Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Thanks to You, it was a SUCCESS!!

THANK YOU!!!

We are all humbled, speechless, and blown away by the 70+ backers of our project and everyone who helped in spreading the word to friends, family, and more. We never thought we'd come close to meeting a goal like $12,000.00 and it has happened.

We are more than blessed and honored to have such wonderfully supportive friends, family, and fans. To help us make a dream like this possible is a once in a lifetime opportunity and we are psyched to have you all on board to see what can happen!

The EP is well on its way to completion and all our gifts for you are in the works as well. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for all the surprises we have for you. This EP is definitely going to be something special, something we never thought it would be, and you all are a part of it!! Also, hope everyone is as exctied as we are for Patch to dress up as Little Bo Peep in time square!

Stay Tuned to our Facebook page and our Homepage for updates on the record and all the goodies we have in store. Shows coming to you 2012 and so much more.

Once again, CHEERS TO YOU!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Final weekend for Kickstarter, Bono, So Close!

We are in the final days (4 left) of the Kickstarter campaign and we have made a ton of progress thanks to ALL OF YOU!! It's amazing and we are psyched to get this EP ready for you along with all the other goods!

Please share our Kickstarter page link with your friends, family, and enemies as we try and make this last weekend reach the full goal! Hell, Bono wants you to do it, and how can you say no to BONO!

Please feel free to post the following link on your Facebook, Twitter, Homepage, emails, anywhere is greatly appreciated...you are our army!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theclattylads/the-clatty-lads?ref=card

We can't wait to get shows going and down a pint with you all for helping make this possible!

We can do this! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

-The Lads

Monday, November 28, 2011

1 Week left on Kickstarter! Merch rolling in!

First: We have raised just over $5k on this Kickstarter campaign towards our $12k goal in basically 3 weeks. WOW! Thanks for ALL YOUR SUPPORT! Its amazing to see that what we enjoy doing, is something you want to see/hear more of!

Second: We have basically 1 week left to make up that remaining $6k or so! If you can post our Kickstarter page link on your facebook page, twitter, email friends and family and have them check us out on Soundcloud, Facebook, Youtube...we'd appreciate all your hard work and contributions!

The merch is starting to arrive and looking good! Remember, you are rewarded with copies of the new EP, merch, and other goodies as a thanks from us for your pledges!

This has come a long way, but its only the beginning of kickstarting what we hope to be something great with your support!!

Thanks again!! Lets do this!

-The Lads

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

2.5 Weeks into the EP Fund-raising AWESOME, We have the best Fans!!

Another big THANK YOU to all our supporters on this kickstarter EP fund-raising project. We have just about 2.5 weeks to go on this Kickstarter campaign and can't believe the support we keep receiving. We definitely have some of the best friends, fans, and family in THE WORLD!

Sounds like Patch will be dressing up as little Bo Peep and singing in Time Square soon as funds were raised for that! If our friend Trevor raises another 200, Mitts will have to join him as a sheep....all filmed for your viewing pleasure. So if that peaks your interest, email us on how you can help make it all happen! haha.

We just played a couple last minute shows around Astoria (Cronin & Phelan and The Quays) to get people excited and stir up interest in our noise. If you have made it out, we hope you enjoyed it enough that you'll throw a couple bucks at our EP via Kickstarter preorders!

Please tell and share us with anyone you know and help in spreading the word. We can't wait to get it done and get out to play for you soon!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

-The Lads

Monday, November 14, 2011

1 Week Update on Kickstarter, Already 1/4 there?!?! WOW!

AMAZING! THANK YOU So much for all the support after only 1 week of the campaign! We can't believe that we are already 1/4 of the way to our goal in such a short time, but we are still a long way off from reaching $12k.

With your help, we can do it.  Please tell your friends and family about the site and if you haven't pre-ordered your copy of the album yet, its the best way to do so!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theclattylads/the-clatty-lads

Thanks again for all your support!!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Our Kickstarter Fund-Raising Campaign has Begun!

