Second Semester Gigs
Head on over to the Concerts page to check out our schedule for the coming semester and see if we're going to be anywhere near you!
The Sing-Off: A Summary
First of all, we'd like to send major congratulations to our friends Nota for the win. They are a fantastic group of guys, amazing musicians, and entirely deserving of this honor. Hopefully the record contract will change their lives forever and also help to change the popular perception of what all we a cappella groups do as an art form. We have nothing but respect and love for all the men of Nota and can't wait to perform with them again in the future.
Congratulations also to the rest of the groups involved - Voices of Lee, The Socals, Maxx Factor, Noteworthy, Solo, and Face - we've made some incredible new friends, and know that this experience would not have been the same without any of you.
None of this would have been possible without support from our friends, family, alumni, and Tufts University, and we thank you for being there constantly.
Sing-Off Music
You can find our most recent albums on iTunes, including our highly acclaimed new album Play The Game (featuring Who Are You, heard in The Who Medley), as well as Pandaemonium, which features Magical Mystery Tour and Come Sail Away.
Compilations
For those of you not keeping up with things in the a cappella world (including us), three tracks off Play The Game have been selected for national compilations!
Vehicle was selected for Voices Only 2009,
All The Love In The World was selected for sing six: sunny side up,
and most recently, Who Are You was selected for BOCA 2010! Woo!
NEW GUYS
Join us in welcoming the newest of the new Beelzebubs, three fantastic new guys from an outstanding class of auditions: Sam Cantor, Juan Carlos Montemayor Elosua, and Emmanuel Runes!
Twitter
In taking a couple steps forward into this decade, the Bubs have finally decided to make use of some of the technologies available to us. A new web site is in the works, but for now you can at least follow our updates: @tuftsbubs. There you'll find updates from the road, pictures, news snippets, and possibly even some witty banter with the groups we interact with. Or perhaps even with you?
Play The Game
Ladies and gentlemen, the Beelzebubs are extraordinarily proud to present to you our newest album, Play The Game. The culmination of two years of singing, performing, and recording, all the Bubs are thrilled with the result and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Check out the track list and listen to clips of all the songs or just order your copy now below!
- Typical [Mute Math]
- Vehicle [The Ides Of March]
- Go Or Go Ahead [Rufus Wainwright]
- Who Are You [The Who]
- Dog Problems [The Format]
- Party All The Time [Eddie Murphy]
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Bob Dylan]
- Debra [Beck]
- Rebel Yell [Billy Idol]
- Cologne [Ben Folds]
- All The Love In The World [Nine Inch Nails]
- Goodbye Cruel World [Pink Floyd]
Video
If you couldn't make it to our home shows this year, take notice of the new link on the left of this page: Video. Thanks to the continued efforts of a dedicated alumnus of the Bubs (names kept confidential to protect the innocent), each and every song from our home shows eventually makes it to this page in high quality for your viewing (or re-viewing) pleasure. While you wait for videos from this most recent show to appear, reminisce with us over shows and songs past, or subscribe to the channel to always be kept updated.
The Bubs on The Feeling's album!
Having just received word ourselves, the Bubs are proud to let you know that our version of Love It When You Call, originally by Brit-pop band The Feeling, has been included on their most recent release!
The deluxe edition of their album Join with Us includes a bonus disc of live or otherwise rare recordings of theirs, but the closing track (listed as "Love It When You Call [Chorale Version]") is actually the Bubs' version!
To hear a clip of Love It When You Call (or purchase the whole album), take a look at the album page for Pandæmonium.
The Bubs are in a book!
Over the 2006-2007 school year, the Bubs were followed by GQ editor Mickey Rapkin during his research for his book on collegiate a cappella. Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory , focuses on three college a cappella groups in the country: the University of Oregon Divisi, the UVA Hullabahoos, and the Tufts Beelzebubs (that's us!). It's funny, it's insightful, it's almost stalkerish; however you look at it, it's a peek into the somewhat dramatic and unusual subculture of collegiate a cappella, a community that is quickly rising to mainstream attention. To read more information or buy the book for less on Amazon.com, click here: Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory.
Radio programs: NPR and WNYC
As part of the press in advertising his new book, Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory, author Mickey Rapkin has appeared on a number of radio programs doing segments about the book and a cappella in general.
To listen to the piece on NPR's Saturday Weekend Edition, click here: NPR Weekend Edition Saturday.
To listen to the piece that aired Monday, June 2nd on WNYC's Soundcheck, click here: WNYC - Soundcheck.
If you've ended up here because of either of those pieces, you probably heard Mr. Roboto from our album Code Red and/or Come Sail Away from Pandæmonium
. To listen to clips and purchase those or any of our other recent albums, head on over to our Albums page.
2008 CARAs Awarded!
The Bubs are pleased to announce that, for the second album in a row, we've received Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards in every male collegiate category, including:
Best Album:
Pandæmonium
Best Song: Magical Mystery Tour on Pandæmonium
Best Solo: Andrew Savini for When I Get You Alone on Pandæmonium
Best Arrangement: Digging in the Dirt by Ed Boyer B'04 on Pandæmonium
Head over to the Albums Page and get your own copy of Pandæmonium
today!
The Beelzebubs extend our deepest thanks to CASA and to all of our wonderful fans. You're the best!
Reviews
The Recorded A cappella Review Board (RARB) has published new Bubs reviews. You can read all about Pandæmonium here.
About The Bubs
The Beelzebubs are a group of Tufts men who believe that singing
should be fun for the performers and audience alike.
Founded in 1963, the Beelzebubs have sustained a tradition steeped
in musical excellence and quality performance.
We thank you for visiting bubs.com - and we hope to see you at our next
show!
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