Donkey Boy (U SA ) is not presently recording "& The Anthony Graigs" because he is poor & America's Dream is in a recession.
Updated 07.25.2010
It will be available in the year 2012. the pre-100 year anniversary of "2112" by the classic rock lords, Rush, Rockford, IL's favorite superhero band. It will be the greatest collection of songs ever written about midwestern absurdity, domesticity, liars, lovers, babies, animals, heroes & villains . It's time to step up and rock like Oasis and then, and only then, laugh like liars.
VIDEO: Our friends at Sock Monkey Sound dot com unearthed some video of our 2-song in-studio performance from last 11.15.09
Part 1: "Johnsburg, IL* / Birds & Balloons / Break My Hands" (Medley)" Recorded & Engineered by Mark Gustafson @ MIA Studios, Rockford, IL Video footage ©2009 Sock Monkey Sound
Part 2: "People in Bars (The Ballad of Rockford, IL)" Recorded & Engineered by Mark Gustafson @ MIA Studios, Rockford, IL Video footage ©2009 Sock Monkey Sound
NEWS: Our song, "GHOSTS" is up for consideration to be included in the fall 2010 release of the indie western, "The Last Rites of Ransom Pride." It features Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam, Lizzy Caplan, Jason Priestley and many more. IT NEEDS VOTES, NOW. Please and thanks. CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MOVIE'S SITE TO VOTE ! Left side of the page, scroll down, "Songwriting Contest"
THEN, download the single, 3 versions,mp3s with art, here.
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04.19.2004 > Said The Gramophone reviews "Upchuck" demo
08.20.2004 > Said The Gramophone reviews "Midnight With Simon" demo
05.11.2009 > Captain's Dead wrote a nice review.
09.29.2009 > Largeheartedboy made us a daily download.
11.17.2009 > Sock Monkey Sound interview and band performance
03.04.2010 > Alex Danger Stewart, at SockMonkeySound.com, reviews the "Ghosts" EP
05.28.2010 > Our original song, "I.M. 'Merica" has been covered and released on The Pimp's most recent release. You can purchase it here for $1.00 / Go do such, it helps the band out, plus you get one of our songs by a great rock band performing the song the way we sure can't.
FREE MP3S & ART to Download.
08.13.2010 > Sunshine is a Killer {Summer Single 2010} A dBUSA 511 Session Written, Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA)
08.13.10 > Poor People - A Song for the film, "Ghetto Physics" Single A dBUSA Cosmic Trash Demo // 2010 Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) Engineered, mixed @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, IL
11.17.2009 > Click here, a Free 2 song download from the sockmonkeysound.com podcast sessions with The Graigs live in the studio. 1) Tom Waits "Johnsburg, IL" into a new one "Don't you dare call me friend." and out with "Break my hands."2) "People in Bars (The Ballad of Rockford, IL)" which a different recorded version of will be featured on a local compilation with Table & Chairs, Joie de Vivre, Miles Nielsen, Ernie Henderson, Kelly Steward, Billy Dolan, Emily Hurd and many others- find it if you can.
02.2010 > "Ghosts" A Song for "The Last Rites of Ransom Pride" 3-song E.P. Wrote a song for a film submission that the Graigs helped me out on. Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) & The Anthony Graigs | Engineered, mixed & magic by Mark Muraski | @ Edmundo's Ice Cream Parlor, Cherry Valley, IL | Additional engineering, organ stabs & whistle blows by Daniel J. McMahon | Evil thoughts by Zach Staas | @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, ILLastly, GO VOTE FOR THE SONG, CLICK HERE.
FREE 17 Song MP3 PREVIEW of the "& The Anthony Graigs" a'Mericans click here! NOTE: my song "I.M. a'Merica"featured in the download has recently been recorded by Rockford, IL's own punk band The Pimps for a release on the their next LP due in 2010 .
07.16.2010 > Cosmic Trucks - SingleA-SIDE: Band Version Recorded in 2007 @ FUSE / Muraski Session (Daniel J. McMahon, Charles Koltak, Andy Scarpaci, jim Westin, Mark Muraski, performed courtesy of themselves.)
B-SIDE:
Demo Version Recorded in 2000 @ my apartment, in the kitchen.
05.28.10 > Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Single A dBUSA Staas Session Survivor // 2008 Written by Bob Dylan // Butchered in 1 Take by Donkey Boy (USA)
04.21.10 > Low - Single A dBUSA Staas Session Survivor // 2008 Produced & performed by Zach Staas amd Donkey Boy (USA)
04.19.10 > The Gardener - Single A dBUSA Cosmic Trash Demo // 2010 Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) Engineered, mixed @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, IL
03.21.10 > Lies - Single An Edmundo Griag Mix // 2009 Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) & The Anthony Graigs | Engineered, mixed @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, IL | Engineered, mixed & magic by Mark Muraski | @ Edmundo's Ice Cream Parlor, Cherry Valley, IL | Evil thoughts by Zach Staas
03.21.10 > Squirrels - Single Demo / 2009 Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) & The Anthony Graigs | Engineered, mixed @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, IL
06.19.10 > The Sound of Dead End Dreams- Single A dBUSA 511 Special, 2010 1 Take by Donkey Boy (USA) featuring one of the many annoying neighbors
03.17.10 > The True Story of St. Patrick's Day - Single "Ol' Joe McDonald shot his friends in the back for being liars, sang Danny Boy in 2 Parts and then reminded the town drunks that St. Pat wasn't really Irish in mono." ©2010 Music & lyrics by Dave DeCastris, Donkey Boy (USA). All right reserved. | Produced & performed by Donkey Boy (USA) & The Anthony Graigs | Engineered, mixed @ dBUSA's Barber Shop and Shaving Parlor, Rockford, ILSOLD OUT!
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