Breaking Laces

BL in NYC this Wednesday

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:24:23 -0700

Reminder, reminder,

The Laces are playing this Wednesday, the Laces are playing this Wednesday.

Ok, I’ll stop repeating everything twice but only if y’all get off yer butts and come to this very important show for us at 9:30 on April 30th

Important? Yes, but also going to be offering some surprises and the standard of excellence you’ve come to expect from the good ol” Breaking Laces.

We are playing at a place in the East Village/Alphabet city area called Rehab (just recently name changed from Club Midway) and are doing it with some sweet bands and a very cool program called Stranded in Stereo as well as the Planetary Group. Check it out!

The Details

Breaking Laces @

Rehab (formerly Club Midway)

Wednesday April 30th

9:30 sharp! No joke yo…

25 Avenue B, LES…NYC

212 253 2595

Downstairs…only 3 bucks

w/ The Teenage Prayers and Holler, Wild Rose

http://www.clubmidway.com/indexfull.htm

For information on Stranded in Stereo:

http://strandedinstereo.com/

For information on the Planetary Group

http://www.planetarygroup.com/

Breaking Laces Live Album Available Now Exclusively On Fuzz

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:29:58 -0700

Hey all, we have a new ten song live album coming out tomorrow available online only at www.fuzz.com/breakinglaces

Read on and enjoy...

For Immediate Release
March 24, 2008

BREAKING LACES TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM ON FUZZ.COM
New York City Band To Release Album on Revolutionary “Mixtape” Format March 25

Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn based alt-pop band Breaking Laces teamed up last year with San Francisco-based music company Fuzz.com. In addition to managing the band, Fuzz.com has introduced a revolutionary platform for artists to market and digitally promote their music. As a result, on March 25, Breaking Laces will release its new live album, Live at Seaside Studios, exclusively on Fuzz.com using the Fuzz ”Mixtape.” The Laces’ album in Mixtape format, which is a digital rendering of a cassette tape, will be available exclusively on Fuzz.com. The album features songs that the Laces have never before released including brand new tracks, live versions, and rare tunes requested by the band’s illustrious street team.

Fans can sign up at Fuzz.com and purchase the entire album or individual songs which can be played on their mp3 players or burned to a CD. The Mixtape is a 3D, fully customizable audio player that can be shared via email through a link or easily embedded into any web page.

The idea for the album came about last summer when Breaking Laces entered the studio to film some promotional footage and record a jam session to inspire new ideas. They hired Seaside Studios to record their session and had Spare Key Productions film the creative process. Video clips are available on the band’s MySpace and Sonic Bids pages. Interestingly, what started as a jam developed into a full-blown live release as the band was surprised by how well the recording came out. “It’s funny what can happen when you get friends together, have a few beers, and just hit the record button,” they said. “It’s not live from a venue, but there are no overdubs and no fancy Pro Tools edits. It’s just the Laces doing what we do best—making our music. We hope the fans will appreciate the raw recordings that were all done in one take.”

Song Listing:
1. Angeline
2. Shopping for Two
3. The Ballad of Breaking Laces
4. Rocking Chair
5. I Used To Be A Boyscout
6. Space Jam
7. Water is for Pussies!
8. Bad Timing
9. What You Can't Take Away
10. Angeline (Reprise/Outro)

About Breaking Laces:
Breaking Laces is a three-piece alternative acoustic rock band from Brooklyn, NY that has the rare ability to sound completely original but at the same time recognizable. Their approach combines stellar songwriting and organic musicianship with electronics and a guitar sound that pushes the envelope of “acoustic” to create a sound that is fresh, accessible and at times, mind-blowing. Because of their versatility and influences, it can be hard to place the band’s music in a certain category, as evidenced by the various comparisons they’ve received over the years: Death Cab for Cutie meets Martin Sexton, Weezer meets Cat Stevens, even Squeeze meets Radiohead.

Breaking Laces began with a grass roots vision and big time goals, and after years of feverishly touring the states and beyond, they built a loyal following. They were declared the 2006 Best Band in NYC by Indie Sounds NY, scored the honor of being the XM Radio Artist in Residence for June 2007, and flat out won the 2007 National Starbuck's Music Makers Competition. Ironically, after almost five years together, they’re being touted as one of the nation’s most promising new acts!

The music of Breaking Laces has evolved over the years, much like the band itself. Their debut full-length, 2003’s Sohcahtoa, was essentially a Hartong solo album, but “my desire was really to put a band around it,” he says. “I didn’t want to be a solo artist; I like the give and take of being in a band.” In short order, Hartong united with drummer Seth Masarsky and bassist / keyboardist Rob Chojnacki, who had themselves been longtime musical partners. A true and instant bond between the trio was formed and became immediately evident on the band’s next album, Lemonade (2005), only growing stronger on the subsequent EP, Astronomy Is My Life, But I Love You (2007).

