December 13, 2012

Neal Casal's Tumblr page
Apart from some really great guitar playing, Neal is also an impressive Photog. There's some really great pictures (maybe around 300 or so) on his page. Check out his link above and show him some brotherly/sisterly love: Neal on Facebook





December 13, 2012

Chris shares a moment with one of Jerry's geetars, Wolf

Barefoot

December 13, 2012
The band, last night, pulled one of Chris' songs from the 2004-shelf, dusted it off and played it. I wonder how long the band needed to rehearse a song that Chris hasn't played live for eight years. Looking forward to hearing how the rest of the band's take is on the sound.

Enjoy this old one. Has a few Paul Stacey sightings on it:

Barefoot by the Cherry Tree


Staring out of a window
Into a gray sky scene
Alone stands a widow
With her skin porcelain
To a black limosine
She exits....

may the circle be unbroken...

December 12, 2012

Rumors are starting that The Black Crowes are reuniting this Spring after a two-year break. Any thougths? New guitarist?


Chris Robinson Interview

December 10, 2012
by Tom Lanham (special for the San Francisco Examiner)

The band name itself is an in-joke because the Chris Robinson Brotherhood features keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Mark Dutton, drummer George Sluppick, guitarist Neal Casal and, of course, Chris Robinson on guitar and vocals — but not his brother and longtime Black Crowes bandmate, Rich Robinson. But in two albums the group has forged its own extended-jam path, exemplified by the surreal Alan Forbes cover illustration on the new record, “The Magic Door.” “I told him I wanted him to do Albrecht Durer’s celestial map of the northern sky, but with our psychedelic icons and mythology intermingled, like when our space gnome Captain Nebula opens the door to the other side,” Robinson says of his concept.

Who needs drugs when you have Alan Forbes designing your logo and cover art?
Hey, times are tough in America!

santa cruz review

December 8, 2012

review by Linda Tulett

Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Could Be What Magic Sounds Like



Before Chris Robinson Botherhood there was The Black Crowes; before that there was New Earth Mud; before that, there was The Black Crowes; and before that, Mr. Crowe’s Garden…….
Each time The Black Crowes take a break, Chris Robinson gets busy.

soft grass lullaby...

December 7, 2012
This guy's playing absolutely blows my skull. I'm pretty sure that if I walked into a Willy-Wonka factory today and Adam was providing the background music for it, I'd be somewhere near nirvana.

Cleveland Review

by Dave Swanson

Jerry Garcia might be long gone, but his children are always looking for a new dwelling. Enter Chris Robinson, once (and future?) lead singer for the Black Crowes, one of the purest rock and roll bands to emerge in the last 20-odd years. Their take on ‘Sticky Fingers’-era Stones and Gram Parsons’ ghost was always a thing of beauty.

With the Crowes on another indefinite hiatus (“Best not to wake the bear while it’s hibernating,’” Robinson recently told Uncut), Chris is sailing head-on into his own solo trip.

Closing in on 200 CRB Shows

November 24, 2012


Whatchu thinking 'bout?

Boston November 8, 2012 Review

Review by Adam Icculus

Last night The Chris Robinson Brotherhood rolled into town for a sold out show at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club. The venue was jam packed and the vibe was on point for a southern rock throw down.

Raliegh November 3, 2012 Review

Review by Ike Riddick

Being an avid Black Crowes and Chris Robinson fan, conceptualizing CRB (Chris Robinson Brotherhood) jamming in the intimacy of the Lincoln Theater equated to perhaps one of the most anticipated shows I have awaited in quite some time. Shortly after firing up a bouquet of incense emerging from atop an owl’s head figurine, the band took their rightful places on stage and a magical musical journey commenced.

Charlotte November 2, 2012 Review

 Review by Jeff Hahne
(h/t Livin' from blackcrowes.net)

Chris Robinson grooved and sang his way through song after song during the Chris Robinson Brotherhood's Nov. 2, 2012, concert at the Neighborhood Theatre. While he occasionally grinned at his bandmates during lengthy jams, he reserved his biggest smiles of the night for his biggest fan. Standing just off the stage was his daughter, Cheyenne, who will turn 3 next month. Wearing big pink headphones and a black shirt emblazoned with a glittery "I Love Rock and Roll" across the front, Cheyenne watched, danced and stared as her father got the packed NoDa venue dancing and singing along. 

