Wesley Verhoeve

…stick to ya gunz. [audio:sticktoyagunz.mp3] And never… Picture taken by me in Bushwick. More here.

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Created by the lovely Jocelyn of Pearl and the Beard! Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

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Tonight the first round of the the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition, organized by my good friends over at JezebelMusic.com, takes place. Currently in it’s fifth year of production, and with a pool of 1,000 applicants who submit their original recorded songs, 150 were chosen to play across 8 rounds with a final prize of $4,000. [...]

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Our friends over at digital retailer extraordinaire Amie Street are featuring two Family Records releases this week in their free playlist sent out to their entire e-mail list and prominently displayed on their front page. Wakey!Wakey!‘s Live At Bowery Ballroom and the BreakThruRadio Live Sessions Mixtape Vol. 1. Go download them here if you don’t [...]

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Last weekend’s Kidrockers show was awesome. One of my favorite things in the world is watching how kids react to music. Maryanne Ventrice took some amazing pictures including of of Leo dressed as his idol Amy Winehouse. Click here for the full set of pictures. I can’t wait for The Bloodsugars to play this show [...]

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Kidrockers has been one of my personal favorite organizations and events since their inception two years ago, especially since we played it with The Undisputed Heavyweights. I’m thrilled to announced that Family Records has bonded together with Kidrockers for a very special event. All the info below, and if you buy tickets now and use [...]

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Ah yes, it’s that time of year again as CMJ rapidly approaches to destroy my social schedule. Below is a schedule of the showcases I’m involved in. Tue Oct 21 – The Bloodsugars @ Pianos (Upstairs), Cross-Pollination Showcase ft. Drink Up Buttercup, Dinosaur Feathers, Hospital Bombers, 8pm FREE Wed Oct 22 – Gabriel Kahane @ [...]

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Wow, last night….just wow. What a special experience. Haven’t had that much fun on stage in…..well….actually I always have tons of fun on stage, but this was definitely the most amazing. The crowd singing our song for a few minutes after we had left the stage until we came back to take a bow was [...]

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Long-time friend of the family Arianna Stolt designed this beautiful Wakey!Wakey! poster for tomorrow’s Bowery Ballroom show. In the past, Arianna has also designed the Engine Room Recordings site and corporate identity, the Liberated Matter site, my business cards and a many other projects I’ve been involved in. Click on the poster below to see [...]

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To celebrate the first ever Family Records’ Revue at Bowery Ballroom, BreakThru Radio and Family Records teamed up for a special limited edition mixtape only available the night of (08/14/08). It collects live performances of the artists on the Bowery Bill recorded in NYC for BTR’s Live Studio with Maia MacDonald. For more information on [...]

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