Mia Borders: News

You'll have to forgive me...  I literally love alliteration.  Aside from my silliness, we do have an amazing month ahead of us.  It's so jam-packed with shows, I'm just going to stop talking.

One more thing!! 

My brother Che (the other half of Blaxican Records), my buddy Clarke, and our band's lead guitarist Kyle "The Italian Stallion" Sclafani are running the Crescent City Classic 10K in support of the Children's Bureau of New Orleans.  If you'd like to contribute to the cause (which you should because I know how awesome each and every one of you are!), check out their page.  Any amount helps and it all goes to the kids!!

Hope to see y'all around town this month!

Love & Luck,

Us

EVERY WEDNESDAY IN MARCH!!!!!
Maple Leaf - 10:30 PM

Get over the hump with us and hear new songs from our upcoming album, Magnolia Blue (available in April). One new song every week! **The first ten concertgoers to arrive will receive a FREE copy of the group's last album, Southern Fried Soul. HOORAY!**

Friday, March 12th, 2010
Foburg Fest - 8 PM
Maison de la Musique

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
New Orleans Museum of Art - 11 PM

Currently on exhibit is “Dreams come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studios,” but not for long! The exhibit closes on MARCH 14th, but not before we stay open for 30 hours straight beginning on March 13th. We will be giving away door prizes every hour, so bring a group of friends and make a night of it.

Jazz great Shannon Powell will be playing on Saturday from 8pm-11pm and MIA BORDERS will be on from 11pm-1am.

DJ Quintron will keep the party going from 2 am - 5 am.  On Sunday Ellis Marsalis closes out the party from 2-4pm.

“Dreams Come True” is a major exhibition featuring more than 600 original artworks that shaped legendary animated features including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, as well as Disney's newest fairy tale, The Princess and the Frog.

NOMA is the only venue in North America that is displaying these treasures from all our childhoods. Over 70% of the exhibit has never been shown before, so before they go back into the Disney Vault come check it out!

Friday, March 19th, 2010
The Rusty Nail - 10 PM

Wednesday at the Square - March 24th, 2010
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ Mia Borders - 5 PM
Lafayette Square

 Friday, March 26th, 2010
Dino's Bar & Grill - 10 PM

WHO DAT!!!!!

We've got an awesome full-length show coming up next weekend at Dino's Bar & Grill.  They make a mean chicken sandwich,

Also, our MySpace page is shiny and new and our YouTube page is bumping the best new videos. And we're almost to 1,000 fans on Facebook, so tell your friends about us and let's make it happen!!

Last but not least, as our dedicated online fans you get free stuff!! Here, for your listening pleasure is our free acoustic EP. (*PC Users: Right-click and save as. Mac Users: Control click and save as.)

Mia Borders - Live @ Tip's Acoustic - 12.3.09

1. Should I Have Kissed You?

2. She Don't Know

3. Making Love to a Memory

4. I Can

5. The Very Best Part of Me

Tell your friends to sign up for our mailing list at miaborders.com and they'll receive free download codes, too!

Love & Luck,

Us

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Mia Borders @ Dino's - 10 PM
Dino's Bar & Grill

1128 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
USA

Price: $5

The group hangs out at Dino's Bar & Grill all night bringing you your favorite Mia Borders crazy hot jams! Who knows, maybe some stuff from the new album will creep it's way in there...

Attention all NYC Mia Borders fans (yeah, we know you're out there):

We're headed your way THIS WEEKEND!!! Friday, January 8, we will take the stage at The Bitter End at 9:30p to rock the big apple with a little Southern Fried Soul!

The deets:
Export NOLA 2010
The 2010 presentation of Export NOLA will be held on Friday, January 8th in two venues in the heart of Greenwich Village at Sullivan Hall and The Bitter End. The proximity of these two venues will allow attendees to enjoy the varied styles of music that the Crescent City is known for. Attendees can purchase one wristband that will give them access to both venues.

