The Broadcast

Caitlin Krisko is the voice and creator of The Broadcast, a soul-infused rock sextet whose influences range from songbirds like Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin to the funkadelic swag of the Motown days. The group formed in 2007 in Brooklyn and performed at SXSW in early 2010. Since SXSW, they’ve been on the road. Last fall, the band moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC, to focus more on their music. This fall, they’re back on the road to support their second EP, Days Like Dreams. Be sure to check them out at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on Oct. 8. - The Aquarian

Countless bands have moved to the big city in search of success, but The Broadcast reversed that plan. The six-member rock ’n’ roll group left Brooklyn, New York, in 2010 for Asheville, hoping to make it big from a smaller home base. The band is set to introduce itself to a wider local audience with the March release of The Broadcast Live, its third album.

Recorded at a recent gig in Lexington, the disc captures the band’s blend of rock and soul grooves. On the tracks available at press time, singer Caitlin Krisko’s vocals rule the show. Like fellow belters Adele and Grace Potter, the singer’s smoky, beyond-her-years voice comes from a soulful place. Backed by thick bass and percussion, the songs will draw listeners to the dance floor.

The band also cites its rock influences on the CD, covering the Stones and Talking Heads. Along with Krisko, The Broadcast features Aaron Austin on guitar, Rich Brownstein on keys, Tyler Housholder on percussion, and brothers Matthew Davis on bass and Michael W. Davis on drums. Since living in Asheville, the band has sharpened its songwriting and musicianship. Tune in as the group takes off from its new mountain home.
- WNC Magazine

Rock fans can party the night away with the soul-driven, rock-and-roll sounds of The Broadcast at Surrey Tavern this weekend. After a successful Northeast tour, The Broad­cast is performing new material across the Southeast for the next month. In March, the band will release its first live album, followed by a tour to support the group’s third record. - The Augusta Chronicle

“Since we've moved down here, we've realized that success is not based in record sales or how many people show up at your gigs, but success is based on how honestly your music resonates with other people,” Krisko said.

Dropping everything in New York and moving to a new city can be rough.

“It's always a challenge to do a bold move in your life,” Krisko said. “We're kind of living proof that when you make those changes, extraordinary things happen.” - Go Upstate

Everything about The Broadcast is different, including its history. The band formed in Brooklyn in 2007, and in 2010 relocated to Asheville looking for a better base of operations. Its soulful sound has made the Broadcast a standout group here, and the band is determined to build a national following. The new CD, “The Broadcast Live,” is bound to win over some new fans. - Citizen-Times

Broadcasts emerge and perhaps someday so will The Broadcast.

Tune to Border Bash on July 1 in downtown Bristol for the band formerly known as Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast. Pared to The Broadcast, they relocated last September to Asheville, N.C., from Brooklyn, N.Y.

And to paraphrase poet Robert Frost, it has made quite a difference.

“I grew up in New York where everything is so anonymous,” Krisko, the lead singer and founder of The Broadcast, said by phone from Asheville. “Then I moved to North Carolina where community is so important.”

Get this.

“We all live together in the same house in Asheville,” Krisko said. “We play music together, travel in the same van together, hang out together...”

…and even…

“…shop for groceries together,” she said.

Reckon The Broadcast amounts to one together band.

But first came the band.

“The Broadcast started out as my dream five years ago,” Krisko said. “I wanted it to be a band that offered information to people. It’s like a broadcast from my head.”

Consider that, like tuning in to hear radio station WKRISKO one song at a time.

“We started out as an acoustic three-piece band,” she said. “We played maybe 10 shows in 2007, 20 shows in 2008.”

Time sped by.

Like fading scenes in a car’s rearview mirror, The Broadcast’s three-piece acoustic band status faded like yesterday’s sun. They added personnel, plugged in and steered to a more soul-infused style of rock.

“We’ve transformed from a goal to a living, breathing career,” Krisko said.

But first came the now-six person Broadcast’s debut album. Released in May 2009, “Over the Undercover” amounts to a 10-song eulogy to their sound that was.

