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	Jonatha Brooke - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonatha Brooke has been issuing albums that merge folk and pop since the early '90s, first as a member of a duo called the Story and then later as a solo artist.
		Brooke formed the Story (originally called Jonatha & Jennifer for their first few years together) along with another vocalist, Jennifer Kimball, while the pair was both attending Boston's Amherst College in the early '80s.
		In 2004, Brooke performed a set of ten shows at the Public Theater in New York, the highlights of which were collected for the 2006 release of Live in New York, complete with a DVD of the concert.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/102/063/8/1020638.html (379 words)

	The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Jonatha Brooke, formerly one half of The Story, is quickly making a name for herself as one of the most engrossing musicians in folk music today.
		Jonatha would do ballerina-like stretches in between songs; she would tease us with nearly a cappella renditions of lounge standards such as "Feelings" and "Muskrat Love"; and she would share with us some of the insights of her compositions.
		Jonatha is wonderful; what a lovely voice and lines from her lyrics stay with me all day even though I don't find the music catchy at all.
	ectoguide.org /artists/brooke.jonatha (3080 words)

	NashvilleRage.com: Jonatha Brooke - 08.09.01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Squint slightly and you'll see Brooke with an over-exaggerated, slightly cheesy grin on her face, preparing you for the fact that Steady Pull moves away from the darker material found on the veteran singer-songwriter's previous solo work.
		But if you tilt your head a certain way, you might think Brooke is wearing a well-meaning snarl, baring her teeth at her personal and professional past, challenging you to get on board with the new Jonatha Brooke, and to sit down, shut up and listen.
		Brooke enlisted the help of A-list engineer Bob Clearmountain (who mixed her 1997 effort, 10 Cent Wings) to help produce, and called upon top-notch collaborators such as Crowded House's Neil Finn, Spearhead's Michael Franti and monster bassist Marcus Miller to give the record a pop sheen not previously found on Brooke's work.
	www.nashvillerage.com /music/features/080901-brooke (819 words)

	George Graham Reviews Jonatha Brooke's "Live"
		Brooke as a writer, and as a singer who can pull off her memorable vocals as well on a stage as in the studio, where one can have as many retakes required for perfection.
		Brooke was able to re-examine some of the songs from her eight-year recording career, and provide to her fans honest, spirited performances of her subtle, multifaceted songs.
		While Jonatha Brooke Live is mainly aimed at her existing fan base, and is primarily being made available through her website, those who have not yet heard this extraordinary singer-songwriter will be in for a treat on this beautiful album.
	georgegraham.com /reviews/brooke3.html (1551 words)

	Jonatha Brooke: Plumb
		Brooke continues using the name The Story, the group's fans would probably be more receptive to this recording if there were not the expectation that the vocal duo's sound would be preserved.
		Plumb, the new album by Jonatha Brooke and the Story, represents a significant change from the sound of the vocal duo she had with Jennifer Kimball, which is what the Story used to be.
		Brooke has had to find a new approach after her twelve years of collaborating with and writing songs around the pair's distinctive duet harmonies.
	georgegraham.com /brooke.html (1370 words)

	George Graham Reviews Jonatha Brooke's "Live"
		Brooke's vocals are almost riveting, executing graceful acrobatics and pirouettes in both pitch and dynamics.
		It's little wonder that an artists as intelligent and subtle as Jonatha Brooke was dropped by the major label that had rather surprisingly signed her in the first place.
		Brooke uses an amplified acoustic guitar the output of which is the guitar sound heard, rather than having the richer sound of the actual acoustic instrument with good microphones in front of it, but it's still a pleasing sound.
	www.georgegraham.com /reviews/brooke3.html (1551 words)

	RATW: Jonatha Brooke & The Story Live!
		Jonatha is a crack recording artist and come time for live performance this Siren will shatter you emotionally.
		Jonatha is great at handling a crowd and works the intimacy of a room like The Troubadour to her advantage.
		Jonatha's duetist female sidekick is worthy of mention for her sense of humor alone...
	www.ratw.com /promo/jbrooke.htm (590 words)

	Jonatha Brooke: Back in the Circus - PopMatters Music Review
		Brooke and her producer-husband Allain Mallet took the delicate-yet-twisted pop melodies and dissonant harmonies of the Story and fleshed them out on Plumb with an edgier, harder-rocking sound and an altogether darker sensibility.
		I mention Mallet because Brooke has proven throughout her career to be one of those artists who, for all her obvious native talent, is extremely dependent on her producers for the ultimate success or failure of her music.
		Brooke and Freeland's arrangements are frequently too obvious, as on the title track, which they set to a hurdy-gurdy waltz, or the claustrophobic "Sleeping with the Light On", with its fragile, little-girl vocal and stuttering panning effects (though it does at least make great use of a looped toy piano).
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/b/brookejonatha-backinthecircus.shtml (1124 words)