Date: Friday January 8, 2010 | 8 PM
Tickets: $20adv | $25dos - Click here to purchase

@ Bitter End - 147 Bleecker St:
Jamie McLean Band: 8pm
Paul Sanchez: 9pm
Mia Borders: 9:30pm
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys: 10:30pm
The Iguanas: 11:30pm

@ Sullivan Hall - 214 Sullivan St:
The Jon Batiste Band: 8pm
John Ellis & Double Wide:9pm
Christian Scott: 10pm
Paul Sanchez Duo (feat. Matt Perrine): 11pm
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet: 11:30pm
Funky Butt Revisited: 12:30am

Check out the latest review of "Southern Fried Soul" from Offbeat Magazine's December issue on stands now in New Orleans!

To read the review, check out the Press section.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! Or something like that... :)

Big Sam's Funky Nation delivers a large dose of its unique brand of New Orleans-infused funk on Friday, November 20 at BLUE NILE in New Orleans.

Heating up the stage for Sam at 10pm is Mia Borders!!

DO NOT MISS this night of truly amazing New Orleans sweet, funky soul music!

Happy November, peeps! What a great start to the month so far (WHO DAT?!?!). A few things we wanted you to know about:

"Southern Fried Soul" is now available from iTunes by clicking here!!

Our official merch store is up and running! Completely deck out your life with Mia Borders stuff like T-Shirts, hats, stickers, buttons, mugs, aprons... whatever you need! We're making more cool stuff, so be on the look out and spread the word, peeps.

"Don't Say Forever ($treet King$ Remix)" is entered in OurStage.com's 'Get Out of the Garage' urban music contest, so be sure to get out there and vote!

Last but certainly not least, we're playing with Big Sam's Funky Nation at Maple Leaf in New Orleans on November 13th. Hope to see y'all there! Become our 700th fan on Facebook and win TWO FREE TICKETS!!! Also, if you're already our fan and you tell your friends about our page and they're numero 700, you win a FREE SIGNED CD AND POSTER!!!!

It's bananas, I know...

Hey, guys! We have a few really great shows coming up for the rest of October. We'll be playing shows with The Iguanas, Eric Lindell and Mia will be singing with Big Sam's Funky Nation at Voodoo Fest!!

Check out the event section for more info!

"Scream" is currently number 7 on OurStage.com's Indie Pop charts. Keep voting to get us to number 1!!!!!

Vote for us here!

Blaxican Records is looking for energetic, determined, and confident volunteers who wish to learn more about the managerial, legal, technological, and creative aspects of the music industry. For more information, download the application below.

Blaxican Records Volunteer Application

PLEASE help the band win a performance slot at the upcoming Austin City Limits music festival by casting your vote here: http://delllounge.com/soundandthejury/Mia-Borders/default.aspx.

Love & Luck,
Us

Check out the band's Snocap store to download your copy of "Southern Fried Soul" (featuring a very special bonus track) today.

Download the full wallet with photos, lyrics, and thanks here.

"Southern Fried Soul" is now available for hard-copy purchase at Peaches Records (408 N. Peters St.) and Louisiana Music Factory (201 Decatur St.) in New Orleans. Online distribution is slow, so email MIBO@MIABORDERS.COM to get your copy if you're not in town.

Check out the new video section of website to see the band perform live, hear acoustic renditions, and hear new music!

Check out the band's YouTube page to see the latest video! It's a photo slideshow of us through the years to the tune of "Maybe, Baby," from our upcoming album "Southern Fried Soul."

Available August 2009!!!!

P.S. Happy Birthday America!

Mia Borders on OurStage.com

Check out the band's new OurStage.com website.  Think of it as a Pandora Radio-like contest.  Listen to music, vote for what you like, and listen to recommendations based on what you like.  

Every month, there are competitions in different genres.  Vote for us (or whoever you like...) and the winner for best song of the month will get $5,000!!