We are calling out to all our great friends and fans to help us make this EP a reality!  Our goal is set at $12k and we have until December 7th to see if we can reach that goal with your help.  We want everyone that has supported us until now to be a part of it, so be sure to check out the rewards we are offering!

We are honored to have had so many opportunities to meet you all and this campaign will give us the funding to complete the album, get it into your hands, and get out to play for you more!  Please check out our fund-raising page here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theclattylads/the-clatty-lads

Take a look at the special video we made for you and any help is greatly appreciated!

THANK YOU so much for everything you have done and everything you will do.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Onward to 2012!

So once again for the 100th time, late getting a post up in regards to The Alphabet Lounge show and what we have planned for the rest of 2011 into 2012....damn.

Well, The Alphabet Lounge show was a lot of fun and we were psyched to have everyone there to celebrate our last full show before we close out 2011.  Sorry to end the year so early on our end but we wanted to focus as much energy into building the set with new tunes, hone the current ones, finish the EP, and be ready to rock your faces come early 2012!

Speaking of the EP, its coming along, and we hope to have it all done by December 2011.  Official release will be somewhere in January/February.  But what is the most important thing to mention is we are preparing to launch the opportunity for you to take part in the completion of the EP!  We are opening up a Kickstarter Fund-raising campaign to help fund the album so we can get it out to you ASAP!  There will be all kinds of rewards for you to get your hands on based on donation size like Clatty Lads merch, hard copies and digital copies of the album, get your name on the album, and even the opportunity for us to play a show for you and your friends in NYC in your honor!!  Stay tuned for more info on that to be coming out shortly!

Thanks for all your support, will keep you updated on the happenings in The Lads, prepare to get the party started!!

P.S.  A HUGE Thank You to Adrienne Pope for her new Clatty Lads logo design, we hope you all like it! We love it and will be using it and more as the EP and Merch is created!!  If you have any graphic design needs, definitely contact us, and we'll put you in touch with Adrienne!

-Mitts

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Cafe' Wha? NYC....Check! Onward to the new year!

We played the Famous Cafe' Wha? in NYC?? REALLY? Dylan and Hendrix stomped there?!?! NICE!



What a great experience we had playing for you all that made it out to Cafe' Wha and the crew at the venue.  Great vibe, lots of help, and we look forward to coming back for another round soon!  Playing on such a historic venue's stage like Wha?'s gets you psyched to see what could be next on the list of The Lads TO DOs.

For now, the next and last show of 2011 for us will be Saturday, October 15th at 7:30 PM at The Alphabet Lounge (104 Ave. C, NYC).  The reason it is an early last show of the year for us is so we can focus on getting the upcoming EP all wrapped up in the studio for you and start planning the early 2012 shows ahead of time to get out there, show you new material, and get a copy into your hands!  Keep checking in here and on our Facebook or Twitter pages for how you can be part of making this album soon.  We'll have some behind the scenes looks for you and other goodies!

So come on out Saturday October 15th and celebrate the end of The Clatty Lads live in 2011 with a round or two, or three, or...whenever!  2012, we'll be ready to rock you anew!

As always, thanks for the support, STAY TUNED for exclusive content!

-Mitts & The lads

Monday, September 5, 2011

Studio Update & Cafe' Wha? Sept 22nd!

An update is well deserved after the great turn out and support at The Metropolitan Room last Wednesday.  The place was packed, Ryanhood killed it, and everyone had a blast...that's a win!  Thanks to everyone who came out and challenged us to bring it down a notch in volume, but up a notch in being intimate...oh, and we like to get intimate! Hey-O!

In terms of the EP, we are almost done tracking all the drums and getting them perfect to start laying everything else down!  The sessions at Stadiumred NYC are flowing fast and we are all excited to get it done hopefully by December.  So stay tuned for more updates as we continue to work on it.  Please visit our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/theclattylads) or follow us on twitter at @clattylads for photos, video, and more as the project comes together.  Also, we are currently putting together a kickstater video and page in order to give you a behind the scenes look as well as insight on how you can possibly get your copy of the EP at a discount for helping us get it done! Stay Tuned to hear how you can be a part of The Lads!

