Broken Hill Music     2008.08.28
Events
A Night of Simple Pleasures at Pete's Candy Store
Monday, February 2, 2004
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
21:00       Donations

Come join Pharmacy and Gardens and friends for an intimate evening in the beautiful back space of Pete's Candy Store. This will be a low key evening featuring the country joy of Yuri and Dan, the melancholy romanticism of Pharmacy and Gardens, and the explorative Americana of Lyndon Roeller. Bring your friends. Relax. Sit and take in some songs.

20:00 The Gregonovic Family Singers (Yuri Weber and Daniel Philips)
21:00 Pharmacy and Gardens (Kristofer Widholm)
22:00 Lyndon Roeller

Pharmacy and Gardens
Saturday, December 22, 2001
CB's Gallery
313 Bowery (Between Bleecker St. & 2nd Street)
21:00       $6

First gig in New York since the summer tour of Switzerland. New songs, and a shattered spirit.

Pharmacy and Gardens Switzerland and Germany Tour
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
0:00       

Aug. 14 Ñ Sep. 3, 2001:
17.8 Rorschach, Hafenbuffet
18.8 Konstanz, Cafe Muse
21.8 Rorschach, BadehŸtte 20:15
24.8 Aarau, Kiff
25.8 St.Gallen, Grabenhalle (big show with four bands)
26.8 St.Gallen, Engel (unplugged)
27.8 Berlin, Black Bar, Krossenerstrasse 34, Berlin. 21.00
28.8 Berlin, Open Mic at Caf⁄ Harlem
30.8 Frautenstadt/Marien, new bar opening
3.9 ZŸrich, Bosch Bar (not yet confirmed)

In addition, there will be shows in Berne (Caf⁄ Luna), ZŸrich (Bosch Bar), Basel (Hirscheneck) and several others, though the times and dates are not confirmed.

If you will be in the area during this time, or if someone you know will be in the area, please encourage them to come out and see a show or two. As soon as I have further details, I will try to post them here, but may have difficulty doing so from the road.

Pharmacy & Roman Elsener at The Shannon Pot
Friday, June 1, 2001
The Shannon Pot
4506 Davis St. (Corner of Jackson Ave. and 23rd St.)
22:00       $free

Pharmacy Celebrates Roman Elsener's Record Release Party
Friday, April 20, 2001
The Shannon Pot
4506 Davis St. (Corner of Jackson Ave. and 23rd St.)
21:00       $free

Pharmacy will open the set for Roman Elsener's record release party, celebrating "Romance: Where you least expected it". There will be a full line up of guest performers at the event. Come out and celebrate with us.

Pharmacy and Gardens. Our medicines are as varied as our ailments. There is a wealth of each, intricately bound to each other.
--Kristofer

The Pharmacy and Gardens EP
Sounds like this:
All songs ©1996—2001, Broken Hill Music. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

You can buy this beautiful album via PayPal for the low price of just $9, plus $2 shipping and fondling.

Pharmacy and Gardens EP cover

Whosoever Shall Lean on Me, I Will Hide
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

The interiorized Rousseauian self decides this might be good as a first song for an album. The other selves disagree (of course) , but can't really argue with it. And then Jesus comes.

Kristofer Widholm: vocals, guitar, electronics
Recorded by Shahzad Ismaily.

Come and Going
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

A very slowly opening morning. Michael Hart-Vanhouten played the bass and the beautiful drum track.

Kristofer Widholm: vocals, guitars, effects.
Michael Vanhouten: bass, drums

Ray's Cave
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

He is the superintendent of a Lower East Side building. He wears cowboy shirts and boots. From his kitchen, he is digging a tunnel underneath Manhattan. Includes a sample of Marlene Dietrich singing "Lili Marlene."

Kristofer Widholm: vocals, guitar, dissonant piano.

 

Real
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

Performances, ringworms, kisses and alcohol mingled into something ephemeral that still manages to make my heart sick.

Kristofer Widholm: vocals, guitars, bass, drums

Murder in the Stove
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

Regret as goofy as you can get, yet still regret.

Kristofer Widholm: poorly played drums, poorly played mandolin, guitars, vocals.

Room
Text and music by Kristofer Widholm

In the alchemy of grieving, glyphs and symbols can help keep track of what you're mixing together. Just be sure to hide your notebooks from the authorirites.

Kristofer Widholm: vocals, guitars
Shahzad Ismaily: keyboards, percussion
Recorded by Shahzad Ismaily

 

Diogenes's Lantern© 1996–2001, Broken Hill Music
Produced by Kristofer Widholm and Broken Hill Music.
Recorded at Broken Hill Music studio Roland, Brooklyn New York.

Thanks to: Roman Elsener, Peter Beyer, Michael Vanhouten, and Shahzad Ismaily, for help and encouragement. Cover photo by Philippa Kaye.