"Our touring policy when we first started was concentric circles," says the always genial Borges, who had been tubing on a river in Austin, Texas, before talking on the phone recently. "You start at your own town, then go to the outside of that, and then hopefully just get bigger and bigger.
"Now it's at the point where our concentric circles include Austin and Cincinnati, and we hope to have the entire west half of the country, but we're not there yet."
It's not from lack of effort. The band played more than 130 shows last year, and are on a pace that will top that this year. "We'll take the show, unless we have to pay to play it," Borges says.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles| The Tour Goes On Forever | Cincinnati.com
By Bill Thompson • July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
5 Reasons to See Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles | ArtsQuest.com
-Posted by Chris Zysk, ArtsQuest Marketing Intern and Golden Girls super-fan
7/13/2010
7/13/2010
1. Support women who rock. Whether you are a fan of Patti Smith’s punk anthems, Loretta Lynn’s down-home Dixie, or Erykah Badu’s thoughtful soul, women in music rock regardless of either genre or gender. And SB&BS has a little bit of it all.
2. Sarah Borges’ indie vocals remind me of Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis’ western stylings. There’s just something very old-school and sincere about her heartfelt delivery and working-class ethic. Speaking of old school, Jenny Lewis once starred on an episode of The Golden Girls. RIP Blanche.
3. I’m a sucker for beery guitars dipped in country twang. It’s like listening to Neil Young, without the distraction of looking at Neil Young’s perpetual scowl.
4. Not only is SB&BS one of the hardest-working touring bands out there, but the band’s abbreviated name is also a palindrome, which makes it instantly cool. Which is more than I can say for my failed attempt at producing customized guitar accessories, StrapArts.
5. The bass player’s name is Binky. Likewise, the Broken Singles’ sound is so warm and inviting it just makes you want to snuggle up to your favorite amplifier, turn it up to eleven and anticipate angry phone calls from your neighbors.
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles Working on New Record | Riverfront Times Interview
riverfronttimes.com By Roy Kasten Wednesday, Jul 7 2010
Sarah Borges begins a set with sweet rasp in her voice and ends it with the vestiges of primal R&B howl therapy. With her band the Broken Singles, she's become one of the most dependably entertaining, unpretentious and agile live performers on the rock side of Americana.
Are you actually recording the new record now?
We've done demos which sound good enough to be on the record. I've been doing some cowriting, which was set up by my publisher, Bug. I've had good success with it, in terms of getting good songs. I did one with Ryan Hedgecock of Lone Justice; Marshall Crenshaw; Dan Lavery, who was in a '90s band, Tonic; and Freedy Johnston.
Monday, July 5, 2010
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