The Brokedown

Genre: Rock Hometown: Los Angeles CA
www.thebrokedown.com

Saturday, March 18   12:00 a.m.
Molotov Lounge   (719 W 6th St)

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  The Brokedown - Down in the Valley
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The Brokedown formed during the hot and dusty Los Angeles summer of 2004.

Since the band broke upon the ears of a grateful, and parched, city, they’ve shared the stage with such artists as Evan Dando, the Gourds, the Rosebuds, Portastatic, Grand Champeen, and power-pop doctor, Jason Falkner (ex-Jellyfish, Air, Travis, Beck), who recently invited the band to open for him at a rare live appearance at Spaceland.

Combining elements of alt-pop, old-country, and straight-ahead rock and roll, The Brokedown create a catchy sound all their own – new, warm, and unpretentious; as Falkner kindly put it, they’re “not post-anything.” Their many new fans seem to agree, and, happily, some of those fans work in radio; the band has enjoyed considerable airplay on Los Angeles’ Indie 103.1 FM and KXLU 88.9FM, Nashville’s WRVU, Santa Clara’s KSCU 103.3 FM, Memphis’ WEVL 90FM, and numerous internet stations, including LittleRadio.com, where Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) has played the band on his weekly show.

What do these DJs spin? Well, the band released its debut EP, The Dutchman’s Gold, on May 24, 2005; four weeks later, sales of the record hit #1 at L.A.’s Sea Level Records, where it stayed in the top 10 for five weeks; the single “Down in the Valley” was also one of the top 25 most played tracks on LittleRadio.com for the month of August. Rave reviews continue to appear in print, as The Brokedown was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times, Amplifier, HARP, and Paste, earning rave reviews in each publication.

The band toured the East Coast in November 2005, playing to big crowds at clubs in eight cities, including New York’s Rothko, Boston’s Middle East, and Atlanta’s The Earl, opening for and playing with Dios (Malos) and The Dreadful Yawns at various points. The Brokedown look forward to touring the Southwest this spring and the rest of the country beyond that in support of The Dutchman’s Gold and their soon to be completed debut LP.