The Boroughs
12/22/05
Hello there, Boroughs fans! I'm just making a little update here to wish all you wonderful people a happy holidy season! While we have no more shows scheduled for 2005, rest assured, we will be back to rock you in 2006! So, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza and even Happy Festivus! And have a Happy New Year as well!
Much Boroughs love, Ryan, Justin and Grady
And dont forget, if you're looking for that perfect holiday gift for someone special, buy them a copy of The Boroughs "Ostrich" EP by clicking here
12/11/05
Two new record reviews are up! You can read them here
12/07/05
Season's Greetings, Boroughheads! What more can we say about Saturday nights gig at the trash bar? It was one of the most magical nights we've had on stage and off. We had a huge, loud crowd during our set and everyone stuck around to keep the party going for our great friends Ghostrunner and Strange Attractors! In fact, the night was so good, that the club is going to have the same lineup together again in January!! Check the tour dates section for all the details!
For those of you who couldnt attend, our set list was:
M.R.I.
Are We Home?
Hangin' Out
Rescue
Trust Fund
Setting Sun
Good Times
Another Sad Song
I'm Done
Dine 'N Ditch
11/27/05
MORE REVIEWS! Thats right kids, another review about us has been written! You can check it out here
11/19/05
Yet another Boroughs record review has come in! Check it out here
11/12/05
Hey everyone! Just stopping by real quick to let you all know that the ENTIRE "Ostrich" album is now available to listen to over at the sounds section.
11/11/05
"Calling all loyal Borough Fans"
Just a reminder. This show is not to be missed. 3 amazing bands. 1 open bar. Tons of joy!
The madness start at TRASH BAR on Saturday, December 3rd with THE BOROUGHS at 9PM sharp! OPEN BAR FROM 9-10PM. So make sure you get in early to see us and drink for FREE. UP next is a great band from Texas/NY - Ghostrunner at 10PM. This is all followed by the record release show for our budddies The STRANGE ATTRACTORS at 11PM.
If you heard the news about the MTA stopping the L train to Williamsburg, you heard correctly. But fear not my children. There are two great options to get to Trash. Check out our show page for the directions.
We hope to see you all and start our winter right!
10/24/05
How's everyone doing out there? If you missed The Boroughs show Friday night at Continental, then you missed a good one! It was great to get out there again and play with our great friends "The Ordinary". For all who missed it, our set was:
M.R.I.
Hangin' Out
Are We Home?
Good Times
She's Gotta Go
Trust Fund
Gone Too Far
I'm Done
Thats it for now, come back soon for updates on more gigs!!
10/15/05
MEANYfest 2005 has come and gone for The Boroughs and we're here for a small recap. There were a lot of good bands and a lot of good music throughout the night, our set list was:
M.R.I.
Hangin' Out
Are We Home?
Good Times
I'm Done
Trust Fund
Gone Too Far
Dine N Ditch
Pussin Out
We'd like to thank Kerri Black again for putting us on the bill!
In other news, we will be playing on Friday, October 21st with our good friends The Ordinary. Check the Tour Dates for all the details.
10/01/05
It's review city! We have another one here for you, thanks again to New York Waste. You can read it here.
09/30/05
Check out The Boroughs in Queens Chronicle by clicking here
Special thanks to Carrie Thorson for the article.
Also, we're featured this week in the Queens Tribune and you can read that by clicking here
Special thanks to Andrew Moesel for this article.
09/27/05
First of all, we want to thank everyone for showing up to Arlene's Grocery on Saturday! We even got to debut a cover song. For all who were unable to attend, our set list was:
Trust Fund
Hangin Out
Gone too Far
MRI
Good Times
Ostrich
She's Gotta Go
In the Union
Dine N Ditch
I'm Done
Setting Sun
ALL (The Descendents)
Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
Rescue
In other news, THE BOROUGHS are back at MEANYFEST
Thursday , 13 October
M.E.A.N.Y FEST POP/PUNK/INDIE ROCK SHOW!
Tribeca 16 Warren Street in downtown Manhattan. 1 Block south of , New York NY
JACK DANIELS PRESENTS: M.E.A.N.Y FEST SHOW! THURSDAY October 13 – $10 -Billy G., TRIBECA – 8pm 1. Union City Blue www.unioncityblue.com 2. Brilliant Zero 3. Through You 4. The Boroughs http://www.theboroughs.net 5. For What It’s Worth 6. Marianne Pillsburys www.mariannepillsbury.com 7. Domestics www.thedomestics.com 8. State of Worth THIS IS A KERRIBLACK/M.E.A.N.Y SHOW!
Its really important that EVERYONE comes down to this show to represent for the best band in New York, The Boroughs. This will be a contest where people have to vote and we need your help to win!
