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Sunday, Februry 7th, 2010

There were 428 of you at The Fine Line for our CD Release and we can't thank you enough for making it such a special show for us. We will never forget it.

We will be working on putting together a LIVE DVD of our set from the show and we will be sending a link to some MP3's of a couple LIVE tracks of songs from the night for those of you on our mailing list. Thanks again and tell a friend about us.

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Brian and the guys

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

We are currently working on our 3rd CD with 1 new addition to the band. Tim Krueger has joined us on Bass Guitar and we are hoping to add a Keyboardist to complete the band. Hope to have it done in the Winter of 2009. Have a bunch of new songs and a new sound. Hope to see you at some shows.

Our first singleoff our next album has been nominated in the Rock category by the Independent Singer/Songwriting Association(ISSA). The ISSA Song Contest is an international competition supporting the disciplines of songwriting, musicianship and performance in the independent music community.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

The Brian David Band performs as acoustic trio as part of the following event: Born to Play: Live Acoustic Performances in 700+ Gap Stores. On August 20, 2009, every Gap store in the U.S. and Canada will host an exclusive, live acoustic music night to celebrate Gap 40 years of heritage in jeans and music.

We will be performing at the largest-ever simultaneous live acoustic music event, hosted by Gap, and get the chance to win an album produced by John Alagia. John has produced albums for artists including Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, David Gray, Ben Folds Five, O.A.R., Edwin McCain, Vertical Horizon, Jason Mraz, Unwritten Law and Grammy winner John Mayer. Collectively his work has sold millions of records.

On August 20, 2009, every Gap store in the U.S. and Canada will host an exclusive, live acoustic music night to celebrate Gap40 years of heritage in jeans and music.

This intimate performance opportunity will allow us to play at a Gap store in your area, get a free pair of Gap jeans, connect with your local fan base and more importantly, gain new fans and lots of exposure by performing at a buzz-worthy event. Gap has more than 30,000 employees who are inviting over 300,000 friends and family to these exclusive events. Event will also be open to the public so please invite your friends, family and fans to attend.

Gapties to music go back to its first store in San Francisco that opened 40 years ago selling jeans and records. Today, Gap continues to connect with people through music. Join already committed artists Matt White, Lenka, Single File and Ellis Hooks as they help Gap celebrate four decades of great fashion and music, and be part of the largest-ever simultaneous live acoustic music event.

™Have an opportunity to get our music in the hands of every Gap employee and be able to sell your CDs at the event. One song from each performing artist will be available for download at a web site exclusively for Gap employees. That means more eyes and ears on you.

Friday, July 10th, 2009

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Each ticket includes a ticket aboard The Queen of Excelsior Boat boarding at the Municipal Docks in Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka on Saturday, August 15th at 12:00. The Rockboat cruise will be from 1-4pm. You will receive a numbered ticket in the mail for entry on the boat so reply quickly, for SPACE IS LIMITED!"

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Enjoy music from the Brian David Band and a variety of appetizers as well as a FREE copy of our last album "Supposed To Do", an advanced copy of our first single "Are You Listening" and a pre-ordered copy of our next album "There From Here" due out in the Fall of 2009.

There will be a cash bar on board at your own expense. Revenues from the event will help finance part of our 3rd Album "There From Here."

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

We are in the finals for the Basilica Block Party thanks to all your support. Come root us on at the finals Thursday, June 25th at O'Gara's. We will have a special guest by the name of Dezal performing with us again on "Up Down Sideways".

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

We have been selected to play a Battle of the Bands to earn a spot as one of the 2 local bands to play The Basillica Block Party this year. This has been one of our goals for a long time now and has been a small but big dream of mine since I started playing music. We are going to be needing all the support we can get, since the first round is based solely on CROWD VOTES. So if you can, put Thursday, June 11th on your calender to come out and cast your vote for us. The Battle will be held at Trocadero's in Minneapolis and we go on at 8:30.

Everyone that attends that doesn't have our second CD "Supposed To Do", will get a FREE copy. If you bring 5 friends I will give you a copy of our first CD "Up Down Sideways" as well.