Studio performances are only a small part of the Breaking Laces experience, however. In concert, they’re a force to be reckoned with, with a dynamic mastery of sound, which enables them to move from a whisper to a scream without batting an eye and allows them to capture the attention of any crowd, no matter how large or small. Every gig they play is treated like a journey, which is exactly what it becomes for both those on stage and in the audience, with the band stopping at nothing to ensure that everyone in the room is completely rocked.

For more information and a preview of the mixtape, please visit www.breakinglaces.com

Laces at Hard Rock Boston Saturdary March 1st

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:25:15 -0800

Reminder:

Breaking Laces set to rock the Hard Rock Café in Boston this Saturday…

Saturday March 1st
Breaking Laces @
The Hard Rock Café Boston

Onstage at 11:00PM sharp
22-24 Clinton Street
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 424-7625
www.hardrock.com/boston
$10 at door or…
Tickets are available at a discount for $8 if purchased online at
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=15107

We are pleased to announce this very special show at the Hard Rock. The folks there took a liking to us after our Starbucks win at the same location and we had a chance to put together a night of our own with two of the best indie bands Boston has to offer… Cassavettes (10:00PM) and the Shills (9:00PM)

This one is not to be missed. Come and check us and the other fine acts out, and kindly forward this message to anyone in the area that you think would be interested. (How could you not be right?)

Additional event information on the show can be found at:

http://www.hardrock.com/Locations/Cafes3/events.aspx?LocationID=101&MIBenumID=3&EventID=30261

and at www.breakinglaces.com

BREAKING LACES RETURNS TO THE UK

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0800

For Immediate Release
December 26, 2007

BREAKING LACES RETURNS TO THE UK
New York City Based Band Recently Won Starbucks Competition

Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn based alt-pop band Breaking Laces will return to the U.K. for a two-week tour beginning December 31 at Aspinall Arms in Lancashire. Complete tour dates are listed below and the band is available for interviews upon request. Breaking Laces continued a stellar 2007 by winning the Starbucks Music Makers competition in October, continuing to impress industry types and others in the know with their unique approach to songwriting and a compelling live show.

Breaking Laces continues to separate themselves from the pack, and a few months ago were the Artist in Residency on XM Satellite Radio, hosting a show on XMU Channel 43, something that is typically reserved for such acts as The Strokes and Snow Patrol. The band also has had some success with film/TV placements, the latest being their song, “This World,” from their latest full length album, Lemonade, landing in the upcoming film, Waiting For Hockney. Breaking Laces is a three-piece rock band with a big sound and a growing following. The Laces are part long hair rockers, part country club golfers, and part music school prodigies. In other words, they are like no other band out there. After the band’s last two albums charted on CMJ’s Top 200 (with 2006’s Lemonade peaking at #66), Breaking Laces released a six song EP, Astronomy Is My Life, But I Love You. In three years of existence, Breaking Laces has played over 350 shows, including tour dates in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Comparisons have been made to Weezer meets Elvis Costello, Squeeze meets Radiohead, even Martin Sexton meets James Blunt. But why is this band so hard to peg? Because Breaking Laces is fresh, original and friggin’ good. Their sound can best be described as smart indie rock with a pop edge. They’re toe tapping, melodic, quirky, and modern. They are, as Paste Magazine said, “Exactly what Indie Rock needs now.”

U.K. Tour Dates
Dec. 31: Mitton, Lancashire, Northwest @ Aspinall Arms
Jan. 2: Lancaster @ Penny Bank
Jan. 3: Taunton @ Rockers Live
Jan. 4: Kendal, Cumbria @ Dickie Doodles
Jan. 5: Blackpool @ West Coast Rock Café
Jan. 9: Wells @ Kings Head
Jan. 10: Crumlin, South Wales @ The Patriots
Jan. 11: Bideford, Devon, Southwest @ Palladium Club
Jan. 12: Near Clitheroe, Lancashire, Northwest @ Hurst Green Village Hall
Jan. 13: Horfield, Bristol, Avon, Southwest @ Wellington Hotel

For more information, please visit www.breakinglaces.com

Publicity:
Mike Farley
Michael J. Media Group
615-885-3652
mike@michaeljmedia.com

Boston.tv interview

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:39:17 -0800

Check out this video from our Starbucks win at the Hard Rock in Boston!

Laces in NYC this Wednesday Nov 28th

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:51:11 -0800

Please join us for a very special show at NYC's Delancey Club this Wednesday at 10:00PM. We are heading to the UK for a tour starting December 31st and off to work on our new album after that so this may very well be our last New York outing for awhile. So come out! We booked the night with some fine acts and it will be a good time. The Delancey tends to run on time so our 10:00PM start time is solid. See you there!

