Unfortunately I didn’t have the foresight to keep track of the 1,000+ shows I played between 1985 and 2005, but I thought I’d better start before another 2 decades pass. Karate did manage to keep track of the 690 shows we played between between 1993-2005.
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 duo @ AS220, Providence RI
1.25 Brokaw/Farina duo @ First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA TBC
1.26 Brokaw/Farina duo @ Tonic, New York, NY w/Ida
1.27 Brokaw/Farina duo @ Metropolis Underground North Syracuse, NY
1.28 Brokaw/Farina duo @ 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 duo 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 duo @ 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 duo @ the Plough and Stars, Cambridge MA
7.26 Geoff Farina/Jef Charland duo @ 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 duo, Philadelphia PA
12.11 GT @ the Cake Shop w/Curtis Harvey & Brokaw-Farina duo, New York NY
12.12 GT @ Great Scott w/Curtis Harvey & Brokaw-Farina duo, Allston MA
12.13 Brokaw/Farina duo @ the Lamb Abbey, Montpelier VT
2010
12.31 Brokaw/Farina duo 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
