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CMJ Recap
October 27th, 2008
Thanks to all who came to our CMJ Party! We had a blast and we hope you did as well! Also thanks to those of you who voted for us at the CMJ awards! Congrats to all of the other nominees and winners as well! And Congrats to Chandler from WEGL for winning the I’m From Barcelona “Paper Planes” Making Contest! Thanks to your votes we took home: CMJ Pitcures are here: CMJ Award Winers are here: Pirate! at CMJ 2008
October 15th, 2008
You guessed it friends, it’s that time again! Keep on reading for info on our CMJ Party, showcase info for all Pirate! bands, and a list of awards we are nominated for at the CMJ Awards….don’t forget to Vote! Pirate! CMJ 2008 Party! Hard Lessons, Settle, sBACH, Japanese Motors, & The Pack A.D. Pirate! Bands at CMJ: Tuesday, October 21 7:00pm - 10:00pm Summer Heights High - HBO TV Series Screening Wednesday, October 22 Thursday, October 23 Friday, October 24 Saturday, October 25 Pirate! Award Nominations: Pirate! CMJ Photos: Pirate! at CMJ 2008
October 15th, 2008
You guessed it friends, it's that time again! Keep on reading for info on our CMJ Party, showcase info for all Pirate! bands, and a list of awards we are nominated for at the CMJ Awards....don't forget to Vote! Pirate! CMJ 2008 Party! ![]() Hard Lessons, Settle, sBACH, Japanese Motors, & The Pack A.D. Fontana's NYC (105 Eldridge Street between Broome and Grand) Friday, 10/24 - Noon til Six - 21+ - No Badge or RSVP Required FREE CROP CIRCLE BEER for those who come early! Guest DJs including members of Peachcake! Pirate! Bands at CMJ: Tuesday, October 21 7:00pm - Roll The Tanks (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St @ Essex St) 7:45pm - The Sammies (Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St) 8:00pm - Cool Kids (Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 E. 23rd St) 8:00pm - The Lovely Feathers (Ace of Clubs, 9 Great Jones St) 9:00pm - Mark Ronson (DJ set) (S.O.B.'s, 204 Varick St) 9:00pm - Tim Williams (Rehab, 25 Avenue B) 9:30pm - Jessica Lea Mayfield (Maxwell's, Hoboken NJ) 10:00pm - Army Navy (Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY) 10:00pm - Mason Proper (Rehab, 25 Avenue B) 10:00pm - The GoStation (Fontana's, 105 Eldridge St) 11:00pm - The Winter Sounds (Alphabet Lounge, 104 Avenue C ) 11:15pm - Via Audio (Crash Mansion @ BLVD, 199 Delancy) 7:00pm - 10:00pm Summer Heights High - HBO TV Series Screening (92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street @ Hudson St) - RSVP Here: http://www.cornerstonepromotion.com/summer_heights_high/invite.html Wednesday, October 22 8:00pm - As Tall As Lions (Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St) 8:00pm - Jessica Lea Mayfield (205 Club, 205 Chrystie St ) 8:15pm - Canada (Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY) 9:00pm - Eulogies (Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ) 9:00pm - The Whitsundays (Village Underground, 130 W. 3rd St) 9:15pm - Chris Bathgate (Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY) 9:30pm - Frank Hoier (Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY) 10:00pm - The Dears (Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ) 11:45pm - Bamboo Shoots (Rehab, 25 Avenue B @ E. 2nd St) Thursday, October 23 9:00am - College Day (Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square S) 7:30pm - Aggrolites (Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 E. 23rd St) 7:30pm - Eulogies (Hiro Ballroom @ Maritime Hotel, 118 9th Ave) 8:30pm - The Dears (Hiro Ballroom @ Maritime Hotel, 118 9th Ave) 9:30pm - Pepi Ginsberg (Fontana's, 105 Eldridge St @ Grand St) 9:30pm - The Blue Van (Public Assembly, 70N. 6th St, Brooklyn) Friday, October 24 Noon-6pm - Pirate! Party @ Fontana's (105 Eldridge St) 7:00pm - Hot Panda (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St @ Essex St) 7:45pm - Awkward Stage (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St @ Essex St) 8:30pm - Vancouger (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St @ Essex St, ) 9:00pm - Japanese Motors (Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St) 