July 6, 2008: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE EVERYBODY!!!! Just want shout out a big "THANK YOU" to all of the bands that we have hit the stage with. We are still trying to finish our new album, but summer shows have been keep us away from our studio. This July we are taking a short break to go back and finish up our project. In the mean time summer is here our baseball teams are hot and we're going get ourselves a cold one and get to work. We will be back in no time. Have a safe and awesome summer.
Cheers!!
Squared Off
March 24, 2008: So I've been away for some time. The reason was that my old computer completely blew up! Took me awhile to get enough money to get a new one together. So now I'm happy to say that I'm back!
As for Squared Off news. If you do not know by now, Joe had an accident a couple months ago. While on a trail snowboarding, a newbie had crossed his path made him slam into a tree. He wound up breaking his femur in five places and left him bed ridden since. This seems more like a dejavu. Good thing we had Scott the old drummer of Boots and Bracelets help us out. Since the accident we had booked a handful great shows. So now spring almost here, Joe actual is able to get out the house and we are getting ready to get back behind the drums soon. It's been a long winter and it's time to get busy. We hope to see you out there. Keep in touch theres more shows to do.
Cheers
Squared Off
November 22, 2007: Winter is here summer is gone. It's time to get busy indoors and write new material for a new album. Our little summer tour was a success. Even though it was a short tour we had a blast traveling with Guns on The Run. Soon right after our getaway, Rob had made his decision to leave Squared Off and persue his PhD career. He'll not be forgotten.
With the bad comes the good. Right soon after Rob leaving us then comes JP. Since we had to change members our decision was clear. Less playing and more writting. Got to get the new guy in! Time to say so long for a few months and see you next year!
Cheers
Squared Off
August 14, 2007: Ok so we haven't posted anything lately. I apologize to everyone!!! But we have some big news!!! Here we go!
As we Squared Off are about to embark on a short tour. We feel we should come clean at this time. (Yes we've been keeping secrets.) The past couple of practices we have been trying something new. What that is is practicing with a different drummer then we have been for the past year. Yes thats correct we have a different drummer now. You may know him his name is Joe Wiess. Yeah you know. That lanky machine that used to pulverize the drum kit is now back from Montana. (What the fuck was he doing there anyway?)
Anyway, You all might say to yourself. "Self? What then happened to Rob?" "Did he leave the band after having enough of Ryan and Hoser's punishment? " Not likely.
At this time we would like to announce that Squared Off is now a four piece. You all remember Hoser on vocals and guitar right? And big ugly Ryan on bass and vocals? Yeah who could forget him. And we already talked about Joe being the drummer again right (Weren't you paying attention?) So what's left for Rob to do. Vocalist? HA! We are not death metal enough for his vocal stylings. Keyboardist? Not likely. Saxaphone? Suckonmywhat? Merch bitch and van driver? Well yeah he'll be that too. But we would like to announce our search is finally over for a second guitarist. Imagine that. All this time that little shit was hiding under our noses.
When will this offically start taking place? How's Friday in Cleveland for ya, That is if everything goes to plan which it looks promising. So checkout our page for more details as to the shows that are coming up and we well keep you posted for sure. Oh yeah and Be sure to say Hi to Rob and welcome back to Joe. More big news to follow after the tour but we don't want to spill it all. We like keeping secrets sometimes. See you on the road.
Cheers,
Squared Off
November 15, 2006 BIG NEWS!!!!!
First
off we would like to thank everyone who has stuck through our little lull in
action. Your support and constant nagging for us to play shows has kept us going
while we looked for a replacement for Joe. So it is without further delay we
would like to announce that our newest member of Squared Off is our new drummer
Rob Hurley.
Rob originally hails from North Carolina and has moved to Chicago to attend
school for some brainiac job we couldn't even begin to comprehend. He auditioned
for Squared Off with a left broken shoulder and was able to still get right
in sync with the music. Plus he's got a pretty good drinking tolerance even
if it enhances his southern twang in his voice.
