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The Shrugs

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Member Since: 3/1/2006
Band Website: theshrugs.bigcity.co.nz
Band Members: Gordon Basset, Paul Tregilgas, Geoff Doube
Influences: Pumice.
Sounds Like: Clang!!!
Record Label: Waysafe Records, I am Evil Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Shrugs on itunes

You can now get our songs on itunes...here!...
Posted by The Shrugs on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:28:00 PST

Under my Radar

this is interesting.
Posted by The Shrugs on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:49:00 PST

do re me

Thanks to everyone who came to the shows over the weekend. We had a blast. After the Circle Jerk we are hoping to make it up to the Whammy Bar for a Husker Du tribute show thingy they're putting on up...
Posted by The Shrugs on Wed, 28 May 2008 01:52:00 PST

Won’t you take me to a funky town

The title of the blog entry has nothing to do with the entry; I've just got that song stuck in my head. On Friday we'l be going to auckland to play a show. On the way we might be doing a live-to-air o...
Posted by The Shrugs on Mon, 19 May 2008 05:02:00 PST

Progress

We've had a really positive response amongst the people who have heard How To Knit a Pony so far, which is heartening. You always hope that people like what you do, even as you prepare yourself for th...
Posted by The Shrugs on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:26:00 PST

Trombone sextet

We’ve got all the CDs from the replicators, now we just have to beg people to buy them. We’re really happy with how it has all turned out cover art-wise. Matt did a very good job!The relea...
Posted by The Shrugs on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:29:00 PST

Endings

Two things occurred to me that made me write this blog entry: 1. I finished the album off. Finally. Now we just have to play some release gigs and all that jazz. I guess I 'll post some press release-...
Posted by The Shrugs on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:02:00 PST

Drought

It's official, apparently. The current weather pattern in the Waikato is a 'drought'. It's strange how the weather can affect you. The long hot summer of 1966 supposedly led Jamaican ska ...
Posted by The Shrugs on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:53:00 PST

Last Night

Last night we played at the Auteur House birthday celebration with Dick Dynamite and the Doppelgangers and MSU. It was lovely. Ward Lane has an enormous fan onstage to cool you down and also to allow ...
Posted by The Shrugs on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:36:00 PST

Merry boxing day

I wonder why they call it boxing day? Anyway, we'd like to wish you guys a merry christmas. Thanks for coming to our shows. Thanks for buying us beer. Thanks for playing us on the radio. Thanks for h...
Posted by The Shrugs on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:33:00 PST