Borderlands plays music like its name implies, crossing genres and blending styles, mixing a bit of blues with a bit of folk, some country with some rock, old time traditional music with the latest radio sounds. Kurt Griesemer, Brent Richter, Craig Jewell and Jim Turk bring four different ideas of what makes music good to make great music.

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After two and a half years on mandolin, guitar, accordian, fiddle, and vocals, Brent has decided to take his leave. Perhaps it has something to do with his recent nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or maybe something to do with Real Life catching up with him. Brent has been a big part of this band, joining up with us in the early days and pouring in some wonderful harmonies, solos, and stage energy along the way. Brent's last show will be June 13^th at the Club Tavern. Come on out and wish him farewell in his future endevors.

 

Brent will be hard to replace, but we're looking. Keep watching this space, and we'll keep you posted when we find that person. If you know of someone, drop us a line!

St Patrick's Day

We had a busy weekend celebrating St Patrick's Day. Music, Guinness, music, Tellamore Dew, music! We played at Joseph Megaan's, Lake Mill's classic downtown bar, on Saturday, March 15^th, and the Claddagh Irish Pub on St Patrick's day. Both places were going strong all night, and the wild folks in Lake Mills kept us playing an extra hour! It's hard work, but someone's gotta do it. If you missed it this year, write it on your calendars for next year. Borderlands - a St. Patrick's Day tradition!

And on the drums we have...

The more things stay the same, the more they change. We spent some of our quiet time looking for that missing ingredient for the Borderlands sound, and that's what we've found! We've added Jim Turk on drums and percussion to our lineup. Formerly of The Prole, Jim's a multitalented veteran of the Madison music scene. Jim's first shows with us was January 25^th and January 15^th, and everyone who came out loved what they heard. Come on out on St Patrick's weekend to welcome Jim and hear this latest version of the ever-evolving sound of Borderlands!

MySpace

We've added a MySpace account! Giving in to social pressures, we've decided we needed a 'social networking' presence. So surf on over and pay us a visit, become a friend, leave a comment, and most importantly, hear some new tracks that we're putting together. For even more music, check out Kurt Griesemer's MySpace account, for some non- or pre-Borderlands (all original) music!

mp3's

We've added three demo mp3's to the site. Waste no time, download them now.