9:15pm - Broken Social Scene (Brooklyn Temple, 317 Clermont) 9:15pm - Novillero (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St @ Essex St) 10:00pm - Peachcake (The Charleston, 174 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn) 10:00pm - Sam Bisbee (Living Room, 154 Ludlow St) 10:00pm - The Pack A.D. (Fat Baby, 112 Rivington St) 10:00pm - The Wet Secrets (Fontana's, 105 Eldridge St) 10:45pm - sBACH (Piano's, 158 Ludlow St @ Stanton St) 11:00pm - Delta Spirit (Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St) 11:00pm - The Hard Lessons (Union Hall, Brooklyn) 12:30am - Aa (Knitting Factory Old Office, 74 Leonard St) Saturday, October 25 7:00pm - Royal Bangs @ L Magazine Party (Brooklyn) 9:00pm - Minus the Bear (Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St) 9:00pm - The Teenage Prayers (92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street) 9:00pm - Wye Oak (Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St) 9:30pm - The End of the World (Lit Lounge, 93 2nd Ave) 11:00pm - Royal Bangs (Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St) 11:00pm - Settle (Ace of Clubs, 9 Great Jones St) 11:00pm - The Delta Spirit (Red Bull Space, 40 Thompson St) 11:00pm - The Hard Lessons (92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street) 12:00am - Eagle Seagull (Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston St) 12:00am - Lukestar (Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow St) Pirate! Award Nominations: Promoter Of The Year (Douglas Blake, Canada M. Fox) Promotion Company of the Year Best Mentor (Canada M. Fox) Most Ahead of the Game Most Legit (Canada M. Fox) Pirate! CMJ Photos: Photos will be added continually to the Photos page through the convention so check here for all the updates: http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/photos/ CMJ Recap
October 27th, 2008
![]() Thanks to all who came to our CMJ Party! We had a blast and we hope you did as well! Also thanks to those of you who voted for us at the CMJ awards! Congrats to all of the other nominees and winners as well! And Congrats to Chandler from WEGL for winning the I'm From Barcelona "Paper Planes" Making Contest! Thanks to your votes we took home: Promotion Company of the Year Promoter of the Year (Doug) Best Mentor (Canada)! CMJ Pitcures are here: Pirate! Photos Page! CMJ Award Winers are here: CMJ Awards! Flag Day v. Hoodstock 2.0
April 28th, 2008
Last summer, The Syndicate’s Hoodstock took on Pirate’s Flag Day in an epic clash held on the battle grounds of Astoria…and so began the battle for the ultimate summer party. Everyone was in full force and the pressure was on: The wrestling match between The Syndicate's Jon Landman and Pirate’s Steve Theo somehow resulted in a catastrophe so great it turned into a tag-team match - eventually defeating itself in a pool full of maple syrup and stale beer. Such mayhem continued in a contest between Doug of Pirate! and Pat of the Syndicate, where the ball clearly went into the strawberries and should of resulted in a 2 shot penalty. The referee did not notice and points were not altered, which lead to the final death match to decide the fate of the party. Matt from the Syndicate was able to eat 12 Moonpies - 1.5 more than Pirate’s Canada in the final battle of the afternoon giving Hoodstock a close and extremely controversial win! This year on the afternoon of Saturday June 14th 2008 at Fontana’s in NYC the battle will continue.... Hoodstock vs Flag Day II !!!!! Come celebrate the celebration! Be part of the mayhem! Battle the epic battle!!! Beer will be provided by Dogfish Head. Bear Hugs will be provided by Steve and Matt. Canada will provide Beards, Pat will provide surprises. Doug and Meredith with dance your face off. Graham will high five you until his hand is officially crippled. Drink up, Lefty. ![]() RSVP HERE: http://goto.thesyn.com/rsvp/hoodstock08 June 14th 2008 1-5pm Fontana's 105 Eldridge Street b/w Broome and Grand http://fontanasnyc.com Your Friends @ Pirate! and The Syndicate http://piratepirate.com http://thesyn.com And thanks to all of our great sponsors: ![]() Going To Austin?
