Overboard Boston a cappella group

April was awesome for Overboard

We’re not ones to brag but, April has been a pretty awesome month for us. It all started April 1st when we won our second CARA (Best Religious Song for “Amazing Grace”) and were awarded two runners-up CARAs (Best Jazz Song for “Toxic” and Best Hip Hop/R&B song for “Used To Love U”). Then, in [...]

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Free Track Tuesday
Somewhere Over the Rainbow

This week for Free Track Tuesday we bring you “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. You may know the original from the Finding Forrester soundtrack. This came to us as a special request for a graduation party over the summer and we liked it so much we decided to record it and [...]

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Free Track Tuesday – Baby by Justin Bieber

We’re excited to reveal our newest project: Free Track Tuesday. As the name suggests, we’ll be offering a free mp3 download every Tuesday. However, that track will only be free for a week. After that, you’ll be able to buy it online from iTunes, Amazonmp3 and other stores. We’ve decided to kick off the project [...]

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Overboard nominated for 8 2010 ACAs!

Overboard has been nominated for eight A Cappella Community Awards (ACAs) for everything from Favorite Pop/Rock Group to Most Cutting Edge Group. Our newest album Help! garnered a few nominations of its own, including Favorite Professional Album and Favorite Arrangement (“Hello Goodbye” arr. by Nick Girard). Check out the 2010 ACA Nominees page for more [...]

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“Help!” nominated for two CARAs!

Overboard’s newest album, “Help!”, was nominated for two 2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Pop/Rock Song (“Hello Goodbye”). The winners will be announced on April 1, 2010. We’re very excited and thank you for all of your support.

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Overboard profiled on the Daily Grommet

After a chance encounter with the site’s Chief Marketing Officer at one of our holiday mall gigs, we were recently interviewed for the Daily Grommet’s blog. Included at the end of the article are a short video taken from a recent rehearsal (forgive Nick’s crazy hair, he’s due for a haircut soon!) and a special, [...]

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Get out the vote!

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to become the newest voice of Foxwoods Resort & Casino! The grand prize is $25,000 in cash and prizes, so please click here or on the yellow button and listen to our submission. If you like what you hear, vote for us and tell others to do the [...]

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Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the free download of Help! We were overwhelmed by the positive responses we received, especially on Facebook, Twitter and the RARB forums. A special thanks to those of you who donated to the Help! Overboard fund; we’re really looking forward to an exciting 2010 and every little bit definitely [...]

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Overboard Heads West to the Las Vegas A Cappella Summit!

Hello again everyone! We have finally caught up on enough sleep to tell you about our trip to Las Vegas. It has been a few days since we touched back down at a chilly Logan Airport, but the warmth of the Strip and complimentary gin and tonics (virgin, I assure you) still persists. Although the [...]

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Pioneer Valley Yacht Club (Longmeadow, MA)

This past Saturday, we had the pleasure to perform at the Pioneer Valley Yacht Club in Longmeadow, MA, also known as the hometown of our beloved summer intern, Dave. We were welcomed into Dave’s house with open arms and had the chance to meet his family, including Astro, the family dog, before heading off to [...]

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