The Broken Remotes™

(7/22/2009) Come joing us Sunday night at the Viper Room. Broken Remotes go on at 10. Thanks to Aurora Armijo for the cool poster, and to KROQ and High Voltage Magazine for putting on the night.

(6/18/2009) Lose The Swagger is featured in the new USA show "Royal Pains" the episode airs tonight at 10pm.

(6/8/2009) This monday at the Echoplex the Broken Remotes will take the stage at 9:00. Rumor has it Amy will enter the the venue astride a golden winged unicorn. The show is presented by Buzzbands.la and Filter Magazine.

(2/3/2009) Boxer's Arm and Last Resort have arrived. Click on any of the three links to the right to stream both songs. Digital release is March 17th on JAX/ART Records.

(1/30/2009) The Broken Remotes are releasing a new single entitled "Boxer's Arm" b/w "Last Resort" which will hit Myspace, Facebook and Last.fm on February 3rd. Official iTunes release is March 17th. No new shows on the books as Amy and Jon continue to write and record new material for a forthcoming full-length.

(12/17/2008) Final show of 2008 this Friday at the Redwood Bar in downtown LA. The night benefits the LA Food Bank and cover is only $5 if you bring a couple cans of food to donate. The bill is all over the map, with Jenny O., Free Moral Agents and Spirit Animal joining the Remotes onstage, along with DJ Richy Pennies.

The band was in the studio last weekend recording two new tracks, despite Jon's broken hand (if we can get it together we'll post X-rays... album cover?) and will be mixing at the end of the month with one of LA's finest, Bryan Cook. Single release date scheduled for March 16th, we'll let you know if anything changes. Also in the works is a video for "Shut Off The Machines" by director Warren Kommers.

(10/25/2008) The next time your significant other tells you you need to work on your communication skills, just point out that the Broken Remotes went six and a half months without updating their website. On second thought, that would be a really stupid thing to say. Better just grovel and break out the massage oils.

A lot has happend since the website went down in April. Jon did an interview with Radio Free Silverlake, their were a couple shows, both at the Echo (July 9th and October 6th) and the band appeared live on KSCR with DJ Zach Wolfe. Broken Remotes' tunes also appeared on One Tree Hill, The Ghost Whisperer, Las Vegas and The Secret Life of Amercian Teenagers.

But we're not here to talk about the past. We're here to tell you that the band will play the November installment of Let's Independent! on November 24th at Boardner's in Hollywood with Pizza! and Automatic Drawing. Seeing a pattern? Yes, people love exclamation points.

(4/4/2008) The interview and live performance on KillRadio is now available streaming online. Those of you with the stamina to listen to two music geeks trade useless bits of trivia and somewhat insightful thoughts on life, love and music for 62 minutes, click here.

(4/2/2008) Jon will play solo and acoustic tomorrow on Jon Hershfield's KillRadio show "...Is Good". Here are the links:

Besides hosting a great indie radio program Jon (Hershfield) also puts on amazing shows and in general is one of the most sincere music lovers Los Angeles is ever likely to see. If we say any more we'd be venturing into idolatry, so let's leave it at that.

For any of you who might be fans of the show, both Arms Held Aloft and Lose The Swagger will appear on the DVD release of Las Vegas, season 5. Now that we're fabulously wealthy, Amy will be playing with diamond-encrusted drumsticks and sitting on a stool upholstered with virgin ostrich leather.

(2/7/2008) On March 24th the Broken Remotes will play the storied Mr. T's Bowl in Highland Park, CA. Pierogi fans rejoice! If you've never had pierogi and have no idea what we're talking about, check this out. You'll thank us later.

You're all probably waist-deep in the new Facebook/iTunes collaboration, iLike. To become a fan of the Broken Remotes on iLike, click here.

(12/1/2007) We've just added a show on December 11th at the Silverlake Lounge here in LA. The Broken Remotes go on at 10:30 following sets from The Mojave and Hollerado.

For those of you into the current "reading" fad, there's an interview with Jon available here at the Spraygraphic site. For those of you who aren't, don't worry-- there are pictures to look at too.

(10/9/2007) TONIGHT'S LAST STAND released today on iTunes. Click on the banner to go directly to the Broken Remotes iTunes storefront. Be the first to write a review and publish a playlist including a track from the LP.

(9/26/2007) Broken Remotes feautured on the CW show Gossip Girl. Tune in tonight to hear "Stick With Me, Kid" on the new show from the creator of the OC, Josh Schwartz. In an amazing coincidence, this is one of the first songs recorded with new guitarist... Josh Schwartz (no relation). Click here for more info on the show.

(9/12/2007) The iTunes release of Tonight's Last Stand is slated for October 9th. After much arm-twisting the LP will finally see its long-awaited digital release.

The band is in the studio again, recording songs for an upcoming EP. Check back for an update on an November show here in Los Angeles.