-Brian David
Trocadero's- 107 3rd Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Monday, April 6th, 2009
We have a full band going now and are currently working on our 3rd Album called "There From Here". We are going to playing the Afterall CD Release Party Friday, May 8th at The Fine Line. Should be a great show to come to and pick up Afterall's latest CD which I think is fantastic. We will be debuting some new songs so mark your calender. See you soon. We are about a 1/4 of the way done with the album. We have a lot of work to do.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
We are about to go into the studio to start recording our 3rd CD with the full band. We will be working with legendary producer Chopper Black who has worked with every major record label and some big acts over his career. Look for an April 2009 release of our first single "Are You Listening". Hope to see you soon.

Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Well the summer has flown by and we are excited for the fall and winter. We have got a full band now with two great additions to the line up. We have Randy Englemayer on Bass and Eric Hanson on Lead Guitar. We have a whole bunch of new songs and are going to be getting in the studio this fall to record a 3 song demo. Look for a show next year to get your copy of the CD and to be at the show we record our first LIVE CD. Look for us on KARE 11 on Friday, September 26th in the morning on Showcase Minnesota. We also are booking shows for the fall. So keep checking the site. See you soon.

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
BIG BIG news. I sent our CD to the National Business Channel CNBC as a long shot. One of the songs on the new CD was inspired by the meaning of the word Squawk Box which is a show I have watched religiously since I was about 19 and they are supposed to air the song on National T.V. sometime this week. I will keep you posted. Pretty exciting stuff. See you in December.

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Thanks to all who came out and supported us at the CD Release Party. We had over 200 in the door and hope you all enjoyed the night. Working on a bunch of new songs. Just when I think I won't write another one, a bunch come out like throw up, well a bit more pleasant than that but. Look forward for you all to hear them. We have a show on Wednesday, December 12th at Acadia Cafe in Minneapolis. Have a great Thanksgiving and we will see you soon.

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Just posted 3 new songs from our New CD on our Media Player. Check em out. Hope to see you all on Friday, October 26th for the CD Release Party at O'Gara's Garage in St. Paul. We will be debuting a couple of new songs as well.

Friday, August 24th, 2007
We have made it to the 3rd round of the Pontiac FOX 9 battle of the bands. Keep the votes coming. Putting the finishing touches on our new Album due out in October 2007. Can't wait for you all to hear it. Keep visiting the site and we will have some rough mixes up soon.

Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Good news my friends,
We have been chosen as one of the 10 Finalists for the FOX 9 Pontiac Battle of the Bands out of over 100 local bands submitted.

WEEK 1 voting starts today Thursday, August 9th at 8am and runs through Wednesday, August 15th.
Each week the band with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated. The final 5 remaining bands will battle it out on Thursday, September 20th at Escape Ultra Lounge. Minnesota Twins Player Nick Punto will be emceeing the event.

To cast your vote go to:Sunday, April 30th

Hello friends,
A Big HUGE thanks to all of you who came out to O'Gara's Garage in St Paul to witness us rock the stage for the Major Labels. Thanks for sticking around and being a special part of a great night. We have some more BIG news. Murge has been selected among hundreds of bands as one of the 10 finalists for the Dave makes you Famous 101.3 KDWB. Voting begins online Monday, May 1st and goes until next Friday May 5th. Check out Dave's section at:
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Monday May 1st for more details and to cast your vote for us. Winner receives 50 hours of studio time at Naughty Boy Productions in Minneapolis, will be introduced as the winner at KDWB's Star Party and get to perform on KDWB's Stage at Grand Old Day. It has been our dream to play the stage at Grand Old Day. Help us get their. Murge- Brian, Sean, Robert and Justin
Friday, March 10th

