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August 2009

  • (0) Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith free... We’ve been watching Christopher Smith play shows in and around the Main St. community of Vancouver for years, a...

July 2009


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February 2009

  • (1) Circlesquare
    Circlesquare - Dancers Watch the new video for Circlesquare’s “Dancers” directed by ...

January 2009

  • (0) Circlesquare
    Boompa, 2009 Here’s what’s in store for Boompa Records this year: new web site, Circlesquare, Woodpigeon, Leeroy Stagg...

December 2008


November 2008


October 2008

  • (1) Downloads
    2 new kids songs and a party on... If there was a Toddler TRL, the Salteens would be huge stars, sell-outs in your eyes, who would no doubt make you fee...

September 2008

  • (0) Feature
    Get a my project: blue EP, You may have noticed that the Boompa site looks a lot different than it used to. Some people like change, and some r...
  • (3) Feature
    Salteens kids video up on... Scott Walker writes: “The Salteens made a video for a kids show called Yo Gabba Gabba. The song is called â...
  • (1) Feature
    Watch a clip of the Garden... Lullaby Baxter’s new musical, Garden Cities of To-morrow, debuted at Calgary’s ...

February 2008

  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby thanks sponsors of new... Lullaby Baxter’s new musical, Garden Cities of To-morrow, was presented by Calgary’s One Yellow Rabbit Pe...

January 2008

  • (0) The Hylozoists
    Tomorrow Never Knows The... This is just a quick note to let you all know that the Hylozoists will be heading to Chicago to take part in Tomorrow...

December 2007

  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby Baxter’s new... Calgary’s One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre is presenting Lullaby Baxter’s new musical, ...

October 2007


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August 2007


July 2007

  • (0) The Rentals
    Lots of Rentals news The Rentals Last Little Life EP is now av...
  • (0) The Rentals
    The Rentals on Music Plus TV On July 18 The Rentals will be appearing on Music Plus TV at 12pm pacific time. It will be a live broadcast which can...

June 2007


May 2007

  • (0) Feature
    Lullaby Baxter on CBC’s... A concert featuring Lullaby Baxter and Lily String Quartet will air on CBC Radio 2’s Canada Live...

April 2007

  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby Baxter on Grey’s... “Fontana Fontaine” from Lullaby Baxter’s Garden Cities of To-morrow will ...
  • (0) The Hylozoists
    Grant Lawrence’s... It’s true, Grant Lawrence’s fantasies involve The Hylozoists. Sort of… They’re part of his CB...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Stagger’s Depression... Leeroy Stagger’s third full-length album, Depression River, is in stores today in the...
  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby Baxter teams up with... Lullaby Baxter will perform with Lily String Quartet in Calgary on Tuesday April 10th from 12-1 PM in the lobby of th...

March 2007


February 2007

  • (0) News
    BreakThru Radio’s Boompa... DJ Laura C Chord (nom de guerre lost on our American neighbours) of BreakThru Radio (BTR) has been kind enough to put...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Stagger’s Depression... While Depression River won’t be available in stores in the USA for another month, you can get it now digitally ...
  • (0) The Hylozoists
    The Hylozoists have a new... At long last, The Hylozoists have a web site, and not just one page promi...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger on Urban Rush Tune into Urban Rush today to see Leeroy Stagger perform a song off his latest album, Depression River. U...

January 2007


December 2006

  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby makes Gothe’s... Lullaby Baxter’s Garden Cities of To-morrow has made Jurgen Gothe’s 2006 Hit List, his “an...

November 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Stagger Does the Grand Cariboo... Not long ago, when Barney Bentall told Leeroy Stagger about his plan to organize a series of benefit shows in the sty...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    In studio performance from... Leeroy and Dustin Bentall recently taped a studio performance and interview together for UMFM while in Winnipeg for t...

October 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger’s... When people think of roots-rock, the Southern half of the USA usually springs to mind. But for the last seven years, ...

September 2006

  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Lullaby on The Wedge and CBC... Lullaby Baxter’s video for “Rattled Little Clam” makes its television debut tonight on Much Music&#...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger’s... Canadiana troubadour Leeroy Stagger is back with Depression River. The follow-up to 2004’s crit...

August 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger’s... This fall will see Leeroy Stagger return with Depression River. Stagger’s fourth release in as ma...
  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    Pitchfork reviews Lullaby The almighty Pitchfork has reviewed Garden Cities of To-morrow and they quite liked it! Here’s a bit ...
  • (0) Small Sins
    Catlow and Small Sins on... Check out Whistler - The Soundtrack Vol. 1...
  • (0) The Hylozoists
    Hylozoists play Harbourfront... This Sunday if you happen to be in Toronto you should head down to the Harbourfront Festival for the music of mostly ...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Chicos wrap up tour and hit... Run Chico Run are second to none in their interviewing skills — particularly when countering questions posed by...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Run Chico Run are taking it to... Since the March release of Run Chico Run’s critically acclaimed sixth album, Slow Action, the C...

July 2006


June 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger does Canada Day... Alt-country/Americana rockers Leeroy Stagger and the Sinking Hearts will be performing June 30th in London, England&#...

