Oh hell yeah and a radly-emphatic "hey girl hey" to you all! Earlier this "last month of 2009",I touched base with super cool online shoe outlet, BC Footwear as part of their Hey Girl Hey series, which features pretty cool gals doing even cooler things. BC is an LA-based shoe company for the girl with an adventuroius attitude and a thirst for discovery. Basically, it's the Beaston motto! Want to get to know a little more about who I am, where I haunt, and [...]
Breakout band Bamboo Shoots on tour now!
Can't get this ridiculously catchy dance song out of my head by New Jersey band Bamboo Shoots. Lise wrote about them last month when their album, Armour, was about to come out but for those of you in NYC this week to attend CMJ, you can check them out live at Public Assembly for AVAAZ's Indo-Indie Fest in Brooklyn on Oct 23 and then again for CMJ at Fontana's on Oct 24. Sounds like they put on
Yes this is that 'I Gotta Feeling'. New York electro-alt act Bamboo Shoots performed a live, in-studio cover of the Black Eyed Peas single and posted it for fans on their YouTube channel . The quartet, who toured India earlier this year, pull off a pretty efficient cover, incorporating into the mix a fun dhol section. Directed by Steve Perrong, the video sees the band performing the song in their jam pad, taking the job of covering this particularly hapless track as seriously as they can. Perrong throws in some snarkiness though like [...]
Bamboo Shoots, a scrubs to riches story.
Brooklyn-based band Bamboo Shoots hit the road on October 9 on a two-month long North American tour in support of it's buzzed about new album, Armour. Like a real life Cinderella story, the boys were saved from a boring life of medical school and professionalism by their own unique brand ...
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The boys of Green Day once said to wake me up when December comes . While we're not there quite yet, this does mark the last Friday of September 2009 and thus, the last Friday Mixtape of September 2009. So, take the time to reminisce about the month that was Pavement, Kanye, and CoS' two year anniversary, while enjoying this week's best mix of new singles, covers, and remixes as well as mp3s from some up-and-comes you might just want to check out. NEW Singles: "Alleycat" by Awesome New [...]
1. Avi Buffalo - "Raccoon"2. Vic Chesnutt - "Flirted With You All My Life"3. Will Stratton - "Who Will"4. Awesome New Republic - "Alleycat"5. Bamboo Shoots - "Hey Girl"6. Hyperstory - "A Happening"7. Port O' Brien - "My Will is Good" (Bodega Girls remix)8. Boh Runga - "Be Careful" (with Serj Tankian)9. Hey Ocean - "A Song About California"10. Julie Peel - "Unfold"**BONUS**11. The Dustys - "
Bamboo Shoots is an electro/alternative/pop group hailing from Em's neck of the woods. The group were the winners of the MTVu's Bets Music on Campus contest and have toured with the likes of the Plain White T's and Soulja Boy. Now their new album Armour is coming out, filled with danceable beats and catchy hooks and produced by Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads). The following track is straight
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo : 2009-09-12, Chicago [mp3,ogg,f;ac] "This Bed Is Getting Crowded" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Bamboo Shoots : "Hey Girl" [mp3] from Armour (out September 29th) other Bamboo Shoots posts at Largehearted Boy The Big Pink : "Dominos" [mp3] from [...]
News on Har Mar Superstar's new album, Now, Now Every Children heading back to Europe & Red Pens play the Fetus.
Tumblr, the micro-blogging site that all the hep cats are utilizing these days, is throwing a party tonight called "Reblog This Concert" in New York City, with bands, DJs, bloggers, and oh hey, a $10 admission price tag. Going down...
This past weekend, the Northside Festival descended upon Brooklyn, NY, providing a full weekend of music showcases. As one should expect, Consequence of Sound was on site to take in the sites and sounds. First up, is a report from our own Carlos Destres... Thursday, June 11: Day One What felt like a world away from Manhattan began with a little swarm of clouds hanging in the sky, intermittently drizzling some rain on the sidewalks of Williamsburg. Nevertheless, across two towns, revelers descended upon the north side of [...]
Northside Festival | Day 4 | June 14, 2009 With the final day of the first annual Northside Festival coming to a close, I'm pretty exhausted. There was a certain wind-down feeling to Sunday's events--even at the crazier shows. Yeah, a few of the annoying hiccups were back, but at this point they didn't seem to matter as much as they did the first day. Phil and the Osophers : [...]
It's finally here. The bands and the venue have been confirmed. The stage has been set. Most importantly, I will be there. All the more reason for you to attend SIS @ CMJ 2K8 style! Eight bands will rock your ass off for six hours on Wednesday, October 22nd beginning at 8PM at Rehab . Yes, it's where we have our usual monthly club night, but this isn't just our monthly club night, it's the [...]
Philly's Hail Social are bringing their laid back dance grooves to DC tonight. In what is sure to be a great show, they will be playing The Red and The Black with Brooklyn's equally danceable Bamboo Shoots . There is a lot happening in the city this evening, but this show is definitely worth checking out. Hail Social - Heaven Bamboo Shoots - Hey Girl
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