Only her band's van comes close to logging the miles Sarah Borges has put on her songs during the past year. Good thing they're as strong and sturdy as her wheels. After months of nonstop touring in support of her sophomore album, "Diamonds in the Dark," Borges and her band, the Broken Singles, return home for a pair of shows tonight and tomorrow night at the Lizard Lounge. For the Taunton native, the cramped but cozy Cambridge club is where it all began. Borges held the CD-release show for her first album, "Silver City," at the Lizard Lounge in 2005. Since then, she estimates her ensemble - which includes bassist Binky, drummer Rob Dulaney, and guitarist Mike Castellana - has logged about 100,000 miles in the band's van."It's been a good year with lots of new experiences," says Borges. "But it's good to be home. Life is bizarre when you live in a van and then you come home and try to have a regular life." This weekend's homecoming shows will also double as a video-release party for the final single being released from "Diamonds" ("Stop and Think It Over," written by the Reigning Sound's Greg Cartwright).
Borges and the Broken Singles even filmed a video for the song at both the Lizard Lounge and the Regent Theatre in Arlington, using a new multimedia company called Hobnox, where a team of Boston-area musicians (among them her boyfriend, singer-songwriter Jake Brennan) happen to work. Borges says she watched dozens of vintage videos on YouTube to get the right feel for her own debut. - complete article
Live at the Lizard Lounge 1/18/08:
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