Hookah Brown was a short-lived rock outfit formed by guitarist Rich Robinson after his band The Black Crowes took their first hiatus in 2001. Comprised of Robinson on guitar and vocals, John Hogg on lead vocals, Bill Dobrow on drums and Fionn O’Lochlain on bass, the band was a tight, thundering four piece that performed from late 2002 through mid-2003. The band never released a studio album (although a bootleg of demo sessions did circulate briefly until Robinson requested it not be), but a large portion of their live shows were recorded and filtered into the trading pool.

Interest in the Hookah Brown recordings dissipated after the band announced their break-up and Robinson launched his solo career. When The Black Crowes permanently disbanded in 2015, Robinson formed a new band called The Magpie Salute the following year, comprised of former Hookah Brown frontman Hogg and former Black Crowes members Marc Ford and Sven Pipien. Thus, there was somewhat of a renewed interest in the original Robinson/Hogg pairing, which is why I opened the archive to get these shows back into the mix.

For links to show downloads and setlist information, please click here.