February 28th, 2008
Thanks for making SXSW great once again to all! Photos have been added to the photos page so check that out above if you want to see everything we got into! Anti- and Pirate! Present a Cocktail Hour Pre-Party Thursday 3/13/08 @ 6:30PM @ Cedar Street Courtyard 208 W 4th St, Austin TX Then stay for Islands, Tim Fite, Man Man, Weakerthans, Billy Bragg, and DeVotchKa! We'll be spinning the new Islands record and other Anti treats! Drink Tickets for early birds! Badges or Wristbands required for entry! (CLICK IMAGE TO SEE LARGER VERSION) ![]() Here are some other Pirate! bands playing throughout the week: Wednesday, March 12th 1:00 PM-Chris Bathgate-Emos Annex 603 Red River St 1:00 PM-Woodhands-Spiderhouse 2908 Fruth St. 1:30 PM-Colour Revolt-Red 7 611 E 7th St 2:30 PM-Teenage Prayers-Enchanted Forest 1412 W. Oltorf 5:30 PM-Saul Williams-SESAC Day Stage Convention Center 5:30 PM-The Spinto Band-Creekside Lounge 606 E 7th St 6:00 PM-De Novo Dahl-Nuno's (422 E 6th St) 6:00 PM-Chris Bathgate-Spiderhouse 2908 Fruth St. 8:00 PM-Oliver Future-Volume (614 E 6th St) 8:00 PM-Frontier Ruckus-Soho Lounge 217 E 6th St 8:40 PM-Teenage Prayers-STUBBS Cellar 801 Red River St 8:50 PM-The Cotton Jones Basket Ride-Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) 9:40 PM-Canada-Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) 10:00 PM-Thunderlip-Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) 10:00 PM-Woodhands-Habana Calle 6 709 E 6th St. 10:30 PM-Chris Bathgate-Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) 11:00 PM-Be Your Own Pet-Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) 11:20 PM-Great Lakes Myth Society-Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) 12:00 AM-The Acorn-Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St) 12:10 AM-The Hard Lessons-Soho Lounge (217 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-The Black Keys-Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) 1:00 AM-The Aggrolites-Flamingo Cantina (515 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-Cadence Weapon-Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-Saul Williams-Vice (302 E 6th St) 2:00 AM-The Graduate-PureVolume Ranch (2nd and Trinity) 2:45 AM-Tulsa-504 Trinity St. (SXSW American Songwriter show) Thursday, March 13th TBA-Ponytail-Yellow Fever House day show 11:00 AM-Cheyenne-Progress Coffee 500 San Marcos St. 12:00 PM-Tulsa-Typewriter Museum 1306 E 6th St. 1:40 PM-The Spinto Band-Yard Dog gallery 1510 S. Congress Ave. 2:30 PM-Cadence Weapon-SESAC Day Stage Convention Center 2:45 PM-Tulsa-American Songwriter Show @ 504 Trinity 3:00 PM-Eli 'Paperboy' Reed-Dirty Dog, 505 E 6th 3:00 PM-Billy Bragg-SESAC Day Stage Convention Center 3:00 PM-Colour Revolt-Volume 612 E 6th St. 3:15 PM-The Acorn-Cedar Door 201 Brazos St. 4:00 PM-Be Your Own Pet-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 5:30 PM-Teenage Prayers-The Compound1300 E. 4th St. 8:00 PM-Eleni Mandell-The Ale House (310 E 6th St (Alley Entrance) 8:00 PM-Islands-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 8:00 PM-Aaron Robinson-Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St) 8:45 PM-Caleb Engstrom-Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St) 9:00 PM-Mike Farris-Antone's (213 W 5th St) 9:00 PM-Tim Fite-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 9:00 PM-Bodies of Water-Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St) 9:00 PM-Colour Revolt-Spiro's (615 Red River St) 9:30 PM-Joshua Radin-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 9:45 PM-Eli 'Paperboy' Reed-Club de Ville (900 Red River St) 10:00 PM-Man Man-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 10:00 PM-Ponytail-Emo’s IV Lounge 601 Red River St. 10:00 PM-Anathallo-Spiro's (615 Red River St) 10:40 PM-Wheatus-Cedar Door (201 Brazos St) 11:00 PM-The Weakerthans-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 12:00 PM-DeVotchKa-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 12:00 PM-Islands-Emo's Main Room (603 Red River St) 1:00 AM-Darker My Love-BD Riley's (204 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-Billy Bragg-Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St) 1:00 AM-Via Audio-Habana Annex (708 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-NOFX-Red 