May 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Stagger Hits the Road One More... One hundred and forty eight performances stretched across four countries on both sides of the Atlantic; the internati...
  • (0) Lullaby Baxter
    The return of Lullaby Baxter Boompa recording artist Lullaby Baxter is gearing up for the release of Garden Cities...

April 2006

  • (0) The Hylozoists
    Watch The Hylozoists on ZeD... Last month Zed host, Jenna Chow, headed east to Toronto to soak up all the musical goodness of Canadian Music Week. T...
  • (0) Small Sins
    Small Sins Canadian tour 2005 saw The Ladies and Gentlemen tour with the likes of Sloan and Matthew Good, as well as Sylvie a...
  • (0) The Hylozoists
    Hylozoists join Boompa roster The music of Toronto-based instrumental band The Hylozoists lends itself well to lofty analogies: on...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Listen to Run Chico Run at... Back in January, our USA partner Caroline Distribution, and XLR8R magazine, teamed up to offer an exclusive Virtual L...

February 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Festivals, downloads and a new... As you know that The Ladies and Gentlemen are now called Small Sins. The official name change will take place this Fr...
  • (0) Small Sins
    Astralwerks signs Small Sins Astralwerks and Boompa Records are proud to announce the addition of Toronto based artist Small Sins (formerly known ...

January 2006

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Notable Potables Leeroy Stagger’s “Just In Case” will be featured o...
  • (0) News
    Catlow on upcoming L-Word... Just as the hit drama The L Word lights up over...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Stagger and Co. on the road... One hundred and forty eight performances stretched across four countries on both sides of the Atlantic. The internati...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Shashbo on XLR8R.com Our USA partner, Caroline Distribution, and the twin towers of coolness, XLR8R and VICE magazine, have teamed up to o...

December 2005

  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden prize pack Join the Boompa! Mailing List any time during the month of February and be entered to win one of three Sekiden prize&...

November 2005

  • (0) Sekiden
    Junior Fiction release date If there is such a thing as perfect pop, Sekiden, on a stomach full of red cordial, would be fairly close to the mark...
  • (0) Small Sins
    The Ladies and Gentlemen tour... Lauded by Now Weekly as “one of the best new Canadian albums and bands of the year”, The...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy heads to the UK again Lauded by Maverick magazine as an artist with “songs to die for and a voice to savour”, 22-year-old Canad...

October 2005


September 2005

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Boompa vs. Upper Canada Boompa Records is at this years PopMontreal festival! Friday, September 30 ...
  • (0) News
    Catlow vs. Global Warming The City of Vancouver joins 1,500 cities and 100 million people worldwide to celebrate International Car Free...
  • (0) Sekiden
    Boompa spotlight on Indie 6... Those of you who have cable television may sometimes find yourselves flipping through the channels, trying to find a ...

August 2005

  • (0) News
    Catlow on West Coast tour Natasha Thirsk’s first adventure after The Dirtmitts was born out of three ye...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy on UK tour Fusing a deep-seated punk fury with a gritty country influence and pop sweetness is what Victoria’s own ...

July 2005


June 2005

  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Run Chico Run talk about the... “Word on the Street is the Chicos are making another album.” I am talking on the phone with Thoma...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger and the Sinking... “Gee it sure is dull here in Ft. St John. What is there to do on a Thursday night? I sure wish that a super bit...
  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden update Word from Australia is Sekiden is working on their sophomore album. The new disc has a working title...
  • (0) News
    Catlow debut Kiss The World out... Yes the 11-track debut album Kiss the World from Catlow is now in stores a...
  • (0) Small Sins
    The Ladies and Gentlemen... Vancouver’s Boompa Records, in conjunction with the North By Northeast Music and Film ...
  • (0) Small Sins
    NxNE shows in Toronto The whole crew has been shipped off to Toronto for the North by North East music festival and they brought along a ta...
  • (0) The Salteens
    New Salteens album in the works The Salteens are making a new album. Recording is taking place at ...
  • (0) News
    It was 20 years ago … well, more like 2 years ago today, really. Two years ago that Boompa Productions...

May 2005


April 2005

  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Rosanna Arquette hearts Matt... We are very proud to announce that the track “Just Like Movie Stars” from the self-title...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy walks the line ”(Beautiful House) is an 11-track album that charmingly blends Stagger’s country roots with (Dan...

March 2005

  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Run Chico Run Canadian tour In support of their album Shashbo, Victoria’s Run Chico Run are gear...
  • (0) News
    Catlow on the L-Word soundtrack The second season soundtrack from the hit TV show dramedy The L Word has now hit stores! Th...
  • (0) The Salteens
    Spring break-out bash with The... The Family Channel’s Radio Free Roscoe Spring Break-Out Bash, an exclusive launch party being held at the legen...
  • (0) Small Sins
    SxSW and the Ladies and... Sadly, the drunken debauchery of SXSW is over everyone from Boompa is back to being cold all the time. Boompa brough...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Run Chico Run in session On Saturday night at 10:00PM PST, tune into CBC Radio 3 f...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Boompa SxSW showcase With upcoming releases from Leeroy Stagger, Canned Hamm, The Ladies and Gentlemen and The Dudes already gaining buzz-...

