremen DE
4.23 solo @ Kulturbunker, Köln DE
4.24 solo @ 4AD, Diksmuide BE
4.26 solo @ Black Box, Leipzig DE
4.28 solo @ Elfer Music Club, Frankfurt DE
4.29 solo w/Whip @ Roma, Antwerpen BE
4.30 solo @ L’Atelier, Orleans FR
5.1 solo @ La Bellevilloise (Halle aux Oliviers), Paris FR
5.3 solo @ Bang Bang Club, Berlin DE
5.4 Recording for Campus Grenoble 90.8 FM @ Peppermint Park Studios, Hannover DE
6.2 GT @ Brillobox, Pittsburgh PA w/Joe Lally
6.3 GT @ Southgate House Parlor, Newport KY w/Joe Lally
6.4 GT @ Firebird, St. Louis MO w/Joe Lally
6.5 GT @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago IL w/Joe Lally
6.6 GT @ The Pike Room, Pontiac MI w/Joe Lally
6.7 GT @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto ON w/Joe Lally
6.8 GT @ Club Saw, Ottawa ON w/Joe Lally
6.9 GT @ La Divan Orange, Montreal QB w/Joe Lally
6.10 GT @ The Middle East, Cambridge MA w/Joe Lally
6.11 GT @ the Cake Shop, New York NY w/Joe Lally
6.12 GT @ Union Hall, Bklyn NY w/Joe Lally
6.13 GT @ the Black Cat Backstage, WDC w/Joe Lally
11.7 GT w/Ida @ Union Hall, Brooklyn, New York
12.4 GT @ Boulder Coffee Co, Rochester, New York
12.5 GT @ the Mohawk Place w/Curtis Harvey Buffalo, New York NY
12.6 GT @ the Treehouse w/Curtis Harvey, Columbus, Ohio
12:7 GT @ the Hideout w/Curtis Harvey, Chicago, Illinois
12:8 GT @ the Beachland Ballroom Tavern w/Curtis Harvey, Cleveland, OH
12.9 GT @ Black Cat Backstage w/Curtis Harvey, WDC
12.10 GT @ Kung Fu Necktie w/Curtis Harvey & Brokaw-Farina Farina/Brokaw, Philadelphia PA
12.11 GT @ the Cake Shop w/Curtis Harvey & Brokaw-Farina Farina/Brokaw, New York NY
12.12 GT @ Great Scott w/Curtis Harvey & Brokaw-Farina Farina/Brokaw, Allston MA
12.13 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw @ the Lamb Abbey, Montpelier VT
2010
12.31 Brokaw/Farina Farina/Brokaw play Boston's First Night! Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
2.14 GT @ Lokomotiv, Bologna IT
2.16 GT @ Init, Rome IT
2.17 GT @ Mono, Pescara IT
2.18 GT @ Diagonal, Forli IT
2.19 GT @ Vibra, Modena, IT
2.20 GT @ Flog, Florence IT
2.22 GT @ Sidecar, Barcelona ES
2.23 GT @ Sala Veneno Stereo, Castellón ES
2.24 GT @ Moby Dick, Madrid ES w/Ainara Legardon
2.25 GT @ Mogambo, San Sebastian ES
2.26 GT @ Teatro Municipal Concha Espina, Torrelavega ES
2.27 GT @ Chocol Sporting Club, Aix en Provance, FR
3.18 Brokaw/Farina @ Barden's Boudoir, London, UK
3.19 Brokaw/Farina @ Rosy's Tea Room, Nottingham, UK
3.20 Brokaw/Farina @ Zanzibar, Liverpool, UK
3.22 Brokaw/Farina @ The Portland Arms, Oxford, UK
3.23 Brokaw/Farina @ The Library Pub, Leeds, UK
4.21 Brokaw/Farina @ Lamb Abbey, Montpelier, VT
4.22 Brokaw/Farina @ The Knitting Factory, Bklyn, NY
4.23 Brokaw/Farina @ Toad, Cambridge MA
6.19 Brokaw/Farina @ OK Fest, Torino IT
6.20 Brokaw/Farina @ ? Bookstore, Bologna IT
6.21 Brokaw/Farina @ Clandestino, Faenza IT
6.22 Brokaw/Farina @ Gabin, Senigallia, IT
6.23: Brokaw/Farina @ Bianconiglio, Vittorio Veneto IT
6.24: Brokaw/Farina @ Vinile45, Brescia IT
6.25: Brokaw/Farina @ private party, Vasto IT
6.26: Brokaw/Farina @ Init, Roma IT
10.7 Farina/Brokaw @ Gora Taberna, Vitoria ES
10.8 Farina/Brokaw @ L’ Escorxador, Elche ES
