Their music combines the singer/songwriter tradition of their home in AUSTIN, TEXAS, with the East Coast rock and roll of their former home in BALTIMORE.
Based on the songs of singer/guitarist JIM PATTON and the wall of sound vocal interplay between Patton and singer/partner SHERRY BROKUS, Edge City blends Pattons lyrics about the friends he grew up with in suburban Maryland with Byrds/Band/Petty style Americana rock.
On Edge City's KEEPERS OF THE FLAME CD, a man discovers alternate definitions of success; a daughter waits in a bar for the father who walked out on her years ago; a father tells his child not to make the same mistakes he did; a brave woman breaks free of an abusive past; people fall in love; relationships end; relationships endure.
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME was produced by BRADLEY KOPP and features some of Austin's finest players: LLOYD MAINES, Glenn Fukunaga, Freddie Krc, David Webb, Darcie Deaville, Jon Sanchez, and Lorrie Singer.
Photo by Winker www.winkerwithaneye.com
FROM FLANFIRE BLOG
Flanfire (Duggan Flanakin) is bringing LIFE to Austin music -- and telling the world how sweet it is! Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Edge City's Jim and Sherry:Folk Music's Favorite Couple?
If you like good acoustic music, just show up at Austin Java at 12th and Lamar (north) at 8 pm on Thursday, October 18th for the THIRD COAST MUSICSONGWRITER SHOWCASE -- which is of course the revival in small portions of what used to happen every night at the old Chicago House music venue.
This week's featured performers include Miss Shelley King, the fabulous Darcie Deaville, and Tim Henderson -- but the backbone of this music series sinceits inception is the dynamic duo who moved here in 1994 from the streets of Baltimore -- Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus, also known as Edge City (whenplaying in full band mode).
Now THIS is a couple from whom many of us could learn a lot about the grace of living, both through Jim's songs and their warm harmonies together andthrough the way they encourage each other and those around them. Wherever Jim and Sherry go, there always seems to be a campfire burning, guitarsplaying, and love all around (even when they are playing indoors).
Jim and Sherry are about to release their very first (Austin-made, that is) recording after two Edge City records that feature the whole band sound. Butbefore we get to that, let's review a little history ...
Read More About Edge City's Jim Patton and Sherry BrokusHere At Duggan Flanakin's FLANFIRE Blog
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