Hello friends,
BIG BIG news for us here at Murge. We won our battle at The Rock in Maplewood, so we are advancing on the final round which will be held Friday, March 24th at The Rock. We need every single one of you to come out and yell and scream like it is your last day on earth. Mark you calander today. Even BIGGER news is that we were selected as one of 10 bands in the Twin Cities to be involved in the 3rd Coast Showcase where A & R Reps from National Record Labels fly out to see some of the best bands Minnesota has to offer. The Major Label showcase will be held April 28th/29th at O'Gara's Garage. Mark you calander. This is going to be an exciting night for us. Some of the A & R Reps include Chris Foitle from Epic Records in LA. Chris has worked with bands like The Fray, Augustana, Incubus, Audioslave, Fiona Apple, Franz Ferdinand, Shakira & Signed MN band Quietdrive.
Peter Torres, Director of A/R at Thrive Records in LA. Peter has previously worked for Elektra. Developed and discovered Ricky Fante on Virgin, Mozella on Maverick. Present project; Taylor Hawkins. They develop bands for specific major labels.
Evan Peters with Geffen Records from LA. Evan has worked with Papa Roach, Nelly Furtado, Ashlee Simpson, Trevor Hall, Limp Bizkit, Blink 182, Bloodhound Gang, Weezer.

Monday, February 27th

Hey friends and fans,
First and foremost, we would like to thank all of you for making our EP Release Party a success. It was great to see all your faces and the energy was amazing. If you didn't get a chance to pick up an EP, we will have a limited supply available at the next couple shows and then it will be available online on digital music stores like iTunes, napster, emusic and many more. We have a couple of exciting shows coming up in March. We are involved in a fashion show put on by FAME digest Friday, March 3rd in the loft above Barfly. We will be playing for about 2 hours. So this is a chance to hear everything we got. Murge will perform from 9:15- 11:15 followed by a fashion runway show and an afterparty. Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $12.00 at the door. You can get your tickets at the stores, Cliche, Design Collective or Wear it. We also are in another battle of the bands at The Rock in Maplewood on Thursday, March 9th. Come out and cast your vote and help us get some studio time so we can keep bringing you new material. We have a new cover song we are playing in the set by Eric Clapton and a NEW NEW original called "Fear and Reason". Hope to see in the first part of March. Thanks for all your support. You guys are the best damn fans on the planet.
-Brian


Click on the above image to read about our SHOW REVIEW
with National Recording Artist LOCAL H on RockWatch
Phil from Rockwatch says: Murge is a hot band out of the Twin Cities who puts on a full throttle show...Together the band works well on putting lyrics created by lead singer Brian David within a style of music that reflects with a clean punch to the senses the sound that is Murge...

Thursday, January 5th

Hello Hello,
We have a change in our show on January 20th from O'Gara's to The What's up Lounge in Mankato. We will be playing with Vahalla Drive and Drift Effect. Good news. We advanced to the next round in The Emergenza Battle of the Bands. Look for details on the next round sometime in the next week. We also are going to part of an exciting event called, "Project Spotlight". Project Spotlight presents the Fearless Filmmaker screening event! Short films by award winning minnesota filmmakers to be screened wednesday January 25th at 7 pm at the RIVERVIEW THEATER with a blowout after party to follow at NOCHEE bar and grill with featured local bands AFTERALL and MURGE. Doors open at the riverview at 6:30 pm with the after party starting at 9 pm at Nochee. UV vodka will be sponsering the afterparty. Tickets are 10 dollars which gains admittance to both the screening and after party, two free drinks and appetizers provided by NOCHEE.

We are putting the final touches our EP and looking forward to getting it in all your hands in February for the EP Release Party at O'Gara's Garage on February 24th.

Wednesday, December 28th

Murge selected for the Wakarusa Battle of the Bands to be held at O'Gara's Garage in St Paul on Saturday, February 4th.
Loyal Family proudly presents Battlerusa 2006
Wakarusa Battle of the Bands
Jan 18 - Feb 10, 2006
18 Cities, 18 Parties, 18 Winners
Battlerusa will be on the road, stopping in 18 cities producing 18 parties from January 18th through February 10th, 2006. It is a travelling party with giveaways, raffles, art, and music. Each night will be a unique Loyal Family event, showcasing some of the best local talent in the Midwest. A WINNER FROM EVERY CITY will be selected and awarded a performance slot at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival 2006 June 8, 9, and 10 in Lawrence, KS. Wakarusa 2006 will be home to over 20,000 music lovers from all across the country. On February 9 & 10, 2006 there will be two Final Battles in which each of the individual city winners are invited to showcase their talents at the Bottleneck in Lawrence. The winners of the Lawrence battles will receive special Loyal treatment at Wakarusa and a track on the 2006 Wakarusa compilation album.