“It was very acoustic,” Krisko said. “When I’m 80, it’s something I can show my grandchildren and say, ‘that’s what I was like at age 18 or 19 and living in New York City.’”

Then evolved The Broadcast’s EP. Issued in November 2010, the five-song “Days Like Dreams” captures the band astride major stylistic shifts in sound.

“The EP is us as a band,” Krisko said. “Through this record it gave us an opportunity to get a temperature on what the fans wanted.”

The album also captures The Broadcast in its full-throttled, blue-eyed rocking-soul essence. Think about it. Jimi Hendrix paid the light bills with light my fire to the cinders rock. George Jones bought many a lawnmower singing down to the last beer-drop hardcore country.

Well, Krisko and The Broadcast do likewise in the sense that they embrace that which they are capable. For example, Krisko not only owns a voice that bounds into the microphone and grabs listeners into a hear-to-me-now! mode. She wields it.

“When I get on stage I want to connect,” Krisko said. “I want to go to a place where almost something else takes over.”

She aims to first transfix then to transform through power of song via performance.

“It’s rock ‘n’ roll,” Krisko said. “I want them to feel a sense of abandonment when they dance. I want them to connect.”

Listen to The Broadcast. When Krisko sings whether on the horns-almighty “Loving You” or adios to New York City “Say Goodbye,” her voice evokes the glorified guts of Aretha Franklin by way of Janis Joplin.

“I want to be ferocious,” Krisko said. “It can be construed as out of control or aggressive but I think it’s a beautiful thing.”

Call them holy mackerel moments. Typically rare and nearly always fleeting, but when summoned legends can emerge. They’re lofty heights for a performer to attempt yet oh so worthy of attempting.

“You’ve got to come out. Just once,” Krisko said. “Allow yourself the experience.” - TriCities.com

Look out, Los Angeles! The Broadcast is ready to rock! Not to be confused with the electronic band from the UK, The Broadcast is a six-piece soul rock band that regularly tours America. Formed in New York in 2007, The Broadcast’s line-up—which debuted at last year’s SXSW Music Conference--includes Caitlin Krisko (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Rich Brownstein (keyboards), Tyler Housholder (percussion), Michael W. Davis (drums), (California-born) Matthew Davis (bass) and Aaron Austin replacing Christian Mendoza (guitar).

In 2009 these indie artists released their debut disc Over The Undercover. Credited to Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast, this release contains ten tracks of their earliest work including the album’s lead-in “Glory”, the noteworthy “The Unintelligible Truth” and the closing cut “All This Time”. Early the following year (2010), the group caught the attention of MTV execs. They were quickly signed to a licensing agreement with MTV/VH1 for the network's use of several songs from Over the Undercover in their different programs.
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Several months ago they relocated from New York City to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The band feels that moving to North Carolina more easily facilitates the band’s ability to tour the country extensively and for longer periods of time. More importantly, last year was also the year they put out a new release. Titled Days Like Dreams, this EP features 5 new, original tracks.

The opener, “Loving You”, is the Critic’s Choice here. While a lead-in rarely needs any additional publicity this tune simply embodies everything the band has worked to become. It’s got a blues-tinge to it and with the help of Jay Rattman’s horn arrangements, this one seems like it would be right at home on a Blues Brothers soundtrack.

“The Reckoning” is the second selection here. This is an upbeat number distinguished by a slight touch of psychedelic rock. Caitlin seems to belt out the vocals with an exceptional exuberance.

The next number is “Trouble Remembering”. This one takes it down a notch and has a bit of an ethereal feel to it. It also contains some interesting and occasionally spiritual lyrics as well.

For some unknown reason, “Say Goodbye” follows. This one perhaps is one of the tracks that best demonstrates what makes the band unique. It shows how the band manages to write a song that could have quite easily ended up a mere musical derivation and turn it into something original. Why a song with this title though is not the closing cut is a mystery.

