Shagg.

Rock the vote.

2008-09-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

There's only a short time left to register to vote on November 4. If you're not already registered, help rock the vote and join in the largest voter registration drive ever, with a goal of two million new voters. Click the image and register right now!

Baggot Inn RIP 1996-2008

2008-08-12T14:15:00.006-04:00

It has been a tough summer for music: this week we lost Isaac Hayes, and in July it was Hiram Bullock. Club closings are nothing new to New York City, but we were particularly sad to say goodbye to The Baggot Inn, which was a sort of home for us for our first few years as a band, up through our first CD release party (for the Peach EP). Here's a photo of that very gig for posterity.

Demand Shagg to perform in your town.

2008-07-22T21:03:00.004-04:00

It's easy; just click here.

Get our new album, cheap.

2008-05-27T09:51:00.003-04:00

The very cool music store/social network Amie Street is now offering our album Buh Ba Ba Ba as a high-quality download (320 kbps), and super-cheap! These are DRM-free mp3 files, not copy protected or restricted to any particular software or device. As of this very moment, each track is only 15 cents, making the whole album $1.80, but the price will automatically increase with demand. What are you waiting for?

Check out our new promo video!

2008-05-05T10:29:00.005-04:00

Share it on MySpace, Facebook, Digg, or del.icio.us!

Getting festive, Al.

2008-04-28T09:35:00.002-04:00

This weekend, while Prince was busy launching Coachella into the stratosphere, Shagg was competing for slots at the Afro-Punk Music and Film Festival this summer and the CMJ Music Marathon this fall. Our songs Between Words and Just Ain't Enough reached the top ten in their respective categories on OurStage after literally thousands of listens and votes. The semi-finals end on Tuesday at midnight. Check us out on OurStage and vote if you can!

What is Afro-Punk?

2008-04-14T09:44:00.006-04:00

The term "Afro-Punk" refers to African-Americans in the punk subculture, as documented in James Spooner's 2003 film. But the movement itself seems to take a more expansive view to include music of multiple ethnicities and styles. Shagg has been making multi-genre music and avoiding racial labels for more than 10 years. In that light, it seems perfectly OK that our tune "Between Words" is competing on OurStage for a slot in this summer's Afro-Punk festival in Brooklyn, where it all began for us. Go listen and vote here!

Let your voice be heard!

2008-01-28T10:31:00.001-05:00

We're in the running for the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards. Please check us out on OurStage and vote! Think of it as a warmup for February 5.

Oops, we did it again.

2007-11-28T00:08:00.001-05:00

Our song "Walk Through Me" is among the top 10 rock songs on OurStage for the month of November. Please go listen and vote!

Shaggadeca: 10 years of Shagg

2007-11-15T14:09:00.001-05:00

This November marks Shagg's 10th birthday. We're in the fifth grade! To celebrate, we're giving away some free stuff.

First up is an mp3 copy of Shagg's Peach EP for your iPod. These five songs were recorded in 2000 by budding producer/engineer Stephen Shirk at his home studio in Astoria, Queens, right beneath the N train. As you may recall, two of the songs were finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. One of them, "Shade of Melancholy," is probably the best thing we ever did. ~~Download the songs here.~~

The other stuff you're going to have to work for. How well do you know Shagg? A free Shagg t-shirt, featuring our awesome logo by Derek Oscarson, goes to the first person who can correctly answer each of the following three questions:

At what club did Shagg play its first few gigs? (Hint: it's now closed.)
What is the name of the first Shagg saxophonist? (Hint: it's not PJ.)
Name a poem that Shagg has set to music, and the poet.

Copies of our second album, Buh Ba Ba Ba, go to anyone who can answer two of them. If you can answer one of them, you get a free hug from any band member you can find.

Answers should be sent to shaggband@gmail.com by November 30. Good luck!

Help us make our music video!