10.9 Farina/Brokaw @ La Vaquería, Terragona ES
10.10 Farina/Brokaw @ PIJ, Sant Feliu ES
10.11 Farina/Brokaw @ Nasti, Madrid ES (with Christina Rosenvinge)
10.13 Farina/Brokaw @ Sidecar, Barcelona ES
10.14 Farina/Brokaw @ Grrrnd Zero, Lyon FR
10.15 Farina/Brokaw @ Bleu Lezard, Lausanne CH
10.16 Farina/Brokaw @ Twiggy, Varese IT
10.17 Farina/Brokaw @ Sala Vanni, Firenze IT
10.18 Farina/Brokaw @ Unhip Records Headquarters, Bologna IT
10.19 Farina/Brokaw @ Init, Roma IT
10.20 Farina/Brokaw @ Radio Golden, Conegliano Veneto (Treviso) IT
10.21 Farina/Brokaw @ SC Teatar & TD, Zagreb HR
10.23 Farina/Brokaw @ 007, Prague CZ
10.24 Farina/Brokaw @ WOK, Wolow PL
10.25 Farina/Brokaw @ Groovestation, Dresden DE
10.26 Farina/Brokaw @ Madame Claud, Berlin DE
10.27 Farina/Brokaw @ Paris Syndrome, Leipzig DE
10.28 Farina/Brokaw @ Zentrale, Hamburg DE
10.29 Farina/Brokaw @ Lades, Copenhagen DK
10.30 Farina/Brokaw @ Debaser, Malmo SE
11.1 Farina/Brokaw @ Die Fabrik, Geel BE
11.2 Farina/Brokaw @ Jubez, Karlsruhe DE
11.3 Farina/Brokaw @ Exhaus, Trier DE
11.4 Farina/Brokaw @ le Colisee, Colmar FR
11.27 Farina/Brokaw @ Luminaire, London UK
11.28 Farina/Brokaw @ The Musician, Leicester UK
11.29 Farina/Brokaw @ Brixton Windmill, London UK
11.30 Farina/Brokaw @ Fighting Cocks Del Noble, Kingston UK
12.1 Farina/Brokaw @ Tin Alley, Coventry UK
12.2 Farina/Brokaw @ Spanky Van Dykes, Nottingham UK
12.3 Farina/Brokaw @ The Barrels Alehouse, Berwick on Tweed UK
12.4 Farina/Brokaw @ The Maltings, Berwick on Tweed UK
12.5 Farina/Brokaw @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh UK
12.6 Farina/Brokaw @ The Duchess of York, York UK
12.7 Farina/Brokaw @ Don't Drop the Dumbells, Liverpool UK
12.8 Farina/Brokaw @ Town Hall, Bishop's Castle (Shropshire) UK
12.9 Farina/Brokaw @ Harry's Bar, Stoke UK
12.10 Farina/Brokaw @ Southbank, (Foyer) London UK (free show, 1PM)
12.11 Farina/Brokaw @ The Forum, Tonbridge Wells UK
2011
5.6 LKW @ Honky Tonk BBQ w/Northside Southpaws
5.13 LKW @ Live on WLUW 88.7 FM
5.19 solo guitar @ the Whistler
6.3 LKW @ The Friendly Tap
6.4 solo @ Nothin' Less Cafe (benefit for Bookwallah Children's Organization)
6.17 LKW in-store @ Saki Records
6.22 solo guitar @ the Whistler
7.22 solo guitar @ the Whistler
7.28 solo guitar @ Ipsento
7.29 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.2 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.4 solo @ The Comfort Station
8.5 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.11 LKW @ Honky Tonk BBQ
8.12 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.19 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.26 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.1 solo guitar @ Ipsento
9.2 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.8 solo guitar @ Ipsento
9.9 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.15 solo guitar @ Ipsento
9.16 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.22 solo guitar @ Ipsento
9.23 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.29 solo guitar @ Ipsento
9.30 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.6 solo guitar @ LKW @ Center for Neighborhood Tech.
