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About Me

Attention please. Is everyone listening? I hereby announce the imminent release of Boca Chica's second full-length record, Lace Up Your Workboots.
The release date and location is currently being decided in secret location. We will update you as soon as information becomes available. But until then, please content yourselves with these three teasers and the following track list:
Lake Erie Backseat Pins and Needles Shake Your Party Dress Valentine Workboots Like Sheep in the Night Minneapolis Oh Magdelène! The Hourglass Waltz

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/01/2005
Band Website: www.cdbaby.com/cd/bocachica2
Band Members: Boca Chica is Hallie Pritts with many lovely people.
Mainly:
susanna meyer
jeff baron (jeff 1)
jeff ryan (jeff 2)
As well as Christopher McDonald, as sound engineer and producer and the lovely Lisa Cambell, cellist.
Influences: gillian welch, neil young, kings of convenience, andrew bird, brewer and shipley, ray bradbury, csny, richard brautigan, donovan, andy warhol, margaret atwood
Sounds Like: Andrew Bird. Iron & Wine. Sufjan Stevens. Jose Gonzales. Mirah. Great Lake Swimmers. Gillian Welch. Serge Gainsbourg. Sea Wolf. The Ditty Bops. Joanna Newsom. Elf Power. Jolie Holland. Neil Young.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Great and Varied History

 The Great and Varied History of Boca Chica.. --> @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -Once Hallie Pritts and Susanna Meyer started a little band. They ca...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:39:00 GMT

Hey, were making another record

So yes, it's true, we are are about half-finished with a new record. It will be our second full-length endeavor, this time engineered and produced by Christopher McDonald (of Ennui, Cuddle Magic). We ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:42:00 GMT

Pittsburgh Compilation! The Key Party Presents... Playing Favorites

Hey! Lohio's Greg Dutton is an entrepeneurial genius. He's put together a compilation of Pittsburgh bands called "The Key Party Presents... Playing Favorites" featuring, among others, us. You can get ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:35:00 GMT

Venus Zines band of the month

www.venuszine.comBand of the Month: Boca Chica By Daniela Garcia Published: June 11th, 2008 | 1:50pmWHO IT ISVocalist-guitarist Hallie Pritts, along with vocalist-bassist Susanna Meye...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:38:00 GMT

Were huge in Iowa.

In a personal first, I did an over-the-phone live interview on KRUU in Fairfield, Iowa. In addition to the usual questions, she also asked me my favorite sandwich. I must admit I panicked and shouted ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:01:00 GMT

They say Hallie is like a female Sam Beam and we wonder how true that really is

www.sweepingthenation.blogspot.comWe were lucky enough to represent the B's in Sweeping the Nation's recent new music alphabet. They say I am like a female Sam Beam which sounds pretty awesome to me, ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:23:00 GMT

Hallie on the Bad Jazz Orchestra

A while back I recorded about an hour's worth of songs and interview in Ohio with James from the Bad Jazz Orchestra podcast. There are a lot of previously unrecorded tracks and some ridiculous stories...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:29:00 GMT

And hello to Jeff too.

Isn't it sweet? Our little band keeps growing. We've now got one Jeff Baron playing electric guitar, a little keys, a little banjo and whatever else we can convince him to play. Jeff just moved back t...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:19:00 GMT

Anyone’s Guess (::a review::)

http://anyones-guess.blogspot.com/24 April 2008 boca chica hallie pritts, a singer & songwriter from pittsburgh, records with help of a cast of friends as boca chica. their debut album trans...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:58:00 GMT

The Late Greats say some nice things.

http://staergetaleht.blogspot.comHere is a post from The Late Greats music blog.  We are not late as in dead, though we are often not terribly punctual.Wednesday, April 09, 2008 My Favorite So...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:11:00 GMT