7 (611 E 7th St) Friday, March 14th 12:00 PM-Tulsa-Headhunters 1:45 PM-The High Strung-Peacock Lounge 515 Pedernales St. 2:00 PM-Frontier Ruckus-Brave New Books 2:40 PM-The Acorn-Lambert’s (End of the Road party) 3:00 PM-City And Colour-PureVolume Ranch (2nd and Trinity) 3:15 PM-Golden Boots-Peacock Lounge 515 Pedernales St. 4:00 PM-Seth Kaufmann-Peacock Lounge 515 Pedernales St. 4:30 PM-Bodies of Water-SESAC Day Stage Convention Center 4:45 PM-Tulsa-Peacock Lounge 515 Pedernales St. 5:00 PM-Peachcake-Firehouse Lounge 6:00 PM-Eli 'Paperboy' Reed-The Ginger Man Party, 304 W. 4th St 6:00 PM-Tulsa-Flipnotics 7:00 PM-De Novo Dahl-Chugging Monkey (219 E 6th St) 7:40 PM-Woodhands-The Hole in the Wall 8:00 PM-Eagle Seagull-The Thirsty Nickel (325 E 6th St) 9:00 PM-Wye Oak-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 10:00 PM-Ponytail-Secret Squirrel Show 10:00 PM-The Submarines-Momo's (618 W 6th St) 11:00 PM-Dr. Dog-Cedar Door (201 Brazos St) 11:00 PM-The Pack A.D.-Club 115 (115 San Jacinto St) 11:00 PM-Radio Moscow-Fado Patio (214 W 4th St) 11:00 PM-Plants and Animals-Maggie Mae's (323 E 6th St) 11:00 PM-Be Your Own Pet-Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St) 11:30 PM-Chiodos-La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th St) 12:00 AM-DeVotchKa-Antone's (213 W 5th St) 12:00 AM-Trainwreck Riders-Fado Patio (214 W 4th St) 12:10 AM-Man Man-Scoot Inn (1308 E 4th St) 1:00 AM-Black Diamond Heavies-Fado Patio (214 W 4th St) 1:00 AM-Story of The Year-Habana Annex Backyard (708 E 6th St) Saturday, March 15th TBA-Ponytail-Impose Magazine show 12:00 PM-Colour Revolt-Urban Outfitters 1:40 PM-Frontier Ruckus-Lambert’s Downtown BBQ 2:00 PM-Mason Proper-The Jackalope (404 E 6th St) 2:30 PM-The Cotton Jones Basket Ride-Lambert’s Downtown BBQ 2:30 PM-De Novo Dahl-Creekside Lounge (606 7th st @ Red River) 2:30 PM-The Acorn-Mohawk (Hot Freaks Showcase) 3:45 PM-The Spinto Band-Homeslice Pizza 1415 S Congress 4:30 PM-Chris Bathgate-Lambert’s Downtown BBQ 4:30 PM-Lyrics Born-Auditorium Shores (Riverside Dr & S 1st St) 5:00 PM-Dr. Manhattan-PureVolume Ranch (2nd and Trinity) 6:00 PM-Woodhands-Cream Vintage 2532 Guadalupe St. 7:00 PM-Pepi Ginsberg-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 8:00 PM-Tulsa-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 8:00 PM-Oya Festival Showcase-Emo’s Jr. 8:00 PM-The Teenage Prayers-Lamberts Patio (401 W 2nd St) 9:00 PM-The High Strung-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 9:00 PM-Kaddisfly-Habana Annex Backyard (708 E 6th St) 9:00 PM-Peachcake-Beso Cantina (EMG showcase) 9:00 PM-The Most Serene Republic-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 9:00 PM-The Heart Attacks-Red 7 (611 E 7th St) 9:30 PM-Nekromanitix-Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) 10:00 PM-Pride Tiger-Esther's Follies (525 E 6th St) 10:00 PM-De Novo Dahl-Parts & Labor (1604 S Congress Ave) 10:00 PM-Neimo-Lamberts Patio (401 W 2nd St) 10:00 PM-Ponytail-Mohawk 10:00 PM-Constantines-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 10:30 PM-Roger Miret and the Disasters-Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) 11:00 PM-Mannequin Men-BD Riley's (204 E 6th St) 11:00 PM-Tally Hall-Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St) 11:00 PM-The Teeth-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 11:00 PM-Jason Collett-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 11:20 PM-Brimstone Howl-Blind Pig Rooftop (317 E 6th St ) 11:30 PM-The Matches-Bourbon Rocks (508 E 6th St) 11:30 PM-Horrorpops-Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) 12:00 AM-The Spinto Band-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 12:00 AM-The Autumns-Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E 6th St) 12:00 AM-City and Colour-Momo's (618 W 6th St) 12:00 AM-Los Campesinos!-The Parish (214B E 6th St) 12:30 AM-Lower Class Brats-Red 7 Patio (611 E 7th St) 1:00 AM-Dr. Dog-Emo's Annex (600 Red River St) 1:00 AM-Alamo Race Track-Habana Annex (708 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-Scary Kids Scaring Kids-Habana Annex (708 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-British Sea Power-Maggie Mae's Rooftop (323 E 6th St) 1:00 AM-The Stills-The Parish (214B E 6th St) Welcome to the new home of Pirate!
