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  • what is this, can it be true? - Creol Funderbunk 11:36:59 10/30/2001 (0)

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  • Thursday night in Albany, Ga - Kris Knowles 21:35:59 10/26/2001 (0)

  • The Booda Velvets Hit Number 1 - Clay 15:51:00 10/23/2001 (0)

  • You guys are awesome! - Becky Rockwell 22:25:54 10/19/2001 (1)

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  • Booda Enters Billboard Top 200!!! - Carl 11:41:14 10/11/2001 (0)

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    Latest Press Quotes

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    “Headrush is a musically accomplished piece of work that can insistently demand your attention…”
    - Tom Ryan, American Hit Network follow this link for the full review

    “Thank you, Booda Velvets. Thank you for giving me what I crave - some take-no-shit, shove-TRL-up-your-ass music that I can feel, crave and move to.”
    - CE Pelc, FM Sound follow this link for the full review

    "In a day when modern rock has become trite and painfully unoriginal, forcing
    listeners to depend on acts like U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Booda
    Velvets make claim to their own niche with their newest release, "Headrush.""
    Kenneth Paul, The Pitt News

    “Fusing heavy rock with galactic dreamscapes generates an alternative formula for universal appeal. The (Booda) Velvets achieve this effortlessly.”
    - Rebecca Marks, The Daily Orange

    “The members of the Booda Velvets may be in their late 20's, but make no mistake, they are still, wide-eyed rock 'n rollers."
    - Michael Lipton, Charleston Daily Mail

    "Headrush" continues the Booda Velvets' tradition of showcasing Cromie's strong vocals against lush melodies and anthemic choruses; the band has favorably been compared to U2 in the past, and with good reason."
    - Jim Testa, The Jersey Journal

    "Trying to decide which of the tracks is the best if just too difficult."
    - Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald review of "Headrush"

    "It ("Headrush") is one of the best albums of the year on any label."
    - Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald

    "Indie Good!"
    - NeoHippy.net

    Local downtown rock quartet the Booda Velvets have been quietly attracting larger audiences to their lively live shows. Come see what the fuss is all about.
    - Time Out New York

    Latest News!

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    Puma
    The Booda Velvets have been hand-picked by Puma for an all-out footwear sponsorship! And The Booda Velvets are featured on their website along with a select handful of well-known bands like Linkin Park and Jimmy Eat World. So catch the band on tour wearing some pretty fly kicks from Puma and check them out at mypuma.com .

    The Mitch Albom Show
    The Booda Velvets appeared on ABC's nationally syndicated radio/tv program, "The Mitch Albom Show" . The band brought the show in and out of commercial breaks with live music. The show gets between 3 and 8 million listeners!

    Tower Records
    Tower Records, due to all of the excitement, featured The Booda Velvets in every Tower Records location in the United States this January. Our new album, "Headrush" was in the Emerging Artists Premiere Section of your local Tower Records location. If you haven't picked up the album yet, Tower is a great place to do it! You can also order it from them online at www.towerrecords.com or use their site to find the closest Tower to you.

    The Discovery Channel - Outward Bound
    We've licensed several tracks to The Discovery Channel for their new show, "Outward Bound". Stay tuned for air times and dates, but it will be early on in 2002 – keep checking our web site for details.

    TBV featured on NBC!
    NBC's "Xbox Pipeline Masters Show" sponsored by Vans, opened with music from The Booda Velvets. It aired 12/23 on NBC at 3pm (EST) / 12pm (Pacific). This is the biggest surfing contest in the world, and the first time surfing has aired on network TV in 20 years. Our music opened the show, and appeared later on in the first round "highlights". Our name and album was credited on screen in the midst of the “highlights” section! If you missed it, stay tuned….it’s scheduled to re-air on Fox within the next few months!

    Metro Channel
    Camera crews, taping crews, lighting and such arrived at Arlene Grocery on Friday, November 2, to film The Booda Velvets Live! The segment, The Daily Beat, included interviews plus live footage of the band performing. This segment aired live on The Metro Channel in NYC.

    Digital Club Network
    The Digital Club Network or DCN.com continues to webcast The Booda Velvets Live from various venues around the country. You may tune into dcn.com and watch us live, or download past shows from their archives.

