Songwriter and musician Austin Brookner met writer Nick Tosches in 2008. The connection was Tosches’ words—both on the printed page, which Brookner had already ...
Taking their name from a profoundly strange book by outsider artist Henry Darger, the Brooklyn-based trio Vivian Girls developed an avid local following which e...
Austin Brookner was born in New York City. Those he has made records with as a singer-songwriter include Marc Ribot, Lenny Kaye, Tony Garnier, and Nick Tosches. He was a finalist in the 2019 Great American Song Contest for the Pop Genre with his song “Big Girls Dance Better,” recorded with the NYC based band The Contortions.
