Yes, SHOES will be venturing out to do our first live show in over 3 years on friday, August 11th, 2017 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL! Teaming up with our pals in The Dwight Twilley Band and…
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Jan 6 2016
Blue vinyl SHOES LP available!
Our good friends at Alive Records have issued a very limited number (150) of cool blue vinyl copies of the "Primal Vinyl" LP. It's the same tracks that were originally released on the swirl-colored vinyl release in April of 2014…Read more
Aug 27 2015
Jeff Murphy to serve as panelist at CD Baby's DIY Musician Conference 10/24/15
CD Baby, the on-line source for virtually ALL aspects of independent music distribution, promotion, streaming outlets and sync licensing is hosting it's 1st ever DIY Musician Conference at Chicago's Congress Plaza Hotel the weekend of Oct. 23-25! The weekend event…Read more
Aug 17 2015
SHOES featured on The Hustle podcast, w/ Jon Lamoreaux!
Jon Lamoreaux hosts an extensive interview with lots of Shoes tunes on The Hustle podcast;
http://thehustlepodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2015-08-11T20_28_59-07_00
Even though he lives in Denver, Jon was in Brooklyn last May when the band played at The Bell House for the…Read more
http://thehustlepodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2015-08-11T20_28_59-07_00
Even though he lives in Denver, Jon was in Brooklyn last May when the band played at The Bell House for the…Read more
Aug 3 2015
SHOES Podcast on Stereo Hysteria w/Charlie Crane is up!
Earlier this year Charlie Crane, the host of the Stereo Hysteria podcast, interviewed Jeff Murphy via telephone spanning a wide range of topics and eras of the band's career. The show features 18 songs ranging from such rare sources as…Read more
Jun 7 2015
Trailer for "The Power Pop Movie" features Shoes, "Tomorrow Night"!
Filmaker Justin Fielding is in the process of filming a new music documentary called, "The Power Pop Movie" that looks to grasp a definition of the genre, talk to artists often included in the genre and feature songs and interviews…Read more
Jun 7 2015
SHOES featured in the new issue of Blurt! magazine, on line!
In the new issue of Blurt! magazine writer Dave Steinfeld talks to Jeff about the latest vinyl release, Primal Vinyl, the definition of Power Pop, the advantages and disadvantages of vinyl, and the origins of some classic SHOES songs!
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Apr 26 2015
SHOES members film interviews for music documentary
On the heals of the April 18th Record Day release of the "Primal Vinyl" LP and the release of the new Ken Sharp book "Play On! Power Pop Heroes Vol. 2" (featuring a 38 page chapter on Shoes), Boston film…Read more
Apr 22 2015
"Primal Vinyl" LP available through mailorder!
If you came home empty-handed on Record Store Day and missed out on scoring a copy of the new star-burst vinyl LP "Primal Vinyl" from your local record store, don't worry. You can still get a copy available from the…Read more
Mar 24 2015
A sneak peek at the Primal Vinyl LP!
Just got a chance to check out the cool starburst vinyl pressing of the upcoming Primal Vinyl LP and it looks (and sounds) pretty cool! With starburst colored vinyl, every copy is unique and looks a bit different. So, you…Read more
Mar 15 2015
New: SHOES "Primal Vinyl" LP coming on Record Store Day, 4/18/15!
In association with Alive NaturalSound Records, SHOES is proud to announce the upcoming Record Store Day vinyl release of "Primal Vinyl" on LP. The disc features 12 songs culled from past albums, demoes and even includes a NEW live version…Read more
Feb 24 2015
Vol. 2 of Ken Sharp's "Power Pop Heroes" available to order!
The second volume in Ken Sharp's "Play On! Power Pop Heroes" music chronicle is now available for ordering! It seems this volume has so much info, it's spread over 700+ pages in 2 books! Featuring Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen on…
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