The Green Boys

We The Green Boys finally give to our fans, friends and family ‘Oh Delia‘. Our second release but first full-length album. Whew! We really can not tell you how thankful we are to everyone who has helped make this album possible and who has been so supportive throughout its making. We are very proud of the new album and can not wait to release it on MAY 17th at The Camel! There are twelve tracks on the album and all perfectly timed for the coming summer. We will be taking a short tour in June to spread some love around and to share the new album with as many new faces and ears as possible. Here are the dates so far:

5.10.13     James River Cellars, Ashland VA

5.11.13      Moose Meadows Bluegrass Festival, Ashland VA

5.17.13      CD RELEASE PARTY @ The Camel, RVA!

6.7.13       Cristina’s Cafe, Strassberg VA

6.8.13       Hop Blossom Craft Beer Festival, Winchester VA

6.12.13     The Heritage on Main, Waynesboro

6.13.13     Fardowners, Crozet VA

6.15.13     Broad Street Cafe, Durham NC

6.16.13     Full Steam Brewery, Durham NC

6.17.13  Juggling Gypsy, Wilmington NC

6.18.13     Jack of the Wood, Asheville NC

6.19.13     Little River Roasting Coffee, Spartanburg SC

6.20.13    The Acoustic Coffeehouse, Johnson City, TN

6.21.13     The Blue Plate Special at station WDVX, Knoxville TN

6.21.13      Jig and Reel, Knoxville TN

6.22.13     Hampton Taphouse, Hampton VA

6.28.13      The Camel w/ Elby Brass, RVA

We hope to see you at the release show and everywhere else we possibly can!

Love, the GBs

…thats right, snow! Finally the worth of winter has come for at least a day or two. Winter is just too plain without a nice fire in the snow here and there.

We have made a lot of progress in the past two months on the new album. Still no name for it yet, however. This has proven to be a difficult task. There are many words in the world that can accurately or inaccurately describe the exact concept, thematic ties, etc. of this hard work and we don’t want to misrepresent it, ya know?? There will be 13-14 brand new, original tracks and we can not wait to release them to you! There is also talk about pressing our very first vinyl…but more about that to come later. For now, its producing, mixing, mastering, packaging and releasing! As well as touring.

We plan to hit the southwest for a four day run in the middle of March (dates and locations being decided), and back on the road for some long distance trips come summer. Yes ladies and gents, it will be a grand summer. Not to mention that the Green Boys will be playing at Floyd Fest 2013!! We will be singing on Jon Lohman’s Front Porch stage on Thursday, July 25th so come early to get a good camping spot and to catch our set!

Lastly, we will be playing on Virginia This Morning on CBS 6 February 28th! Wake up and be entertained before you go to work (or be late); we will be on air from 9:00am-10:00am and play a couple songs along with a short interview. As always, thank you for the continual support and hope to see you all sooner than later! Here’s some upcoming shows if you’re around any of these areas:

2.8.13         Purple Fiddle, WV

2.9.12         Davis, WV

2.14.13       Medical College of Virginia Alumni Reunion

2.15.13       Ashland Coffee & Tea, VA

2.23.13      Annual Glenn Allen Bluegrass Jam

2.28.13      Virginia This Morning on CBS 6 News!

3.1.13        The Standard – Standardsville,VA

3.3.13       The Hampton Taphouse, Hampton VA

3.15.13     Cary St. Cafe, Richmond, VA

3.16.13     Norfolk Taproom, Norfolk VA

3.21.13      Medical College of Virginia Alumni Reunion

3.27.13     The Republic, VA

4.26.13     The Whiskey Jar, Charlottesville VA

Cheers! -The GBs

Hey Everyone-

Well, nothing other than to report other than progress here at Green Boys home base! We were recently interviewed by Suggested Serving, “The best [blog] in Richmond”. You can read it here. We’ll be playing a few places in RVA over the next few months so be sure to come and hang out for an evening if you can. We miss seeing friends and familiar faces after stints of traveling.  Here is our updated tour schedule as of right now, today, this minute:

10.26.12     William & Mary Alumni Party

10.28.12     Legends Brewery

11.9.12       On the Rox-TBA

11.12.12     Live on the air with UofR Radio!

11.16.12    Speakeasy, RVA

11.18.12     Mint, RVA

11.21.12     W/ Jackass Flats! @ The Camel, RVA

11.29.12     Radio Rubber Room, Live on the air!

12.1.12       Stewart’s Opera House, WV-TBA

12.9.12      Tobacco Company, RVA

12.21.12    Baliceaux

12.31.12    The Camel, New Years Eve Party!

1.18.13        Kristina’s Cafe, Straussburg VA

2.8.13         Purple Fiddle, WV

2.23.13       Annual Glenn Allen Bluegrass Jam

We are extremely thrilled to announce to friends and fans that this past weekend at Watermelon Park Festival we took first place in the band competition! This was a huge shock and completely unpredicted by us. We played “Its Easy” and Ryan Green’s new original (untitled, but thus far called “Baby”[hear it on our facebook wall here]). So far so good! We are hoping this will really shine new light on the hard work and progress we have been making since we began playing together in 2007. We really can not say thank you enough to all of our supporting and loving friends, fans and family that have continuously stuck by our sides through the past four years. So, again, THANK YOU.

Onwards.

Love, GBs

Howdy y’all

We’re back at the band house and stretching our arms after playing an awesome weekend in Brooklyn and Newburgh, NY. The new van is purring like a kitten up and down the east coast and so far so good. Much thanks to our friends The Peeps and all their fans who were so enthusiastic about hearing our music. We really had a blast, didn’t get to see enough, and can’t wait to come back next year.