And speaking of support, we are calling on all Clatty Fans to come have a brew with us at the famous Cafe' Wha? In NYC on September 22nd at 8:00PM! We'll be opening up for the amazing awesome Cafe' Wha? band so be sure you are ready to have a blast!! Did I mention, it's only $5!??! Gonna be great!!  See ya soon.

-Mitts




Tuesday, August 9, 2011

EP Being cooked up, Thanks for your support! Show Aug. 24th!

First of all, thanks for ALL your support old, current, new, and future friends and fans of The Lads! The Imus show was an amazing experience and introduced us to so many new people all over the world we couldn't believe the responses!! All so positive, we are even more fueled than before!!

To keep the momentum rolling, we've started hammering out an EP for you all! Of course the free download of "A Shade Further Grey" is the first single from that EP so go get your free download NOW! Many more favorites and new songs will be included for your listening pleasure so stay connected with us on Facebook to see live updates, video, and photos as we tear up Stadium Red Studios in NYC!

To celebrate even more, we are playing a show with Ryanhood on Aug. 24th at 7:00PM at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan, NY. A huge National act, we are honored to share the stage with them! We play at 7:00 PM Sharp (Early show) so get your tickets now!! They have limited seating. It's a smaller intimate jazz club, so come get in our faces!



Thursday, July 28, 2011

Voting NOW OPEN at Imus.com, Help us win!

Voting is now open at http://www.imus.com to choose the winner of the "Imus In The Morning Show" Battle of the Bands! Follow the link and the voting box is in the upper left hand corner! It will be open until Wednesday, August 3rd.  Your support is much needed to get us in there once again and hopefully play for you more!! Cheers and hopefully we can give you all a shout out soon!!

Watch the performance of "A Shade Further Grey" here now:



As a thanks, Download the track for FREE here: http://soundcloud.com/theclattylads/ashadefurthergrey

Monday, July 25, 2011

"Imus In The Morning Show" What a blast! Voting Coming Soon!!

All we can say is WOW. WHAT A BLAST! Truly, thank you all for supporting us in reaching a NATION WIDE audience of millions on Thursday morning and having the dream opportunity to play our own music. This is an honor chased by many and reached by few and we are humbled by all the positive responses, keep em coming to clattylads@gmail.com! haha. If you missed the performance, you can see "Six Pack of Tears" live on Imus here: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1069226623001/fbns-clatty-lads-rock-the-house-on-imus/

Stay tuned, NEXT WEEK the voting begins to pick which of the three bands you enjoyed the most and hopefully, because you are at our website, you will honor us with your vote and support once more!  We will have that web address for voting available here and on our Facebook page as soon as we receive it!

Monday, July 18, 2011

"A Shade Further Grey" FREE DOWNLOAD! Official Release!

"A Shade Further Grey" available for FREE DOWNLOAD now! From our album that is in-the-works to one day be finished with all your support!! Get your copy now and sing along while we rock Imus Thursday the 21st at 8:30 AM!

Get your copy of the new track here:

The Clatty Lads - A Shade Further Grey (2011) by The Clatty Lads

http://soundcloud.com/theclattylads/ashadefurthergrey



Also be sure to check out the official video on youtube or in our Videos section!!!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

"A Shade Further Grey" Official Music Video!

The video is done and here it is for your viewing pleasure!! A Million thanks and props to Chris Cimino and crew at CiminoTech Inc for putting this all together and Ariel Borujow at Westward Music Group and Stadium Red for the amazing recording! FREE download coming soon! ENJOY! See you on Imus on July 21st at 8:30 AM sharp!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Imus, Video Shoots, Free Download, Get Ready!

Busy Busy Busy!! "The Imus In the Morning Show" performance is quickly approaching and we are hard at work getting a whole bunch of surprises ready to unleash sometime around the Monday the 18th, just before Thursday, July 21st.

