MP3 Broken Things - Swim to the River

Dark & bright soundtracks | Mixing Tennessee Williams, VU, Alice Coltrane, and Vladimir Nijinksy | A record about the mystery waters | Songs about rust, broken stars and dolls | To end wars of all kinds

6 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz-Rock, ROCK: Post-Rock/Experimental



Details:
BRIEF HISTORY
Broken Things came together from the indie rock, free jazz/improv and folk scenes of Chicago, with guitarist Bill MacKayâs songs anchoring the bandâs exploratory journeys...

Swim to the River is our debut recording, and the 2nd disc to feature cover art by MacKay. It is an independent release being promoted by Michael Siniscalchi who used push a range of exciting albums at Delmark Records.

PLAYERS
Bill MacKay, guitar + songs
Greg Ward, alto saxophone
Todd Hill, bass on tracks 2,3,6
Tim Daisy, drums
Jason Ajemian, bass on tracks 1,4,5

VENUES
We have played concerts across Chicago & we are looking to spread the sound further. We have had the good fortune to play at: Roosevelt University, The Velvet Lounge, South Union Arts, The Hungry Brain, Columbia College Chicago, Café Mestizo, The Charleston and many moreâ¦.

RELATED BANDS
Bill MacKay (Darts & Arrows)
Greg Ward (Occidental Bros.)
Todd Hill (Cougar)
Tim Daisy (Triage, Vandermark 5)
Jason Ajemian (Who cares how long you sink,
Triage)

ART MISSION This music hits on a mixed network of themes: cinematic, poetic, erotic and political | We jam together the forms that feed us at the root, as simply and directly as we can | If an eternal mission of art is to fragment reality, we're all for it | Weâre all partly broken | may the shards of that damage⦠sing!

SOME OTHER HISTORY
Pittsburgh has more bridges than any other city in America. Visions of these and their neighbors - the valley-cutting rivers of the city - was one inspiration in MacKayâs early songs. The Oakland neighborhood was another: a refuge from the conformity& alienation of school, allowing access to two items of interest: punks and the Pittsburgh playhouse, a legendary movie house showing a different movie every night.