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It’s been a while since we’ve updated our blog… we know :(

But we’re back! And, just as we’re finishing up finals/album recording/preparing for our Summer tour in Beijing, we’re proud to announce that we’ve decided on new leadership for the group next year, and we couldn’t be more excited about the year to come!

Here’s the list of positions for 2012-2013! Enjoy!

Pitch: DJ Stanfill ‘15
Co-Bizzes: Mark Trapani ‘14 and Jake Van Leer ‘15
Winter Tour (Beginning of January): DC/Virginia/East Coast, managed by Derwin Aikens ‘15 and Jackson Thea ‘15
Spring Tour (First two weeks of March): NYC/Puerto Rico, managed by Nimal Eames-Scott ‘14 and Terrence Chin-Loy ‘14
Summer Tour (May): Greece/Turkey (ISTANBUL!), managed by Benji Goldsmith ‘14, Jamie Bogyo ‘15, and Elliah Heifetz ‘15
Rush Managers: Elliah Heifetz ‘15 (Rush Coordinator), Derwin Aikens ‘15, Jackson Thea ‘15, Jamie Bogyo ‘15
Jam Meisters: Alex Ratner ‘14, Benji Goldsmith ‘14
Webmeister: Jackson Thea ‘15
Alumni Coordinator: Benji Goldsmith ‘14
Minister of Propaganda: Derwin Aikens ‘15

Can’t wait to see where this new leadership takes us!

More soon to come on this blog, we promise.
Love,
Da Doox 

If you’re in the SoCal Area, come check out these public concerts:

PS Arts Benefit Concert with Zooey Deschanel and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Saturday, March 10th, 7:30pm
Tickets: http://yalela.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=442718

PUBLIC CONCERT in Manhattan Beach
When: Sunday, March 11th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: American Martyrs Catholic Church Auditorium; 624 15th St, Manhattan Beach
Ticket prices: $5 students $10 adults; $20 priority seating
Friends, family & fans in Los Angeles! The Duke’s Men will be making our way to Los Angeles real soon, and we’d love to see you all at our PUBLIC CONCERT. Come watch us perform top 40 hits by superstars including Rihanna and Adele along with the classic music of Sam Cooke, Chaka Kahn, and many more.
TICKETS: http://dukesmenla-efbevent.eventbrite.com/

Hope to see ya there!

Love,
Da Doox 

Hey y’all,

We’ll be having three public concerts in Florida. If you live in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area, come check us out! Here they are:

• Concert on Wednesday, January 4th, at 7pm at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, FL. Address: 18600 Vista Park Blvd., Weston, FL 33332. Click HERE for Facebook Event. ($10)
• Concert on Saturday, January 7th, at 3pm at the Coral Springs Museum of Art in Coral Springs, FL. Address: 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. Click HERE for Facebook Event. ($10)
• Benefit Concert for the Arts in Public Schools on Saturday, January 7th, at 8pm at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami, FL. Address: 464 NE 16th Street, Miami, FL 33132. Click HERE for Facebook Event. ($20 for adults, $10 for students 18 and younger).

Thanks! And we hope to see you there!!

The Duke’s Men will be in LOTS of shows this coming week… FUN FUN FUN. Gotta check them out!

First up, Terrence, Alex, and Benji are all in a production of Adding Machine: A Musical (with Musical Direction from the one and only Ben Wexler), which promises to be very exciting and thought-provoking. It’s going up in the Whitney Theater, and the showtimes are Wednesday 11/30 at 7pm and Thursday 12/1 at 7pm and 9:30pm.

Also this coming weekend, James and Alejo are going to appear in a production of a BRAND new musical from a team that can’t be beat—Keegan/Sonnenblick/Feigenbaum. Gotta go. It’s called Independents, and the showtimes are Thursday 12/1 at 8pm, Friday 12/2 at 8pm, and Saturday 12/3 at 2pm and 7pm in the OBT.

ALSO, Henry will be dancing in the Yale Dancers Show going up this weekend! They’re so good!!! The Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12/1-12/3 at 8pm in the ECA Theatre (55 Audubon St.)

What a great way to end the last week of classes! So close to the end of the semester…