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We survived the CRAQ Barn!

Best annual party? The CRAQ Barn Summer Jam! Wow what a good time. CRAQ stands for Carman Road Artist Quarters and these folks know how to entertain! It was an outdoor wonder-filled art and music fest the way it should be done. Not even the rain, which pretty much continued throughout the entire weekend, could dampen the good vibes.

Before and after our set, we caught some great music by Richie Stearns (hands down my all time fav banjo player) and Big Mean Sound Machine (groovy grooveness dancin times). We played in the second stage, which was an eclectic barn decorated from the floor to the ceiling with all sorts of artwork. We love everyone who came and rocked out with us, thank you all!

That was fun 🙂

After our set, we got down with Big Mean Sound Machine!

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2016 Winter, I like you after all!

2016 is shaping up to be a music filled year! We’ve been busy recording our next song which I can’t wait to share with everyone. It will be released very soon as a single.

This year marks our first official winter in NYC and it is not so bad. Nothing slows down this city – we’re playing more shows now in winter than we did last fall! It’s been great to get out to different areas of the city to explore new venues even in the cold weather.

Silvana in Harlem is one place we played at recently for the second time and we hope to plan a third! It’s such an amazing restaurant/bar/venue. Delicious middle eastern food, hookah lounge, friendly staff and great beer selection.

Next week on 2/18 we’re playing at Hill & Dale which I have never been to, so let’s see how it goes! All info about that show can be found here: http://on.fb.me/1zN0HhP

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Friday 12/26 at Sacred Grounds Coffee, Tampa FL

The last time Diwas and I were in Florida was just before we formed something that could be called a band. If I remember correctly, it was springtime a few years ago. We were hanging out in the kitchen of my mom’s house having a lazy vacation morning and I checked my email, or facebook messages, to find a show invite. Diwas had been playing solo shows in Ithaca that year, and I jumped up to sing with him every now and then. Whatever it was when we did songs together, our friend was inviting us to play a show with other local bands and wondering what name he should use for our act on the bill.

Flash forward to now, we’re ‘The Rungs’ and we’re back in Florida to play a show this Friday!!!

Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop is where we will be Friday 12/26 at 9pm.

…..So obviously that is where you should be too 🙂 Here is the FB EVENT

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Hello Florida!

We made it to Florida!

Saturday night’s show at The Cave was such a rad time. When we first walked into the venue, we instantly understood the name of this place, it really did feel like you were walking through a cave! There is even a funny little toy bat hanging from the ceiling behind us in the pic below. Rogue Band of Youth opened the set with some insanely beautiful harmonies, fuzzed out guitar, tight bass lines, rockin harmonica, and pretty much overall amazingness. Beloved Binge followed with some rockin high energy drumming, sweet hooky guitar riffs, and songs that had us hopping and bopping. We played our set third and it felt so comfortable in this place! Finally, The Shelles closed the night with an awesome explosion of psychedelic rock. We felt so lucky to be amidst all of the amazing musicians that night, and the good folks of the triangle area who came out. This is a town that is definitely on our list of places to return to!

Yesterday, driving from N.C. to FL was quite an adventure. Being food lovers, we couldn’t drive through South Carolina or Georgia without stopping for some good southern BBQ or fried chicken! We found this awesome little spot called Chicken Lickin’ right off I-95 in Hardeeville SC. Best BBQ pork sandwich I’ve ever had! This is Diwas outside the place after we ate, happy, full, ready to hit the road 🙂

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Friday 12/19 at Velvet Lounge D.C.

Friday night we have a fun show planned in D.C. with indie duo Ms Fridrich and folk solo artist Sean Barna at the Velvet Lounge. Both are local to the D.C. area, so it will be our first time meeting them seeing their live performances! Ms Fridrich will open the show around 9:15pm, followed by us, then Sean Barna. If you are in the D.C. area, definitely come out tomorrow night to Velvet Lounge! FB Event here

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Show CANCELLED: Tonight at KungFuNecktie Philly

Well this is the first time something like this has happened to us. We were really excited about playing our first show in philly, but the booker cancelled the event without warning. I guess this is just one of those things that bands have to deal with every now and then. At first I was super bummed, but everything happens for a reason right? We’re going to look ahead to the spring and try to get an even better Philly show then!! So, to all of our Philly friends, we will miss you dearly tonight, but we’ll keep you posted on a future, better, way-more-awesome-than-tonight-would-have-ever-been spring show 🙂

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So amped about shows! Next: 12/9 @ Silvana NYC

Okay so it seems lately that all I post about are show announcements! I didn’t even really realize it, but looking over my last few blog posts and tweets, it’s just one show after the next! I guess you can see where my head is at these days. Playing live music. I LOVE it. And December is full of shows that I am super psyched about. How did I go from being someone who was sure that they had some form of paralyzing performance anxiety, to someone who craves playing shows all of the time?! The trick that I realized is this: It’s all about having fun and experiencing each moment 🙂

Next on the list is this Tuesday, Dec 9th, at Silvana in the upper west side NYC. It is a middle eastern restaurant and I’m almost as excited about having dinner as I am about playing. Here is the FB event.

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Showcase 61 at The Palace Theatre in Stamford

Showcase 61 at The Palace Theatre is incredible! We feel so fortunate to have been a part of it.

Theatres like Stamford’s Palace have important positive impacts on communities all over the world. They bring people together to celebrate and experience the arts. They foster a wide appreciation of culture, religion, and art forms of all kinds through enriching performances and events. It really was a special night for us to play for a room filled with patrons of the Palace Theatre.

The room we played in was filled with cute candle lit round tables and the stage was large with dynamic colorful lighting. Behind the stage was a large glass window through which you could see ‘SHOWCASE 61’ reflecting off of the brick wall of the adjacent building outside. Wine, craft beer, and specialty cocktails from a bar in the back were served to the tables so that audience members could enjoy the show without having to get up. It felt just like a hip and cozy nightclub!

Our friend Bikash Rajkarnikar caught this photo of our set 🙂

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Boston here we come!

So I’ve been wanting to play in Boston for a while now and we are finally making our way up there this weekend! Boston is such a cool city filled with education, music, culture.. I could go on and on! I am so excited for this Saturday night. We will be at The Wonder Bar, 186 Harvard Ave. opening for Lizzy Pitch and Band without Hands, an event we’re calling the Electropunks Takeover 🙂

The show starts at 9:30pm so get there early to hang with us!

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Rockwood Music Hall 10/17

Our last show in NYC was a good two months ago and it is about time to hit the stage here! Come out to our next gig on Friday, October 17 at Rockwood Music Hall 1am. Rock with us because we’ve got some new songs to introduce!

Mandy will also debut some stellar new dance moves. Think Blue Steel meets Gangnam style with Beyonce like booty action and Este Haim bassface. Is the world ready for this? Be there to find out!