{"id":7626,"date":"2015-04-22T05:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T09:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=7626"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:48:11","slug":"the-broadcast-will-continue-touring-after-this-important-local-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/22\/the-broadcast-will-continue-touring-after-this-important-local-message\/","title":{"rendered":"The Broadcast Will Continue Touring After This Important Local Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe can jam, but we are definitely not a jam band,\u201d says Caitlin Krisko<\/strong>, vocalist and songwriter of The Broadcast<\/a>. Her band\u2019s albums feature shorter songs because \u201cwe write songs<\/em>; we\u2019re songwriters.\u201d Krisko and guitarist Aaron Austin<\/strong> are co-writers on all of the group\u2019s music, which is as tight and concise on record as it is soulful and exhilarating live onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favorite artists are storytellers,\u201d Krisko adds. \u201cI think that it\u2019s really important that we continue to tell stories about our lives,\u201d she says, describing music as a means to create \u201ca sense of oneness between artist and listener.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming out of a tumultuous year that saw two of its founding members depart, Asheville-based (though originally from Brooklyn) The Broadcast is gearing up for what looks to be its busiest year yet. The buzz around the group\u2019s set at 2014\u2019s Warren Haynes<\/strong>\u2019 Christmas Jam led to an invitation to perform at an Allman Brothers Band<\/strong> tribute event being planned for this summer. And while preproduction for a second studio album is well underway, The Broadcast scheduled a local performance (Saturday, April 11, at The Grey Eagle) before returning to the road and then to the studio.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Jenn Ross Photography<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cSo much has changed since last year,\u201d Krisko says. \u201cI am really proud of the core members who were able to make it through this transition,\u201d and now the band is \u201ccommitted on an even deeper level.\u201d Krisko and Austin and percussionist Tyler Housholder<\/strong> remain from the original lineup. Observing that making music for a living is not the easiest path, Krisko believes that \u201cyou have to be willing to lose everything for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Broadcast\u2019s members are savvy users of modern technology as a means of building relationships with fans and potential fans. While acknowledging the advantages of that technology, Krisko believes that instant, accessible quality also disconnects the listener from being able to discover new music. That means in order to break through, a band has to be<\/em> better and then market itself better. Krisko is optimistic and determined: \u201cTouring on the road has given me a sense of hope that there still are people who want to come together, connect and share in a joined experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krisko focuses on two important components of the band\u2019s overall strategy: \u201cThe live performance emotionally grabs people; the vibrations literally have an effect on their bodies.\u201d And the album is a souvenir, a package that concertgoers can take home to relive the experience of the show. \u201cYou can\u2019t completely capture the live experience on an album,\u201d Krisko says. \u201cWhere a great producer comes in is being able to capture that energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

For The Broadcast\u2019s first album (2013\u2019s Dodge the Arrow<\/em>, recorded at Asheville\u2019s Echo Mountain Studios), the band worked with producer Eric \u201cMixerman\u201d Sarafin<\/strong>. \u201cWe were so blessed to have one of the most positive first-album experiences,\u201d Krisko says. But the musicians came away from that experience knowing what they would do differently on the next album. For their second recording, Krisko and Austin wanted a producer who truly understood how to record a female-fronted band. They wanted someone like Jim Scott<\/strong>, who produced and engineered albums for the Tedeschi Trucks Band<\/strong>, Wilco<\/strong> and other big names.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I emailed [Scott] last November,\u201d Krisko says, \u201cand when I woke up the next morning, I had an email from his people. I screamed!\u201d Scott said yes. And with a large catalog of new material from which to choose, Krisko is confident that The Broadcast\u2019s upcoming album (out early 2016) will please longtime fans while earning new ones.<\/p>\n

An edited version of this feature was previously published in<\/em> Mountain Xpress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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