Carrie Bradley Music

Songwriter and vocalist Carrie Bradley on tour with The Breeders. You can get updates on tour dates and her recordings and upcoming projects at her new web site, Carrie Bradley Music

Carrie Bradley Interviews

"Charming, Amazingly Talented, And Good with Animals. Carrie Bradley Sings Solo Just For You! Doc's Clock, July 25th, 2002": http://www.posthoc.com/carrie.htm

"Breeders Violinist Carrie Bradley Praises Kim and Kelley Deal's 'Inspiration'" http://www.spinner.com/2011/01/21/breeders-carrie-bradley-eds-redeeming-qualities/

"he Breeders' '93 Lineup Kicks Off 'Last Splash' Tour in Brooklyn": http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1555078/the-breeders-93-lineup-kicks-off-last-splash-tour-in-brooklyn

Carrie Bradley Discography

The Great Auk

The Great Auk is a "semi"-unplugged duo uniting two longtime beloved singer-songwriters from the San Francisco Bay Area, Carrie Bradley and Bernie Jungle.

An East Cost native, Bradley co-founded legendary the alt-folk band Ed's Redeeming Qualities, followed by fronting literary-pop-rocker 100 Watt Smile. She has been the on-call violin player for the Breeders since 1988 to the present, and has recorded with many other artists, including Jonathan Richman, Love and Rockets, Red House Painters, and Tanya Donnelly.

Jungle's reputation for a virtuosic and unique guitar style springs from the combination of his mastery of heavy metal motifs (acquired during his obsessive teen years, spent in Pittsburgh) and a sensitive, original ear that finds the missing chord or minimalist thread in any song, across genres. He has contributed power and texture and a mesmerizing stage presence to a number of West and East Coast bands, including Granfaloon Bus, the Lipsey Mountain Spring Band, and Thunderbleed.

In the Great Auk, Bradley and Jungle trade off and mingle their two soft-edged voices in songs focused on emotional stories that emerge slowly and building a world of dense imagery, all run through with a dark sense of humor and a love of language. Instrumentation runs from a single acoustic guitar--both songwriters are passionate about the power of empty space in a composition--to distorted electric guitar and violin overdriven trough a loop pedal to Fisher Price toys and theremin; but perhaps the most signature sound of the Great Auk are Bradley and Jungle's tightly, telepathically wedded vocal harmonies.

Listen to The Great Auk's "Paradox": http://www.ourstage.com/profile/thegreatauk/songs

You can get the latest updates on Carrie's recordings and tour dates on http://www.carriebradleymusic.com

Carrie Bradley with the Breeders

Carrie Bradley is currently on tour with the Breeders, celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Last Splash. Visit http://www.breedersdigest.com for tour updates and other news.