09/10/05
Greetings from Borough land everyone! We have some important news to share with you all:
The Boroughs will play CBGB's to benefit the victims of Huricane Katrina. Monday September 19th at 8PM.
The line up is as follows:
The Diggs
Orion Experience
The Streamers
The Boroughs
Trip Wave
Mantik
David Peel & Lower East Side
Short set, but for a great cause.
08/15/05
How's everyone doing out there? Trying to enjoy your summer I hope! Most of you may know by now, but The Boroughs were featured in the Queens Times Ledger newspaper on July 28th. For everyone who didnt get to see it, check it out here.
08/05/05
Hello again everybody! We wanted to thank out friends Ghostrunner and The Strange Attractors for a fun, extremely hot night of music. Despite the death valley like temperature, all the bands rocked the house and we had a lot of fun. Our set list was:
Gone Too Far
Hangin Out
Trust Fund
Setting Sun
Good Times
Pistol
I'm A Little Teapot
M.R.I.
Disappointed
The Breakdown
I'm Done
Well, we have a few weeks off Boroughs fans, so we'll see you in September!
07/30/05
Thanks to everyone who came out to Don Hills last night! It was another fun night where we got to debut some new songs, so we hope everyone enjoyed those. Our set list was:
Gone Too Far
Trust Fund
Setting Sun
Hangin Out
Good Times
M.R.I.
Yo Jimbo!
In the Union
I'm Done
Dine N Ditch
In some other news, we'll be playing this coming Wednesday at The Trash Bar with our good friends Ghostrunner and Strange Attractors . So everyone come on down for a great night of music!
07/04/05
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!
I just wanted to drop in real quick and let everyone know there's some new live pictures over in the photos section.
06/26/05
The Record Release show last night was a tremendous success! It was wonderful to have so many people there supporting us on this night. Big thanks go out to all our fans and friends for coming out and making this the biggest Boroughs' show ever!
Our set list was:
Trust Fund
Setting Sun
Gone Too Far
Hangin' Out
Ostrich
Rescue
Another Sad Song
I'm Done
Disappointed
Boroughs
Dine N' Ditch
In other exciting news, we've been booked to play the Tap Room at The Knitting Factory on July 9th. This is by far the best venue of our brief career, so we hope to see you there.
06/17/05
How's it hangin' Boroughs fans? We're back with another small update for you! If you missed the show at the 169 Bar on Tuesday, you missed a lot of fun. From good music to destroyed puppets to a trashed drumset, this night had it all. We'd like to give a big shoutout to our friends Ghostrunner for putting this night together, our set list for the night was:
Trust Fund
Setting Sun
Gone Too Far
Hangin' Out
Ostrich
Rescue
Another Sad Song
I'm Done
She's Gotta Go
Dine N' Ditch
Also, if you dont know by now, THE BOROUGHS RECORD RELEASE PARTY is happening next Saturday night, June 25th at Arlene's Grocery, at 9PM sharp, so make sure you're there to help us celebrate. That's about all for now everyone, see you at Arlene's!
05/23/05
The Boroughs, "Ostrich" EP is ON SALE NOW!! Check out CD BABY to order!
05/01/05
Check us out tonight on internet radio! Click here to listen in.
04/25/05
Hey there Boroughs fans! Check us out at Pitt Radio and help get us into the top 10!
04/18/05
Do you hear that? It sounds like a train, a runaway train! Well, now that the lame joke is out of the way, we can tell you about the cover song contest last night. All and all it was a fun night watching the bands cover, Echo and the Bunnymen, Tool, Liz Phair and The Spice Girls. We did our two Soul Asylum songs and had some fun. We didnt win the contest, but hey, life goes on. We just want to thank everyone for the opportunity and for a fun night, see you at the Pussycat Lounge!
04/10/05
Thanks yet again for everyone who came out to the Luna Lounge to show their support for The Boroughs. Our set list last night was:
Gone Too Far
Trust Fund
Ostrich
Hangin Out
Rescue
Missed Out
Yo Jimbo!
The Breakdown
Boroughs
Dine N Ditch
Also, we'll be playing at the Pussycat Lounge next month on May 4th, so check out the Tour Dates section for that. And if you havent by now, go listen to some new material in the sounds section.
04/03/05
Two tracks from the upcoming "Ostrich" E.P. are now available on the site! Visit the Sounds section to hear.
Also, we want to thank everyone who came out to the Luna. Our set list from last night was:
Gone Too Far
Trust Fund
Ostrich
Hangin Out
Pistol
Rescue
Another Sad Song
The Breakdown
Boroughs
Dine N Ditch
03/21/05
As we said before, we'll be participating in a cover song contest at Arlene's Grocey. Anyway, there's a cool flyer for the show, so here it is. Click on it for more information.