The title track, “Days Like Dreams”, again initially takes things down a notch with a quiet acoustic intro. This closing cut is simple but in a very welcomed way and further highlights Krisko’s vocal work. With the help of musicians Michael Thurber, Travis Calvert, Brandon Reevey and John Wriggle one of the only major weaknesses here is this EP is –at 5 tracks—a little short. Perhaps The Broadcast is wisely wary of wearing out their welcome or they simply want to leave us wanting more.

Their signature sound includes Stevie Wonder-influenced polyrhythms and Krisko’s Janis Joplin-inspired vocals which Cosmopolitan referred to as being “drenched in honey” and “dripping with soul”. The Broadcast obviously is strongly influenced by the classic Motown sound and even some blues artists. Their melodies are often familiar and yet refreshing nonetheless. As the band preps for their upcoming tour to further promote Days Like Dreams one can only help but wonder what the future holds in store for The Broadcast.
- LA Examiner

Last week’s signing to Nimbleslick booking brought the Asheville six-piece to Georgia to showcase its talents first-hand.

When the band arrived, there were approximately 10 people spread out between the bar and the pool tables.

What concert-goers did not come to expect was the part-time venue would soon turn erupt before their eyes.

Though the crowd was small – as is expected on a school night downtown – the performance was an intimate treat for those who attended.

Vocalist Caitlin Krisko commanded immediate attention with her spine-tingling vocals, which would guide the other members’ movements on the small, instrument-filled stage.

Within the first few songs, the crowd had doubled – if not tripled.

People walking outside stopped and listened for a minute before deciding whether to pay the $2 or keep walking.

Soon the band broke out into what was a dead-on version of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” Every note was on-pitch; and everybody stopped what they were doing to soak it in.

From there, The Broadcast began its single “Loving You.” Throughout the set, there was an obvious space between the band and the crowd, as if the audience had been physically shocked back.

Before the band’s intermission, the sextet broke out “Sympathy for the Devil,” bringing show-goers on the dance floor alongside the wails of guitarist Aaron Austin.

In between sets the band’s surprising stage presence became the topic of choice.

The Broadcast’s second appearance, however, set started off slower, but gaining speed with each song. Adding a hint of funk-filled flair, a disco ball spun overhead.

The band ran down a list of originals covers, starting with “Say Goodbye,” a track off the “Days Like Dreams” EP. The song’s flow had a very strong New York feel to it, with upbeat, fast verses and incredible tempo changes for the chorus.

As things started to wrap up, the group unveiled two surprises: The first was dedicated to the band’s original starting place of Brooklyn. After a heckler yelled the lyrics to Avett Brothers’ “I and Love and You,” the keys and percussion hinted at another possibility: MGMT.

Krisko’s bluesy voice was a different approach to “Electric Feel” as the crowd of almost 30 danced and sang along.

Afterward was a spoken dedication to the recently deceased Amy Winehouse and a performance of her “Valerie.”

Throughout the night, The Broadcast found a way to put its covers in the right places. Also in impressive form, the renditions were the perfect choices.

For its finish, the group played an original, “Always Time for Love.” and the crowd responded with all the energy they had left at 1 a.m..

Soon after, No Where Bar turned back into its grungy self.

But for just a few songs, it wasn’t. - Red and Black Magazine

Moving to Asheville, N.C. should be a bad move for a music career.

The Broadcast took a chance heading to nowhere Southern town to kickstart its musical career — and it worked. Courtesy The Broadcast

But for The Broadcast, the move to the mountainous town worked out.

“Brooklyn is a really hard place to be a musician and to tour because the cost of living up there is really high,” said Caitlin Krisko, vocalist for the six-piece. “It just wasn’t a realistic place to jump-start our career.”

Four of the band’s present members left the Big Apple to make the trip. A sixth member, Matthew Davis left San Jose, Calif. In January the band added Asheville local Aaron Austin as a guitarist.

Through the trials and tribulations of moving and getting established in the South, the group has seen its hard work pay off.

