Multiple videos from the Shank Hall show in Milwaukee.
Video by ExquisiteUmbrella
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Welcome SBBS Fans
Welcome to the new SBBS Fan Club Site.
We are doing our best to find & archive any and all SBBS related stories, videos, photos and more.
If you have content you would like to share, please drop us an email at: sbbsfanclub@cableone.net
Also, please feel free to leave your comments below - we would love to hear from you.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
SBBS Live In Studio at KDHX
SBBS appeared live in studio at KDHX radio/St Louis on Friday.
A stream of their set is currently available here.
Set List:
Do It for Free
Me and Your Ghost
Symphony
I'll Show You How
Looks like shows are available for 2 weeks after broadcast.
A stream of their set is currently available here.
Set List:
Do It for Free
Me and Your Ghost
Symphony
I'll Show You How
Looks like shows are available for 2 weeks after broadcast.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Vote for Sarah
The Boston Phoenix has nominated Sarah Borges for Best Local Female Vocalist - please cast your vote for Sarah here:
http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Boston/vote/FemaleVocalist/
http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Boston/vote/FemaleVocalist/
SBBS Live on WMSE
SBBS appeared live in studio today (6/11) at WMSE radio in Milwaukee
Set List:
Do It For Free
No One Will Ever Love You
Better at the End of the Day
I Will Show You How
Great Sound Mix
Right Click link below & Save Target As to Begin Download Directly From WMSE Archive
ftp://archive.msoe.edu/WMSE/128k/Thu-Jun-11-2009-120201.mp3
Warning: This file is 116MB and includes programming other than the SBBS set. SBBS set begins at 75:00
Set List:
Do It For Free
No One Will Ever Love You
Better at the End of the Day
I Will Show You How
Great Sound Mix
Right Click link below & Save Target As to Begin Download Directly From WMSE Archive
ftp://archive.msoe.edu/WMSE/128k/Thu-Jun-11-2009-120201.mp3
Warning: This file is 116MB and includes programming other than the SBBS set. SBBS set begins at 75:00
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fitzgerald’s Show Preview
Newcity Music
Ernest Barteldes
"Backed by her longtime band The Broken Singles, she often tries to take things to a different direction—at this year’s SXSW, she reportedly closed her performance at Austin’s Continental Club by singing Bob Dylan’s “Outlaw Blues” while standing on a barstool (can you picture Sheryl Crow pulling that kind of stunt?). Let’s just hope she ends the current tour with no more than a few bruises."
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Ernest Barteldes
"Backed by her longtime band The Broken Singles, she often tries to take things to a different direction—at this year’s SXSW, she reportedly closed her performance at Austin’s Continental Club by singing Bob Dylan’s “Outlaw Blues” while standing on a barstool (can you picture Sheryl Crow pulling that kind of stunt?). Let’s just hope she ends the current tour with no more than a few bruises."
Read More
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Review: Seattle Show at The Sunset Tavern
Review by: Seattle Show Gal
"Let’s play a game; I’ll ask you a question and you answer out loud. Ok here we go. What kind of music do you like?"
"(You answer now…)"
"How many of you had a long list that ended with, “well, pretty much everything but country?” Don’t be ashamed, I am one of those people too! However, when I saw Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles I sang to a different tune. This show was the perfect example of how great shows can cross genre lines"
Read On
"Let’s play a game; I’ll ask you a question and you answer out loud. Ok here we go. What kind of music do you like?"
"(You answer now…)"
"How many of you had a long list that ended with, “well, pretty much everything but country?” Don’t be ashamed, I am one of those people too! However, when I saw Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles I sang to a different tune. This show was the perfect example of how great shows can cross genre lines"
Read On
Clips from this show
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sid Vicious & Dolly Parton
Isthmus/The Daily Page
Madison, Wisconsin
"If Sid Vicious and Dolly Parton had a kid, she might sound something like Sarah Borges..."
more
Madison, Wisconsin
"If Sid Vicious and Dolly Parton had a kid, she might sound something like Sarah Borges..."
more
Sunday, June 7, 2009
"Up and Dancing Early in Lincoln"
You're Missing It: Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
by L. Kent Wolgamott
A fine roots rock outfit, the quartet has rolled through a hard country Charlie Pride cover, some J Geils blues, a twangy instrumental and a bunch of highly melodic pop/rock numbers that have the backbeat of real rock 'n' roll.
Borges is a powerful singer whose voice adapts to each of the styles, sounding fully at home in each. She is also a fine entertainer although it has been hard to hear much of her between songs banter because of audience chatter and the fact that she sings so loud, which likely leads to a turned down mic.
But that's a little quibble about an excellent show that had them up and dancing early -- which was the point of rock 'n' roll before it got turned into "art".
more
by L. Kent Wolgamott
A fine roots rock outfit, the quartet has rolled through a hard country Charlie Pride cover, some J Geils blues, a twangy instrumental and a bunch of highly melodic pop/rock numbers that have the backbeat of real rock 'n' roll.
Borges is a powerful singer whose voice adapts to each of the styles, sounding fully at home in each. She is also a fine entertainer although it has been hard to hear much of her between songs banter because of audience chatter and the fact that she sings so loud, which likely leads to a turned down mic.