Details:

Wednesday November 28th, 2007
Breaking Laces @
The Delancey NYC
10:00PM
168 Delancey St (between Clinton and Attorney)
212.254.9920
www.thedelancey.com
with very special guests:
La Cacahouette (8:00PM)
&
Low Water (9:00PM)

www.breakinglaces.com
www.myspace.com/breakinglaces
www.breakinglaces.fuzz.com

Laces playing benefits shows in upstate NY this weekend

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:30:21 -0800

Breaking Laces is teaming up to benefit good friends Oh My God for two benefit shows this week in Upstate New York. Sadly, Oh My God was involved in an accident last month when a woman crossed the divider and hit their van head on, killing her and injuring the members of the band.

The first show is Thursday, November 8 at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, New York along with The Audience, Needle Up and The Probes. And a second show was added on Saturday, November 10 at Mojo’s in Jamestown, New York. Proceeds will help Oh My God with hospital and rehabilitation bills on their road to recovery. In addition, donations can be sent to

Oh My God c/o 2033 W Augusta Blvd. Chicago,IL 60622

Laces are Starbucks Winners + CMJ show Oct 16th

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:56:50 -0700

What's up y'all!

Breaking Laces here, just wanted to send out quickie out regarding a few things, mainly our CMJ show this Tuesday and the national Starbucks Music Makers Competition, which we actually won last week!

CMJ 2007
We are playing the CMJ fest in Brooklyn NY this Tuesday. Breaking Laces wants you there. If you are in the area, please come (details below). The show is being filmed all professional style by two separate entities and may very well end up in a feature film, a live dvd and/or on the internet. So get in on the fun!

Show details:

Breaking Laces at CMJ 2007
Tuesday, October 16th
The Luna Lounge, Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue (Williamsburg)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211
http://lunalounge.com/
$8 admission
CMJ badges accepted
Onstage at 8:45 sharp
Some great bands on the bill too!!!

Starbucks
We are both humbled and excited to announce that Breaking Laces won the national Starbucks Music Makers Competition! The finals were held at the Hard Rock Café in Boston last Thursday and we played a great set and were duly rewarded.

Take a peak at http://www.starbucksmusicmakerscompetition.com/
for info on all the cool sponsors, prizes and fun coming our way.

Thanks to everybody who voted for us and came out to support both in body and spirit.

Check us out at www.breakinglaces.com
Be our friend at www.myspace.com/breakinglaces
Take us home at www.cdbaby.com/breakinglaces4
Join the revolution at www.fuzz.com/breakinglaces

Publicity:
Mike Farley
Michael J. Media Group
615-885-3652
mike@michaeljmedia.com

Booking (Clubs)
Lynette Miles
716-536-3487
booking@breakinglaces.com

Booking (College)
Lance Hughes
On Campus Booking
(612) 341-8340
www.oncampusbooking.com

October News and Shows

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:41:49 -0700

What's up all! Things are going very well in Breaking Laces land and we'd thought we'd share the news.

We freakin WON the national Starbucks Music Makers Competition! 4000 entered, 200 acceppted, 50 in the regionals, 12 in the finals and one winner...Breaking Laces!

For more info...check out...http://www.starbucksmusicmakerscompetition.com/

We also have a big CMJ show coming up October 16thin Brooklyn, which we will be filmed for posterity, so come on out and get in the movie! http://lunalounge.com/schedule/current

Lastly check out new looks galore on our www.breakinglaces.com, our myspace page and right her on our favorite Internet destination, fuzz.com.

More news, show details ahere:
For more information, please visit www.breakinglaces.com

Tour Dates
10/11: Boston, MA @ the Hard Rock Café (SMMC)
10/12: Baltimore, MD @ Charlotte's
10/13: Chestertown, MD @ Andy's
10/16: Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge (CMJ)
11/8: Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place (Oh My God Benefit)
11/10: Jamestown, NY @ Mojo's (Oh My God Benefit)
11/28: NYC, NY @ The Delancey
1/1/08 UK Tour!!!!

New performance/interview video...

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:33:08 -0700

Sept Press Release (News and Shows too)

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:06:33 -0700

For Immediate Release
September 20, 2007

BREAKING LACES REACHES FINALS OF STARBUCKS COMPETITION
Brooklyn Based Rock Band Continues to Ride Waves of Success

Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn based alt-pop band Breaking Laces continues to impress industry types and fans alike with their unique approach to songwriting and stellar live show. And those in the know just keep noticing.

Breaking Laces has reached the national finals of the Starbucks Music Maker competition, and the final round will take place in Boston on Thursday, October 11. In addition, the band will be showcasing at the Midpoint Music Conference in Cincinnati on September 29, and at CMJ in New York City on October 16.