    WLIR FM 92.7
    WLIR 92.7 FM in Long Island, NY has been spinning The Booda Velvets on their specialty shows. Please drop them a line at (516) 955-0927 to request more BV tunes, or email them at: equest@wlir.com or harlan@wlir.com

    Bands For America
    "Staring at the Sun" has been added to the national "Bands for America" compilation disc, featuring some of the top music talent from across the country. It's quite an honor to be listed with such great bands, but even more of an honor that we can help raise money for the 9/11 Fund, with our music. The proceeds from this album go to benefit the victims of the tragedy. It is available in stores nationwide and you can purchase it and find out much more at their website

    MTV's Road Rules
    MTV used a segment of "American" in MTV's "Road Rules." Music from The Booda Velvets' new album, Headrush, has been licensed to numerous television shows that have expressed interest. So, keep your ears and eyes out for more music on the tube.

    Gotham Records
    The Booda Velvets recently signed a recording contract with the independent record label Gotham Records. Founded by Patrick Arn in 1994, Gotham Records specializes in alternative rock and is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), an AOL Time Warner company. Gotham Records has offices in New York City and Los Angeles. The Booda Velvets released their first full-length album, Headrush, by Gotham Records on Sept 4, 2001.

    Philadelphia Music Conference 2001
    For the second year in a row, The Booda Velvets participated in the Philadelphia Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA at The Hard Rock Cafe.

    Contact

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    Management:

    Degy Management Services
    6 Industrial Way W.
    Eatontown, NJ 07724
    732-544-8000 - phone
    732-544-5600 - fax
    Attn: Ari Nisman

    Legal:

    Loeb & Loeb
    345 Park Avenue, 18th Fl
    New York, NY 10154
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    fax 212-407-4990
    Attn: Ken Florin

    Label:

    Gotham Records
    P.O. Box 237067
    New York, NY 10023
    http://www.gothamrecords.com
    publicity@gothamrecords.com

    Band:

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    Tidal Mystery Party #10

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    Dec 16, 2000

    Please join The Booda Velvets, Freeloader
    and DJ Iball for our special holiday event.

    If you have never been to one of our Tidal Mystery Parties, these are private events that The Booda Velvets organize and orchestrate. We hold these events in a private loft space in Chelsea and attempt to create a lounge/ party atmosphere. We hand pick bands and artists to participate in these events in hopes that everyone can enjoy great music and meet new people.

    Press Quotes

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    First thing's first: In my opinion, this band was the best act of this year's [North by NorthEast] festival. They rocked the Rivoli with ceaseless energy, unmatched talent and intellectual lyrics, winning themselves a room full of fans on their first-ever trip to Canada. If they don't get some serious attention, something's wrong.
    - ChartAttack.com follow this link for the full review

    Artist's Cafe' Specials The Booda Velvets January 18 to February 18. As one of the hottest bands of New York City The Booda Velvets are a must see! They are a band to watch, selling out their self title debut album.
    - RealNetRadio.com

    This band [The Booda Velvets] brings you a very hard driving, Modern Rock song with screaming guitars and passionate singing.
    - Mp3.com The Booda Velvets in the Artist Spotlight with Featured Song of the Day "Cassius Clay"

    Their all too rare combination of musical talent and the ability to infuse their songs with powerful dynamics and melody makes The Booda Velvets one of the best new bands I’ve heard in a long time, and their self-titled CD an unequivocal success.
    - Mike Fortier, Showcase Magazine

    As always at the Wilmington Exchange Festival, it was out of the fat and into the fire; after skanking to Take 5, it was time to groove hearty to Djoliba … Everybody got nice and sweaty dancing to this group's funky African groove, which left me a little nervous about The Booda Velvets, on next … this was a high-energy night. Not to worry. The guys came out firing on all cylinders and had the W.E. Festers in the palm of their hands from the first song, as Dan Cromie's golden Irish tenor wailed through the band's most aggressive polychromatic rockers.
    - Jim Testa, The Jersey Beat

    The last band to play [at the Wilmington Exchange Festival] was New York City’s Booda Velvets, who were perhaps the most straight forward rock band to play the entire event. Don’t let that detract you, however, as The Booda Velvets laid down some serious rawk that was power packed and highly melodious. Stinging riffs, dramatic songwriting and cool vocals really worked the already drained crowd and ended the show with some real rock n’ roll power.
    - Eric Walls, Faze 3 Magazine

