Aug 5
Team Genius has some exciting updates for you, dear fans.

TEAM GENIUS ON TV: Our song “ABC” was featured in an episode of “The Gates” which coincidentally airs on ABC.  As far as we can tell the show has something to do with vampires living in a gated community.  I’m guessing it’s something like Desperate Housewives but with vampires. So that´s exciting.
TEAM GENIUS ON AN IMPORTANT STAGE: We are headlining a Mercury Lounge show on Thursday, September 9th.  Thanks to tremendous support from a lot of you back in February the fine folks at Bowery Presents have asked us back and gave us the big kid spot.  While this admittedly makes us a bit nervous we are also extremely, gratuitously excited.  Just wanted to mention it now because we’re going to try to get every soul that has ever crossed our paths to attend this show and celebrate with us.  It’s going to be a fine time.
TEAM GENIUS INSIDE YOUR STEREO: We are recording a long playing record.  It could possibly be pretty good.  We are recording it with our friend Eric Zeiler of the band Xylos.  He is very good.  We should finish recording the requisite sounds in August and finish mixing said sounds in September (hopefully).  Then we’ll probably try to get other people to listen to it and say nice things about us.
That’s all for now.  I hope every one’s summer is going swimmingly (get it?!).
See you in September if not before.

Apr 22

Team Genius is playing an excellent show this Friday at midnight in the Lower east Side.

Like our last show, were playing a mix of brand new, old, and really old songs. One is tentatively called Who Farted, so thats fun. Join us. It will rock.

Also, you might remember Pearl & the Beard from our Mercury Lounge show. Well, were playing with them again! They go on at 11:00 and we play at 12:00 sharp. Also performing: this guy.

Important Bullet Point Details
Where: The Living Room 154 Ludlow St, Manhattan
When: April 23
Time: The Strike of Midnight! Or earlier if you like music.
Price: FREE!


Apr 1

We’re playing one of those shows where we join forces with another band for part of our set. Mass hysteria and face melting is certain to ensue.

It’s this coming Tuesday at 8:00 at Pianos. Come check out the melding of some favorite Team Genius cover tunes with a band called Sunroom. In addition to our “duets,” we’ll be trying out a few of the new songs we’ve been agonizing over in recent weeks. They are ready to be consumed by you, oh pack of voracious Team Genius fans.

Pianos: 158 Ludlow btwn. Stanton and Rivington
Tuesday, April 6 @ 8:00 p.m. Main Room (usually this is a more intimate thing done upstairs but they just moved us into the main room.  Probably because we’re big time.)

http://cross-pollination.com/about/

http://www.myspace.com/sunroommusic

http://teamgeniusmusic.com/


Feb 8

The lovely bloggers at the Music Street Team covered our Mercury Lounge show last month.

Here’s what they said:

It was great to see the collective Team Genius fill out onto the modest Mercury Lounge stage. … It was quite the spectacle. Even better was the lively keyboardist and the presence of a trumpet. MORE BANDS NEED TRUMPETS. Anyway… the show was great.

Here are the videos, enjoy:

Let’s All Sleep Together:

A new song(!!) called Seven Parts:


Jan 26

The Mercury Lounge show rocked! Giant thanks to all the fans, friends, and randoms (new fans?) who came out and obeyed our humble request to dance their asses off.  Excellent showing, guys. WAY TO SELL OUT THE MERCURY LOUNGE!

Our bill-mates Xylos and Pearl & The Beard rocked too.

Also-our friend Tom wrote some jokes especially for the show. Here’s one:

Q: “What did the drummer get on his SATs?”

A: DROOL! (Hey-o…)

Anyway, Team Genius is taking a hiatus from shows in the coming months so we can focus on learning some new material. Till then, keep in touch with us on FACEBOOK!

We’ll be posting some photos from the show soon (photos here by Yvonne Rodriguez).


Jan 13

Team Genius is playing at Mercury Lounge on a SATURDAY NIGHT with some pretty amazing bands. We hope you can make it because, come on, its 10:30 on a weekend night, and its in the city.  That’s not a common occurrence.

Also, it’s our first time playing Mercury Lounge and we are planning a rocking set. High kicks. Sweat. Confetti guns designed for outdoor use only. That kinda stuff. AND we’re going to be giving away our CD to anyone who comes. FOR FREE!

SATURDAY JANUARY 23

Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston Street)

Music starts at 7:30 - Team Genius at 10:30

$10

The bands:

Xylos - http://www.xylosmusic.net/
Team Genius - http://teamgeniusmusic.com/
Pearl & The Beard - http://pearlandthebeard.com/
Echo Station - http://www.myspace.com/echostation
The Static Jacks -http://www.thestaticjacks.com/

…..::::::Get tickets in advance, it could sell out::::::::…….

….:::::RSVP/Spread the word/Etc on Facebook:::::::…….


Dec 9

Good For You’s Good For Me presents:
A Benefit Concert for St Christopher’s Inn Rehabilitation Center

Xylos - www.myspace.com/xylos
Zambri - www.myspace.com/zambri
deVries - www.myspace.com/devriesmusic
Team Genius - www.myspace.com/teamgeniusmusic

Doors at 7pm

21+

$10

Union Hall
702 Union St. Brooklyn, NY

This concert is in dedication to my very close friend Damien Perello [RIP 1982-2009]. Damien loved music so much that he flew up from Florida for a concert I curated in October, only a couple weeks prior to his passing.

Proceeds from the concert will be donated in Damien’s memory to St Christopher’s Inn in support of their Drug Rehabilitation program.

St. Christopher’s Inn, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, is a temporary homeless shelter dedicated to the rehabilitation of men in crisis whom we call “Brothers Christopher.”

Our mission is to offer a continuum of quality health care services that facilitate physical, emotional, and spiritual healing by providing Chemical Dependency Treatment, Primary Health Care, and temporary housing.


Dec 8

Hey there everyone, did you know you can be our fan on the Facebook? You can stalk our updates about new songs, new shows, and new antics.

So be our fan! RIGHT HERE!!!!

PS. There’s also Myspace.


Nov 6

Come rock out on Thursday night at Glasslands in Williamsburg.

We’re playing third on a bill of three awesome bands:

MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE
http://www.myspace.com/miraclesofmodernscience

“Their unique mixture of classical and pop elements is perfect for frolicking in a fantasy landscape.”
–The Deli Magazine

THE LISPS
http://www.myspace.com/thelisps

“Extraordinarily ambitious, engaging, and uplifting live music experience; a celebration of the sheer power of imagination and creativity that – through the meta-narrative of a grunt soldier writing a science-fiction masterpiece - can’t help but pull its own curtain back on the imaginative scope and vision of the show’s creators.”
– Ear Farm

PET GHOST PROJECT
http://www.myspace.com/petghostproject

“Justin’s music is layered with rich harmonies and interesting instrumental choices, and resembles everyone from Animal Collective to the Elephant Six bands to the dB’s, while aping none of them.”
–NYC Taper

Thurs. Nov 12th @ Glasslands

$8 // 21+

RSVP to Facebook: Team Genius @ Glasslands


Oct 13

And CMJ Loves Team Genius:

“It doesn’t take exceptionally high IQs to realize the power of bouncy synths and endless falsettos, but it helps.” - CMJ

TG will be playing a show at 11:30 on Tuesday October 20 (that’s a week from today) with just Drew and the ladies. It’ll be special. The venue is Local 269 in Manhattan.