First, just a reminder to tune in on Thursday, July 21st at 8:00 AM to the "Imus In The Morning Show" on Fox Business Network or ABC Radio in your area to hear us take the stage!  This is an amazing opportunity we have to perform for you and the world and we can't wait!  Imus is pitting us against his friend's over at ABC known as "The ABC Band" as well as Diane Macedo's wedding band from Fox Business.  We will definitely keep you updated on how to vote and support us to the fullest, we're counting on ya!

Recently, we wrapped up a video shoot with Chris Cimino (ciminotech.com) for the new "A Shade Further Grey" single from the upcoming album we are working on getting finished over at Stadium Red with the famous Ariel Borujow at the wheel!  The shoot went amazing as it was our first official video shoot.  Wow, so many stories to tell, but for more photos head over to our facebook page for behind the scenes action and look forward to that releasing sometime around Monday, July 18th.  You can catch a secret live recording performance of "Six Pack Of Tears" on our youtube page or head over to the videos page of theclattylads.com and enjoy!!

Speaking of the new "A Shade Further Grey" single, its currently being mixed up with all the magical and awesome talents of Ariel at Stadium Red and getting itself perfect for your listening pleasure.  That will also release around Monday, July 18th as a FREE DOWNLOAD.  So stay tuned to us here at theclattylads.com or follow us on our Facebook and Twitter pages for where to get your copy!  Of course, as you wait for the new free official single, you can get our demo release on Itunes, Amazon MP3, CDBaby, and many other spots to get you excited for all the great performances we have coming your way...also it helps us pay to get the Official Album release done! THANKS!

All in all, July is gonna be a busy one for all of us.  But we look forward to seeing you at the shows, hearing your responses and votes from the Imus show, and further chasing that musical dragon!  Come say what's up on August 24th when we play with Ryanhood at The Metropolitan Room (and get your tickets ASAP as they go quickly and seating is limited!) as we'd love to share a cold beer with all the supporters!

See you soon!! Thanks!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Secret LIVE "Six Pack of Tears" Video Official Release!

From a secret location in NYC comes "Six Pack Of Tears" LIVE! Shot by www.ciminotech.com for your viewing pleasure!! Check it out, tell your friends, tell your babies!! Gettin' ya excited for more music and video to come soon!!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Lads LIVE on Imus July 21st & Ryanhood Show!

Let's get that stone a rollin' as we have been busy getting big news ready for you!

We are honored and excited to announce that we have been invited and confirmed to play Live on the "Imus In The Morning Show" on July 21st, 2011 at 8:00 AM!  The show will be broadcast LIVE on Fox Business Network and ABC Radio so tune in!!

If you already are an avid Imus fan, you may have heard "Six Pack Of Tears" played and his banter regarding The Lads...once again, AWESOME!  You then have also heard that not only are we playing to have a blast (which we are!!!) but to compete against Diane Macedo's band and The ABC band over a 3 week period ending in a week of voting for your favorite act.  So we are calling upon YOU, our legions of fans, friends, and family when the time comes to vote vote vote!  We will keep you updated on Facebook, Twitter, and this main site with voting links and information.  "Attend" the "The Clatty Lads LIVE on the Imus In The Morning Show!!! Vote!" event for current info...also "Like" The Lads while you are at it!

Following the Imus appearance and battle, we are also psyched to announce the opportunity to share the stage with Ryanhood on August 24th @ 7:00PM at the Metropolitan Room in NYC!  Reserve your seats/table now and get your tickets ahead of time!  This show is gonna fill up fast.  Tickets will be available in many places, but get yours now at http://www.311sound.com for $10!  More info to come!

Thanks for all your support!! Gonna be a fun next few months!! Stay tuned for a new video and single to be released along with the Imus appearance!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

What a Crazy Last Couple Weeks!!

For the billionth time, running a couple weeks behind on a Clatty Update for the legions of fans out there! So dearly sorry, do not storm our tenament! Long story short, here goes:



The benefit for Muscular Dystrophy was a huge success raising around $2500 for the cause. Thanks for all your support and we had a blast playing with all great local talent! Sounds like everyone had a blast. Also thanks a bunch to our friend JP for inviting us and shreddin' up Never Lonely on that slide guitar!!