	Amazon.ca: Plumb: Music: Jonatha & the Sto Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Story began as a duo of two Amherst College friends, Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball, but it was Brooke who wrote the songs, set the vocal arrangements, and took most of the lead vocals.
		So it's not a complete surprise that Brooke broke with her partner after a dozen years and recorded this project as Jonatha Brooke and the Story, retaining husband/producer/keyboardist Alain Mallet and guitarist Duke Levine from the previous recordings.
		Jonatha has one of the great voices that I've heard.....she is in that catagory of singers (Bowie, Eno, Alanis come to mind) that use their tremendous vocal chops as another instrument in the mix, rather than just singing the songs.
	www.amazon.ca /Plumb-Jonatha-Sto-Brooke/dp/B000003N5P (1042 words)

	NPR : Jonatha Brooke, Live in Studio 4A
		All Things Considered, May 7, 2003 · Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke is something of an underground sensation, with an adoring fan base built largely on word of mouth and extensive touring with her band.
		Brooke constantly tours to promote her CDs, and recently stopped by NPR's studio 4A, along with her band, to chat with NPR's Michele Norris and perform half a dozen songs.
		One of Brooke's songs, "Your House," was recorded at a time when she was both falling in love and coming to terms with the fact that her mother may be dying.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1254481 (383 words)

	Amazon.com: Live: Music: Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Jonatha Brooke is a folk-rock singer-songwriter from the Boston area who has needs just too many hyphens to express her talent.
		For the die-hard Jonatha Brooke fans, this is a good CD to get to listen to on the drive to her shows.
		Jonatha live is intimate and warm bringing even more feeling and heart to her songs.
	www.amazon.com /Live-Jonatha-Brooke/dp/B00000I0FC (1271 words)

	Off the Record \| Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Six years after her split with singing partner and Story co-founder Jennifer Kimball, Jonatha Brooke makes another break — this is her first studio album without Alain Mallet, her keyboardist, husband, producer, and musical collaborator since the Story days.
		Mallet’s presence was always a mixed blessing: he encouraged the sophisticated jazz turns in Brooke’s songwriting, but he layered her tracks with more synthesizers and world-beat touches than necessary.
		Brooke’s usual aces in the hole — her expressive singing and long, graceful melodies — get lost amid the gimmickry.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/otr/documents/00771513.htm (267 words)

	Amazon.com: Back in the Circus: Music: Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Jonatha is one of the most premiere female singer/songwriters out there, but she is capable of so much more.
		On this one, Brooke incorporates some drum loops into her usual somewhat folky-pop singer/songwriter music and based on others' reviews I gather this is a bit of a departure for her.
		The title track continues the story of a character Jonatha first used on her very first album when she was still part of a duo known as The Story with a Amherst College classmate.
	www.amazon.com /Back-Circus-Jonatha-Brooke/dp/B0001ADBCI (1693 words)

	HippoPress -- The Hippo -- Guide to Manchester and Nashua NH
		And the instigator of all this deliriously-happy-turmoil was Jonatha Brooke.
		Brooke is on tour promoting her latest CD, Back In The Circus,and she opened her set with the title song.
		Brooke is a talented artist, proficient on guitar and piano, with a vocal style and stage presence that’s pure, powerful and provocative.
	www.hippopress.com /boomers/jonathabrooke050428.html (815 words)

	Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Personal shake-ups seem to agree with Jonatha Brooke, who's pulled her two latest albums out of uncomfortable situations.
		The previous one, Plumb (Blue Thumb, 1995), was written in the wake of a split with Jennifer Kimball, her 10-year singing partner in the local folk duo the Story; and the songs were largely prompted by her mixed emotions over the move.
		But if Brooke's got some of the tortured artist in her, she's also got some real confidence.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/97/10/23/JONATHA_BROOKE.html (1742 words)

	Boston Beats - Jonatha Brooke Interview
		Jonatha: I kind of started falling into it in—I guess it was about ‘89 or so, when Jennifer and I were living in Boston.
		Jonatha: We met freshman year at an audition for the acappella group at Amherst College, The Sabrina's, and we both got in mostly because our voices blended so well together.
		Jonatha: I have to say classical music influenced me, because it was always on my stereo growing up.
	www.bostonbeats.com /Interviews/InterviewBrookeJ.htm (1070 words)

	M-AUDIO - Jonatha Brooke
		For more than a decade, Jonatha Brooke has proven herself to be the uncommon artist who is both an authentic talent and a captivating performer.
		Jonatha released her second solo album in 1997; the critically acclaimed “Ten Cent Wings” upped the ante and ventured even further into the pop/rock arena.
		Jonatha Brooke uses the M-Audio Omni Studio and Studiophile SP-5B monitors, and the Midiman Biport 2x4 Midi interface.
	www.m-audio.com /artists/en_us/JonathaBrooke.html (277 words)

	Jonatha Brooke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brooke's career began while she was a student at Amherst College in the early 1980s when she and fellow student Jennifer Kimball formed The Story.
		Her latest album, realeased in August 2006, is a combo CD and DVD titled Live in New York.
		Jonatha Brooke has contributed vocals to animated film soundtracks and has her own label, Bad Dog Records.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonatha_Brooke (202 words)

