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Check out Jeremy in the 8008ies!

Hi everyone, Erik here! 

Life’s been crazy and the music has been, slow? haha. My wife and I had our first baby a few months ago and between that and a slew of life changes for the other guys including new jobs, new apartments and travel, Young Squire has been in hibernation as everyone gets settled. 

Jeremy on the other hand, regardless of how busy that guy gets, has taken on the role of drummer in The 8008ies! They’re a a lot of fun and, having seen them in the perfect garage-show setting, sound amazing. They recently opened for The Queers at the Stanhope House in New Jersey and KILLED IT. I linked them above for your enjoyment CHECK THEM OUT!

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The Story So Far...

Wow... It's been a while, huh? The long and short of it is that everything and everyone is OK. Life has taken some twists and turns since anyone has last heard from us; 2014 ended up being a bust, we took some unexpected time off to handle some personal matters, and we all changed/started new careers, but all-in-all 2015 is looking up for Young Squire. We're working on some new songs and Jeremy is going to be producing/engineering the recordings which is REALLY exciting. We're also going to give some of the older songs a little love and get some better takes of them up for everyone to hear. Our hope is that we can get back out and start performing again in the near future, but our priority is to finally give our songs the proper attention and get them sounding the best we can.

Thank you, as always, for the continued support and we hope that you and your loved ones had an awesome holiday season and have a happy new year!

...Until next time.

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Hey everyone! We're playing in Sayerville on Saturday night at Buddies. You should come check it out. A Fall Out Boy cover band is playing too... should be a good time.

We will also have tickets available for the Fresh Air Music Festival! This show is STACKED and is being MC'd by WPLJ Radio. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity and aide to rebuild homes and lives destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Support the great state of New Jersey!

We're also getting ready for something really huge, so stay tuned!

~YS

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Show Tonight! Clifton, NJ - Clash Bar

Hey everyone! We're playing tonight in Clifton, NJ at one of our favorite haunts, the Clash Bar. Bands start at 9, but we go on around 11. We're debuting two new songs tonight and we're really excited to share them! We have some really cool stuff in the works, so as always keep your eyes peeled on www.youngsquireband.com!

See you tonight!

~YS

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Happy Easter...

Don't make your little brother cry...

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Hello everyone,

Spring is upon us, or so I think? It's been averaging about 50 degrees here in Jersey, not the most ideal spring weather but we'll deal.

Exciting things are happening in the next couple weeks and months. First off, we have a show coming up on April 5th at the Clash Bar and April 11th at Maxwell's in Hoboken! We're pretty stoked for both shows, but we'd be lying if we said we weren't a teensy bit more excited for Young Squire's first show at Maxwell's! So many bands have come through this place over the years, Fugazi, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, The Replacements, NIRVANA! We're just happy to be a part of the endless list of bands that have graced the stage at 1039 Washington Street!

Now, as for the other exciting news....we can't tell you yet! Not until everything is final and we have full details. However, if you happen to follow us on twitter (@youngsquire), you might be able to figure it out!

Don't forget, if you plan on coming to the Fresh Air Music Festival on June 15th, we have tickets on sale for $10 with all proceeds going to support the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Annnywaaayy, we hope to see you all at our shows in April! Enjoy the not-so-spring weather!

-YS

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We're excited to be a part of Couch By Couchwest 2013! Check out our video for "Golden Age of Radio!" Don't forget to check out our (newly designed) website http://www.youngsquireband.com for the latest news, show announcements, and pictures!

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Hello all!

It's 2013 and, as promised, Young Squire has three shows scheduled thus far! Check our Facebook page or stop by the Shows page at our website for more details!

We've also been hard at work on new songs! Expect us to debut a few new songs at the Loop Lounge on February 9th!

Rest assured, the past two months have not been wasted. In addition to writing new material, we have also been recording like mad! Expect those recordings (new songs and reworked favorites!) to be released sometime in the next few weeks. 

If you're the impatient type and can't wait for the real deal, check out this intimate acoustic performance of one of our new songs, "Golden Age of Radio" right now!

Hope you're all doing well and we can't wait to see everyone on February 9th!

-YS

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Hey all!!

Hope everyone is recovering nicely from the extended holiday weekend - unless you work in retail, in which case, we feel for you.

So, we recently played our 8th show on November 21, which took place at the Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ. If you were there, we thank you and appreciate your support. If you were not there and wished you had been, you will have to wait a little while longer to see us again!

We've decided to take the month of December off to focus on writing new music and recording some of that new music as well. We hope you aren't too bummed and are able to contain yourselves until the new year!

We've already started to book shows for January and will have all the dates up on the Young Squire Facebook page and at our website when things are finalized.

Thanks again for the support and we will see you all in 2013!!

