New album is here!!!  “…proving that 2007’s cheekily-titled Ripe for the Burning was no fluke, Three Nights is another sweet treat for lovers of recent Sloan, Pleased to Meet Me Replacements, Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, Mike Ness, and Cheap Trick…”  (Jack Rabid in The Big Takeover March 2010)  Download the album on iTunes or Amazon.com.  Prefer the physical CD?  Visit our Merch page (link above) to order the CD directly from us via Paypal (and receive a complimentary very cool SF sticker!).  Or use your credit card to order Three Nights from CD Baby.  Lastly, join us this Saturday, 4/17,  in Philadelphia for a special show at the Khyber.

In the meantime here are some reviews – “Three Nights opens with folk-pop, takes three more valid excursions into country-rock shakers (“College Scholarship Blues,” “All You Had,” “Any Ol’ Thing”), and kicks ass on a harmonica-blazing rave-up, “Scream”—reminding oldsters of that forgotten word “repertoire.” Beyond that, proving that 2007’s cheekily-titled Ripe for the Burning was no fluke, Three is another sweet treat for lovers of recent Sloan, Pleased to Meet Me Replacements, Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, Mike Ness, and Cheap Trick.”  (Jack Rabid in the Big Takeover 3/2010) .   Here’s a short review  in TN based Babysue Review.

Hey,thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday 3/27 to see The Successful Failures appearing live as The Real Defenders of the Acropolis for our acoustic show at Dublin Square Pub in Bordentown.  It was a great time.  If you missed us check back soon for upcoming dates… drinks will flow, blood will spill.  One more week and the new CD will be for sale!  Lots of posts with some exciting news coming soon.  Oh and don’t forget, the full band will be in Philly @ The Khyber on Saturday 4/17.  Thanks for reading, cheers!

So April 13th it is.   Three Nights will be distributed in digital form globally via iTunes and a host of other digital download stores.  The physical CD will be for sale directly from TheSuccessfulFailures.com, FDRlabel.com, Amazon.com, and many other online retailers.  We’ve got 12 new songs coming your way!  A couple of good shows lined up too – Saturday 4/17 in Philadelphia, PA at the Khyber and Friday 5/21 in Bordentwon, NJ at the Record Collector.  Please mark your calendars and join us.  Can’t wait for you to hear the new CD.  Last thing – click on the album cover to the left to view my collage and the tasteful Ron Bechamps’ graphic design.  Thanks,  – Mick

Our good freind Lazlo over at Blow Up Radio just released a new 3-CD benefit album called This Album Kills Cancer.  100% of the money raised from the sale of this CD goes Directly to Shayne Miel to help with the costs of his cancer treatments.  Shayne is the main dude in the super cool North Carolina band, The Future Kings of Nowhere.  Shayne has been keeping a blog of his experiences with cancer, which you can read here.   The Successful Failures contributed the track “Sinkhole” to the project.   For $15.00 download all 54 songs here.  Thanks.  – Mick

SF is returning to the Court Tavern (124 Church St) on Thursday, March 18th playing with good old friends – THE BASTARDS OF MELODY.  It’s literally been years since the Bastards have played a show.  This is incredible.  Details:  Bastards on first – circa 9:00.  Successful Failures on 2nd (10:00).  Honah Lee on 3rd (11:00) followed by Nymphomatics (12:00).  We’ll be playing at the upstairs bar, nice and cozy.  $5.00 to get in.  See ya there!   – Mick

The Successful Failures are appearing tonight as The Real Defenders of the Acropolis – playing 3 sets of acoustic music.  Expect to hear some SF and Dipsomaniacs songs along with a slew of mismatched covers from the likes of Social Distortion, J Cash, The Beatles, the Ramones, and more.  Th Real Defenders of the Acropolis features Mick Chorba on acoustic guitar, Ron Bechamps on guitar and mandolin, and Greg Potter on electric guitar.  Show starts at 8:30.  For more info and directions to the venue check out our “shows” page.

The roads, are plowed, walkways shoveled, and our show tonight (Friday 2/12/10) is on as scheduled.   SF on second of three bands so figure around 10:30 or so.  The Manhattan Room is in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia  right next to Johnny Brendas – 15 West Girard Avenue.  Also appearing is Philadelphia band, The Edison Proposal, and Jemina Pearl (formerly of “Be Your Own Pet”).  We’ll be playing lots of tunes from our soon-to-be-released CD, Three Nights,  and also unveiling a nifty cover of a Guided By Voices song sung by John Williams.   See you there, – Mick

As we prepare to release the new SF CD, Three Nights, we’re trying to clear out some old merchandise. So here you go… for $8.00 we’ll send you a classic blue Successful Failures t-shirt (in M, L, or XL) and one of our CDs.  Click here to get your CD and T-Shirt via Paypal.  Please specify which CD (check out our Merch page) and the size of your shirt (M,L,XL)when placing the order.