Now for the next bit of news. Oh yes there is more! While we are busy getting Rob 100% up to speed we decided to do something totally off base of Squared Off. Johnathan Brandmier the morning DJ on the loop has kept Ryan entertained since he was a little kid and his father used to listen to him. (Wow thats long ago.) Anyway, Jonathan Brandmier has offered up a contest to write an anthem for the Chicago Bears. The prize is $5000. We decided since Hoser and Ryan are huge Bears fans why not write a song, submit it, and see what happens. So we did. It is entitled Da Brawling Bears Anthem. (Hey you come up with a better title in four hours of work!) Hoser should be posting it in our player tonight or tommorrow. So stop back and have a listen. The reason I bring this up is if we make it into the second round of judging, we have to play this live Friday November 17th at 115 Bourbon St. in Merrionette Park. So there is a sliight chance we might have our first appearance as this line up THIS FRIDAY! We'll keep you posted and let you know for sure as soon as we do.
But wait! We're not done yet! Come on keep reading this is what alot of you asked for. While Rob gets up to speed we have already planned our first official comeback date. Here is the deal.
DEMEMBER 30th
7pm @ The Rock Box
in Rockford IL ALL AGES!!!!!!!
We will be playing with
Egans Rats (Final show ever!)
Deadly Nightshade
& Boulevard Trash
More shows will follow. Yes they will be local but we keep screwing Rockford so we owed them. So just hang tight a little bit more, come back later tonight and checkout the song, and we will see you soon.
Cheers,
Squared Off
October 5, 2006 It's getting cold and darker outside, fall is here. Ryan and I had a great time this past weekend at the Anderson Fest. We have been working on a side project, Bob Barker's Nudered Cat, for some time. We believe doing a side cover band would be a good way for us to spend our time while we look for a new drummer. If anyone knows of any good drummers please spread the word. See ya out there.
August 30, 2006 Hey everyone! Summer is almost over, and our beloved Joe is gone to pursue his future. It's still not over, in the mean time we are still looking for a replacement. If anyone out there knows of anyone please get a hold of us. We hope that someone come through since there are more places out of town to play, and a new record to do. Help us spread the word. See ya!
July 2, 2006 OH! CANADA! OH! CANADA! Just got back from a 24hr trip to Windsor CANADA! Yesterday CANADA was celebrating CANADA day, which is what I think is like our 4 of July. HHMMM.... We'll anyways it was the Winsor OI! fest that part of the celebration. Apparently most of the states bands couldn't get across the border. That sucked! The crowd wasn't as big as anticipated, but we still had a awesome time. We met some bands from CANADA!, and new friends. Can't wait to head out on a long weekend to CANADA, and possibly hit the east coast. Someday. We want to give a big thanks to Brigid, and Brazen Rogues for let us borrow their stuff. If we knew how easy it was to get across, we would of brought our own stuff and MERCH! We sold out of our CD's. Hell yeah! Thanks again! See ya later! OH CANADA OH CANADA!........
P.S. Early warning. NEW SHOW! NEW SHOW! SPETEMBER 2ND (HOSER'S BIRTHDAY!!) SQUARED OFF w/TOMMY GUTLESS @ MEMORIES!!!! Spread the word!!!!
June 18, 2006 It's going to be a hot day this wednesday, and the place to be is at Stage 83. If you get a chance please come out and see another awesome show. You won't regret it.
June 5, 2006 We have to thank all of those who came out to see us at Stage 83 this past weekend. If you missed it, then you missed out on another awesome show. There is another chance to see us at Stage 83. Spread the word we are going to be there June 21st with Guns On The Run from Philadelphia PA. This is going be another awesome time. We see you there!
May 6, 2006 Hey everyone! We're getting ready for summer again! Rumor has it that we might be doing a split CD with our new friends Guns on the Run (Philly PA.). It's all in the talk stage right now, but either way we are going to be recording new material. New songs! Yes, new songs! Also we are putting together a comp " Hard Music for Hard Times" on Earwaxfactory. There will be 17 bands from all over the nation, and the planned date to be release will be sometime near Memorial Day. The list of bands and theirs songs will be posted in the near future. Before we go! We, Squared Off would like to thank all of the bands,and fans for making this an awesome spring. If you want to know what is going with us then go to our My Space site. Yeah it's a curse and blessing all at once, but hey we have to stick with the times. Til then, help the spread the word! See ya out there!
