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broken carousel

rock n roll with soul

About Me


"broken carousel know how to set up a groove and ride it... great stuff!"
-Jezebel Music
Broken Carousel blends funky rhythms with old school rock n roll guitars around big, harmony-drenched choruses. Singer/guitarist/songwriter Greg Bucking has traveled extensively with various musical projects, most notably his former band Mother Freedom. He has written and recorded two albums with Mother Freedom as well as the soundtrack for the indie film "My Brother Jack". Broken Carousel's debut CD "...your proven alibi" showcases the wealth of styles and sounds incorporated into the songs, as well as the far-reaching talent of the players involved. Bassist Ricardo Rodriguez, drummer Joe Beninati, and keyboardist Dan Nachimson are experienced players of the New York music scene and showcase their talents on the songs flawlessly, while Pandhora, Jaime Kozyra (formerly of the Dansettes), and Oneleg Chuck lay down a bed of soul harmonies, resulting in a seamless mix of bluesy rock n roll and New Orleans funk.
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Member Since: 3/5/2007
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Our debut CD is AVAILABLE NOW!
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"...your proven alibi" studio CD :

greg bucking - guitars, vocals, harmonica, songs
ricardo rodriguez - bass
joe beninati - drums
dan nachimson - organ, wurlitzer

with:
pandhora, jamie kozyra, and oneleg chuck - backing vocals
buford o'sullivan - trombone

Influences: The Meters, The Stones, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Black Crowes, The JBs, The Band, Dr. John, Toots and the Maytalls, Otis Redding, Bernard Purdie
Sounds Like: rock n roll with soul
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CD is AVAILABLE NOW!

Broken Carousel is happy to announce that our debut studio CD "...your proven alibi" is ready and available for download! The CD was recorded and mixed at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge Studio by Mitch Rac...
Posted by broken carousel on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:36:00 PST

Back at Galapagos - THURS, FEB 7th

We're doing another Rock n Roll Soul Roots Party! at Galapagos on Feb 7th, this time we've got Urban Sun to share the night with us, bringing on the heavy NY funk. You can link up with them through o...
Posted by broken carousel on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:11:00 PST

Such a Night

Much thanks to everybody that came out last night and made the Galapagos show such a great time. Good music, good people, good times. Got a late start, not unusual I guess, then Alphabet City and Ch...
Posted by broken carousel on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:05:00 PST

GALAPAGOS JANUARY 10th!

January 10th is the first Rock n Roll Soul Roots Party at Galapagos in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We'll be headlining the night with help from the Alphabet City Street Stars giving the roots reggae/dub,...
Posted by broken carousel on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:37:00 PST

CD mastering next week

We're bringing the CD in to be mastered this week (on Halloween) by Gene Paul of dbPlus in Manhattan. Gene is a Grammy Award-winning industry veteran with massive credits (Stones, Aretha, Clapton, Co...
Posted by broken carousel on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:11:00 PST

Midwest Swing

I'll be doing a Midwest mini tour in early September with Opal Fly and friends. After playing guitar for the band on a couple of Brooklyn gigs when they swung through town, they asked me to come and ...
Posted by broken carousel on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:19:00 PST

new songs up!

Method to the Madness and On the Inside are mixed and up on the myspace page... halfway done with the CD...
Posted by broken carousel on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:23:00 PST

mixes up!! (and gig Thurs)

The mixes for Suicide Machine and Leave a Light On are up! check it out...We are playing at the Make Music NY fest this Thurs, June 21st on 14th St. and Ave B (in front of Otto's Shrunken Head) at 9 ...
Posted by broken carousel on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:31:00 PST

new song - California Blues

The rough mix for California Blues is up (well, as soon as it goes through the myspace channels, sometime today). I'll be posting new stuff as it becomes available, going in for final mixes on a coup...
Posted by broken carousel on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:41:00 PST

Rough Mixes Up! - Suicide Machine & Leave a Light

I put up rough mixes of two of the songs we've been working on, just something to listen to while we get these tunes and the rest of the album right. Will be working on backing vocals and other littl...
Posted by broken carousel on Mon, 21 May 2007 09:12:00 PST