	Jonatha Brooke: Steady Pull - PopMatters Music Review
		For more than a decade, singer / songwriter Jonatha Brooke has been standing her ground on the music scene, and she is sure to keep her legions of fans satisfied with her latest release Steady Pull.
		Brooke releases her latest CD on her own record label Bad Dog Records on February 13.
		There is no question that Brooke is a talented musician with a lot to offer, as a leader, musician and performer she is worth a listen.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/b/brookejonatha-steady.shtml (551 words)

	GenieLab::Music Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Jonatha Brooke made her reputation as one half of the Story, a duo whose original folk songs were marked by witty wordplay and sumptuous pop harmonies.
		After she split with her partner Jennifer Kimball in 1993, Brooke released a solo album (misleadingly credited to "Jonatha Brooke & the Story") that replaced the qualities of her earlier work with a too-bald preachiness.
		Brooke seems to have learned her lesson, for her followup solo effort, 10 Cent Wings, is filled with the sort of sly phrases and lush pop arrangements that made the Story so enjoyable.
	genielab.com /artist/103261 (388 words)

	Amazon.com: Steady Pull: Music: Jonatha Brooke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As a solo artist, Brooke has teased fans with genre-gobbling pastiche (10 Cent Wings) and austere acoustics (Live), as if she were still searching for her voice in the Story's aftermath.
		While not her masterpiece, Steady Pull is a turning point for Jonatha Brooke as she matures and branches out, experimenting with her songwriting skills and pushing her style range.
		The first new studio album from Jonatha Brooke in nearly four years is close to being everything I could have hoped for, with solid songwriting, engaging production and arrangements, and the usual lovely vocals from Jonatha.
	www.amazon.com /Steady-Pull-Jonatha-Brooke/dp/B000056VL5 (1671 words)

	NewBeats: Jonatha Brooke
		Jonatha Brooke fills the void left with the dissolution of the Lilith Fair in delivering introspective adult alternative music.
		Her first new album in three years, Brooke delivers insightful sumptuous pop music that on the surface sounds assuring, but lyrically expresses love's complications (i.e.
		Brooke also does some covers including James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" and the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," but the best one of the three is her acoustic take of the Alan Parsons Project's (not a typo) "Eye in the Sky." The infectious mature pop and wisdom has become Brooke's signatures.
	www.newbeats.com /jonathabrooke2.html (113 words)

	Auralgasms Artist - Jonatha Brooke - Bio
		Initially recording with the Story, singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke has earned several comparisons with Rickie Lee Jones for her work in the 90s.
		Brooke eventually found a sympathetic ear in Tommy LiPuma who had originally signed the Story to Elektra and recently established Blue Thumb Records.
		Brooke relegated the Story's name to that of support billing for 1996's Plumb, produced by her husband, the jazz pianist Alain Mallet.
	www.auralgasms.com /frameArtistBio.aspx?BandID=jbrooke (286 words)

	Jonatha Brooke - Back In The Circus - Verve Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Since the early 1990s, Jonatha Brooke has won immense critical acclaim and built a remarkably devoted fan base with a series of beguiling albums showcasing her supple, expressive voice and adventurous, insightful songwriting.
		The new collection, produced by Brooke, is the much-anticipated follow up to her well-received 2001 release Steady Pull.
		Brooke is planning an ambitious concert presentation for a limited run of dates in a New York off Broadway theatre to launch the record.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /product.aspx?ob=n&src=vmg&pid=10911 (441 words)

	DVD-A Review: Jonatha Brooke: Steady Pull
		It would be easy to call her work a little bit Sarah McClachan, a little bit Sheryl Crow and a little bit Alanis Morisette, but her mixture of interesting musical arrangements and wonderfully emotion-driven vocals make her work something that stands out on its own.
		Overall, Brooke is able to provide a nice mix of genres across the album, from accoustic folk to rock to funk to some ballads.
		Brooke's voice didn't come through with quite the same level of clarity and presence, but still sounded clear and crisp.
	www.currentfilm.com /dvdaudio/jonathabrookedvdaudio.html (795 words)

	Collected Sounds Women In Music- CD Review of "Steady Pull" by Jonatha Brooke
		On Jonatha's site, you can listen to clips and/ or watch a video for "Linger" Just click on the photo of the CD and it will take you to the page.
		Jonatha expands her artistic horizon with each new album.
		A lot of my admiration of her music is due to her uncompromising attitude and her quest for growth as a singer and songwriter.
	www.collectedsounds.com /cdreviews/steadypull.html (858 words)

	Sirens of Song: Jonatha Brooke
		Jonatha stopped by the CBS Early Show on April 10, 2004 and peformed three songs.
		She was touring in support of her Live album and arrived with a spankin' new haircut; a real short one that she said her mom wasn't too happy with.
		Although I was not able to meet Jonatha after the show (I had a camera with me too...), one of her crew was kind enough to give me the set list.
	www.sirensofsong.com /brooke.htm (956 words)

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