Hey, everyone! Check out the music section to download tons of live performances of your favorite songs FOR FREE!!!

Also, check out the Calendar for a link to purchase advanced tickets to our DesireNOLA Charity show THIS SATURDAY at The Howlin' Wolf.

See you there!

Hey, everyone!

First of all, a HUGE congratulations goes out to Mia's lead guitarist, Kyle Sclafani, who got married yesterday!!!

Also, there have been a few changes to the website, and they'll keep coming. Browse around (there's a new Poetry section, and a streaming audio player) and check back for more updates.

Love & Luck

Hey, friends. Just letting y'all know what's up with us this month. Hope to see you guys soon!

Love & Luck


Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Mia's Bi-Monthly Solo Show!! - 9 PM
The Rusty Nail
1100 Constance St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
USA

Price: FREE

The very first in a series of solo shows by Mia at The Rusty Nail featuring brand new originals, new covers, and old favorites like you've never heard them before!

Thursday, March 19th, 2009
9 pm
Carrollton Station
8140 Willow St
New Orleans, LA 70118

Price: FREE

The band will be shooting part of their music video, "Don't Say Forever" as well as playing a few new songs and cuts from the upcoming album. The shoot will be free and open to the public, so TELL EVERYONE!!

In honor of my solo acoustic set tonight (yikes!) I'm in the process of updating some rough acoustic tracks for your listening/downloading pleasure.

Eventually, they'll be plenty originals ("Yesterday," "The Very Best Part of Me," etc.), as well as some neat covers ("Cry Me a River," "It's a Man's World," "Crazy," etc.), so be patient with me. :)

Hope to see you tonight!

Love & Luck,
Mia

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Mia Borders will take the stage on February 28th at The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans!

**Be sure to email merch@miaborders.com for tickets. It's VERY important to pre-order for this show.**

Hey, MNSKP fans!!

After much deliberation (literally, it's been years...) we've mutually decided to perform under the more pronounceable, more self explanatory moniker "Mia Borders." In the end, it's just easier for everyone in terms of promotion and good old fashioned getting-the-word-out without any more of those "eme-what-ska who...?" debacles.

Of course, this means nothing more than a simple name change. We're the same sexy faces playing the same sexy tunes for the same sexy fans we know and love!!

With our studio-produced debut just around the corner, we figured it was best to get the word out about this as soon as possible.

And most importantly...

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!!!!!

Love & Luck,
Us

BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARKS (as we update all our sites)!!
http://www.miaborders.com http://www.myspace.com/miaborders http://www.isound.com/mia_borders http://www.purevolume.com/mia_borders http://musicnation.com/music/mia_borders

MNSKP will take the stage at Tipitina's this Thursday night (11/13) at 10 PM for an all-out Funk-Rock fest!

We got the early slot so that all of our hard-working fans can take a break, grab some drinks, and listen to some really great music.

Hope to see you there!

MNSKP
Followed by The Voodoo Revue
Thursday, November 13, 2008 10 PM
Tipitina's Uptown - 501 Napoleon Ave, NOLA 70115
$8

P.S. Be sure to check out the exclusive $treet King$ remix of "Don't Say Forever" featuring A-Dizz & Khan!
http://www.myspace.com/mnskp

MNSKP is back from Nashville and they've got some great pre-mix releases to listen to. Head over to the music to hear for yourself!

MNSKP's latest release, "The Nashville Cuts," is now available for online download!

Head to the one of the following sites to get your copy TODAY!!

The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, Tradebit, GreatIndieMusic, Ruckus, Napster, Amazon, Inprodicon, PayPlay, rVibe, Lala, and GroupieTunes. And it's on its way to over 100 more!!!

Love & Luck,
MNSKP

iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=290366487&s=143441
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/The-Nashville-Cuts/dp/B001FRASDG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1221686969&sr=8-10