10.7 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.13 solo guitar @ Ipsento
10.14 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.20 solo guitar @ Ipsento
10.21 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.26: Farina/Brokaw @ Teatro Central, Sevilla ES
10.27: Farina/Brokaw @ Mondo Cub, Vigo ES
10.28: Farina/Brokaw @ La Antiqua Estacione, Oviedo ES
10.29: Farina/Brokaw @ Azkena, Bilbao ES
10.30: Farina/Brokaw @ Moog, Barcelona ES
10.31: Farina/Brokaw @ Jazz Cava, Vic ES
11.2: Farina/Brokaw @ K4, Nuremburg D
11.3: Farina/Brokaw @ Swamp, Freiburg D
11.5: Farina/Brokaw @ Kulturkeller, Fulda D
11.6: Farina/Brokaw @ Ponyhof, Frankfurt D
11.9: Farina/Brokaw @ Cercle du Laveu, Liege BE
11.10: Farina/Brokaw @ King Georg, Cologne D
11.11: Farina/Brokaw @ Madame Claude, Berlin D
11.12: Farina/Brokaw @ Conne Island, Leibzig D
11.16: solo @ Lomax, Catania IT
11.18: solo @ Kalinka, Carpi IT
11.19: solo @ Mavv, Vittorio Veneto IT
11.20: solo @ Sidro, Savignano sul Rubicone IT
11.22: solo @ Magnolia, Milano IT
11.23: solo @ Blah Blah, Torino IT
11.24: solo @ Init, Roma IT
12.2 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.9 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.16 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.17 LKW @ Honky Tonk BBQ
12.23 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.30 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2012
1.6 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.13 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.20 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.27 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.29 solo @ The Saki Records w/Ida
4.6 solo guitar @ the Whistler
4.13 solo guitar @ the Whistler
4.18 LKW @ The Gallery Cabaret
4.20 solo guitar @ the Whistler
4.27 solo guitar @ the Whistler
5.4 solo guitar @ the Whistler
5.11 solo guitar @ the Whistler
5.18 solo guitar @ the Whistler
5.25 solo guitar @ the Whistler
6.10 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
6.13 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
6.23 solo @ The Uncommon Ground
6.26 LKW on WDCB, Glen Ellyn, IL
6.27 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
7.8 solo @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
7.20 LKW @ The Gallery Cabaret
7.22 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
7.23 solo @ The Hungry Brain
7.26 LKW @ The Fitzgerald's
8.3 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.5 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
8.10 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.12 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
8.15 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
8.17 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.24 solo guitar @ the Whistler
8.31 LKW @ The Whistler
9.7 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.12 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
9.14 solo guitar @ the Whistler
9.16 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
9.21 solo guitar @ the Whistler w/Michael Zerang
9.23 LKW @ The Kitchen Sink Cafe
9.28 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.5 solo guitar @ the Whistler
