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Say It Contest: The Winner(s)!

Mitch By Mitch August 3, 2010

Remember how I said I’d reveal the winner like two weeks ago? Well I really mean today! Ha?

… sorry! It took some time checking through the list of potential winners to make sure they had valid email addresses/make sure it’s cool that we mention them by name on the site.

Anyway, enough excuses. Let’s DO IT:

Congratulations to the proud winner of a signed (by us, not some other crappy band) Epiphone acoustic guitar, (and some other prizes!) Brandon P!

Here’s Brandon’s entry:

I saw Born Ruffians at NYU in March. I was front row and it was easily the most awesome show I’ve ever been to. Afterward I was lucky enough to meet the guys. “Say It” is supposedly about communication and I think that the way Born Ruffians perform and treat fans is a clear reflection of that. I once e-mailed the Ruffians with a few questions and Mitch responded immediately and answered all of them. When I met them they were so personable and remembered who I was from the e-mails. I think this is really amazing and something not every band does. The fact that the Ruffians take time to talk to their fans and be so down to earth and real with them is fucking cool. They put so much energy into their shows and interviews, you can tell that they’re doing what they really love. I can’t wait to see them again in June and I wish that other bands could be half as approachable and friendly as the Ruffians. Thanks guys and keep up this shit up! Can’t wait for the album!

We hope you like the guitar and how we ruined it by scribbling on it with marker!

And that’s not all – we also gave away prizes (signed vinyl and other good stuff) to these lucky winners:

Derek Rich

Luke Stalley

Wiebke Strohwig

and Thomas Santiago!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you to everyone who wasn’t afraid to Say It and post on the website. It was so much fun reading through and seeing what you had to say. Don’t be afraid to come here and say whatever else you need to get off your chest. I’ll be here. Just hangin’ out or whatever.

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Born Ruffians United States Tour – Fall 2010!

Mitch By Mitch July 29, 2010

You may have heard this elsewhere already (and been clamouring for me to post these dates – I’m looking at you, Liz!), but we just wanted to make sure everything was in lined up correctly before spillin’ our beans.

But now, consider them beans spilt’. Check out these dates and let me know who’s coming to what show so I can high five you as you walk in the door. Or from the stage. Or through e-mail or something.

From the start of it all ’til Tallahasse we’ll be playing with Winter Gloves, and from the next day in Baton Rouge on we’ll be playing with Meligrove Band! YEAH.

So here are those dates with as much ticket/age info I could squeeze out of the internet:

09/28/10 – Bug Jar – Rochester, NY [TICKETS!]

09/29/10 – Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA [TICKETS!] – 18+

09/30/10 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA [TICKETS!]

10/01/10 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/02/10 – Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY [TICKETS!] – 18+

10/03/10 – Johnny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/04/10 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/05/10 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/06/10 – Random Row Books – Charlottesville, VA [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/07/10 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/08/10 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/09/10 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL [TICKETS!] – 18+

10/10/10 – Backbooth – Orlando, FL [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/11/10 – Club Downunder – Tallahasse, FL [TICKETS!] – 18+

10/12/10 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA [TICKETS!]

10/13/10 – Mango’s – Houston, TX

10/14/10 – Emo’s – Austin, TX [TICKETS!]

10/15/10 – Hailey’s – Denton, TX [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/16/10 – The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/17/10 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/18/10 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT

10/19/10 – DAY OFF – (Phew!)

10/20/10 – The Loft – La Jolla, CA [TICKETS!]

10/21/10 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA [TICKETS!] – All Ages!

10/22/10 – Slims – San Francisco, CA [TICKETS!] – 6+ (Not even joking, no five year olds guys)

10/23/10 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/25/10 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/26/10 – The Palace – Missoula, MT

10/28/10 – Triple Rock Club – Minneapolis, MN [TICKETS!] – 18+

10/29/10 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL [TICKETS!] – 21+

10/30/10 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI [TICKETS!]

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Say It Contest – We Pick a Winner TOMORROW!

Mitch By Mitch July 19, 2010

Not too long ago, we asked you to “Say It.” And now, after weeks of crude, hilarious, touching, perplexing, heart-breaking, soul-destroying, completely random and sometimes overtly sexual comments from you guys, we are down to one last day until we pick a winner.

Our Say It contest site has been so much fun that I’m actually sad that it’s coming to an end. I guess we’ll just have to make this site the place where you come to say the most out-of-your-gourd crazy shit.

So here’s what’s going to happen. Today, come say your final goodbyes to the Say It site. Cast your last votes and ponder on who will be receiving a signed acoustic guitar in the mail some day soon. Then tomorrow, the four of us will huddle around the glow of my computer screen and pass harsh judgment on all of you. Well, not really. We’ll just giggle and pick the one that we like best.

But for now, I’m going to head over to the site (I like saying head over as if I have to put my shoes on to leave this site) and take a leisurely scroll through the latest comments, and brace myself for the end of it all tomorrow.

And you should brace yourself for me spamming this on Twitter in a matter of seconds. Because I am shameless.

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Born Ruffians/Young Rival 2010 North American Tour – In Photos

Mitch By Mitch June 30, 2010

After three weeks of balloons, stage-invaders, confetti, hotel room robes, travel scrabble, somewhere around 500 cumulative beers (and some concerts too!), our tour with Young Rival has come to an end (and you can read about it in detail over at Pink Mafia).

But now it’s time to look back. Think of this as the Jersey Shore reunion show. Except I won’t break up with Luke in a screaming fit and Steve won’t punch Noah in the hair. We’ll save that for season two.

Click here to see our tour photos!

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The Making of What To Say + New Website Has Launched!

Mitch By Mitch June 4, 2010

WE HAVE LIFTOFF. I feel like I’ve just hit the town in a snazzy new pair of slacks or something. Thanks to John of Young Rival (can those guys do EVERYTHING or what?!) for the new awesome design, and for working so hard on it while already working so hard for us by driving our gear across the continent. If there is a nicer band in this world, they would probably have to be some sort of deity rock and roll outfit.

In other cool news, our video for What To Say (directed by Jared Raab) also has a Making Of which you can view right here (The Making Of Born Ruffians – \”What To Say\”), and see how we turned ourselves into green shapes of ourselves. Thanks to Brian Hamelin for the edit!

We’re off to San Francisco today, and if it rivals Los Angeles last night, I will most certainly blow a fun fuse or ten. LA was insane. I’ll have pictures at some point. Keep checking back.

See you tonight!

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