Halloween Show


I'm Your Boogie Man (CR vocals) (1st)
Teenage Head ( CR vocals) (1st)
Human Fly (Muddy vocals) (1st)
Season of the Witch (Adam vocals) (1st)
Sympathy For The Devil (Neal vocals) (1st)
Monster Mash (George vocals) (1st)
Halloween (CR vocals) (1st)


Hoping this one's released on Live Downloads 

edit: It's been released.... linky
From the Alan Forbes space station high above San Francisco comes the latest in inner space graphic magik!

Blessed be the trip takers~


from the 'Hood...

Calling all Charleston Freaks! Calling all Charleston Freaks! Are the children of the low country ready for a high old time???

Pour House here we come!

The CRB
California Head Music




update: sets from the three shows:


184. October 25, 2012 - Charleston, South Carolina - The Pour House (Thu)
1: Someday Past The Sunset, Jump the Turnstile, Eagles on the Highway, Bertha, Star or Stone, Vibration & Light Suite, Silver Car, Poor Elijah
2: Bright Lights Big City, 100 Days of Rain, Badlands Here We Come, Tulsa Yesterday, If Your Wheel Don't Roll, Girl on the Mountain, Sunday Sound, Rosalee
e: Sail On Sailor, I Am A Pilgrim
LIVE DOWNLOAD

185. October 26, 2012 - Charleston, South Carolina - The Pour House (Fri)
1: Lets Go Lets Go Lets Go, Tomorrow Blues, Mother of Stone, Tornado, Brown Eyed Women, Reflections on a Broken Mirror, Beware, Blue Suede Shoes
2: Vibration & Light Suite, Little Lizzie Mae, Sorrows of a Blue Eyed Liar, Sunday Sound, West LA Fadeaway, Meanwhile in the Gods..., Ride, Rosalee
e: Appaloosa, Got Love If You Want It 
LIVE DOWNLOAD

186. October 27, 2012 - Charleston, South Carolina - The Pour House (Sat)
1: Try Rock & Roll, Tomorrow Blues, Someday Past The Sunset, Crash on the Levee, Goodbye Wheeling, Roll Old Jeremiah, Do Right Woman, Tulsa Yesterday, Rosalee
2: Saturday Night in Oak Grove, 100 Days of Rain, Never Been to Spain, 40 Days, Train Robbers, Tough Mama, Ride, I Aint Hiding
e: That's How Strong My Love Is, Sugaree

Neal Casal interview...

by David Von Bader


Neal Casal is a man of many hats. A prolific and fully realized recording artist in his own right, Casal has released a steady flow of his own albums since the early '90s, worked with artists like Tift Merritt and Willie Nelson, and has released a book of his photography, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows, documenting the time he spent in his most recognizable role as band mate to the alternative country superhero.

The New Jersey born Casal recently found himself playing the role of sideman once again, this time as a member of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, a band that displays both Casal and the former Black Crowes frontman's neo-hippie sonic tendencies in a way that is neither filtered nor abbreviated. 

New Times caught up with Casal during a stop in New Orleans to discuss his life as a sideman, his photography, and losing pool to Willie Nelson. 
 

Took a ride...

I never saw this video before. Old school New Earth Mud


Happy 75 years, Wavy Gravy!

I'll post the songs next time I log on. Meanwhile enjoy CRB's set...appearance by Bobby Weird. word


Big Moon Ritual and The Magic Door


from the brotherhood...

Inspiration move us brightly!!! The CRB is back in Cali!!! Love sick Charlie and tear drop Molly just jumped out of their seats!! Thank you for a sold out Terrapin Crossroads! See your smiling minds at Hardly Strictly!!! Into the harvest we go! The CRB

Rare track...

We All Want Love
by Chris Robinson

Keep on rolling, keep on riding high
Keep your eyes open and stay out of danger
Keep on singing, clapping in time
Sometimes things aren't worth changing....

Possible to bring this one back?


Mushroom Costume Party


Tornado

Sit down by the window and watch the tornado
Waiting for the sheriff to bring some dirty water by
Help yourself out to some of my disaster
It's moving faster since the last time I was on speed...



Rosalee 8/24/12

pro-shot in-studio

Update

I've gone ahead and updated 2011 setlists and statistics, as well as 2012 setlists. The Brotherhood has 170+ shows since March of 2011. Sprinkle in some shows with Jackie Greene and Bob Weir this year, and a few random Chris sightings with other bands and you'll see an absolute road horse and warrior. He's gotta be pushing 2000 shows over a 20-year career, and playing with some pretty damn good musicians. Impressive (or insane). To top it all off, the music keeps getting better. Kudos, Mr. Robinson.

"The Magic Door" Review - Relix Magazine

Riding in on waves of vibration and light, Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s second album is classic rock in the finest sense.


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