Following that great time, we were given the HUGE Opportunity by the one and only Ariel Borujow to come up to the famous Stadium Red studios and start laying down the first track of the first OFFICIAL Clatty Lads album!! We have begun work on the first single and are planning on having it available as a FREE download to thank you all for your support and get you hungry for the rest of the tracks! The vibe, workflow, and miracles being worked in there are amazing. Mittens, Patch, Brewer, and Dave all blew through their cuts on Sunday with Matt and Sharkey just finishing most of their tracking Friday...so we are pretty much on our way to the mix! We will be posting videos, photos, and more as the process goes on so stay tuned for all those!!

On top of the studio dream, another great bit of news hit us that Monday when the one and only Don Imus (The I-MAN!) mentioned The Clatty Lads on air! WWHHAATT?? We were all psyched and blown away just by being mentioned on his radio and TV show. "HUGE!!" We thought...then Tuesday came when He played "Six Pack Of Tears" on air!!!! WHHHAATTTTTT again. Such an amazing thing to happen!! We couldn't believe it and can't imagine what more suprises The I-Man has in store! The track is available on "A Very Clatty Demo" so grab your copy on Itunes, Amazon, CDBaby, or wherever you choose!

So, sorry we have been busy with running around like chickens with our heads cut off cause we are so excited but we look forward to a few cold ones on May 20th with you all at Connolly's to raise money for The Oceja Family. Any bit helps and we'll grace you with some killer tunes with even a guest artist or two!

Psyched, groovin', keepin' that momentum goin! Thanks again for all your support, check out the tunes on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, and more....we love having you sing along!!

-Mitts and The Lads

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Honored by Imus this morning!!

Yesterday we were awakened by news the famous Don Imus had mentioned our name on air and today we are again blown away by him playing "Six Pack Of Tears" on the air this morning!!! WOW! Here is the track you heard, head over to Itunes, Amazon MP3, or CDBaby.com to grab your copy of it and the "Very Clatty Demo" today. A million thanks to Imus and his crew!

The Clatty Lads - Six Pack Of Tears (Demo Version) by The Clatty Lads

A Very Clatty Demo - The Clatty Lads

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Now on ITunes and Amazon MP3!

We are psyched to annouce that we made it to ITunes and Amazon MP3 with "A Very Clatty Demo"!  Go grab your copy now, or your favorite single tunes to jam out to this summer as we get the first official release together!

A Very Clatty Demo - The Clatty Lads

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

"A Very Clatty Demo" Available now!!! First Clatty Digital Release!

We are psyched to annouce that we gathered up some of ours and your favorite demos that have been streaming on the net for awhile and put them together for our first official demo release, "A Very Clatty Demo"!  On it you'll find the original recordings of The Clatty Lads songs you've come to love singing and dancing to at the shows!

With this demo, we hope to raise enough cash to get a more current and official release together for you ASAP!  We appreciate your support and now you can listen to the lads anywhere you want to take us!!

Currently it is only available at CDBaby.com, but by next week, you should be able to find it on ITunes, Amazon.com, and more!  So get it first and show off to all your friends at:


Once again, thank you for all your support, we look forward to hearing what you guys think of this little summer gift from us!!  See you at the shows!!!

- The Clatty Lads


Monday, April 18, 2011

UES Support Thank You & Welcome Justin Brewer on Bass!

Thank you to everyone who made the trek to the Upper East Side on Saturday to support us in the UES Battle of The Bands Finals.  There was a lot of confusion we heard amongst everyone there, but we had a blast playing and loved all the kind words from friends old and new.  We've said it a million times and you will keep hearing it, but it all keeps us goin!!

Bittersweet news lead into this past show at Bar East as Dan Bailey, long time bass player and friend of The Lads, decided to chase his true interest and amazing talent in guitar and bring a bit more focus on his other interests.  He's an amazing musician and we are sad to have him go....Thanks for jammin' buddy!