January 23rd, 2008
![]() Hello friends! Thanks for checking out the all new Pirate! web site! There are some great new features like our new tour-date feed, new radio station map, new downloads page, and more! Here is a breakdown of what is here and some helpful tips! Stations - The new stations page is an interactive map of The US and Canada where clicking on each state/province will give you links below to each station in that area. If you are from a station and don't see yourself listed get us a link to your site! Downloads - The new downloads page is now filled with full-album downloads of many of our current priorities. You'll need a username/password to access the downloads so if you are from a station and don't have one let us know at radio at piratepirate dot com. On Tour - Our new tour page is powered by Tourfilter which is a great service for tracking bands coming to your city. We have a Pirate! account set up which tracks all our past bands in every city that they currently track. Just subscribe via iCal or RSS or view the HTML version from the links on the tour page! We have also streamlined a lot of the info on the site to make it easier to find and use. So make sure you check out the Radio and Press pages, the new Mates page, the Contact page, etc. Then once the important stuff is out of the way check out the new Photos page, all the old photo albums from the old site have been moved over as well as brand new photos from our recent trip to Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas! PIRATE! PRESENTS: THE FUTURE @ CMJ 2007
October 4th, 2007
Hello friends of Pirate! It's CMJ time and we wanted to make sure you knew what we had going on next week. Our party will be 10/17 from noon-5pm at Arlene's Grocery. All the details are below. Also, this isn't on the flier but we are now ready to announce... Special Guest performance by Billy Bragg to help celebrate his upcoming Anti- release Mr. Love And Justice coming early 2008! We could not be more thrilled! Keep reading to find out where we will be all week! Oh, and there is NO NEED TO RSVP to the party, you should plan on being there at noon though as Billy will be going on very early. Before we get to the party flyer don't forget to vote for Pirate! in the CMJ Awards when you pick up your badge, we were nominated for 7 awards this year, thanks to all that nominated us!!! http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=49047299 ![]() If you can't see the above poster, or just want the details in easy to read format, here goes: Pirate! Presents The Future @ CMJ 2007 @ Arlene’s Grocery, 95 Stanton St, NY NY with Imperial Teen, Bella, Most Serene Republic, Cadence Weapon, Tim Fite, and Billy Bragg! Noon-5pm! Goodies from GLOBE and IMPOSE MAGAZINE! http://www.globe.tv http://www.imposemagazine.com ![]() And here are all our bands showcases...... Tuesday Arlene's Grocery 9:15pm NEIMO Bowery Ballroom 9:00pm The Most Serene Republic Crash Mansion 12:00am The GoStation Fat Baby 12:00am In Flight Radio Living Room 6:00pm New Buffalo Webster Hall 10:00pm Bouncing Souls Wednesday Ace of Clubs 8:00pm Alamo Race Track Arlene's Grocery 11:15pm Barcelona Bowery Poetry Club 8:30pm The Forecast Fat Baby 10:20pm Mason Proper Knitting Factory Old Office 9:30pm Bella Lion's Den 9:00pm Charlemagne 10:00pm Via Audio Mercury Lounge 10:00pm Eagle*Seagull Music Hall of Williamsburg 11:00pm Cadence Weapon Thursday Ace of Clubs 11:10pm The Matches Blender Theater 9:00pm Biffy Clyro Day Stage - Puck Building 1:00pm Eagle*Seagull Fader Sideshow @ 146 Orchard 6:00pm Biffy Clyro Fat Baby 9:30pm Cadence Weapon 10:30pm Wintersleep 11:30pm Uncut Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza 10:00pm Eisley Fontanas 9:00pm The Working Title Highline Ballroom 12:00am Islands Midway 11:00pm ...Nous Non Plus Sound Fix 6:00pm Tulsa Southpaw 11:00pm Imperial Teen Friday Ace of Clubs 9:00pm Elevator Action 10:00pm The Houstons 11:00pm The Sammies Alphabet Lounge 7:30pm Age Rings Arlene's Grocery 9:15pm Skybox Banjo Jim's 11:00pm Graham MacRae Cake Shop 10:00pm Chris Bathgate 10:00pm Cotton Jones 11:00pm Canada The Delancey 10:00pm Mannequin Men 12:00am The Narrator Fontanas 10:00pm Oliver Future Highline Ballroom 8:00pm As Tall As Lions Knitting Factory Tap Bar 12:30am Aa Midway 9:00pm Bonk Pianos 10:00pm Tulsa 10:45pm The Capitol Years 11:30pm The Teeth Trash 8:45pm Mason Proper Saturday Ace of Clubs 2:20pm Via Audio Crash Mansion 7:00pm Eli Paperboy Reed Knitting Factory Main Space 9:15pm Anathallo 10:45pm The New Amsterdams Knitting Factory Tap Bar 10:30pm The Dear Hunter CMJ 2007 Recap: Photos and Awards!
October 22nd, 2007
Pirate! took home 5 CMJ Awards this year.... Promotional Company Of The Year: Pirate! Promoter Of The Year: Douglas Blake, Pirate! Not Afraid To Rock Out: Douglas Blake, Pirate! Sexiest Phone Voice (Male): Canada M. Fox, Pirate! Sexiest Phone Voice (Female): Merideth Kotas, Pirate! For the complete list go here: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=50047317 And lots and lots of photos are here: http://www.piratepirate.com/wordpress/?page_id=19 Mixing It Up With Pirate!
