The Mirkins Never Sleep

HELLO MIRKins!!!

So this was a fun week! On Tuesday we were scheduled for a video shoot with Mr. Cheeks for our new song, Beautiful Music. Unfortunately, Josh had a family emergency, and the shoot had to be postponed...TO THIS TUESDAY!

Here is the info on it:
"Alright! Let's try this again...VIDEO SHOOT FOR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC feat. MR CHEEKS!!!! We'll be shooting all day around Albany... and ready to take the last shot to Justin's on Lark Street! We'll see you there, free show and crazy time.. come for the video shoot with our homie Mr. Cheeks, and stay and watch us perform! Crazy Tuesday"

On Saturday, we returned to Graney's Stout on Broadway in Albany. Steve was unable to play with us because he was enjoying some Georgia peaches, so our good friend Kurt from The City Never Sleeps helped us out.



The rest of the guys from TCNS helped us out too by starting the show off with a kick ass set!

And because Steve wasn't there, it gave Josh and Kate their moments to shine on the kit. Check them out in these videos!





Also at this show, two new terms were coined....

Plirking (v): the act of lying face down atop an object, landmark, animal or other person related to or close to the band MIRK, then stiffening one's form so that one's arms are firmly held by one's side and toes are pointed; taking on the physical characteristics of a plank.



MIRK-aholic (n): a label given to an individual whom enjoys the music of MIRK and being in the presence of MIRK so much, they rather be there than receive a blowjob...


This week we will be returning to the Saratoga track to play outside by the Shake Shack on Friday, August 19th. Come lose some money, get drunk, and dance!

The following day, we will return to Elda's on Lark Street! Show kicks off around 10:30 and at midnight, it will be Kate's birthday! This week she had her car broken into and $2600 worth of items stolen from her, one of the items being her trumpet. So please come support MIRK and buy Kate a strong drink!

That's all we have for you this week. Please come out Tuesday to the video shoot at Justin's, Friday to the track, at Saturday to Elda's. You will then be a MIRK-aholic and it gives you three chances to Plirk.

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All I Wanna Do Is Drink Beer For Breakfast

Hello MIRKins!!!

So this week at rehearsal we finished recording the last bits of our last song on the album!
Most people get their game faces on when they record, Andy puts on his game socks...



Mike was getting ready to play his guitar part, but ran into some pedal issues (nothing new for him)...



Josh finished his desk and put all his debo equipment in it...doesn't it look hot?!?!



It makes the studio look ridic amazing!

Speaking of Josh, in a conversation with his friend Nate, this came up...

Josh "I felt like everyone was looking at me"
Nate "Of course everyone was looking at you... You look like Eazy Fucking E!"



The resemblance is crazy! What do you think?

Anyway, back to Mike's guitardness...he felt like the song we were recording needed a guitar solo...this is what he came up with...



On Saturday, we went to Saratoga to play at the Many of One festival. While we were waiting for everyone to arrive, a couple of issues fell out of the sky.



Even though we played in the pouring rain, we had a great time!
Unfortunately, while stopping for gas, our van got reversed into...doesn't look too good.



In this week's Metroland, in the Eye Saw U section, there was this...



Sound like anyone we know?


This Saturday, August 13th, we will be playing at Graney's Stout on Broadway (right across from the Beer Garten)
We played there maybe 2 months ago and this place is amazing! Absolutely gorgeous, great food, great beer...you would never guess this place used to be a furniture store!

That's all we have for you this week. Please check out our website and facebook for updates and as always, keep spreading the LOVE.

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Is That A Hula Hoop In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Excited To See MIRK?

Hello MIRKins!!

This week was..interesting to say the least.
The album is officially MIXED! (boom)...The final step of finishing the album is getting it mastered!

Will it be done soon? It might take a little bit of divine intervention...Mike is on it.



Our boy Robert is currently working on the art work which is baaaangin!

This weekend was The Big Up music festival in Ghent NY. We decided to play a little gorilla set under the dome by the Tree Shurts and Grassroots merch tables.






