Old News

January 14, 2007
 Faux Paz In Studio For Fourth Album
    All this week, the Faux will be in Charlottesville, VA recording their fourth studio album, to be released later this year.  They're down at the studios of James Gammon, just a few miles away from the University of Virginia.  The tracklist and release date should be posted here soon-- check back for details!

September 12, 2006
 A Big Welcome to the Newest Members of the Faux Paz!
    The Faux Paz are extremely excited to welcome three new members this semester: Jon Resnick, Ian Hall-Hough, and Janani Karunaratne!  We are thrilled to have each one of them in the group.  Pictures and bios for all of them will be up on the website soon.  Auditions were really tough again this year-- we had more than 60 people try out over our 2 nights of auditions.  Thanks again to everybody who tried out... please consider coming out again next year!  Info about performances this semester will be posted soon; check out the events page for details.

May 23, 2006
Fall Auditions Announced
    We will be holding auditions for the Fall semester on Wednesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 8th at 7:00 PM.  Auditions will be held in the music wing on the first floor of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (CSPAC) on campus.  Come prepared to sing your favorite song a cappella!

May 18, 2006
 Goodbye, Mike & Lesley!
    We had a great Big Show last Friday night, and it was the last show for two of our favorite Faux Paz, Mike Anderson and Lesley Sico.  Both of them have been in the group since their freshman years, and we're going to miss them a lot!  Congratulations on graduating, and thanks for all you've put into the group during your time with us.  Thanks also to everybody who came out to support us at the show-- make sure to come back next Fall!

May 3, 2006
Spring Semester Big Show!
    Next Friday, May 12 at 8pm, we'll be having our biggest show of the Spring semester.  The Spring Big Show is our last performance of the 2005/2006 school year, meaning it's the last show for our seniors Mike and Lesley.  Come out to wish them well, and to hear us perform a huge amount of new material as well as all your favorites from past semesters.  New songs this semester include "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap, "Amsterdam" by Guster, Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning," and many others.  The show starts at 8pm in the Stamp Student Union's Grand Ballroom, and tickets (just $5) will be available at the Hoff box office the night of the show.  See you there!

December 5, 2005
 Big Show a Success; Banner Stolen
    Thanks to all our friends, family, and alumni who came out to support us last Friday in our Fall Big Show.  Our biggest audience in recent memory filled the Grand Ballroom for a great show.  Thanks also to the GW Pitches, our awesome guest group.  Unfortunately, our brand new banner disappeared from its rightful place on Tydings Hall sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning.  If you have any idea what happened to the banner, please email us at fauxpaz@hotmail.com!

November 26, 2005
Fall Semester Big Show
    This Friday, December 2nd, is our Big Show for the Fall semester!  Make sure to come and check out our new songs as well as all your old favorites, including everything from Alicia Keys to Keith Urban to Stone Temple Pilots.  Joining us this semester will be the Pitches, an awesome all-female a cappella group from George Washington University across town.  Tickets are just $3 for students and $5 for everybody else, and you can get them at the Hoff the night of the show.  It all starts at 7:30 in the Grand Ballroom of the Stamp Student Union-- be there!

September 30, 2005
The Faux Paz Invitational
    Next Friday, October 7th, the Faux Paz will be hosting their very own invitational a cappella show on campus!  Featuring some of the very best collegiate a cappella groups in the Mid-Atlantic, this show will be a great chance for our audiences to see some incredible talent from other schools.  Joining us at the Invitational will be the all-male Georgetown Chimes, William & Mary's coed group DoubleTake, and College Park's own all-male group, the Generics.  More groups will be announced soon!  The show will begin at 8pm in the Memorial Chapel.

September 10, 2005
 Welcoming our new Fauxbies!
    The Faux Paz are extremely excited to introduce our seven newest members: Jesse Frankel, Sarah Lee, Daniel Reed, Crystal Thomas, Amanda Jabes, David Lipsitz, and Becca Newell!  Auditions were extremely competitive this semester, with 83 people trying out, and we would like to congratulate everyone who came out.  We wish we could take you all!  Make sure to see our newest members at our first show this Friday, Sept. 16, the Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert.  See our events page for details.

August 11, 2005
 New CD: For Lack of a Better Word now available!
    The Faux Paz are proud to present their third studio album, entitled For Lack of a Better Word.  This CD was recorded at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music Recording Studio in Pittsburgh during the Spring 2005 semester.  It contains a wide representation of the group's repertoire, with music by Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, Frou Frou, Kelly Clarkson, and more.  It is available at all of our concerts for $10, or it can be ordered online and shipped for an additional charge of $2.  For a complete track list and for more information, please see the albums section of our site.

 August 10, 2005
Fall Auditions Announced
    We will be holding auditions for the Fall semester on Wednesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 8th at 5:30 PM.  Auditions will be held in the music wing on the first floor of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (CSPAC) on campus.  Come prepared to sing your favorite song a cappella!