September 14th, 2007
![]() Hey all! Well it's about that time. Fall has (unofficially) arrived. Everyone has their High School Musical school gear, people are in the office working again, and our tan-lines are starting to fade - we can't believe summer is over! Sure we look forward to the bonfires and hot chocolate that come with this next season, but we'll miss the pool parties, cookouts, and walking around in mumus. In lieu of our growing nostalgia for a season that isn't even over yet, Meredith and I decided to put together a mixtape of some of our favorite summer songs for you to help with the bitter that comes with the sweet in the changing weather (SoCal this does not apply to you). This mix is extra special for us since we spent a lot of time working with these bands, listening to them on our iPods and hanging in person. We went to BBQ's, introduced them to Brass Monkeys, followed them around the US, and even found a few of these folks in Denmark! Some of these bands, like Cheyenne, Oh No Ono, Conquistador, Heidi Mortenson and Ample Branches are doing everything completely out of pocket, so if you check out their songs and dig'em, your support for these artists could break them! Tell your label friends or post about em and get the word out. If you don't have copies of some of these albums and like what you hear please let us know and we'll get them to you. It's possible they are still sitting in a pile near you. We just wanted to nudge you in the right direction should you have missed any of these artists while vacationing in the Bermuda Triangle or wherever you may have been. Some you may or may not know, but we encourage you to stick it out until the end. There are some surprises in there (including a pair of special Pirate guests at the end!). Without further adieu, enjoy! Download the Pirate! PR Mixtape here: http://www.piratepirate.com/mixtape.zip Pirate! PR Mixtape Tracklisting 1. Cheyenne - The Army Marching Past (The Land Rush EP) 2. Pearlene - Hosannah! (For Western Violence and Brief Sensuality) 3. Will Stratton - Sonnet (What the Night Said) 4. Conquistador - Every 1's A Winner (The Royal Fifth EP) 5. Bert Susanka - Onward Christian Slater (Onward Christian Slater) 6. Peachcake - Stop Acting Like You Know More About the Internet Cafe Than Me (Now We Have Something to Celebrate EP) 7. Monster Bobby - the closest experience to that of being with you is the experience of taking drugs (Gaps) 8. Oh No Ono - Keeping Warm In Cold Country (Yes) 9. The Self-Righteous Brothers - Diana (In Loving Memory Of...) 10. Uncut - Breaking Glass (Modern Currencies) 11. Tulsa - Breath Thin (I Was Submerged EP) 12 The Dead Bodies - The Orphan Song (Stop Taking Acid EP) 13 Chris Bathgate - Serpentine (A Cork Tale Wake) 14. Ample Branches - Soul Disciples (True Vine) 15. Immaculate Machine - Jarhand (Fables) 16. Heidi Mortenson-Sphere (Don't Lonely Me) [bonus track - Pirate! Bethany remixed by Pirate! Canada (AKA DJ Pants)- Omar's Morning Phone Call (Remix) ] Love, Pirate! PR Gals - Brooke and Meredith FLAG DAY vs. HOODSTOCK
May 16th, 2007
Yes, the rumors are true, the two greatest summer parties of all time will battle it out to see once and for all who is king of the summer party! Come help us celebrate Summer at Flag Day v. Hoodstock! Click the Picture to RSVP! You MUST RSVP by 6/15 for entry! ![]() (click to RSVP) Be There: SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2007 The Astoria Beer Garden 29-19 24th Ave | Astoria, NY 11102 12 noon - 5 pm Directions: Take the yellow N train to the Astoria Blvd stop. Exit the train, and walk 1 block to the intersection of 24th avenue and 31st street. Make a left onto 24th avenue. The Beer Garden will be located on your right at 29-19 24th Avenue http://www.thesyn.com/rsvp/ PIRATE! Presents WET AND WILD SPRING BREAK:
March 2nd, 2007
Going to Austin??? Come to our Wet and Wild Spring Break Party! ![]() (click for larger version) Friday-3/16, Noon-5pm @ SOHO (217 E. 6th St) Performances by: Busdriver (12:30) Youth Group (1:05) David & the Citizens (1:40) Age Rings (2:15) High Strung (2:50) Sammies (3:25) Peachcake (4:00) http://www.busdriversite.com/ http://www.youthgroup.com.au/ http://www.davidandthecitizens.com/ http://www.myspace.com/agerings http://www.thehighstrung.com/ http://www.the-sammies.com/ http://www.myspace.com/peachcake Co-Sponsored by: Fat Tire Invisible Children Anti-/Epitaph MoRisen Park The Van Friendly Fire Sidecho Pirate! http://www.newbelgium.com/ http://www.invisiblechildren.com/ http://www.anti.com/ http://www.epitaph.com/ http://www.morisen.com/ http://www.parkthevan.com http://www.friendlyfirerecordings.com/ http://www.sidecho.com http://piratepirate.com PIRATE! Photos from Austin
March 22nd, 2007
(click photo to open full size album) ![]() SXSW 2007 (Doug's Album) ![]() SXSW 2007 (Bethany's Album) ![]() SXSW 2007 (Steve's Album) Pirate! Presents
January 11th, 2007
![]() (Click for larger version) Yes, it's the first Pirate! Presents show, happening in Boston at Great Scott on 2/24/07! On the bill will be Frank Smith, Viva Viva, and Age Rings! All the info you could ever want is here: Great Scott Frank Smith Viva Viva Age Rings Pirate! CMJ AWARDS!!!