“The Broadcast has been nothing but a gamble the last year but everything has so far exceeded anything we could have possibly expected,” Krisko said.

Last week, the band signed with Athens-based Nimbleslick Entertainment for booking shows. Krisko is hoping the Athens gig will be the perfect way to showcase the band.

“It’s sort of our unveiling to the booking agency when we play,” she said. “We’re really excited because they’re putting us on the road a lot more now and it’s nice to have people who book shows for a living doing it for us as opposed to us booking our shows.”

Its recent EP, “Days Like Dreams,” has received great reception from listeners. It came on the heels of the band developing its sound without quite being sure which direction to take.

“You know, every song sounds super different, and we did that very much on purpose,” Krisko said. “The whole point of ‘Days Like Dreams’ was to offer five different styles of music that we loved to create to see what our audiences, our fans and our listeners responded to the most.”

The work was intentionally made to have each song have a different style and different sound. What listeners notice is the strong MoTown influence, and the emotion in Krisko’s soul-filled vocals.

“I don’t know if blues and soul are a style of music, I feel like it’s more of an emotional attachment to the music,” she said. “I consider myself to be a pretty emotional human being so I think maybe that gets expressed in our music — especially when we’re performing.”

The Broadcast will be working on upcoming albums in 2012, including a live album.

“We want to do the live record and then next summer we’re going to really start to properly go into the studio for what I think will be our first real full-length record for the band,” Krisko said.

The group is doing the live album first so fans will be able to fully capture the experience.

Though two upcoming albums would be enough work for one band, The Broadcast also looks to continue touring. The band hopes to follow the ways of its influences by gaining a fan base through its shows.

“Grassroots music is an amazing lifestyle to live because all of the experiences that you get to have are very personalized and much your own,” Krisko said. “When we looked at the careers of our favorite musicians, the one thing was even though all of their journeys and paths to success were very different, the one common denominator between these bands was that they toured. And toured. And toured.”

Even with all the plans surrounding the band’s future, Krisko remains unsure what tomorrow will bring.

“This is a really exciting time for us because we came down here to build a dream, and it’s finally starting to feel like the dream is happening,” she said. “We just want to keep that rolling. You could make a million plans in the world but where you are today, but you have no idea where you’ll be a year from now.” - Red and Black Magazine

It's hard to imagine a band that sounds this big being contained in an intimate space like Nowhere Bar. The best promotion the bar could do for this show is just to leave the door cracked open once the music starts. The vocals of The Broadcast's powerhouse frontwoman Caitlin Krisko will easily reach the ears of music fans lounging on the Georgia Theatre rooftop and beyond—and she has enough sheer magnetism to draw them all in.

The Broadcast

Even miles away and chatting on the phone, Krisko is just bursting with enthusiasm and energy. She raves about the band's move from Brooklyn to Asheville, NC and the burgeoning music scene they are now immersed in.

"It's been PHENOMENAL," she raves. "I can't even believe the music we've seen here! It's such a melting pot of people. I feel like we're really part of something special; it's exciting to be part of a city that's on the brink of exploding."

The Broadcast itself is a bit of melting pot, venturing from more groove-heavy jams to smooth and jazzy serenades, but the common thread shared by all members is a classical music background. So, whether there are funky horns matching the brassiness of Krisko's pipes ("Loving You") or sweet acoustic guitars ("Days Like Dreams"), the tunes are always driving and super tight. Likewise, Krisko's singing is nearly flawless in delivery and tone—the kind of voice that wins TV talent shows and fills arenas. "I've been blessed with incredible mentors and vocal coaches along the way to help me develop strength and stamina," she says.

But when it comes to a Broadcast performance, technical proficiency is hardly the main attraction.