The Tree Shurts staff decided to give their Winnebaker a bit of a makeover..



Mike is not a fan of the hipster hippies...we didn't even unpack the van yet, and Mike was over the scene...



When he got his Some Girls Get High t-shirt, he seemed to wake up (does this pose look familiar?)



Mike wasn't the only one who realized we weren't in Albany anymore...Tara was a little reluctant to share her opinion, but the gong vibration tent, seemed to set her off (the video starts out sideways, then Mike realizes it so hang in there)



Mike and Steve decided to try it out
Pre-thoughts:



Post-analysis:



Chris Russell seemed to be all about the scene. It brought out his dancing shoes.



Speaking of shoes, what about Russell's socks? (also starts out sideways then gets fixed...fucking fix your shit Mike)



This scene was also a good opportunity for our good friend Pat Murray to break out HIS hipster shoes. How comfortable are they? "On a scale of 1-10, they are sex"



On the way to the festival, we passed an antique store that we thought was called "Period Pickers" which provided an entire car ride worth of funny material. We were very disappointed to find out it was "Period Picks" on our way home, but that didn't stop us from cracking jokes.



Also on the way home, Mike started to feel sick. We pulled over for him to purge himself of his disgust for hippies. Of all the places for us to pull over, this is where we did and what we ran into...



Josh is going all out fixing up the studio. We have seen the new paint job, the vocal booth window, and now he is building his own desk. Check out the progress he is making...







This weekend we will be at the Many Of One music festival in Saratoga at Lee Park. Check out the website for more info! We play on Saturday!

That's all we got for you MIRKins...
Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to comment and share!

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Married Not Buried

Hello MIRKins!

This was a very busy week to be apart of the MIRK family. First off, Josh and Andy were down in the NYC at Jive Records. Josh has been dubbed the "King of The Kick" and "Mirk the Magician" in the studio. Here they are with Mickey Factz mixing it up.





We played at the Saratoga Race Track on Friday which was opening day at the track. It was hot as alllll hell outside! But Steve got a chance to show off his new drum riser which he built.



We also picked up an 8th member of MIRK.





Later that night we went packed up in Saratoga and headed back to Albany to play another show at Elda's on Lark Street. Elda's is always a good time! Thank you so much to our fans for coming out and supporting us.

The next day we were back up in Saratoga at Putnam Den. We played with our very good friends The City Never Sleeps and DJ Trumaster. Steve thought he could out scratch Tru on his iPhone...



Silly Steve...don't you know that no one beats Tru?!?



The Putnam Den is now an 18+ establishment. They take all percautions necessary (and completely not necessary) to ensure that no underaged fans get their hands on alcohol.



For those who have seen The City Never Sleeps (which should be everyone!) you know they roll with the Merchbot...but he happened to be sick that day, he got a virus.

So our own bass player Kate decided to volunteer her services and transform into The MIRKbot







Our keyboardist Andy helped out the boys with a little keyboarding!



So if you missed this MIRK show, you probably missed one of the best shows in awhile. Mike and Andy were on FIRE with their solos, not to mention the break downs and coreography.









So this weekend we will be rocking the Big Up Music Festival with our good friends Tree Shurts by their stand and van!
As always, please comment and 'like' us on facebook!

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PS this is a video we tried uploading awhile ago on the "Fame-ish" post. We call this the Best Damn MIRK Video

It's just another MIRKin Monday (wooooo oooo)

Hello all MIRKin fans!

This was a pretty fun week for us all. First off, there have been some additions to the studio and the offices. Check out the sweet lamp that Josh added to the studio!














This studio is not only sounding professional, it's looking real sharp as well!
Also, our good friend Mr. Moore had added some artwork to the walls. This is guy is ridic!



It's amazing what some people can do with a can of spray paint! The best thing I can do with spray paint is disintegrate Styrofoam with it...it's pretty cool (said in a stoner voice)

Also, a nice addition to the office are these awesome lockers that were used by the Albany Patroons! They are huuuuumongous



We were also invited to guitar center to take some shots to be part of the 'local heroes' section of the new Albany Guitar Center website. We can't go to GC without jamming out of playing with all the toys...