But no extended relaxation for us boys! This Friday (9/7) we’re on our way to Straussburg, VA to play Christina’s Cafe with our good buddies The Hot Seats! We can’t emphasize enough what a funky night this is bound to be. $9 (one buck per musician) will get you in the door, in a seat, and maybe into late-night madness.

The very next evening, we’re packing up the van and headed to  Thomas, WV for our second performance at The Purple Fiddle! This venue truly is the perfect cap to a perfect week of playing. We don’t know where they come from given the Fiddle’s loacation, but at about 8pm, tons of people smash into this place hungry for some rocking tunes. Luckily we have been practicing some new ones and will be able to supply ears of all shapes and sizes.

We hope to see friends and new fans on the road! Much love, -GBs

Folks,

Wednesday (8/1) we’ll be gracing Bellytimber (RVA)  for an after party following Old Crow’s concert at Maymont Park. We’ll be playing late, starting at 11pm, and will play til we drop! Make sure to come out as this will most likely be an unforgettable evening!

Don’t forget that September 1 we will be playing at Ashland Coffee and Tea! You can buy tickets here in advance or grab them at the door that evening. 7pm. This is our first and much anticipated performance at AC&T and we really can’t wait to be there.

The very next day will also be a first for us-Hello Brooklyn! On 9/2 we’ll be playing The Knitting Factory alongside The Peeps. Low and behold, Ted Kohlman, guitarist of The Peeps, is Mike Emmons’s cousin! Anyways….the following night, 9/3 for those of you slow at math, we will be playing at The Wherehouse in Newburgh, NY. If you’re up in either of these areas, come on out and we’ll buy ya a beer for making the trek!

And lastly, great success in studio last weekend. We finished vocal tracks for “Hesitation” and “My Love”, and the rest is secret. All in all though, the record is moving along and we’re excited to see end results come late fall.

Ok Everyone, until next time…  -GBs

Hey all-

Summer is here!! This means fishing  for Mike, sandals and bikes for Sean, bow tie and vest searching for Ryan, and a haircut for Zachary. And that’s it for the news.

But really, tonight (6/17) we’ll be launching off the deck at Legend Brewery, starting at 6:30! Its free folks so make it out if ya can and bring your fathers!

We’re all moved into our new house in the North side of Richmond. The whole band is in and ready for life outside of instrument straps. It’s strange not being right smack in the middle of the fan where all the crazy action happens, but it has lead to more instrumental and songwriting creativity. Many of you have seen it already or will soon. A side note…Mike’s cat Hank lives there too and is adjusting just fine.

Recording dates are being lined up to keep us pushing through with the new full length album which we’re still planning to have out by fall ( hopefully). Amongst the designated songs are hits like “Hard Luck Blues” and “Hesitation”. We may even throw on the popular “Jungle Book Song”. But these things take time and money. Money, money, and more money.

Next weekend we’ll be returning to the beloved Camel. Its been a while since we’ve graced their stage so its sure to be a good night with Carolina Still. Make it out to say hey!

And finally, along with other dates included on our Tour page, we’ll be playing at Ashland Coffee & Tea come September 1rst! Make sure that if you want to make it out that you grab a ticket before hand because it is very possible it may sell out…probably not but you wouldn’t want to be that person that misses the sold out show. We don’t want that either.

Ok, lots of love, etc. -GBs

Hey Everyone-

Thanks to all who made it out to Legend’s last night! We had a blast jamming out tunes over the river on that awesome patio. Word on the street is that we’ll be back there early next month.

So it’s been quite a busy few weeks for us. May has been all double weekend gigs and some week nights in between…whew. We have a lot of weddings coming up as well but not to worry, we’ll be around town as usual to supply new tunes to new ears and seasoned alike.

This Friday (5.11.12) at The Camel, we’ll be playing alongside great roots music acts The Beerticks and River City Band. Beforehand there will be a square dance led by the Cary Street Ramblers so be sure to show up at six sharp to get those feet warmed up! After the square dance, there will be a $5.00 cover for the rest of the evening’s music. We’re excited for a great evening of music and friends.

In other news, Green Boys are back in studio for a couple more tracks come early June. We’ve already put down some rough tracks of originals “Hesitation”, “It’s Easy”, and “Fine By Me” with our newest addition Zack Miller on mandolin. We’re hoping to possibly get a single out along with our first ever music video before the actual full album release, so be sure to check the site for when that comes out! As for which song we’ll use as the single….

More to come later, hope to see you at a show!

Hello all!

We want to announce a few new shows here as we are approaching February – this Friday we will be playing an early show at The Camel on Broad Street from 6-8. It is a free show!

On February 16th we will be at the Camel again splitting a show with our friends The Parlor Soldiers from Fredericksburg. They have recently released an album that has been getting rave reviews, additionally they put on an awesome show – please check them out: http://theparlorsoldiers.bandcamp.com

Hope to see some of you all out there supporting local music in Richmond, VA!

Show this Friday!

And with winter comes New Years. We are happy to announce that we will be playing The Camel’s New Years party alongside good friends Jack Ass Flats and A Good Natured Riot! Tickets will be $30 but will include a package deal on food, drinks and great music all night long. More information will be posted here as more develops!

Even more good news! We have recently signed on with K & B Music ! They will now be our managers and booking company and we are really looking forward to working with them and seeing what new venues and audience develops from these guys. Even better, they are located right out of homebase RVA.

And lastly, be sure to come check us out 11.18.11 at The Camel for another 6-8 Beers and Banjos Happy Hour show! Check back soon for more updates and tour dates!