The Boggs is an independent rock band from New York City formed by Jason Friedman in 2001. Original band members Friedman, Ezekiel Healy, Bradford Conroy and Phil Roebuck met as subway buskers in New York and became a part of the then burgeoning "New New York" scene that included groups like

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, and

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. Their debut album ''We Are The Boggs We Are'' (

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) was a punk re-telling of Harry Smith’s

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that the band mockingly dubbed ‘Archival no-wave’. The Boggs also contributed a

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track for '' This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation'' in 2001 (

). The follow-up, ''Stitches'', recast the band's sound as a type of acoustic

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. Some reviews compared the record to a more artsy

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or more

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based

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. Their third album "Forts", once again recast the sound of the band. The band's official biography found on their Myspace page describes it as, "proto post folk garage punk folk punk blues and disco." In 2010,

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adapted the Boggs' song "How Long" for the track "Central Two O Nine" on his album "Band Of Joy" listing Jason Friedman as a co-writer with Plant and Steven Miller.

Members

After 2005, The Boggs had a constantly rotating live line up that sometimes includes members of other established independent rock bands. Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jason Friedman was the only constant member of The Boggs. Some former members of the band include Ezekiel Healy (guitarist), Brad Conroy (drums),

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(drums) of Enon, Sam Jayne (guitar) of

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, David Lloyd (

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) of Cause for Applause, Heather D’Angelo (vocals/keyboards) of

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, keyboardist/vocalist Elleanore Everdell.

History

The first Boggs' recordings were made by Friedman in his bedroom using a tape to tape deck and a pair of headphones as a microphone. Friedman was looking for people to help record and perform this material when he met Ezekiel Healy (

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) Brad Conroy (drums) and Phillip Roebuck (

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) while

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in the

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. The four recorded the debut record three months later. David Lloyd (

) replaced Roebuck immediately following the

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of ''We Are The Boggs We Are'' and was present for the

of ''Stitches'' released in the UK in 2003. ''Stitches'' again received critical attention, but The Boggs’ record label City Rockers was in financial trouble and soon went out of business. Following the collapse of City Rockers, Friedman relocated to

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where he spent the next two years

the album ''

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''. ''Forts'' was released in the U.S. May 8, 2007 on Gigantic Music.Mineo, Mike (May 13, 2007)
Review: The Boggs – Forts
Retrieved March 14, 2014. Friedman and singer Eleanore Everdell went on to form the band

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and signed to

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in 2010. The

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remix of "Arm in Arm" is featured in ''

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''.

Discography

*''We Are The Boggs We Are'' (2002) *''Stitches'' (2003) *''Forts'' (2007)

References

External links

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