"I think we're trying to go more for a vibe than a sound," says Krisko. "I want [the audience] to feel a certain way: like they had a great dance party filled with joy and a sense of jubilation. We really want to elevate people with our music." - Flagpole Magazine

Caitlin Krisko has one of those voices that make folks sit up and listen: it’s smoky, compelling and remarkably nuanced for one so young (she turns 26 this month). As lead vocalist of self-described “soul-infused rock band” The Broadcast, Krisko’s voice soars on the group’s recently released EP, Days Like Dreams.

The five guys who back up Krisko are Christian Mendoza on guitar, Rich Brownstein on keys, Matthew Davis on bass, Tyler Housholder on percussion and Michael W. Davis on drums. The first track on the new EP, “Loving You,” is a Motown-influenced dance tune. The other songs range from the pop-like “Trouble Remembering” to the more electronic-infused “The Reckoning. “The Broadcast’s sound is easy to move to, and their live shows supposedly keep the crowds jumping.

“Caitlin’s often compared to performers like Janis Joplin, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant — sweating and emoting the words she’s singing, allowing people to get a sense of her soul and where the music is coming from,” says Housholder.

While the band clearly has some serious musical chops, each of the songs on the EP feels a bit derivative. The Broadcast’s challenge, I think, is to use their obvious talent to create a truly original sound. If they can do that, there will be no stopping them.

Their story begs telling as well. The entire band quit their day jobs and moved to Asheville from Brooklyn in September to chase their dream of playing music full-time. They’d been making music together since 2007, but strictly on a weekend warrior-touring basis. The six band members now live in a rented house in North Asheville where they can tour and create music together 24/7. They’re currently playing weekly at the new Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Charlotte, and recently returned from touring up North, revisiting their former stomping grounds.

“In the four months we have lived here, we’ve had more opportunities come up for us than we did in three years in New York City,” Housholder says. “Not only is Asheville a far more nurturing city for artists, but it also allows its artists to spread their wings and expand their business on a national level. New York City allowed us to cultivate our craft, and really lock in our sound. Asheville has allowed us to take our music and make it our business.”

Band members have also been enthusiastic about tapping into the local music scene, and say they’re huge fans of artists here such as stephaniesid, Your Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Moses Atwood.

“It’s a solid, eclectic, supportive community, and it makes us feel like we have a family to come home to when we get off the road,” Housholder says
- Mountain Xpress

Caitlin Krisko has had many revelations over the last few years - revelations that have led to personal progress and also to geographical changes.

The most recent came earlier this year, when she realized that it was time for her and her band to move away from New York City.

On Aug. 27, the Mercury Lounge in New York hosted the "Farewell Show" by Caitlin Krisko & the Broadcast. The band then moved to Asheville, N.C., and simplified its name to The Broadcast.

On Wednesday night, The Broadcast -- Caitlin Krisko (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Rich Brownstein (keyboards), Tyler Housholder (percussion), Michael W. Davis (drums), Matthew Davis (bass), Christian Mendoza (guitar) -- makes its Philadelphia debut at the Grape Room in Manayunk.

"When I was in high school, I wanted to study musical theater," Krisko said during a phone interview last week. "I got accepted to the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan. So my mother and I moved from Michigan to New York. I always had a very supportive family.

"After that, I went to college at Circle in the Square in New York. A music teacher there told me, 'You shouldn't be in musical theater … you need to be a rock star.' It was a beautiful 'Aha' moment. I realized that rock and roll was way cooler than musical theater.

"Playing rock music has been my career ever since. I always knew that I wanted music to be my life. I've been writing songs for a long time, and music has taught me patience. When I started, I was playing shows by myself and eventually met a great bunch of musicians."

That's when The Broadcast came into existence and evolved into a rollicking, six-piece soul/rock band.

"New York was a great pace for me to develop," Krisko said. "Tyler and I are the only two original members left. We knew this was going to be our career. It's taken a lot of hard work. We do our own bookings. We used to have professional management in New York. Now, we do it all on our own.