10.14 solo @ The Bucktown Apple Pie Contest
10.19 LKW @ WLUW
10.21 LKW @ The Logan Square Farmer's Mkt.
10.26 LKW @ The Whistler
11.2 solo @ Café Kult, Munich D
11.3 solo @ Complex 23, Heilbronn D
11.4 solo radio performance on StuBru, Duyster, Brussels BE (day)
11.4 solo @ Ponyhof, Frankfurt D (eve)
11.5 solo @ Café Cairo, Wurzburg D
11.6 solo @ Kafic, Leipzig D
11.7 solo @ (house show), Berlin
11.8 solo @ Falkendom, Bielefeld D
11.9 solo @ 4AD, Diksmuide, BE w/Imaginary Family
11.10 solo @ Kachel Koncerten (house show), Hetchel BE
11.11 solo @ Den Hemel, Zichem BE w/Astronaute
11.12 guitar/songwriting lecture and performance @ PHL, Hasselt BE
11.13 solo @ De Firma, Geel BE
11.22 solo @ Retronouveau, Messina IT
11.23 solo @ Mr. Hide, Catania IT
11.24 solo @ TBC, Viterbo IT
11.25 solo @ Sottoscala, Latina IT
11.26 solo @ Metropolis, Umbertide (Perugia) IT
11.27 solo @ Init, Rome IT
11.28 solo @ Viniles, San Benedetto del Tronto IT
11.29 solo @ Mele di Newton, Padova IT
12.7 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.14 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.16 LKW @ The Logan Sq. Farmer's Mkt.
12.21 solo guitar @ the Whistler
12.28 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.4 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.11 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.18 solo guitar @ the Whistler
1.25 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2.1 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2.8 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2.15 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2.22 solo guitar @ the Whistler
2.22 LKW @ the Garden of Miracles 10PM
2.23 LKW @ Indi-Go Coop, Champagne IL
2.25 Bando @ Township
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Booking
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About
- Geoff Farina is musician, Lecturer at the DePaul University School of Music, and vintage guitar collector residing in Chicago. Geoff plays with many bands; makes original music; and performs the classic American steel string guitar repertoire developed in the southeastern United States before World War II, using period instruments from his collection of vintage Martin, Gibson, National, and Stella guitars.MusicTeaching
- Currently teaching "What Were the Blues: 1920-1960" and "That High Lonesome Sound: Bluegrass Music from 1936-1972" at DePaul University.
- Taught a blues history course called “What Were the Blues?” at Colby College in 2010.
- Taught a music theory course for songwriters called “The Songwriter’s Toolbox” at the University of Maine at Augusta in 2010.
- Taught "Change of the Century: Jazz since 1958" for the annual Senior Seminar at the University of Maine at Augusta in 2009.
- Taught a guitar/songwriting workshop at De Provinciale Hogeschool Van Limburg in Hasselt, Belgium in April 2009, and again in November 2012.
- Lectured on Digital Music Preservation at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education in June 2007.
- Lectured on the "Losing Music: Preservation and Storage" panel at the 2006 Future of Music Policy Summit at McGill University.
- Taught undergraduate English Composition at The University of Massachusetts Boston during the 1994/95 academic year.
Grants and Commissions- Helped organize a 2006 National Endowment for the Arts "Access to Artistic Excellence" grant to preserve an archive of historic concert recordings made by musician/activist Juma Sultan. Juma’s Archive preserves concert recordings of Sam Rivers, Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Murray, James Blood Ulmer, and other legendary improvisers of the late 60s and early 70s.
- Commissioned by Moviate to compose and perform original music to Gary Adelstein’s short films at Harrisburg’s Whitaker Center in April 2007.
- Commissioned by Cinemazero to compose and perform original music to Film (Samuel Beckett, 1965), Emak Bakia (Man Ray, 1927), and Un Chant D'Amour (Jean Genet, 1950), for their annual Schermo Sonoro Festival in Pordenone, Italy in May 2003.
Other Projects- From 1998 until 2006, Geoff lived and worked at the Narragansett Grange Hall, an art space he co-founded in Rhode Island with artist/musician Jodi Leo. For 7 years Geoff and Jodi provided inexpensive living and studio space to an annual artist-in-residence in need of resources to pursue a specific project. Past residencies include photographers Patrick Graham and Melanie Standage, and artists Ron Rege Jr. and Ida Pearle.
- Worked as an assistant to Bill Finnegan, designer of now-legendary Klon Centaur guitar overdrive in 1995. Manufactured and tested Centaur units.
- Wrote many articles and reviews for Tape Op magazine since its inception in 1997. Geoff’s early Tape Op articles on guitar amplifier maintenance and modification were anthologized in a book called Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording.
Education- MA English Composition, University of Massachusetts
- BA Music, Berkley College of Music
- Private music studies with Roswell Rudd and Ben Monder