But that's a little quibble about an excellent show that had them up and dancing early -- which was the point of rock 'n' roll before it got turned into "art".
more
Limelight Magazine: SB -The transition from alt country to pop rock
By GEORGE AUSTIN
If you knew the music of Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles before, you would think of alt country and Americana. But that is not what her latest album sounds like. Borges and her band have gone toward a more pop rock genre.
"This new record has a lot less country," Borges said. "There’s a lot less pedals and steel guitar. It sounds like our band and it definitely sounds like us, but there’s no pedal or steel. Even taking that away lends a different sound to it."
Borges said the band decided to go a different direction on the album, called "The Stars Are Out," because when she and the Broken Singles toured, they saw what worked well. Their performances are very energetic and they wanted to reflect that on the CD. And so far, it seems that trying to translate the live show to the recording has worked. Borges said the album has done really well and the band is playing a lot of shows behind it.
The song "Do It For Free" has gotten radio play. Borges wrote about creepy men in bars.
"There’s so many men songs written about women, so I decided to turn it around a little bit," Borges said.Read the Rest
If you knew the music of Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles before, you would think of alt country and Americana. But that is not what her latest album sounds like. Borges and her band have gone toward a more pop rock genre.
"This new record has a lot less country," Borges said. "There’s a lot less pedals and steel guitar. It sounds like our band and it definitely sounds like us, but there’s no pedal or steel. Even taking that away lends a different sound to it."
Borges said the band decided to go a different direction on the album, called "The Stars Are Out," because when she and the Broken Singles toured, they saw what worked well. Their performances are very energetic and they wanted to reflect that on the CD. And so far, it seems that trying to translate the live show to the recording has worked. Borges said the album has done really well and the band is playing a lot of shows behind it.
The song "Do It For Free" has gotten radio play. Borges wrote about creepy men in bars.
"There’s so many men songs written about women, so I decided to turn it around a little bit," Borges said.Read the Rest
Friday, June 5, 2009
Sarah Borges turns down the twang
Sarah Borges turns down the twang
At long last rock
Rich Albertoni
06/05/2009
"When Sarah Borges moved to Boston in 1995 to attend Emerson College, an early wave of indie rock defined the local music scene. The success of bands like Throwing Muses and Buffalo Tom influenced Borges' drive to perform, even if they didn't influence her musical style.
Since releasing her debut album in 2005, Borges, 31, has written a lot of songs high on country twang. That changed earlier this year. In March, Borges released The Stars Are Out, her third album and the first to fully embrace rock 'n' roll."
more
At long last rock
Rich Albertoni
06/05/2009
"When Sarah Borges moved to Boston in 1995 to attend Emerson College, an early wave of indie rock defined the local music scene. The success of bands like Throwing Muses and Buffalo Tom influenced Borges' drive to perform, even if they didn't influence her musical style.
Since releasing her debut album in 2005, Borges, 31, has written a lot of songs high on country twang. That changed earlier this year. In March, Borges released The Stars Are Out, her third album and the first to fully embrace rock 'n' roll."
more
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
SBBS Podcast from the Van
http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/206830
"hear a podcast with Borges, who spoke with us from her band van as they left a truck stop outside Austin, Texas, and headed toward Nashville, Tenn. We play songs from the new disc, talk about them, and Borges dispenses some invaluable information to broke people looking to save money at the laundromat."
http://blogs.roanoke.com/cutnscratch
"hear a podcast with Borges, who spoke with us from her band van as they left a truck stop outside Austin, Texas, and headed toward Nashville, Tenn. We play songs from the new disc, talk about them, and Borges dispenses some invaluable information to broke people looking to save money at the laundromat."
http://blogs.roanoke.com/cutnscratch
Monday, June 1, 2009
SBBS - Building Something Memorable in NC
Consequence of Sound at Femme Fest ‘09 (5/30)
By Jessica Dean and Luke Johnson
6/1/2009
"Drifting down North Davidson Street to the outdoor stage brought the welcomed surprise of the day, Sara Borges and The Broken Singles. The band hails from Boston, but Borges’ tongue gave her away to be from the Midwest originally. Borges and co. play a dirty alt. rock with heavy tremolo and reverb, a sound bound with grit from the Tex-Mex plane: sun’s up, ice tea and beers are out. A tall woman, Borges towered over her band mates in boots and a black skirt, bearing a striking resemblance to Betty Page. Borges and the bassist, Binky - that’s what he goes by - chatted easily with the crowd, building a connection with the audience. Stage presence at any festival is key. It’s what separates the good from the memorable. Borges and The Broken Singles built something memorable."
By Jessica Dean and Luke Johnson
6/1/2009
"Drifting down North Davidson Street to the outdoor stage brought the welcomed surprise of the day, Sara Borges and The Broken Singles. The band hails from Boston, but Borges’ tongue gave her away to be from the Midwest originally. Borges and co. play a dirty alt. rock with heavy tremolo and reverb, a sound bound with grit from the Tex-Mex plane: sun’s up, ice tea and beers are out. A tall woman, Borges towered over her band mates in boots and a black skirt, bearing a striking resemblance to Betty Page. Borges and the bassist, Binky - that’s what he goes by - chatted easily with the crowd, building a connection with the audience. Stage presence at any festival is key. It’s what separates the good from the memorable. Borges and The Broken Singles built something memorable."
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