Check Out Our New CD "Only The Dead Know Brooklyn" For listening, lyrics and purchase go to http://www.stereosociety.com/brooklyn.html

Photograph: George McCloskey

The Shirts: from left to right

John Piccolo - keyboards Ron Ardito - lead vocals, guitar Artie Lamonica - lead vocals, guitar Caren Messing - lead vocals Kathy McCloskey - lead vocals, keyboards Bob Racioppo - lead vocals, bass John (Zeeek) Criscione - drums

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Please feel free to contact us at TheSHIRTSband@aol.com regarding bookings, future gig dates and any other matters. Thanks!

Where can you learn more about The SHIRTS?  Please visit these hyperlinks:

• www.myspace.com/theshirtsbrooklyn
  Learn more about The SHIRTS and interact with us!
  

• www.myspace.com/theshirtsnyc
  Learn more about the first three albums and listen to some tracks from The SHIRTS' first two albums. We do not know who put up this site, though, we are appreciative!
  

• http://stereosociety.com/shirts.html
  The SHIRTS’ Home at Mike Thorne’s Stereo Society
  

• www.deviousplanet.com
  More Information on The SHIRTS
  

• http://www.cbgb.com/theshrine.html
  When you go to CBGB’s website you can find more information on The SHIRTS by searching Photos, History, and old Press
  

Who is our Producer?

• Learn about our producer, Mike Thorne.

"Brooklyn band, The Shirts, with roots in CBGB’s golden era, return refreshed by the addition of a second keyboardist and not one but two new vocalists." - The Village Voice (ABER) 2004 "If you were to believe the press, the CB's scene was made up of a handful of bands – but that just wasn't true. There were all kinds of musical styles being represented... and one could even claim that the SHIRTS were the precursors to the musical RENT." - David Byrne from the afterword of "Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock CBGB & OMFUG" published by Harry Abrams, Inc. 2005 Upcoming Gigs * The March 17th date at The HOOK has been re-scheduled for Saturday June 16th (MFA fundraiser!) * Our next two gigs: Friday night, March 23rd @ 8:30pm The downstage Performance Space @ The Murray Street Grill 6 Murrray Street (near B'way) NYC 10007 (212) 566-8200 $5.00/door 8:30pm - The SHIRTS (www.stereosociety.com) 10:00pm - Half Cleveland (www.tinhuey.com) A TGIF kinda eve: have dinner/excellent food, drinks & music! http://murraystreetgrill.com 2 blocks south of Chambers Street-- close to all subways Saturday Night, April 14th South Paw 125 Fifth Avenue Park Slope, Brooklyn $12/door doors open @ 8pm The SHIRTS play at Brooklyn's "Burrow" Magazine Launch Party! Line-up: The SHIRTS (at 9pm), Les Sans Culottes, John Pinamonti and Formaldehyde Blues Train. Ben "The Beyonder" Carlin will D.J. For more info. about the event contact: burrowmag@gmail.com For more information about the history behind Burrow Magazine: www.lurchmag.com News MARCH 2007 Check out just released interview with Shirts members Bob Racioppo and Artie Lamonica: www.thedelimagazine.com/FeatureView.php?artist=shirts Check out our new music video, by JR Rost, for the title track "Only The Dead Know Brooklyn" at the following link: http://stereosociety.com/brooklynvid.html Our CD, "Only The Dead Know Brooklyn" can be purchased and downloaded at: http://stereosociety.com/brooklyn.html

JUNE 2006 "The SHIRTS haven't released a record in 26 years, but that will change on June 28 when they drop their fourth LP Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (Stereo Society). Peers of legendary groups such as Television and Talking Heads, the band is the epitome of a CBGB's act. Similar to how the Ramones were all about Queens, The Shirts are all about Brooklyn. With the release of the new record, they will play their old stomping ground CBGB's on June 28, a refreshing blast from the past." - Andy Keller, TheDelimagazine.com JUNE 2005 Check out the cover story in the June edition of The Interboro Rock Tribune! The SHIRTS contribute to a seminal interview about the early days at CBGB's (along with Hilly Kristal, Chris and Tina of The Talking Heads, Sonny Vincent, Martin Rev of Suicide, Roger Miret from Agnostic Front, Bryan from The Bouncing Souls, Doug Beans from Murphy's Law and the Functional Idiots and more...) Click HERE to read the article in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). http://irtmag.com Interboro Rock Tribune Magazine is a new FREE music magazine for the NY area in the grand spirit of the NY Rocker and Trouser Press. MARCH 2005 THE SHIRTS are featured and reviewed in the March 2005 issue of 22nd Century Rock Magazine which is available at ALL Tower Records & Fine Music & Fine Music & Bookstores Worldwide. Click HERE to read the article (PDF Adobe Acrobat format).