February 2005

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Beautiful House CD release Boompa Records is proud to present… Tuesday, February 22, 2005...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Boompa bands at CMW The Boompa Records SXSW Showcase will be hot on the heels of Canadian Music Week. H...
  • (0) Sekiden
    You heard them in 2004: Boompa... Last year was a great one for both Boompa bands, and our friends alike, who saw a bunch of their songs placed in tele...

January 2005

  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Leeroy Stagger’s... Fusing a deep-seeded punk fury with a gritty country influence and pop sweetness, Leeroy StaggerR...

December 2004

  • (0) News
    Stocking stuffer sale For the month of December we’re offering all Boompa titles for sale through the Bootee...

November 2004

  • (0) Sekiden
    Junior Fiction release date If there is such a thing as perfect pop, Sekiden, on a stomach full of red cordial, would be fairly close to the mark...
  • (0) The Salteens
    It’s a Salteens Christmas For some reason hearing that “it’s that time of year again..”, kinda sucks. Why? I blame consumeris...
  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden get packing for North... Sekiden made a big impression on everyone who caught their North American shows last spring. Of their Canadian Music ...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Chart features Run Chico Run “We had, like, 20 people come up and play with us,” explains (Thomas Shields) the multi-...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Going Coastal hearts Boomp Tune into MuchMusic’s Going Coastal on Sunday Nov. 14th to catch the...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    CBC personality says Boompa is... So, you missed our night at Pop Montreal… “The Salteens, Run Chico Run, Billy The ...
  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Matt Sharp European tour Matt Sharp and Goldenboy are scheduled to play a one-night-only VIP show in ...
  • (0) News
    Boompa on Earshot charts The November !Earshot Chart Top 200 has begun and Boompa Records has broken through the ...

October 2004

  • (0) News
    A year of great music “Sometimes, when I start to look back on a year’s worth of good music, as I usually begin to do around th...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Boompa takes it all off In conjunction with New Music West 2004, we would like to invite everyone down to the Boompa...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    On tour with the Rheostatics Leeroy’s hitting the road throughout western Canada with The Rheostatics. Visit the Tours section of the websit...
  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Matt Sharp at Toronto’s... Boompa recording artist Matt Sharp (formerly of weezer and The Rentals) is at the Horseshoe ...
  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Matt featured in Now Weekly Matt Sharp, former Weezer bassist and Rentals frontman, is a better person than he used to be. That’s because h...
  • (0) Leeroy Stagger
    Boompa gives Thanks FACT 1: In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of rememb...

September 2004

  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Tonight in Vancouver Boompa presents Matt Sharp and Goldenboy at the Media Club MATT SHARP - Ten years after ...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Boompa straddles Canada Boompa Recording artists are rawkin’ both coasts in the same weekend! We would like to invite you and everyone ...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    The Chicos open for Hope of the... Run Chico Run will perform this Sunday, September 19th at Richard’s on Richards...
  • (0) Matt Sharp
    Matt Sharp en years after the landmark release of weezer’s debut The Blue Album, one of the most...
  • (0) Run Chico Run
    Run Chico Run team up with... Run Chico Run may be one of Canada’s more elusive acts but they’re also one of its most ...

August 2004

  • (0) Circlesquare
    Boompa Volume 1 Every good label starts with a compilation. A year and three releases late(r), Boompa Records is exc...

May 2004

  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden on MTV After Sekiden finish the American leg of their tour and before they drive back across Canada - stopping in e...

April 2004

  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden tour the West Coast Sekiden are getting ready to head down the west coast of the United States with Oakland-based electro-pop outfit The ...

March 2004

  • (0) News
    CMW prize pack winners Boompa’s CMW showcase was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came out to the show! We’d also like to ...
  • (0) The Lucksmiths
    Naturaliste in stores tomorrow Two years after their last studio album Why That Doesn’t Surprise Me won the hearts of pop lov...
  • (0) Sekiden
    Sekiden prize pack winners... This week, BOOMPA! employee Scott Walker takes time out of his busy day (which today included trying...
  • (0) The Salteens
    New Salteens video There’s a new Salteens video for the song “Thoughts From Sound” that’s available for your vie...

February 2004

  • (0) News
    Super mega CMW prize pack... Hey, we’re sending out a bunch of bands to play in Toronto for Canadian Music Week so we decided to give everyt...
  • (0) Sekiden
    Boompa presents at CMW Friday, March 5, 2004 The 360 - 326 Queen St. W THE SALTEENS ...
  • (0) The Lucksmiths
    The Lucksmiths are the best For over a decade Australia’s The Lucksmiths have released too many recordings to list includi...

January 2004

  • (0) Off Topic
    Boompa’s 2003 top 10 We’ve been inundated with emails from people around the world asking us about our favourite things of 2003. A f...
  • (0) News
    Welcome Boompa The world of Boompa officially opened its doors in September 2003. However, the idea began to form sometime ago when ...
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