November 2011
2 posts
Kenny's Castaways
Thanks to everyone while made it out to this past weekend’s show! We always appreciate the support of our awesome friends and fans. It was also great to make some new friends in fellow acts Briton Saint and The Mercury Pills, both of whom rocked the stage on the same night! We look forward to seeing them and their fans again as well.
Next show announcement coming up later this week! Keep...
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October 2011
3 posts
Halloween Show tomorrow!!
If you’ll be anywhere near NYC tomorrow night, you might want to stop by the Village Lantern on Bleecker at 10 PM. The $10 cover will be worth it. We promise. 21+
TCNJ Playlist
Check out the full set from our show at the Rat at The College of New Jersey on 10-21-2011. Don’t forget you can check out the details for our upcoming shows on our website, Twitter feed (@ToysNBasement), or facebook page. Please join our mailing list at the main website!
Halloween Show Details!!
2011-10-29- Halloween-ish Show in the Village. Big Apple Rocks Presents Toys in the Basement at the Village Lantern (NYC) on the Saturday of Halloween weekend! 21+ only. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. (OUR SET STARTS AT 9:30) $10 cover. 167 Bleecker Street, between Sullivan and Thompson St. Other acts include Revolving One, The Icky House Club, Dummy Jar, and Matt Talmage and the Giddyup. For more...
September 2011
2 posts
NJ Debut TONIGHT!!
Just a reminder…come check us out at Whiskey Bar in Hoboken for our NJ Debut celebration. This show is going to ROCK. 9:30 p.m. $5 cover. Bring a friend! Bring all your friends! If you have no friends, come anyway and we’ll give you some of ours!
Whiskey Bar This Thursday!!
Looking forward to our NJ debut. We’ll be at Whiskey Bar in Hoboken this Thursday, 9/22 at 9:30 p.m. to kick off Whiskeystock Weekend. Hope to see you there! Check out our website for downloads if you haven’t gotten to know our music yet, or help yourself to the YouTube videos posted throughout our Tumblr page!
August 2011
16 posts
Tomorrow is the big day!
Don’t know if you’ve been following, but we’ve been working really hard lately to make ourselves available to you online. This includes getting up a new website, getting onto facebook and Twitter (@ToysNBasement), updating our ReverbNation account, and setting up a blog here on Tumblr. We are really fond of the interface here on Tumblr, because it lets you directly interact with...
Photos and videos up from Great Notch Inn secret...
Head over to facebook or YouTube to check out our newly posted videos from last night’s open mic secret show! Also, both sets of videos from last week and this week are now in playlist form on YouTube so you can experience the songs in the actual set order we used! ROCK!
~Toys~
Secret Show
It’s been announced. Head over to our facebook page for information and stop by to see us tonight!
Plans tonight?
We might have something in the works for you…stay alert! Possible secret show.
More information...
In addition to the announcement of our live show, we are pleased to announce we’ll be playing an open-mic secret warm-up show TONIGHT!!
If you’re looking for something to do, come check us out at the Black River Barn in Randolph, NJ at 10:30 PM for a short set, and then hang out with the band!
For more information about our upcoming live NYC debut:
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Toys in the Basement is here!!
The wait is over! We are proud to announce the date of our official debut as Toys in the Basement. That means new music, a new website, and a whole new attitude! We’re ready to take on the world with some raunchy new licks, our unconventional sound and a brand new set of dates.
For now, we’ll be releasing them one at a time to keep you in suspense, but we are happy and proud to...
#whatisthetoysannouncement Hint Recap
In case you’ve missed any of all of them, we’ve dropped some hints all day across our social media platforms at what the announcement might be. Here’s a recap if anyone wants to send us a guess on our Twitter account @ToysNBasement:
Hint #1 was a photo:
(That seems fairly obvious for a hint!)
Hint #2 was Tweeted by Evan from his personal Twitter account and then showed up on...
#whatisthetoysannouncement
8 P.M.- be here, on fb, Twitter, or our website for the big announcement.
July 2011
6 posts
What is to come and what will be...
Just a heads up to our fans…big announcements coming this coming week. Keep an eye on all our social media outlets for the full scoop:
Go to our website for some free music: http://www.toysinthebasement.com
Send us an email to sign up for our email list: toys.basement@gmail.com
“Like” us on facebook
Follow us on Twitter @ToysNBasement
We’d say, “Blink and...
You win some, and...
Here’s a story from the road…
We were looking for a place to tune up our live act before our big upcoming debut tour, and selected the Black River Barn (BRB) in New Jersey as a good spot. Apparently it’s a local-type bar with a decent weekday crowd that has been hospitable to new acts by hosting open mics on a weekly basis. We called to confirm the open mic earlier this week,...
Private NYC Show and Upcoming Gig
So, we played a practice show for a private audience on Friday, in order to tune up for our big upcoming relaunch show. It was our first opportunity to perform some of our newest material in front of a live audience. The intimate setting provided a unique character for the performance.
While there was a technical glitch early on, we can confidently say our live show is almost ready and we...
May 2011
3 posts
What it's about...
For Toys in the Basement, it has always been- and will continue to be- about the music. We will be uploading some mp3’s on Tumblr soon, but if you can’t wait, please check out our 3-track demo download, available at our website.
Welcome to the Fold
Greetings, and we hope you enjoy the new Tumblr interactive experience with Toys in the Basement. We look forward to sharing our experiences with you and hearing your feedback on our music. Please check out our main website; and be sure to follow us on facebook and Twitter!
Hope to see you, out there somewhere…