The 3-CD box set of LSXX, The 20th Anniversary Re-Issue of Last Splash is OUT NOW! The vinyl box set will be released at the end of June. 
May 2 - Oberlin College – DIONYSUS DISCOTHEQUE (the Sco)
May 3 - Pennsylvania – MR. SMALLS THEATER
May 4 - Washington, DC – 9:30 CLUB
May 5 - Philadelphia – THE TROCADERO
May 6 - NYC – WEBSTER HALL
May 9 - Boston – ROYALE NIGHTCLUB
May 11 - Toronto – DANFORTH MUSIC HALL
May 12 - Detroit - MAJESTIC THEATRE
May 14 - Nashville - MERCY LOUNGE
May 15 - Atlanta - VARIETY PLAYHOUSE
May 17, 18, 19 - Alabama - HANGOUT MUSIC FEST
May 24 - Barcelona - PRIMAVERA SOUND 2013
May 25 – Nimes - THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG FESTIVAL
May 27 – Toulouse - LE BIKINI
May 28 – Bordeaux - LE ROCHER
May 30 – Porto - PRIMAVERA SOUND 2013
June 1 - Paris – LE TRIANON
June 2 - Brussels – ANCIENNE BELGIQUE
June 3 - Amsterdam – PARADISO
June 14 - Dublin – VICAR STREET
June 15 - Belfast – THE LIMELIGHT
June 17 - Glasgow – ABC
June 18
Manchester – RITZ
United Kingdom
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June 19
London – FORUM
United Kingdom
SOLD OUT
June 21
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES
Curated by Deerhunter
Camber Sands, United Kingdom
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July 20
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL NEW
Chicago, Illinois
Tickets
July 24
São Paulo – CINA JOIA NEW
Brazil
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July 25
Rio de Janeiro – CIRCO VOADOR NEW
Brazil
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July 27
Santiago – EX OZ NEW
Chile
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August 3
OSHEAGA FESTIVAL NEW
Montreal, Canada
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August 24–25
FYF FEST NEW
LA Historic State Park
Los Angeles, California
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August 26
Santa Cruz – RIO THEATRE NEW
California
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August 27
San Francisco – THE FILLMORE NEW
California
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August 30
Portland – WONDER BALLROOM NEW
Oregon
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August 31
Vancouver – COMMODORE BALLROOM NEW
Canada
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September 1
BUMBERSHOOT MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL NEW
Seattle, Washington
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September 7
HOPSCOTCH MUSIC FESTIVAL
Raleigh, North Carolina
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September 27
PYGMALION MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 NEW
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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September 28
MIDPOINT MUSIC FESTIVAL NEW
Cincinnati, Ohio
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October 9
Miami – GRAND CENTRAL NEW
Florida
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October 11
Zapaopan – TEATRO ESTUDIO CAVARET NEW
Jalisco, Mexico
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October 13
CORONA CAPITAL FESTIVAL NEW
Mexico City, Mexico
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October 26
ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES
Release the Bats
Altona North, Melbourne, Australia
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October 28
Sydney – ENMORE THEATRE
Australia
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October 29
Brisbane – TIVOLI THEATRE
Australia
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October 31
Perth – ASTOR THEATRE
Australia
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Ed's Redeeming Qualities

Ed's Redeeming Qualities was an alt-folk group founded in 1988 and originally consisted of Dan Leone, Dom Leone, Carrie Bradley (who also performed with The Breeders), and Neno Perrotta. Jonah Winter joined the band for the albums Big Grapefruit Cleanup Job and At The Fish And Game Club. Dom Leone died of cancer in 1989.

Ed's songs were usually funny and strange stories and character sketches. Some highlights include Neno's "Lawyers and Truckers" and "Lawn Dart", and Leone's "Spoken Word."

The band received some mainstream exposure when The Breeders covered their song "Drivin' On 9" on the album Last Splash. Ed's Redeeming Qualities also contributed several songs to the soundtrack for the movie Ed's Next Move (in which they also briefly appeared).

The Presidents of the United States of America borrowed the lyrics and title of the Ed's song "More Bad Times," adding a few new quips and a different feel.

While the band has officially broken up, they occasionally get together for shows every few years or so. In 2011 they played a reunion show at TT the Bear's Place in Cambridge, MA, and recreated the atmosphere of Ed's Basement variety shows that occurred at The Rathskeller in the late 1980s.[

After the band's breakup, Carrie Bradley went on to form the band 100 Watt Smile, which released two albums in the late 1990s.

Click here to get the latest updates on Carrie's recordings and tour dates.

100 Watt Smile

100 Watt Smile was an eclectic grunge-styled band with country influences that was founded in 1994 by Carrie and drummer Michael Hart. The lineup expanded to include Matt Stahl on guitar and Brad Pedinoff on bass, who were later replaced by Scotts Greiner and Houston on guitar and bass.

The band provided a vehicle for the quirky songwriting that Bradley was known for during her days with Ed's Redeeming Qualities, with her quiet, breathy vocals and signature violin work juxtaposed against heavy electric guitar and bass and driving percussion.

And Reason Flew begins with an updated version of Bradley's haunting song New Jersey, which first appeared on the Ed's Redeeming Qualities album Big Grapefruit Cleanup Job. The band followed up with a second, eponymous album in 2001.

You can get the latest updates on Carrie's recordings and tour dates on http://www.carriebradleymusic.com

About Carrie Bradley

Violinist and songwriter Carrie Bradley was a founding member of the alternative folk band Ed's Redeeming Qualities, The Great Auk, 100 Watt Smile and has played in The Breeders.

You can get the latest updates on Carrie's recordings and tour dates on http://www.carriebradleymusic.com