    Spontaneous, comical, and a real appreciation for the aesthetics rock n roll produces, genres this hot new band who hails themselves as The Booda Velvets!  Their self-titled, debut album musically illustrates the bands love for creative composition. The “toppers” on the album, namely Hydraulic, Provo’s Lament, and Traitor Lamb, spark a flavor for the innovation they visualize. Hydraulic, the first cut off the album, compounds sweeping harmonies from leadman Dan Cromie and potent bass lines into a melodious “Top 40” assembly.  Provo’s Lament purges dominant drum beats of Jonathan Yang and colorful vocal collections with the thrashing guitar sensibility of guitarist, Adam Wolfe Lerner, into a savage demonstration of hard, distortion-rock. Traitor Lamb makes known the craftsmanship of bassist, Jamie Balling, as he draws notes into his orchestration of vigorous prose. Dan Cromie, Jonathan Yang, Jamie Balling, and Adam Wolfe Lerner translate themselves as lively, sharp, and lax-a-dazey blue-collars in persona.  On stage, they exhibit the characteristics and crackerjack of a dexterous young group.  Comparative big names show The Booda Velvets no justice!  Composing, living, and orchestrating in a niche of their own is going to press this young band to the crown!
    - Joe Louf (DJ H2H), WRBB 104.9FM Boston

    Squeeze was one of the headliners [at the Guinness Fleadh Festival], on a bill that included Irish performers and others, including a local band, called The Booda Velvets, making its festival debut.
    - Rebecca Spitz, NY 1 News

    New York band The Booda Velvets share their "epic" sound with hosts Mike and Melissa. Think Rush meets Tommy-era Who. Particularly appealing is singer Dan Cromie's amazing set of vocal pipes.
    - J'Open Mike

    The Booda Velvets, a New York City-based modern rock band, have won the Guinness Fleadh Battle of the Bands. More than 150 bands from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut participated in the competition. The Booda Velvets will participate in this year's Guinness Fleadh Festival, playing at Downing Stadium on Randalls Island on Saturday, June 13, at approximately 3 p.m. Other acts participating in the festival include: Sinead O'Connor, Tracy Chapman, The Chieftains, Chumbawumba and Patti Smith.
    - Irish Echo

    The drummer is excellent, the bass player is excellent, the guitarist is excellent and their singer, well, you get the idea. The set was very together and many times, set the audience up for a shock during more powerful moments. Strong songs give [The Booda Velvets’] live performance everything it should be.
    - Chris Rocco, INDIE Magazine

    News!

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    CMJ MUSIC MARATHON 2000
    For the third year in a row, The Booda Velvets have been selected to participate in the 2000 CMJ Music Marathon at Baby Jupiter in NYC. The CMJ Music Marathon is the world's largest music business gathering, attended by more than 9,000 industry professionals, artists and music enthusiasts who converge on New York City to celebrate today's music and chart its direction for tomorrow.

    NXNE North by Northeast 2000
    The Booda Velvets participated at Canada's premiere new music festival and industry conference, North by Northeast in Tornoto, Canada Saturday June, 10 2000 at Rivoli. The NXNE conference helped us get up close and personal with Canadian and international musicians and music industry heavies. We met some great folks up there and won over the crowd at our showcase. For a nice review of our showcase, follow this link:
    The Booda Velvets at NXNE

    PHILADELPHIA MUSIC CONFERENCE 2000
    The Booda Velvets participated in the Philadelphia Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday January 22, 2000 at The Grape Street Pub.

    Mp3.com
    Receltly, Mp3.com, the industry's premier website for mp3, put The Booda Velvets in their Artist Spotlight with The Booda Velvets' very own song Cassius Clay as their featured song of the day. According to Mp3.com, "This band [The Booda Velvets] brings you a very hard driving, Modern Rock song with screaming guitars and passionate singing."