Breaking Laces continues to separate themselves from the pack, and a few months ago were the Artist in Residency on XM Satellite Radio, hosting a show on XMU Channel 43, something is typically reserved for such acts as The Strokes and Snow Patrol. The band also has had some success with film/TV placements, the latest being their song, “This World,” from their latest full length album, Lemonade, landing in the upcoming film, Waiting For Hockney.

The band’s new management, Fuzz, will also be releasing some new, live and exclusive music on Fuzz.com in the coming months.

About Breaking Laces
Breaking Laces is a three-piece rock band with a big sound and a growing following. The Laces are part long hair rockers, part country club golfers, and part music school prodigies. In other words, they are like no other band out there. After the band’s last two albums charted on CMJ’s Top 200 (with 2006’s Lemonade peaking at #66), Breaking Laces released a six song EP, Astronomy Is My Life, But I Love You. In three years of existence, Breaking Laces has played over 350 shows, including tour dates in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Comparisons have been made to Weezer meets Elvis Costello, Squeeze meets Radiohead, even Martin Sexton meets James Blunt. But why is this band so hard to peg? Because Breaking Laces is fresh, original and friggin’ good. Their sound can best be described as smart indie rock with a pop edge. They’re toe tapping, melodic, quirky, and modern. They are, as Paste Magazine said, “Exactly what Indie Rock needs now.”

For more information, please visit www.breakinglaces.com

Tour Dates
9/21: Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw (sponsored by www.amiestreet.com)
9/22: New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall (w/Cabin)
9/29: Cincinnati, OH @ Know Theatre (Midpoint Music Conference)
10/5: Boston, MA @ Boston University (w/Ludo)
10/11: Boston, MA @
10/16: New York, NY @ Luna Lounge (CMJ)

Breaking Laces June news and shows

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:18:58 -0700

Breaking Laces fans and friends!

Thanks to all who came out to the Delancey in NYC for our tour kickoff party. June is Laces road time and this month will bring us to towns in the South, Midwest and Northeast, which much more to follow in July and August.

Check below for June tour dates and stop in on www.breakinglaces.com for details on the whole summer shebang. Dates are still coming in for late summer, so keep an eye out.

We are heading out tomorrow for a four day swing of West New York; Buffalo, Albion, Rochester and Jamestown will be among the Laced, but in the meantime, we have some cool happenings and events to share with you to keep you in the Laces loop even if you can't see us live.

XM RADIO

The Laces were selected as XM Radio's Artist in Residency for the month of June. Sweet! We will be featured on XMU channel 43 every Tuesday in June from 10 pm to midnight EST time (with encore broadcasts for each show the following Wednesday from 2-4pm and Thursday from 6-8 am).

We will be hosting a radio show and spinning a slew of our favorite songs as well as showing off our offbeat DJ stylings. Doing this show is a great honor and we have big shoes to fill as last months host was the Strokes and next moth will be Snow Patrol. We will be exploring various themes for each show and having a lot of fun along the way.

Definitely a great way for not only you, but also your friends to get a taste of what this band is about. So listen in and pass along the word to all your XM friends. If you don't have an XM radio, use the internet…streams are available at www.xmradio.com

LIVE STREET TEAM SHOW

We know there are a lot of loyal fans out there that have yet to see us live and a lot of places around the country we have yet to hit. And since live is where the Laces excel, we figured that if you can't come to us, we'll come to you. So, we booked a Brooklyn studio on June 12th and will be taping a full on Laces show. We'll have nice cameras and sweet studio equipment, but we are going to go live and real. No overdubs, no stopping, no fear. Just our instruments and our sweat.

We will be giving the opportunity for our street team to request some songs and ask some questions, so if you are on the team…contact Ms. McPants at streetteam@breakinglaces.com and she'll take care of you. If you aren't on the street team, perhaps it's time to check out what it's all about. Go to www.breakinglaces.com, see what the deal is and sign up.

That's it for now, June dates below and keep in touch.

Breaking Laces
www.breakinglaces.com
breakinglaceshq@aol.com

JUNE TOUR DATES

Jun 7 2007 9:00P
Wiggly Jiggly Pub Albion, NY

Jun 8 2007 10:00P
Merlins Buffalo, NY Jun 9 2007 10:00P
Mojo's Jamestown, NY

Jun 10 2007 8:00P
The Bug Jar Rochester, NY

Jun 14 2007 8:30P
Rocks Richmond, VA

Jun 20 2007 9:30P
Locals Only Indianapolis, IN

Jun 21 2007 8:00P
South Union Arts Chicago, IL

Jun 22 2007 11:00P
Mac's Lansing, MI

Jun 23 2007 9:00P
The Loading Dock Traverse City, MI

Jun 27 2007 8:00P
Drink Des Moines, IA

Jun 29 2007 8:00P
Bunkers Minneapolis, MN

Jul 1 2007 3:00P
Summerfest Milwaukee, WI

Jul 2 2007 10:00P
Summerfest Milwaukee, WI

See you soon!