Wednesday, November 30th

Look for us on KARE 11 on December 16th. We will playing "This is the Year" Live in the KARE 11 studio
in support for our January release.

Friday, November 11th

We have been working hard preparing for the studio. We are recording 6 songs this weekend with Dave Andersen from Minor 7 Recording studios. Look for "This is the Year", "Cliche's" "The Pull", a NEW rocking head swaying song never heard live called "Choices", the heart felt song "Underneath" and "Without you" to be released somtime in January 2006. We have a bunch of shows in the works for 2006. Keep believing. See you all soon.

Friday, October 21th

Hope you all can join us for a special Halloween show at Station 4 in St Paul on Friday, October 28th. This will be our last city show until next year. We are going to be getting in the studio in Novemeber to start recording a 5 song EP with Dave Andersen from Minor7 Studios
which we hope to have ready in Janaury. Expect to see our first single "This is the Year" to be released in January to kick of the NEW YEAR. We have also added some cover songs to the set. Expect to hear some Tom Petty, STP, and Pink Floyd. See you all soon.


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Friday, September 9th

The BIG show is Tomorrow night at The Quest with Sick of Sarah and Q Public. Doors open at 5pm. Expect to hear some NEW originals, and we finally broke down and learned some kick ass covers. Can't wait for you all to hear them. If you have not bought a CD yet, this would be a good time for a good cause. We are donating all profits on CD sales to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Go to:

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and help us along with thousands of other musicians make a difference for the folks in New Orleans and beyond.

-Brian, Robert, Sean and Justin

Friday, August 8th

Huge show coming up at The Quest Ascot Room Saturday, Septmeber 10th. This is an early all ages show starting at 6:00. So you can come and see some great music and then continue on destroying your liver downtown. We are playing with a great acoustic ROCK band called Sick of Sarah, and Q Public. Come early and check them out. We are finally breaking down and learning some cover songs to add to the set. Expect to hear some Stone Temple Pilots, Tom Petty and Pink Floyd. Any request email us. See you all in September.
-Brian, Robert, Sean and Justin

Friday, July 25th

Big Drive 105 sponsored show coming up Friday, August 5th. with Q Public,City Mouse, and Coven & Crazy D
See the TOUR link for COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS.

Monday, July 18th

Hello friends and fans,

We have been putting the finishing touches on some NEW songs. We are working very hard to get them all ready for some of our upcoming shows in August. Expect to hear "Underneath", "Waiting for rain", "Without you" and "This time around" at our upcoming shows. Thanks to your help, our first single off of INTERFUSE "Rest of my life" has been played on The Current 89.3. Keep emailing in and requesting any chance you can. Thanks for your continued support. See you soon

-Brian, Robert, Sean and Justin

Friday, July 8th

Hello everyone

We have entered into the WB Pizza Hut "Strictly Original" On-air band competition. Wish us luck. Also, we are still in the running for "The Unsigned Top 10" on Alternative Addiction. Visit www.alternativeaddiction.com and put your vote in. Looking forward to seeing you all Friday, July 15th at Star Central. We have a bunch of new shows added for the summer. Check out the tour link for more details.

-Brian, Robert, Sean and Justin

Friday, June 24th

WOW. A big thanks to all who came to THE BIG MURGE CD RELEASE. Seeing all of you out in the crowd was a rush in a half. Your energy and presence made our CD RELEASE PARTY at The Quest the BEST show in the history of all Murge shows. Thank you so much for making it a special night for us. If you did not get a chance to get a copy of our DEBUT ALBUM "Interfuse", you can order it now on CD BABY. Go to www.cdbaby.com/murge
and order your copy today. Our next show is Friday, July 15th for The Rockwatch Invitational at Star Central. We are going to take the next month off to finish some NEW songs. We have got about 4 NEW songs we are working on. For you "Reaching For" fans, we have another tear-jerker called "Underneath" we will be debuting in July. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Spread the word on Murge. Tell a friend or two, or three, or four, or how about just tell all your friends. See you soon.

-Brian, Robert, Sean and Justin

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