-YS

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Its the week of Thanksgiving! Thousands of people will start and end their Holiday shopping this week, we'll all stuff our faces with our favorite Turkey Day foods, and naps will be had. All before that happens though, you should come to the Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ to see us and kick off the Holiday's celebrations this Wednesday, November 21st! The bar opens at 9pm, and we'll be there hanging out and celebrating our faces off at one of our favorite bars! We go on at 11, so get there, relax, and then get ready to rock.

Gobble Gobble!

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Hello Humans! We hope everyone is recovering well from Sandy's path of destruction this past week. Half the band has power, but we're hoping (as I'm sure many are) that we all get restored as soon as possible! It's getting cold out there... We're playing this Saturday at the Loop Lounge, and if you have gas, we'd love to see you come out! Plus it will be warm in there and they have alcohol, so what more could you ask for right? 

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Hey everyone! We're super excited for our show at the Clash Bar this week! We hope to see as many of you as possible! P.S. We're working on a nice little surprise to hopefully have ready for everyone!

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Hey Everyone!

Just checking in and saying hello! I'm spending a little time away from New Jersey as I’m celebrating my one year anniversary on the beach and in Disney World this week. We are super excited to celebrate Halloween with everyone a few days early on the 25th at the Clash Bar, and hope to see as many of you there as possible! While I’m away, I’m working on lyrics for some great new songs we were writing before I left, and we can’t wait for everyone to hear them. I miss my brothers back home, and I can’t wait to see everyone again.

Until Next Time Erik

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SHOW UPDATE

Hello all!

Just want to let everyone know we are playing Clash Bar in Clifton, NJ on October 25th! Keep checking our Facebook page for more information on our set time and other bands on the bill!

With this show so close to Halloween, maybe we'll have something special planned to celebrate the occasion!

-YS

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Little update.

Hello everyone!

We'd like to send a BIG thank you to everyone who came to see us at The Stone Pony this past Sunday! We'd also like to thank everyone who PLANNED on coming to see us, but due to an unforeseen change in our set time, couldn't make it down in time. Despite that little set back, our set went off without a hitch and was probably our best show thus far. We also debuted a new song, "Living Together", which will hopefully meet your ears sometime very soon.

Speaking of hearing our new tunes, we are going to try and record before our November 10th show at The Loop Lounge, so keep an eye out for that in the near future.

To hold you over in the meantime, visit our SoundCloud to hear our music and download our songs for FREE ! (who loves ya, baby?)

We also have video of our entire Lincoln Park Day set, so expect us to post a song or two from that set very soon! 

Again, we want to thank EVERYONE for coming out to our shows, buying tickets, and showing their support. Keep spreading the word and we'll see you all again at the end of October!

Don't forget, you can follow us on Twitter! (Fun fact: all of our own personal twitter accounts are on our Facebook page under the "About me" section. We love to hear from fans, so don't be shy and start following!)

Ok, this was a big update, my bad.

-YS

P.S.

Pic of the year award goes to our bassist Rob.

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A weekend full of shows!

Lovely weather here in good ol' New Jersey.

We're all pretty excited for our upcoming weekend of back to back shows.

Saturday, September 22nd should be a great time for two reasons: 1) we get to play for the nice folks in Lincoln Park, NJ at their annual Lincoln Park Day event, and 2) it's the first day of FALL! Sweater weather will be upon us. Bring the family, check out the vendors, check out the AWESOME MUSIC, and just enjoy the festivities!

Sunday, September 23rd should be a great day as well. We're playing The Stone Pony for the first time with a slew of other local NJ acts ( Just Saying being one of them - check 'em out!) The show is scheduled to start at 2pm and we'll be hitting the stage at 4pm. If you need tickets, don't be shy - just send us a message on Facebook and we'll figure out a way to get them to you in time. From what we've been hearing, Asbury Park has gone through a bit of a transformation over the last few years. We're glad to hear it and doubly glad to be playing in a town with such a rich musical history.

These two shows will most likely be our last until the end of October, so don't miss 'em!

Anyway, with all that said, we hope to see you all at some point this weekend!  

-YS

For more info on both shows, click the links below!

Young Squire LIVE @ Lincoln Park Day!

Young Squire LIVE @ The Stone Pony!

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Labour Day

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a restful Labour Day. We want to sincerely thank everyone who came out to support us over the past two weeks at 10th St Live and The Clash Bar. We had a blast at both places, and it wouldn’t have happened without you guys. Hopefully you all enjoyed our newest song “Royalty,” and you are looking forward to hearing a few other new songs in the not-too-distant future. We have another show in the works for September, and are looking to get a lot of “behind the scenes” work done in October (new recordings, a music video, possibly some merch) so please stay tuned!

-YS