Cyber MIRKday

HELLO MIRKins!

We hope everyone had an amazing holiday. I know all of us stuffed our faces as much as possible.

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is always a huge party night, and this year was no exception. We played at Elda's on Lark to an awesome, enthusiastic crowd. Everyone came out including Tree Shurts who brought a very special Northern Lights friend...



Our drummer Steve is finishing up his senior project for St. Rose and needed some help from his fellow band mates on recording some MIRK tracks...



For those who have never gotten a good look at Andy while he plays, this will give you and idea of his swag...



So this is the big week!!! The moment we have all been waiting for...our local album release party!

For those who have been living under a rock for the past 2 months, I will catch you up...Our new album 'Grind' is set to be released nation wide in March, 2012. However, our local, diehard fans have been waiting so long to hear this that we had to reward them for being so loyal. We decided to have a local album release party. There are only 500 copies of the new album available which we had printed up for a special fan exclusive. This Friday, December 2nd, we will give out these 500 copies to everyone that purchases a ticket to the show. The show is at the Armory in Albany NY. Check out this facebook invite for more details.



We are so proud to have this album and so lucky to be able to share it with you. We really appreciate your support and hope to see you all there.

Also, this week we ran an ad in the Metroland. Here is picture evidence taken by our keyboardist, Andy. Notice he is driving whilst he took this photo...



That's all we have for you this week. You can purchased tickets for the show HERE or at the door.

Until next time,
MIRK signing out

Mirk Monday is soooo last week

Hello MIRKins

Sorry for the day late blog. It's all Steve's fault...

Anyways, we have continued to be hard at work for our album release party on December 2nd at the Armory in Albany NY.
Click HERE for the facebook invite



We have printed up only 500 copies of our fan exclusive Grind album, so make sure you come or you will have to wait til March to get your copy.

This week is Thanksgiving so we wanted to give thanks to all the locals by having a show at Elda's on Wednesday night. This is a big night to go out, so come to Elda's to party with us.
Click HERE for the facebook invite and for more details.

Here is Josh...doing the best he can!



That's all we have for you this week. Please remember to purchase your Grind Album Release Party tickets so you can get your free copy of Grind

Until next time

MIRK signing out

Rock Star - Cock Star

HELLO MIRKins!!

So this week was filled with more preparation for our album release party which is December 2nd at the Armory in Albany NY. Check the facebook invite HERE for more details.

Kate and Mike got together to work out some pedal effects for all the new songs, it eventually became a penis contest with all the pedals and even though Mike has the bigger pedalboard, Kate wins that contest hands down.



Also at rehearsal, Mirk decided he was tired of just be a singer, and wanted to experience what it was like to be a true musician...



Music Quality Control by Mike Thornton



OFFICIAL MIRK ANNOUNCEMENT:

MIRK will be opening up for Wu Tang Clan at Northern Lights on December 17th. Wu Tang will be there with ALL ORIGINAL MEMBERS



You can get tickets at ticketmaster.com or Deja Vu if you don't want to deal with ticketmaster fees.

Our drummer Steve is finishing up his college education this year. He was hard at work in the St. Rose studio recording on his new kit..ooooo aaaahhhhh



Well that's all we have for you this week. Our next show will be on November 23rd (night before thanksgiving) at Elda's on Lark Street.

Don't forget to LIKE our facebook and check out our video on WORLDSTARHIPHOP

Until next time...

MIRK signing off

Turtles in a Half Shell

Hello MIRKins!

Although we didn't have any shows this past weekend, we have been hard at work preparing for our December 2nd album release show at the Armory in Albany NY. We actually have been practicing so hard, that Steve hit himself in the hand with his stick!



It swelled up so much that he had to have his hand amputated and then it got infected and he died...



But we want to stress just how awesome this show is going to be. The official release of the album will be in March. However, we have such an amazing and loyal fan base here in Albany, and you guys have been waiting for so long that we are printing a fan exclusive only copy of the album, which you will get when you purchase a ticket.



Tickets are available HERE!

This week our music video for Beautiful Music was put up on WorldStarHipHop. Check out the video HERE.



I don't really know how to lead this video in, so Ladies and Gentlemen, here's Mike Thornton!



Well that's all we have for you this week. Tune in next week to see which band members gets killed off.

MIRK signing out

Happy Halloweeny

Hello MIRKins!!!

We had one crazy week! On Tuesday, we got a last minute call to perform at Northern Lights because Gym Class Heroes were unable to play and they needed another opener. We opened up for Dirty Heads who were amazing, as was the energy we got from the crowd.

On Thursday, it was Trick or Trees at the Armory in Albany. People were there, dressed to impress. Mr. Cheeks made an appearance, running the sound...



Making a grand entrance was Vinny Vaporizer; the inspiration for the Headband Tree Shurt



Josh 'Mirk' Mirsky was also there, rocking the stage with Vinny Vaporizer.



Our great graphic designer Robert (left) was there with one of his super hipster friends



Mike Thornton, our guitarist, seemed to have gained a little bit of weight over the busy week...



However, by Saturday, he seemed to have slimmed up for our performance at Elda's



Also at Elda's was MIRKenstein...



Our zombie-doctor saxophonist really loves to dance..if you didn't know...



The next day, we traveled to Brooklyn for a First Look Sessions Showcase at the Public Assembly. Not a bad view from the river huh?



Before we started to play, we went to this awesome Cuban Restaurant that was next to the venue. We all had some debo empanadas...so debo that Mike made a song about it



Well, that's all we have for you! Thank you for tuning in.

We should be dropping a new video soon, so keep your eyes out!

until then
MIRK signing out

Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone

Helllloooo MIRKins!

We had a very busy week! On Tuesday we were preparing for our show opening up for JCole. Here we are hard at work, meticulously discussing each section of each song.



We also like to loosen up and rotate instruments to get a real sense of the music...



After we wrapped up rehearsal, Tara and Andy went to Tuesday Night Live and blew the speakers (not actually true, but the PA was broken so they had to do a true unplugged set)



On Friday, we had our big show opening up for JCole. His DJ and keyboardists were the first to sound check. I don't know if you can see, but the lone man standing in front of the stage like a googly-eyed toddler would be our drummer Steve!



Before any show, we spend a lot of time mentally preparing ourselves to give you, the fans, the best show ever...



Here's MIRK with special guest Mr. Cheeks who helped us with Beautiful Music.



On Saturday, we had a music video shoot for our newest record, "Sunshine."
This track features a verse from our good friend King Dreams who absolutely destroyed it! Here are some behind the scenes shots.





This upcoming week, we are playing at Trick or Trees at the Armory and MIRKenstein (a Halloween show) at Elda's on Lark

We hope to see you at both shows
For now,
MIRK signing out

Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gansta

Hello MIRKins!!!

So not too much to report this week. We didn't have any shows, but we do this Friday!

On Friday, October 21st we will be opening up for J Cole, who currently has the number 1 album in the country! It will be at the Armory in Albany NY and tickets are $30. Please facebook us if you are interested in tickets!



Last week at Tuesday Night Live, Josh was the guest MC for the night. Steve, Andy and Kate decided to join him on stage for an acoustic version of Forbidden and Hey Ya.



As some of you may know (even though all of you should know), we have released our official music video for the song 'Beautiful Music' featuring Mr. Cheeks. Please check out the video HERE!
Also, each song on our new album has a corresponding image. Here is the image for 'Beautiful Music'



Also, we will be releasing our new MIRK flashcards. Check em out!



That's all we have for today. Remember to watch our video for Beautiful Music and come see us at J Cole on Friday. Until next time, remember that it feels good to be a gansta



MIRK signing out