BUT! On a sweet note!  Justin Brewer has committed to taking on the bass and those of you who made it out on the 16th were lucky enough to catch his first show as a  Lad.  We know he was psyched and look forward to working with him in the future, getting his chops rockin', and the good times ahead flowin'!!  Welcome to the lads buddy!!

Many things lay on the horizon for us, but we'll leave that to more news updates in the near future.  Keep your eyes and ears pealed as the summer approaches! We got lots of suprises for ya! Here we go!!

-Mitts and The Lads



Monday, March 28, 2011

Upper East Side Battle Of The Bands 2011 Finals Made!

A quick short note to first Thank You all for the support at Bar East!  Thanks to you guys, we made the finals on April 16th at 9:00PM!  We hope to see you all and even more dancing shoes being worn!!



Upper East Side Battle Of The Bands Finals!

We're psyched to play at Bar East again and hope, with all your support, to win some cash to put towards getting an album into your ears soon!!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Upper East Side Clattied Up

Thanks to those who made the trek to The Upper East Side to support us in the battle/music festival this year! Our first time up there and we had fun for sure.

We got a great response from you all and hope you felt it through us. All the dancing gets us goin!

Hopefully we'll have some of the recordings up for your listening pleasure soon and we've got some big news on The Clattys to announce soon. Stay tuned and we look forward to seeing you all in April at Connolly's in midtown! Come out for a great cause!

- Mitts

Set:

Shade Further Grey
Last Time
Left To Be Nothing
Lucky Charm
The Day That I
Why All This
Never Lonely On Tomorrow

Saturday, February 12, 2011

First Weekend At Arlene's Killed!

A bit late on the follow up to our first weekend show at Arlene's Grocery in NYC, NY....It was ssiicck. Great times, it flew by so fast. Sometimes when things are goin good, that happens huh??

Everyone that was there and on the webs, your support makes the nights! Always great seeing and hearing from everyone! Hope you all are enjoying the old and new tunes as we work things out on you, our test-subjects. Soon we'll have a CD ready for you all!

Had a blast playing with The Ricecookers, check them out for sure! Pants Velour of course filled the place and blew us out of the water and hope we can play with everyone again soon.

Looking forward to the next weekend gig at Arlene's, but for now we'll be seeing you on March 19th at Bar East in NYC at 9:00 PM....if not sooner...who knows! WOO!

THANKS!
-Mitts and the lads

Fan video of Lucky Charm, thanks Elizabeth (need facebook):

Lucky Charm live at Arlene's Grocery 02/04/2011

Setlist:

Left to be nothing
Lucky Charm
Day that I
Shade further Grey
Last time
Anybody's guess
Why all this
Never lonely
Double wide
Wolves and thieves

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Clatty Lads in Studio - Take a Look!

We've been busy in the studio so here's a look at what goes into making a Clatty Lads album:



Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get your hands on the new tunes first! Or come out to the CD release show TBD!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Ran with those Wolves & Thieves!!

Once again, slackin, so a bit late on the update!

Wrapping up the year at Arlene's Grocery was a blast! Turn out, once again, amazing and full of energy. We can't say thanks enough times and probably never will, but we'll try, try again.

Alexaclibur was a hard act to follow but was a blast to play with to say the least. Great Guys!! The background was killer and sent the best vibes flying around the room! Hope to join up with them on stage someday in this new year for sure.


Played a few new tunes and we hope everyone liked em'...always in the works and always brewing up new tricks for yer ear drums. Get ready for a bunch more come the new year!


We will be hitting the studio next weekend to start laying down the old and new. Pump out something we're happy with aiming for a March 2011 release...Keep your eyes and ears open for that one! See you soon!!!



Setlist:


Shade Further Grey

Last Time

Lucky Charm

Double Wide Trailer Pride

Left To Be Nothing

Why All This

Never Lonely

The Day That I

Wolves & Thieves

Six Pack Of Tears