"About a year ago, we started touring more and more but we couldn't afford to be on the road for more than a week. North Carolina is a less expensive place to live, and that has allowed us to do this full-time." - Daily Local News- Philadelphia

You don’t have to listen to or read too much on Asheville soul-rock outfit the Broadcast before the inevitable comparison to Grace Potter & the Nocturnals pops into your head. Let’s see: siren-voiced beauty who draws comparisons to Janis Joplin in the front? Check. Rhythm-heavy backing band that performs with an almost psychic kind of chemistry? You got it. Catalog of songs that blur the line between present-day and classic rock? Yep. Don’t get confused when lead singer Caitlin Krisko leads the band into the Blind Tiger on Tuesday, a night normally reserved for local and collegiate bands to put their feelers out; this is a band capable of playing at a national level, and they knew it from the moment they quit their Brooklyn day jobs and took up music full-time. - YES! Weekly

Until a few months ago, the Broadcast were just your typical amazing Brooklyn folksy six-piece Stevie Wonder-worshipping soul band, selling out venues with platinum princess Caitlin Krisko's powerhouse vocals and waiting for a bigger break. Cut to September, when the entire band relocated to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, in order to become full-time rock stars. The result? Their impressive sophomore release Days Like Dreams, in which they forget about the New York rat race to focus on the original inspiration of the ecstatic music they make. Tonight they pay their hometown a visit and give us a taste of their Southern epiphany — a performance perfect for those who want to dance barefoot in the middle of winter.” - Flavorpill.com

Ever since Lee surrendered at Appomattox, we of the South have been somewhat nervous about folks coming down from the North with an apparent intention to stick around. More often than not, their arrival was been accompanied by a “let us show you how it is done” affect. Truth be told, we needed some help in certain areas, but one would not imagine that music is one of them. Nor would one imagine an artist, a group, or a band moving from, say, Brooklyn to, say, Asheville as a way to advance their musical career.

That might be even more true in the case of The Broadcast, a rock and soul outfit fronted by vocalist Caitlin Krisko. Listening to their latest EP, “Days Like Dreams,” it’s obvious that these guys can play their asses off. Of course, they have to in order to keep up with Krisko’s powerful voice. Krisko has the rare ability to belt out a tune while maintaining a remarkable amount of clarity. It’s a pleasure to hear her and the band do their thing, although I’m not always sure what that thing is.

That seems to be exactly the point of their recent relocation, which allows for music making full time while they share a house in an undisclosed location north of town. Their first release, “Over The Undercover,” has a more engaging acoustic sound but does less to showcase the talents of the band and it’s leading lady. With this EP’s sharper edge, The Broadcast is clearly evolving to a point of being able to show us what they’ve got. Their presence in Asheville will be an asset to musicians and fans in the area, and they will reap the dividends of exposure to folks whose talents have been cultivated in more authentic ways here than may be possible in a highly commercialized scene. Sawadee to our new neighbors from the North! Welcome to Asheville y’all. - Sanuk D

The Broadcast is News

Caitlin Krisko and her band of Brooklynites are about to unleash soulful star power on Asheville.

by Joanne O’Sullivan

photo by Stewart O'Shields, shot on location in the Kessler Ballroom at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, makeup by Mendy Hoffman for Makeup at the Grove Arcade,
hair by Gretchen Pheffer for The Secret Spa

The typical rock band trajectory is this: play your heart out in small town, then move to a city like New York and hope you make the big leagues. Maybe even sign a record deal. But The Broadcast, featuring lead vocalist Caitlin Krisko, isn’t a typical rock band. They left New York this summer when their star was on the rise and relocated to Asheville to pursue music full-time, free of rat-race stress. “Before you can be successful, you need to be of sound mind, body, and spirit,” says Krisko, who seems wise beyond her years at 25. Where better to achieve that than here?