April 18, 2006 So we are back from our long weekend extravaganza. To sum the weekend up, “WE PARTIED HARD!” thanks to our brothers Born To Lose. We also love to thank everyone that helped us put this little tour together. First, Memories, Road Crew, and everyone that came out on Wednesday night. We were surprised to see a great crowd come out to start the tour off. Then to Brigid, 2500 Club, and The Dewtones, for another heart warming finger licking time…. Ok! Next goes to TJ and The Tradesmen. Erie Pa has and always will be an inspiring town to be in. Also to Pistol Whip your Grandma, and The Beer Mug another place that we have come back to. CLEVELAND ROCKS! No really Peabody’s did. This one goes to Brazen Rogues, Labor Force, Tommy Gutless, Trish, and Alex’s mom. What an awesome party! Last, but not least. To Chuck’s Steakhouse, Ricky, Dan of First Offence, Jackie Jab and The Common Man, and all of the Peabody’s Crew for coming out on an Easter Sunday night show. Oh! Yeah, to all our new fans and friends who came out this past weekend, we will see you the next time!
April 2, 2006 So spring is here, and we are heading out with those boys Born To Lose. We are going for short tour of the midwest. in the mean time we have been writing new songs, and have plans to put out a new demo. Who knows maybe an EP. I (Hoser), have been getting ready to put out a comp of bands from Chicago, and the whole midwest. The project should be finished sometime this spring. So keep an eye out. There are some really cool bands that will be on this CD. Check out our show to see where we will be next. We hope to see you there, and have and awesome spring!
February 22, 2006 Hey everyone nothing new here. There are more shows for us in coming month. Also we have the new CD available on INTERPUNK. See you at our next show!
January 12, 2006 It's a new year, and we are taking the time to write new material. It maybe the slow season, but we are getting ready for spring. Our friends Born to Loose are touring in March, and we have managed to set up a few shows with them. So keep an eye out on our show schedule to see where we will be at.
December 18, 2005 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It's a little slow for us lately That doesn't stop us from leaving town and playing a few shows out of state. We would like to give a big thanks to Bridget, 1600 bar in Detroit MI., The Consequences, Ox, S%$tlips, and Madison WI. We can't wait to do it again. Just reminder to everyone, our CD is available on this site.
November 10, 2005 Fall is here and the CD's are out! Time to hit the road. We have a few show this month, and hope to get more. We like to thank everyone that showed up to our release show. The whole night went great, and it was good to see Street Dogs again.
October 29, 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen! It is finally here! The new SQUARED OFF CD is available and ready for you! To get a copy go to the merch page, and spread the word!
October 23, 2005 This just in. We need your help! We've have been asked by the staff of Red Rose Prod. for us to pre sell tickets. If any one is coming to the show we can get you cheaper tickets. Just go to our contact page and get a hold of us.
October 6, 2005 Hey everyone! BIG NEWS!! I mean BIG NEWS! Yes! It's finally done! Our new CD is finally done and will be available in 2 weeks. We apologize for the long time, but wait was well worth it. We do have a release date set. It will be at The Studio on November 6th with Street Dogs! What a way to start the winter season. See you there!
September 12, 2005 It has been a while since I written to you. Good news we have finished recording and mixing. We are getting ready to announce a CD release show. There will be more info as the weeks come. Summer is almost over, but the shows still come. We are looking for your help. Squared Off is looking for a street team. Anybody want in then get a hold of us on our contact page, or on our my space site. See you guys later and we hope to see you at our next event.
July 31, 2005 Hey everyone! How is this heat treating you? Lately I've been going to Six Flags with Erika and Elizabeth. We have been hanging out at the water park. Fun! As for SO we are planning to do our side project BOB BARKER'S NUDERED CAT at Memories on August 20th for a scooter rally. Spread the word! We have a few cool songs for all of you. I'm happy to say that we are getting really close to finish our CD. We'll be planning on a CD release show soon. Til then stay cool and keep in touch.