Brick Briscoe

Isolation Inspired Blues – Discover ‘MY FAVORITE LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT By BRICK BRISCOE

Posted on by JL

14 August 2020

Artist: BRICK BRISCOE
Who: Musician, radio and television personality. This soft-spoken yet hard-driven man
still claims to be a fan first and foremost. Days of post-punk vinyl and the emerging indie film wave, CBGB’s, Wire, The Beautiful South, Gang of Four, The Jam, Stan Ridgway, Mekons have left an indelible mark. After testing the tides of both Los Angeles and New York City,
he found both solace and fire in the soft rolling plains of Indiana.

Album: MY FAVORITE LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT – 11th longplayer
Released: 24 July 2020
Info: My Favorite Los Angeles Restaurant is a collection of songs inspired by ideas for films that Briscoe dreamed of making as a younger man living in more hopeful times. According to Briscoe, he was lucky to have all the equipment available when recording My Favorite Los Angeles Restaurant to film most of the songs while they were being recorded (watch
3 of them below)

Key phrase: “Music is the most natural thing in the world, it is good for the soul, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you’re number one in the charts or number 60.” – >Paul Weller

Keywords: That’s entertainment / From romantic dreams to haircut rockers and introspective reveries / From Americana lust to Britannia post-punk-pop / The city of restaurant angels / Isolation blues / Inspiring loneliness / Multi-faceted songwriting

Key clips: Oxnard / Suitcase / The Blue Jean Ride

– OXNARD –

– SUITCASE-


– THE BLUE JEAN BRIDGE –

Stream/buy full album here…


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BRICK BRISCOE: Facebook

Produced by Brick Briscoe and Brian Sherman
Recorded at The Spider Cave, Petersburg, IN
Some recording was done in Philadelphia, PA and Middletown, DE
All Songs written by Brick Briscoe, except “Cody Jarrett” which was
written by Brian Sherman (music) and Brick Briscoe (lyrics).

Emotive Troubadour BRICK BRISCOE Has A Long Story To Tell – Here’s His New Album ‘FROM LUCKY POINT TO PÈRE LACHAISE’…

Posted on by JL

9 August 2019

BRICK BRISCOE is a Petersburg, Indiana-based radio and television personality and a compelling singer/songwriter. His new album, entitled ‘FROM LUCKY POINT TO PÈRE LACHAISE’ is inspired and recorded after a life-changing battle with cancer and the life-affirming travels suggested by LP’s title. It makes me think of Ray Davies‘ two Americana albums because of the heart and soul touching stories and the varied reflections on humanity. Like Davies, Briscoe is a gripping storyteller too. An observative troubadour wrapping personal experiences into sensitive songs with a heartfelt touch.

Here’s the author himself about his new, probably most personal, longplayer…

“It feels good to finally have this album out there. It took more than a year to finish things up and that’s a long time for me. I normally pace around for a couple of weeks, call folks in and then vomit it all out in about a week. This time I was more considerate of the overall landscape. It took me back to a time before I became ill where I thought I had all the time in the world. The urgency now is to share the ideas and keep the conversation going.

The response, thus far, has been very rewarding. I was worried that the fans I’ve made over the last two records were going to wonder where I had gone. This record is more considerate of arrangement and melody and, in a lot of ways, I think I’ve found my voice again because I took such a considered approach. I’m happy to find out from the live shows we’ve done that I can tackle the material in any way I want, from original intent to quiet solo versions to turning them into straight up rock n’ roll. I’m lucky that I play with a live band who can be flexible enough to interact with an audience and figure out how to feed the dragon. Deep down I realize that I’m really a live artist at my best and getting to play in front of people is the true reward.

I live in a very rural atmosphere. Petersburg, Indiana has around 2500 inhabitants. The cost of living allows me to go out on a limb and make records and then travel to do live shows and make tv/film projects. I’ve lived in NYC, Los Angeles and Seattle and I never could feel the creative freedom living in those cities as I do in my hometown. It was always too financially daunting to pull it off in the big cities. But maybe I’m just a small town boy who really likes to immerse himself in the big towns and then come home and synthesize the two. That just dawned on me actually. Because, growing up, I always wanted to be somewhere else. I still do. I’m probably going to ask to sleep in your spare room sometime.”

Dim the lights, sit down, relax and lose yourself in this journey.
Here’s the album in its uninterrupted, continuous entity…


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You can stream it here on Spotify too, if you like
to skip, play and save your favorite tracks…

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BRICK BRISCOE: Facebook – Bandcamp