This weekend we have three awesome shows!
1. Saratoga Raceway Friday 6/22 6pm
2. Elda's on Lark Street Friday 6/22 11pm
3. Putnam Den in Saratoga Saturday 6/23 10pm

We will be performing with our good friends The City Never Sleeps at Putnam Den on Saturday. Check out their new song that Josh collaborated on, "All The Effort".
And of course, MerchBot will be there (bleep boop whomp)


Our good friend James also took some sick pictures from our show this last Saturday at Red Square. Check em out HERE.

Josh also visited Camp Bisco with our good friends Tree Shurts and did a little solo set. Check out the UNRELEASED track he spits during THIS video.

That's all we have for you today. Thanks again for checking us out, and thanks to the MetroLand for all the special LOVE.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT::::
The name of our new album is GRIND...what kind of things do you GRIND?!?

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Marry Me Hope Solo?!?!

So if you are wondering what the title of this week's post means, our bass player Kate is mildly obsessed with international sporting events, and her queer-o-sexual status makes woman's international sporting events even more thrilling. So if someway, somehow, USA Woman's Soccer goalie Hope Solo sees this post, she just wanted to throw out a little marriage proposal. If she says 'no', then the same proposal goes out to Abby Wambach...

Now back to business...

We did not have any gigs this weekend, but no worries! This was the only weekend we have off for the rest of the summer. Check out the 'upcoming shows' section of our website to find out when and where we will be! We update our shows pretty regularly, so also like us on facebook for events and updates.

This week, we continued to GRIND our way through our album. Here is Steve doing what he does best.


One of our new tracks 'Drummer Some' prompted an air guitar session in the studio. While we all love Josh on the mic, his secret goal is to be a guitar player, Steve would like to slap the bass and I guess Mike's childhood hero was Animal from the Muppets...



This Saturday we will be back at the Red Square on Broadway in Downtown Albany. The last time we were there, an impromptu rap battle broke out right outside the venue.



This time, we will be opening for California based band, Pinot. Check out the details on the Red Square website!

For those who don't know, most of our band really enjoys going green and so do our friends over at Tree Shurts. They were rocking Camp Bisco this weekend. If you haven't heard of them, then... I don't know... you're fucking crazy




This week, our frontman Josh posted this on Facebook
(Sometimes I wish I had the balls to cut my jewfro into a mullet...Lol)

We wondered the same thing...



WINNER!

That's all we have for you today! Check out our facebook and website for more details and upcoming shows. We hope to see you there!
Help spread the LOVE

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Red, White and MIRK

HAPPY 4th OF JULY MOTHA FUCKASSSS

We shall celebrate our independence from Britain with fireworks form China!

This week was relatively quiet...

On Tuesday, we did some more work in the studio, again all thanks to Andy and Irv!

On Tuesday night, some Mike Thornton poser decided to do a solo set at Justin's for the Josh, Irv and SCOOOOOOTTT birthday party. He was dissing Mike's pedal board and style real hard! I took a picture for evidence.


Congrats to Josh for getting his computer and iphone back so he can now be apart of the real world again! He will be tweeting all over the place!


(Don't forget to follow us on Twitter! @MIRKMUSIC)

On Saturday, we played at the 3rd Annual Beat*Shot Music Festival at Red Square in Albany. Mike Thornton was a little late because he was poppin mad bottles


Luckily, he made it in time for us to have a fun, yet short set.

This weekend we actually have a week off! So no shows until next weekend (July 16th) when we will be returning to Red Square (more details next week)...

So until then, we would all like to wish you a very Happy 4th of July!





(If you see The Statue of Tara, please wish her a Happy Birthday!)





(And yes...he IS single!)

Thanks again MIRK fans for checkin in! Don't forget to follow the blog, 'like' our facebook page, and comment beloooooow

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