2007-11-04T20:15:00.000-05:00

Thanks to our friends at Kaltura, we have a brand-new music video, and we need your help. The soundtrack is our song "Shade of Melancholy," but the video can be whatever you want, including clips of our own live footage, photos, or anything else you think fits the song. Look for the Kaltura video on our MySpace page under "About Shagg." Have fun, and thanks!

Shagg on OurStage, part 3.

2007-10-29T23:16:00.000-04:00

Please vote for our tune "Renewal," in the semifinals in jazz on OurStage. Also check out their fun game on Facebook.

Shagg on OurStage, part 2.

2007-09-11T23:14:00.000-04:00

The folks at OurStage featured "City in the Sky," our little ode to New York City, on the sixth anniversary of 9/11.

Shagg on OurStage.

2007-07-31T23:13:00.000-04:00

Two of our songs made the top 10 in their respective genres on OurStage, a monthly battle of the bands where listeners vote for their favorite songs. Listen to "Walk Through Me" and "Buh Ba Ba Ba" and put Shagg over the top!

We got Schmapped.

2007-06-11T23:11:00.001-04:00

A photo from one of our shows adorns the entry for the R&B/funk club Groove on Schmap, a super-cool interactive guide to NYC (and pretty much everywhere else). It looks extra-cool on the iPhone, too.

Happy New Year!

2007-01-01T23:10:00.000-05:00

We made it to the Top 10 of the mtvU/Definitive Jux contest. Thanks to everyone who voted! Check out our page, including photos, songs, and videos.

New music from the members of Shagg.

2006-12-03T23:10:00.000-05:00

PJ Loughran (saxophone) just released his second solo album, "Sunrise Run," and it's totally awesome. Listen on PJ's website.

Aaron Mitchell (vocals) has been playing solo shows in the Philly area, and he just released a live EP documenting some of his soulful new songs at WeMusicStore.com.

See what Shagg is listening to.

2006-11-28T23:07:00.000-05:00

We like social software. Get up-to-the-minute stats on what we're listening to at on Last.fm. We also really like MOG and iLike.

CD release party videos.

2006-06-13T23:03:00.002-04:00

Check out live VIDEOS from our CD release party!

Back to Annandale ...

2006-04-01T23:01:00.000-05:00

Our friends at Jesus on the Radio have kindly invited us to perform at Bard College's annual Spring Fling on Sunday, April 30. We can't wait. Thanks Peter and SarahKat!

Download Buh Ba Ba Ba today.

2006-02-07T22:11:00.000-05:00

Buh Ba Ba Ba is available for download from the iTunes Music Store, MP3tunes.com, Sony Connect, and eMusic. Or you can do it the old-fashioned way: buy a CD and get it in the mail!

CD RELEASE PARTY.

2005-12-01T22:19:00.000-05:00

We're having a CD release party. You should come.

Date: Thursday, December 8
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Groove
Address: 125 MacDougal St at West 3rd (map)

Shagg on the MacCast.

2005-10-04T22:18:00.000-04:00

Many thanks to Adam Christianson for playing "Buh Ba Ba Ba" on the MacCast, a "podcast for Mac Geeks, by Mac Geeks." Both Shagg CDs were recorded, mixed, and mastered on Macs, so we're fans. Download the show.

Shaggcasting.

2005-09-20T22:10:00.000-04:00

Songs from Buh Ba Ba Ba are cropping up everywhere:

Thom Hanford's EdTechCast, in which he discusses the open source movement and the creative commons license.
BandTrax, hailing from Boise, Idaho, in a podcast called "Straight Outta Brooklyn."
The South China Morning Post, the largest English language daily newspaper in Asia, which played our song during their Technology podcast on September 20.
Accident Hash, C.C. Chapman's very cool new music podcast out of the Boston area.

IndieMusic.com review of Buh Ba Ba Ba.

2005-08-04T21:15:00.000-04:00

"Fresh, fat and funky, Shagg will have you break a sweat just listening, no movement necessary."