03/19/05
The band wants to thank everyone for coming out and getting wild at Kenny's Castaway's. We hope everybody had as much fun as we did.
We know that some of you couldn't make it to the party, but don't worry guys we got you covered.
Our Set list was:
No Amore
Hangin Out
Yo Jimbo!
Gone Too Far
The Breakdown
Dine N Ditch
Rescue
In The Union
Setting Sun
In Our Time
Pistol
Disappointed
Boroughs
The Boroughs will be back on Saturday APRIL 2nd when they take the stage for the last time at the LUNA LOUNGE. As you probably already know, all shows at the Luna are FREE. So make sure you come out and say goodbye to a venue that has meant a lot to us all. Check tour dates for more info.
In other fun news, the guys have agreed to participate in a competive battle of the bands at Arlene's Grocery - April 17th. Following the rules of the contest, each band was given a random group to which they have to cover 2-3 songs of that particular artist. So having said that, The Boroughs are covering the one and only Soul Asylum! Needless to say, the guys would never shy away from a challenge. So come on down(rumor has it Dave Pirner is gonna jam with the band) and see The Boroughs do something they never do, play covers. Hey it could have been worse, one band is covering the Spice Girls. Check tour dates for more info.
Last but not least, the "OSTRICH" EP's art work is in the final phase, more news coming soon.
03/03/05
Hi everyone! Lots of news this week. First of all, we would like to send out a big happy birthday to guitarist Ryan Dwork(3/2)....We salute you.
In other news, the band has finally completed the recording of "OSTRICH," their long awaited 5 song EP. The record was produced and mixed by Jason Marcus of Mugshot Records (Death of Fashion, Ultra Hi Frequency) and engineered by Oshin Baroyan at Station Sound Studios in Douglaston, NY. We want to thank both Jason and Oshin for all of their creativity and hard work. In addition, the band was lucky enough to have their record mastered by industry great Fred Kevorkian (The White Stripes, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, and Phish) at Absolute Audio, NYC. Fred did an incredible job and the boys can't wait for everyone to hear it.
Right now the guys are trying to get the art work and duplication process finished up. We don't have a release date yet, but hope to have it ready some time in April, so please be patient.
Last but not least, The Boroughs will be playing their next gig at Kenny's Castaway's (Greenwich Village), St. Paddy's Day, March the 17th, at 10PM. The band always puts on an extra special show for the holidays and this will be no exception. If you have never been to this New York landmark, get down there. Kenny's has launched several big careers such as The New York Dolls and Bruce Springsteen. After The Boroughs' set, there will be a huge jam session with all the bands of the night. If you haven't seen the band in a while, this will be the one to check out. Come down and celebrate this great drinking night with some kick ass rock music and testify!
02/28/05
The Boroughs here, yes, we're still alive. In fact, the final mix is done on our E.P. and it will be mastered on March 2nd. That's all thats going on for now, see you on St. Patrick's Day!
02/07/05
Thanks again to everyone who showed up to The Pyramid Club the other night and making it a real fun and exciting gig. We'll see you soon at Don Hill's, our set was:
Setting Sun
Another Sad Song
Ignored
No Amore
Rescue
In Our Time
Puerto Rican Girl
Channel Changer
Disappointed
Boroughs
The Breakdown
Dine N Ditch
01/24/04
If you havent heard by now, The Boroughs were in the studio over the last weekend recording their upcoming 5 song EP. After a long, snowed in weekend, the EP is almost done. We'll have more details on how you can get your hands on one of these babies in the near future.
01/13/05
Yes, that's right! Yesterday, The Boroughs' track
"Setting Sun" was featured on Joe Belock's show on
WFMU thanks to our friend Mike Fornatale. Mike, a
Little Steven's Battle of the Bands judge and current
member of Richard and the Young Lions, was a guest on
Joe's show and brought some of his favorite music from
the competition. Big, big, thanks go out to Mike and
Joe for making this the first time The Boroughs' music
has hit the airwaves...
If you'd like to listen for yourself, you can download
the entire Fornatale interview at WFMU or at
Mike's Site
Be warned, it is a rather LARGE file and dial-up users
should be prepared to wait a while. The Boroughs'
track is spun near the very end of the show, but
everyone should listen to the entire interview at some
juncture, as Mike is a very interesting and
knowledgeable guy.
01/01/05
THE BOROUGHS WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Don Hill's was a blast. We want to thank everyone who came down and celebrated the new year with us. This includes:
A)Borough fans
B) the guys that were puttin it down in the pit during "Another Sad Song"
C) the "God of Rock" for always watching over us
The set list was:
Gone too Far
Ostrich
The Breakdown
Rescue
No Amore
Trust Fund
Another Sad Song
She's Gotta Go
Boroughs
See you at the Luna in the New Year!
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