Overboard News

Overboard’s upcoming concert series

Overboard — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:45:35 +0000

At 8:00pm every Friday in July, we will be performing at the Unitarian Universalist Church in historic Gloucester, MA. Conveniently located right in downtown Gloucester, this storied venue is within walking distance of the award-winning restaurants and bars of America’s oldest seaport. Concerts are open to people of all ages and tickets are available at the door.

Visit our gigs page for more information.

Overboard nominated for 8 2010 ACAs!

Overboard — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:15:36 +0000

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 details.

The winners will be announced on June 1, 2010. We’re very excited and thank you for all of your support.

“Help!” nominated for two CARAs!

Overboard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:24:39 +0000

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.

Overboard profiled on the Daily Grommet

Overboard — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:06:26 +0000

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, limited time, giveaway for the site’s visitors. Let us know what you think!

Thanks to Jeanne and Angella for making this happen, we are really excited to have been included among your featured articles!

Enjoy!
~Overboard

Get out the vote!

Overboard — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:06:11 +0000

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 same!

Congratulations!

Overboard — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:37:52 +0000

Congratulations to Debbie Williams, the winner of our Good Night contest! For correctly identifying 14 of the 15 songs featured on the track “Good Night” from our newest album, Help!, Debbie will receive a $100 Visa gift card and a set of Overboard albums. Stay tuned for upcoming contests and giveaways!

Thanks!

Overboard — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:42:34 +0000

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 helps (sorry, that pun is just way too easy) as we try to reach our goals.

If you missed the free album download, we will be giving away a few tracks on the Help! album page soon. In the meantime, though, check us out on iTunes!

Thanks again! Happy Holidays!

~Overboard

Help! is here (and it’s free)

Overboard — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:01:27 +0000

Our newest album, Help!, is now available! We’re so excited about this project that, from November 23 – December 23, you can download the entire album entirely free at our website www.overboardvocals.com. Enjoy!

Help!

Overboard — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:54:37 +0000

Our newest album, Help!, is now in post-production. We’re all really excited about it and can’t wait to unveil it in November! Stay tuned for more details!

Overboard Sings at the United Parish of Upton

Overboard — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:52:35 +0000

Hi everyone! Fall is truly here, and we are gearing up for our busy-as-usual holiday season. We have had a fantastic summer with many great gigs and a recording project in the works. We are very proud to have donated our time and music to several charity and community events during the summer months and we hope our audiences have enjoyed our singing!

Our most recent musical venture was for the United Parish of Upton in Upton, Massachusetts. Arriving at the Church on this beautiful Saturday afternoon was like living a scene from a movie: a sleepy New England town, at the peak of fall foliage season, ready to tuck in for some good old a cappella music!

Although we brought our sound system and microphones for this show, once we explored the church hall and warmed up, we realized that we could better utilize the intimate space by using a few area mics instead of individual mics. The space had the kind of rich ring to it that can really enhance a group’s blend. We finished setting up and spent some downtime in the church lounge as Joe serenaded us on the piano with his Latin-jazz renditions of “Take On Me” and “Piano Man.”

When 8:00 rolled around, we hit the ground running (Scott will correct me here and say we hit the ground singing). The church hall had filled up nicely with lots of friendly faces and their energy was fantastic. An excited, lively crowd is all any musician can hope for, and Upton delivered! In between songs, we shared stories and introductions and a good time was had by all. The folks in Upton even learned how Stu got his name and very eagerly offered up some great new suggestion! My vote is for Spike (thank you gentleman in the third pew).

Nick ended the show belting out his best Gnarls Barkley with “Crazy,” and when the crowd called for an encore, Stu crooned them with Michael Buble’s “Home.” During intermission and after the show, we had a chance to chat with many of members of the audience, which was a real treat. I think we had as much fun as the people of Upton did at this show and we look forward to returning!

Take care,
Josh (the original)