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Baggot Inn RIP 1996-2008
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.
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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?
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Getting festive, Al.
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?
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!