The soul-driven band (which dropped “Caitlin Krisko and” from its name with the move) was filling spots like New York’s Mercury Lounge and the Bitter End, developing a following with live shows and a record last year, Over the Undercover. Krisko has drawn comparisons to vocalists such as Joss Stone and Janis Joplin. But you know the drill: expensive city life means struggling to make a living so that you can make music. Keyboardist Rich Brownstein was a booking agent. Guitarist Christian Mendoza worked at a music venue. Other band members, brothers Michael and Matthew Davis (drums and bass, respectively) and percussionist Tyler Housholder all had day jobs, too. So, with a little “feminine persuasion,” she says, Krisko convinced the whole band to move to Asheville in June. They share a North Asheville house in which they’ve set up a recording studio. (Expect a new EP at the end of this month). A typical day now starts at the gym, then doing outreach and bookings. They tout their high-energy live shows and cast the net wide. “We’ll call a fraternity house and ask if they need live music at their parties,” she says. Then the band rehearses all afternoon and has dinner together. The togetherness, she says, makes their music stronger.

Krisko grew up in Michigan with hippie parents (her dad was at Woodstock) who filled the house with Motown soul and the Beatles. “If music is my religion,” she says, “Stevie Wonder is my god.” She performed locally from childhood, and in middle school, a teacher singled out her vocal talent. A friend at the time auditioned for a New York City conservatory, which planted the seed for Krisko: why not audition for the High School of the Performing Arts, popularly known as the school from the TV show Fame? Undaunted by a winter storm that cancelled their flight there for the audition, she and her mother drove through the night to make it, and when she got in, the two pulled up stakes and moved to New York.

She learned how to promote herself on the solo acoustic circuit for about a year, with rotating band members, until the current lineup solidified recently. For her, moving to Asheville doesn’t mean giving up on the dream of bright lights and a record contract. “You don’t have to be in New York to make it anymore,” she says.

Hear The Broadcast live November 7 at MoDaddy’s, November 12 at White Horse Black Mountain or November 18 at MoDaddy’s with Spiritual Rez. For more details, check out www.thebroadcastmusic.com.
- VERVE Magazine

"Caitlin Krisko [vocalist of The Broadcast] has a voice drenched in honey, and dripping with soul." - Cosmopolitan Magazine

"Irresistible soul fusion makes up ninety percent of the draw when it comes to all things Caitlin Krisko. The other ten percent proves a much harder ingredient to identify but one thing's for sure - to try and fight it would be an impossible task. Krisko herself believes that music should inspire thoughts and ideas and revitalise a long forgotten sense of community and performs with that same conviction - highlighted in her stunning vocal laden with depth and integrity. Lyrically, Krisko writes with a maturity not often seen in an artist so new to the industry but her debut LP release 'Over the Undercover' makes a mockery of that belief." - Rebel Spirit

"At the end of May, I went to see The Broadcast perform. It was a show I was looking forward to based on having heard their new full length debut record Over The Undercover, which I've been listening to for about a month now. The first thing that catches you is the voice of Caitlin Krisko. She has a rich soulful instrument that goes from sultry to vulnerable and back again with ease. Krisko reaches down in her soul and comes up a grand amount of passion that sucks the listener in. With every inflection, be it subtle or blistering, she makes the listener feel all of the pain and pleasure of each song. The first time I listened to "The Unintelligible Truth," I thought to myself, this is one hell of a song, and sure enough The Broadcast opened their show with it. What I saw and heard nailed it all up to the wall leaving me with one of those speechless moments that you get when you have just been smacked by something good. Since then, this song has moved to the top of my list of favorites. While each track stands well alone, Over The Undercover is a record that can be fully appreciated as a whole without hitting the skip button on any songs."
- LaNita Adams of Quirky NY Chick Music

"It's rare you hear a band of this caliber and not think to yourself that you're seeing something special happening before your eyes. With the spirit of Janis Jopin thriving right beneath the surface, Caitlin Krisko belts out breathtaking originals with lyrics well beyond her 25 years. With sweeping melodies and piano driven soul rock, you'll be left on the edge of your seat wanting more. Their live performance is a rare treat with Krisko's vocals going above and beyond what is captured on their record. Her emotion bleed into her microphone and it's so refreshing to see such talent at such an early stage of success."


- Jennifer Ross of Atlantic Records