May 20, 2012
Mike and Matt Scharpf hosted another fun and profitable evening at the Friendly Tap in Berwyn on Saturday, May 19. The beneficiaries of the evening were, once again, the men and women serving in Afghanistan and being ministered to by…
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Oct 15, 2011
I received a wonderful e-mail from a soldier stationed in Afghanistan and thought I'd like to share it with you all:
Your song soldier has become sort of a anthem with myself and others soldiers in my infantry platoon who… Read more
Jul 20, 2011
We've scheduled a new show at Doc Ryan's on August 26; please refer to the events page for details.
There will be new music appearing in the near future. Many of you already know about my wife's cancer and her…
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Jun 30, 2010
Radioindy has awarded Blackbirds with their Grindie Award for excellence by an independent musician/band for 2010. http://www.radioindy.com/Blackbirds/
Jun 15, 2010
Mike Slajchert and Matt Scharpf will be performing at Doc Ryan's in Forest Park on July 22 from 6:30=10:30. This will be an all-ages show benefiting the work of U.S. Army chaplain Father John Barkmeyer, a fellow South-Sider, as he…
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Nov 17, 2009
All songs on the new CD are now available as individual downloads at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blackbirdsmusic4 Eventually, they'll be picked up by all the usual download suspects - iTunes, Napster, etc.
Oct 27, 2009
"Endlines and Punchrhymes" has been released on CD Baby - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blackbirdsmusic4 The digital version will be following shortly, and then move to iTunes, Amazon, Napster, etc.
Oct 13, 2009
The new CD, "Endlines and Punchrhymes" has been shipped to the distributor, CD Baby, and should be available for purchase online within the next couple of weeks.
Jun 8, 2009
The new CD "Breaking and Entering" and the previous CD "Stop-Time" can now be ordered directly online, avoiding the hassle of writing a check and mailing it. If you have a PayPal account, you may order both by visiting the…
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