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This Frontier Needs Heroes

We are a Folk-Rock duo of brother-sister Brad and Jessica Lauretti living in Brooklyn, NY. We were brought up with a spirit of rebellion, a passion for social justice, and spent much of our childhood dancing and singing together to our favorite son... view more

  1. on July 12, 2011
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    Rural Route Film Festival Returns by Rural Route Films

    Rural Route returns to screen films from the fields, mountains, deserts & beyond! After a temporary hiatus we are back & ready to go!

    • 101% funded $5,090 pledged
    • 75 backers
    • Funded Jul 14, 2011
  2. on June 18, 2011
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    Keep the Wassaic Project Summer Fest Free by jeff barnett-winsby

    we are an artist-run Arts + Music organization with a FREE festival 2 hours north of NYC. and it is time to start paying our musicians!

    Funding Unsuccessful (07/06/2011)
  3. on June 18, 2011
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    Last Good Tooth Requests Your Assistance by Last Good Tooth

    This is about assistance in funding a three week summer tour from Maine to Florida. The more support we have the farther we can go.

    • 103% funded $5,170 pledged
    • 73 backers
    • Funded Jul 11, 2011
  4. on May 16, 2011
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    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
  5. on May 12, 2011
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    This Frontier Needs Heroes
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    Release Party!

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  6. on May 2, 2011
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    This Frontier Needs Heroes
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    It's May and we have the CD's and a Party!

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  7. on April 13, 2011
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    Veggie Island Grows by veggie isand

    Veggie Island, a market for locally grown organic produce is kickstarting for greenhouses, refrigeration, and kitchen equipment

    • 100% funded $15,115 pledged
    • 203 backers
    • Funded May 13, 2011
  8. on April 1, 2011
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    We Finally Did it!

    Wow,
         After long last we are about to share with you the digital version of our new album The Future!  All the files have been sent off for production, and we are happy to announce we will be printing vinyl!  It's hard to believe it's been a year since you put your faith in us with our Kickstarter campaign.  I hope the wait hasn't been too painful.  We are super excited about the new songs!  We have been playing them on the road the past year, and there are also some you have never heard before!  We officially started our own record label and publishing company called Heroic Endeavours.  We will be spending the rest of this year planning our next Tour!  Look out very soon for a new music video for "Space Baby!"
         Long story short, when we got back from our European tour in October we got right to work.  We recorded in Wassaic, NY with our good friend and masterful engineer Justin Pizzoferrato.  He recently has worked with such indie rock luminaries as J. Mascis and Thurston Moore.  We spent a week getting the basic tracks down, and then spent November and December doing the final overdubs at his studio in Easthampton, MA.  After weeks of mixing and then mastering, we had to finalize the artwork, and we are ready to preview it all for you now!  BIG NEWS!  The album art is going to be in 3D!
         The album will not be officially released until May 10, but we wanted to get it out to you as soon as possible.  We will be shipping your CD's off around May 1st so we need y'all to send us your address.  I will be emailing you a download code soon with a link!  Please tell your friends they can Pre-order the album here! http://thisfrontierneedsheroes.bandcamp.com/ THANKS AGAIN!!
    Brad + Jessica
    April 1, 2011
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        Justin Garcia on April 2, 2011

        Congrats.


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  9. on November 17, 2010
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    This Frontier Needs Heroes - We are making a new album! KICKSTARTER UPDATE

    Hello Kickstarter Backers,

    I'm writing today with an update on our project!

    After 3 months on tour across the US and UK we are back home.
    We had an amazing time full of incredible people, experiences and shows. :)

    Last week we were in upstate New York recording in a little red school
    house in the woods. We have basic tracking for 11 new songs (+ 2
    songs with Kath Bloom) done. We still have some more recording to do
    and are hoping to have the entire thing finished by Christmas.

    In the meantime, here is one of your rewards for backing our project. A demo version of one of the songs on the new album - SPACE BABY! It was recorded in London in our good friend Artur Dyjecinski's flat. Enjoy!

    http://thisfrontierneedsheroes.bandcamp.com/track/space-baby-demo-version

    Love
    Brad + Jess

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  10. on June 3, 2010
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    Be the first to hear our new single "Just Because"

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        Paul Cayer on June 3, 2010

        Great job, Brad & Jessica............let's keep those whales singing! -Paul


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