17th May 2012

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Last chance to vote for Girlfriends/Bent Shapes in the Best Music Poll

THANKS for coming out to PAs last Saturday to see us plow through all the old songs one last time. We will play our first show as Bent Shapes on May 30th at Great Scott w/ Shepherdess and Grass Widow!

In the meantime, feel free to amuse yourself by clicking around at the Best Music Poll. We are nominated for Best Act, Ben is nominated for Best Male Vocalist, and many of our friends are nominated for other awards. Voting ends tomorrow.

See you soon!

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20th April 2012

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Girlfriends nominated for Best Act in Boston, Ben nominated for Best Male Vocalist

We found out yesterday that our band has been nominated for Best Act in the Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll, and that Ben was nominated for Best Male Vocalist. If you feel like voting, click the links in the preceding sentence and you can do so as often and as regularly as you’d like.

A lot of our friends are nominated as well: Quilt, Creaturos, Earthquake Party, Cuffs, Reports, The Needy Visions, Now Denial, Mean Creek, Get Laid, Amanda Dellevigne, and more—click around, go nuts!

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19th October 2011

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Vote for us in the Boston Music Awards, or come see Andy + Ben play Flatmates covers on Halloween

Girlfriends has been nominated for Best Pop Rock Artist of the Year in the Boston Music Awards. To, visit www.bostonmusicawards2011.com 

Also, Andy + Ben will join Zoe + Amer of Whir and their friend Laura for a Flatmates cover band at the Ladyfest Boston Riot Grrrl Halloween show. It’s happening Halloween night, Oct 31, at Charlie’s Kitchen and it’s only $5 (all proceeds go to Ladyfest). Also appearing: Bratmobile, Slant6, Huggy Bear, The Runaways, Crass, and Kate Bush!

ALSO! Andy will be playing drums w/ Mikey, Chris, and Erik from Mean Creek for a Ramones cover set at Starlab on Thursday October 27

as well as with members of Spirit Kid and Oranjuly for a Beatles cover set at The Pill @ Great Scott on Friday October 28!

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