    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
    The Booda Velvets had an excellent write-up in the June 26, 1998 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY in the multimedia section (p133). The article featured a swell color picture of the band plus a direct quote from us. (Cameron Diaz cover)

    THE BOODA VELVETS WIN GUINNESS FLEADH BAND SEARCH
    The Booda Velvets won the Guinness Fleadh Band Search involving more than 150 bands from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut that participated in the competition. They then went on to perform at the 1998 GUINNESS FLEADH FESTIVAL on Saturday June 13 at Downing Stadium on Randalls Island, NYC. This was an opportunity of a lifetime for them; performing in front of thousands of festival goers alongside of other amazing performers including: Sinead O’Connor, Squeeze, Shane MacGowan, Tracy Chapman, X and others.

    The Guinness Fleadh is held yearly and hosts some of the greatest performers from Ireland, America and the World! Some of the biggest names in Irish and American popular music and entertainment take center stage during the celebration of culture and performance.

    BoodaRep Program

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    We're basically looking for people who dig our music and want to help us spread the word of The Booda Velvets. That's the main thing. We're based in New York City and that's where we're playing most of our shows. Our current out-of- town gigs include hitting Boston, Syracuse, Rochester and Philadelphia. We have been as far north as Maine and as far south as North Carolina and Virginia. We hope to be more touring in the near future.

    For now we're looking for Booda Reps to help us with the following:

    • telling people about the band
    • bringing folks out to our live shows
    • starting an e-mail chain to do so
    • helping us with promotions (postering, flyers, phone calls)
    • helping to disseminate Booda Velvets recordings

    Perks/Incentives:
    Since we as band are not making the big $$$ yet, we cannot pay you, however we'd like to make this worthwhile in some manner and hopefully fun for you b/c we're all about having fun.

    We'd be able to provide you with the following:
    - Free entrance to most Booda Velvets shows/parties/events (we're going to make laminate Booda Velvets passes for our reps to get into shows)
    - First to receive the latest BV recordings
    - Free BV merchandise when we get that going
    - Other stuff when we think of it.

    Anyhow, this is the scoop. It's kind of a grassroots thang involving our friends and people who dig the music and want to get the word out. To sign up, send an email to the link below:
    boodarep@theboodavelvets.com

    The Booda Velvets Biography

    Posted by admin on 31st March 2009 in Blog

    With a blend of lush distorted guitars, melodic vocals, and layered soundscapes, The Booda Velvets craft songs that are passionate and intelligent. Their music explores dynamics ranging from intense and visceral to dreamy and serene, with an undercurrent of pop sensibility that occasionally rises to the surface.

    The Booda Velvets are known for delivering emotionally-charged performances that explore a diverse musical spectrum. "Our collective influences are all over the place, from folk and early punk to new wave and hip hop," explains lead singer Dan Cromie. "So our songs end up painting a broad musical spectrum. It lets us take our audience with us on more of an emotional journey than just going to see a rock show." Drawing upon varied roots, The Booda Velvets’ collaborative songwriting has evolved to create a unique sound that combines strong melodies, evocative lyrics, captivating guitars and solid grooves.

    The Booda Velvets continue to create a buzz while touring throughout the Northeast. They took the NXNE Festival in Toronto by storm when they played to a packed house, garnered critical success and were touted as "the best act of this year’s festival" by Chart Magazine. The band also performed at the Philadelphia Music Conference 2000 and their songs were featured on the conference’s CD compilation and website. In addition, they have showcased at the 1999 and 1998 CMJ Music Marathons, and were selected from among hundreds of bands as the winner of the 1998 Guinness Fleadh Band Search. With their single "Cassius Clay", The Booda Velvets were the focus of an Artist Spotlight on MP3.com, the industry’s premier website for mp3 files.

    Lead singer Dan Cromie, bassist Jamie Balling and drummer Jonathan Yang originally met at school in Philadelphia. Shortly after moving to New York City, they found guitarist Adam Wolfe Lerner through a bizarre ad in the Village Voice. Ever since, The Booda Velvets have been playing electric and acoustic shows throughout the East Coast, including such notable NYC venues as The Mercury Lounge, Arlene Grocery and The Knitting Factory. Their self-titled EP, co-produced and engineered by Doug Henderson (Firewater, Cop Shoot Cop, Orange 9MM), recently sold out at local NYC record stores, adding further evidence to their rising popularity.