November 10th, 2006
![]() Thanks for the votes! Pirate! took home 5 CMJ Awards this year: Indie Promoter Of The Year: Doug Blake, Pirate! Most Likely To Die Trying: Doug Blake, Pirate! Least Likely To Forget: Steve Theo, Pirate! Hardest To Get Off The Phone: Doug Blake, Pirate! Sexiest Phone Voice (Male): Canada M. Fox, Pirate! To see all the results head here: http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=27047246 CMJ MARATHON IS HERE!!!
October 21st, 2006
Photos added daily to the site, just click on Photos! to the right and see what you did last night!!! Lots going on for CMJ this year, first to get you through the massive schedule Douglas has recorded a podcast for each day, just click on PirateCast! on the right if you aren't already subscribed and check them out! And, the biggest news of all is our CMJ Day Of The Dead party, here is the info, hope to see you there!!! ![]() (Click the image for a GIANT high-res version) Thanks to Shawn Harris from The Matches for creating the artwork! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUGLAS
July 6th, 2006
That's right, today is a special day, it's Doug's birthday. How old is Doug you ask? Well if you check his MySpace it says 88! We all know he is not 88, that would mean he was born in 1918, and we all know he only saw the Red Sox win the World Series once. We like to think he is 25 here at Pirate! You always need a good 25 year old at the office. We just can't remember if this is the first, or second, or third, or fourth, or fifth time he has turned 25. Anyway, we made this special collage of pictures from throughout his 25 or 88 years, thanks to Aunt Susanne for lots of pics, here you go (click on the pic for a big version): ![]() PIRATE!: PUBLICITY and SPECIALTY
July 17th, 2006
![]() Yeah, you guessed it, Pirate! is growing this summer. We are very excited about a "new" addition, and an old favorite with a new job title too! So without any delay, here are some updates! -PUBLICITY! Pirate! is pleased to announce the launch of its new PR department headed up by Brooke Black. We're very excited to be working with Brooke again as she has been in the music PR game for several years working with companies like Hopper PR in Chicago, Southern Records UK, The Planetary Group, Fanatic Promotion and now Pirate! She has built up a vast amount of relationships over the years ranging from top-tier media to the more finely-tuned "tastemaker" zines, sites and blogs. She continues to further develop these contacts, always keeping her head in the media with eyes and ears open to discover new and exciting happenings in music, film and art. In the past Brooke has worked with: DeSoto, Polyvinyl, Morr Music, Bar None, Southern UK (Frenchkiss Records, Dischord, Constellation/Kranky, Tolotta, Thick Records), Plug Research, Paper Bag Records, Friendly Fire Recordings, Eenie Meenie, GSL, Troubleman Unlimited, Silverthree, Flameshovel, Architecture In Helsinki, I Am The World Trade Center, Saxon Shore, Of Montreal, Asobi Seksu, Styrofoam, Page France, Acid House Kings, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, GoGoGo Airheart, Amusement Parks On Fire, The Octopus Project, Dirty Projectors, Rob Swift, Lali Puna, The Free Design, and many more. The department covers national, regional/tour, and online press and will always pride itself on maintaining a roster of high-quality bands that we truly believe in and will fully dedicate ourselves to. Writers please keep an eye out for one of our first releases to come your way, none other than David & the Citizen's new full-length "Until the Sadness is Gone" coming out on Friendly Fire Recordings. -RADIO! As if having college promotion, Non-Comm AAA promotion, press and management didn't make us seem "well-rounded" enough, we have also launched a commercial specialty promotion department. Taking the reigns is our very own Bethany Pickard, who joined the Pirate family in June of '04. In addition to her experience as music director of Bellingham, WA's KUGS and her two years (and counting!) of working with our college department, Bethany is active in the Boston music scene, booking shows through her production company Team Courage and DJing every Saturday at The Plan at Great Scott. She's pleased that now, when labels and bands ask "do you guys do specialty?...." she will be able to answer with an ecstatic "YES! YES! YES!" The college department continues to thrive taking home CMJ Most Added honors the past 3 weeks in a row! Thanks to those of you who have in any way supported the New York Dolls, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and Canada (no not our promoter Canada, the band Canada). -MANAGEMENT!!!: The Sharking have recently been featured on MTV's The Real World as you can hear multiple songs from their debut EP on multiple episodes this season. If you don't want to go watch MTV just head here and check them out: http://myspace.com/thesharking Age Rings have picked up a couple summer shows to warm them up for what promises to be a busy fall (debut CD, residency at TT The Bears, etc) so check them out if you are around on 7/29 @ Lit Lounge in NYC or on 8/5 at The Plan at Great Scott (w/Silversun Pickups and Page France). You can check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/agerings GRANDADDY IDs