(6/29/2007) The Broken Remotes play Bordello July 11th After a long hiatus the band returns to the stage at one of downtown LA's best venues. Also on the bill are Charlie Wadhams and El Ten Eleven. Bordello is located at 901 E. First St.

The band goes on at midnight and tickets are $8. Click here for a map to the venue. The show is presented by eastside stalwart THE FOLD.

(12/7/2006) Two more songs from the new album, Let's Make This Worth The Regret and This Time Is The Exception are now posted on our myspace page.

(10/20/2006) The Broken Remotes have finished recording the new album at Stanley Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA. Joining Jon in the studio are Amy Wood on drums, Josh Shwartz on guitar, and Dave Yaden on Organ and Wurlitzer. The sessions were engineered by the amazing and talented Josh Latham.

(5/27/06) Tempe, Arizona-based clothing company SprayGraphic is now using both Arms Held Aloft and Lose the Swagger on their website, alongside artists such as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Death From Above 1979. This indie clothing co. has more than just great taste in music, they also make amazing clothes-- check out their site when you get a chance.For those of you who tuned in to hear the Remotes on KXLU here's the set list of all-new tunes:1. Pages of the Weekly2. Shut Off the Machines3. Where the Curb is Painted Red4. On the Take

(5/17/06) The Broken Remotes will play live on KXLU 88.9 FM in Los Angeles on Friday May 26th at 7 pm. They'll be playing a short set of new songs, joined by Air-Synth virtuoso Yvonne Ortiz.For three weeks in June Jon will join chamber-pop group Biirdie on their US tour, playing bass and singing from time to time. Check their website for dates in your area.

(12/1/2005) The last show of 2005 will be December 12th at the Silverlake Lounge with the Cold War Kids, Gliss, and The Grabs. The show is free, presented by the Fold.Lose the Swagger & Arms Held Aloft now available on iTunes. The new Remotes single is available for download at Apple's online store, and a limited number of CD's have been pressed which you can purchase here.

(11/14/2005) If you haven't experienced the charms of Glendale, CA, then this show will be a special treat. The Scene is one of those gems that not everyone knows about, yet somehow manages to host great live music 7 nights a week. They also have the "best jukebox in LA" (titled conferred by Amoeba Records) The Remotes will be playing with November residency band the Distortions, and the show is FREE thanks to Buzzplay.com

(10/15/2005) Lose the Swagger has finally arrived on our myspace page. Come check out the brand new song, as well as a remastered version of Arms Held Aloft. We've also made two songs from TMTK available for free download.Stickers are here! If you want some, send us an email and start checking your mailbox.

(9/5/2005) Jon Leahy plays a solo show this Thursday, September 8th at Molly Malone's in Hollywood. Also performing are Cameron Dye, Soundmind and Shark.

(9/1/2005) From September 1st through the end of 2005, 100% of album sales will go to the American Red Cross to help aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Our online distributor, CDbaby, has made it possible for The Broken Remotes, along with thousands of other artists, to quickly and easily divert album sales money directly to the organization that needs it the most. Vist the Red Cross website to see what else you can do to help.

(8/3/2005) Arms Held Aloft appears on the new Sunday Driver Compilation disc alongside other great independent artists from across the country. Stop by their site to check out the CD as well as the amazing designs of Angel Quintana.Director Jed Herold has begun shooting footage for the Lose The Swagger video, and was able to film the band while they laid down the basic tracks last weekend at Veneto West Studio in Los Angeles.

(7/17/2005) The Broken Remotes are returning to the studio to record songs for the next LP, tentatively titled 'Tonight's Last Stand.'

(6/30/2005) Jon Leahy will play a solo acoustic show on Sunday, July 10 at Room 5 in Hollywood. Room 5 is located at 143 N. La Brea Ave, just south of Beverly Blvd. Also on the bill are Shark (from the Wild Colonials) and Morgan DelaCroix.Friend and fan Mike O'Malley appeared on Dicky Barrett's Mighty Morning Show on Indie 103.1 FM this Tuesday and spun the new BR track Arms Held Aloft. Big thanks to Mike, Dicky, Liz and Stacey.The band has finally gotten around to updating its name on LAUNCH.com For those of you who got to know us as The Back Seats and immediately ran out and got a Back Seats tattoo... we're sorry.

(6/1/2005) The Broken Remotes play the Viper Room this Tuesday, June 7th at 9:00. Also on the bill are The Drugstore Cowgirls, returning from their triumphant show at SXSW, and sure to be wearing jeans that are cooler, if not tighter, than your own.The Remotes have joined the online music community at IAC where you can find an exclusive track called Piso Mojado, a quirky Latin-flavored song the band recorded during the making of TMTK but never released.Jon Leahy appears in the upcoming Louis XIV video "God Killed the Queen." Check their site for info on its release.

(3/2005) The Broken Remotes are now on iTunes. The debut album Throw Me The Keys is available through Apple's iTunes, where you can download a track for 99 cents, or the whole album for $9.99.