June 3rd, 2006
![]() Jason Lytle from Grandaddy has recorded 30 hilarious station IDs for you to use. They are not station specific so you can use any of them, and they are all equally hilarious. Some examples include: KDOG - The Dog! KCAT - The Cat, and he's in heat, meow! KDUK - The Duck! KGER - The German! KBNR - The Boner! KPIG - The Pig, oink oink! KSUK - The Suck! KDIO - The Dio! Contact us and tell us what your favorites are!!! They are all so amazingly hilarious we can't even explain it properly til you listen. So go check it out already.... Visit our Downloads page for the tracks! Visit Grandaddy online! Listen to/add Grandaddy on MySpace! FLAG DAY 2006: The Drinkathalon
May 12th, 2006
![]() What: Flag Day 2006: The Drinkathalon! When: Saturday Jun 10, 2006 at 2:00 PM Where: The Pirate! NYC office/house 31-72 45th St. ASTORIA, NY 11103 Events: Can you win all ten events at the DRINKATHALON? 1--wiffleball 2--waterballon toss 3--horse 4--badmitton 5--flip cup 6--pie eating contest 7--pin the flag on the donkey 8--flag pinatas 9--flag drawing contest 10--L.C.R. Flag Day on MySpace! (ADD FLAG DAY TO STAY INFORMED) Spring Is Here
March 30th, 2006
Spring means nice weather, more baseball, and thoughts of summer (or maybe stressing to find a job.....so......) - GET A JOB! ![]() Victory is hiring.....go get yourself a job... JOB DESCRIPTION: Victory Records is looking for an extremely outgoing and phone loving individual to join its College Radio Department. You will assist the Radio Dept. with various promotions, the main objective being the exposure of Victory artists to nearly 1000 College Alternative and Loud Rock Radio contacts. Strong knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications is required, along with impressive promotional and organizational skills. Candidate must be willing to work long hours, possess a genuine knowledge and love of the Victory Records' Artists and lifestyle, and be a superior multi tasker. For consideration please fax cover letter, resume and references to: Fax: 312.666.8665 Attn: Mike. - PIRATE! MANAGEMENT ![]() Our Roster has DOUBLED! From 1 to 2 that is. Check out the Management link to your right or click the logo to see what we have going on! PirateCast
February 13th, 2006
Pirate! co-founder and long time "Doug In The House Show" host has decided to give Pod-Casting a whirl. Check out his "test-run" below. We thought it was good enough to be the first real show. The permanemt link to the PirateCast! will stay on the Pirate! home page. So subscribe to his show or just come back here often. NEW SHOW ADDED, GO CHECK IT OUT HERE: PirateCast! SXSW
February 23rd, 2006
Added Doug's SXSW album to the Photos page (click the pic to enter). Punk Rock Bowling
January 24th, 2006
Doug and Steve are fresh off their trip from BYO's 8th annual Punk Rock Bowling. One of the Pirate! teams actually made it into the final tourney (Top 32 out of 166 teams compete for the top prizes). The first round of pics are in, so check them out by clicking the photo below. Thanks to BYO Records, Josh and Nao from Bad News, Anthony from the Sharking, Mark from MB Graphics, Chuck, Brooke, Braden, Desiree, Kelly, JD, Mollie, and all of our other friends for bowling with us, rooting us on, buying us drinks, gambling with us, and all that good stuff. Click photo for the whole album! And that’s a wrap
December 14th, 2005
Thanks to all for making 2005 a fantastic year. Super big thanks to anyone who came out to the Holiday Party in NYC! Photos are up on the photos page here! Also up is an album from Doug, Bethany, and Canada's recent trip to Toronto. Thanks to Tim Fite and The Sharking for playing our party. And Anthony for making the flyer. And all our great friends for helping out and bringing cool stuff. And Finch for hooking up Tim Fite and for being Finch. And everyone else who came that I didn't mention, we really love you too! |



























