“We had, like, 20 people come up and play with us,” explains (Thomas Shields) the multi-instrumentalist over the phone as ZZ Top blasts in the background. “I kept on getting clocked in the head with the microphone stand. There were five people drumming. It was like a giant gong show. Everyone ended up playing together again outside at a construction site near the club. People were banging on whatever they could to make noise and there were two people playing cowbells…”

You…

Tune into MuchMusic’s Going Coastal on Sunday Nov. 14th to catch the debonair Chris Nelson spending some quality time with Boompa recording artists!

“The Western Canadian Music Awards happened very recently in Calgary and the whole awards shindig attracted a wealth of Canadian talent to the city. This week’s episode is a one hour special on west coast bands enjoying the sights and sounds of Western Canadian Music Week. Look out for Run Chico Run at a keyboard museum, Canned Hamm in search of cowgirls and Billy…

So, you missed our night at Pop Montreal…
“The Salteens, Run Chico Run, Billy The Lost Boys, and the Ladies and Gentlemen tore up Montreal’s Barfly at the Boompa Records Showcase.”
- Poppages.com, Pop Montreal Review Oct. 6, 2004

Then you skipped our par-tay at the WCMA’s in Calgary…
“Boompa’s night had a line-up that stretched down the block for The Salteens and Run Chico Run,among others…”
- Chartattack.com, WCMA Review Oct. 8, 2004

Don’t you think it’s time to check us out?
“Congrats on your bill being the main attraction at…

The November !Earshot Chart Top 200 has begun and Boompa Records has broken through the Top 50!

#39: Boompa Volume 1
#76: Billy + The Lost Boys Breaking Down the Barriers…
#166: Run Chico Run Shashbo

!Earshot runs every month in Exclaim magazine or you can follow the charts on-line here.

!Earshot is published by the National Campus and Community Radio Association. All charts reflect actual airplay on Canadian campus/community radio stations during the previous month.

In conjunction with New Music West 2004, we would like to invite everyone down to the Boompa Records Showcase night at The Penthouse Exotic Night Club.

Saucy, hey?!

Here are the dirty deets:

What: Boompa Records NMW ‘04 Showcase
When: Friday, November 12th
Where: The Penthouse @ 1033 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC

09:30pm: My Project Blue
10:15pm: Run Chico Run
11:00pm: Leeroy Stagger
11:45pm: The Dudes
12:30am: The Salteens

It’s a mere $10 at the door or if you have a fancy-schmancy NMW ‘04 wristband/pass, that’ll get you in for free! Stay tuned for more info…

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Boompa Recording artists are rawkin’ both coasts in the same weekend! We would like to invite you and everyone you know to come by and check out the Boompa Records showcase at both the Pop Montreal Festival and the Western Canadian Music Awards in Calgary, AB. Here are the details:

Pop Montreal Showcase at The Barfly on Thursday September 30
The Salteens
Billy + the Lost Boys
Run Chico Run
The Ladies and Gentlemen
 Elizabeth

WCMA Showcase at The Night Gallery on Saturday October 2
The Salteens
Billy + the…

Run Chico Run will perform this Sunday, September 19th at Richard’s on Richards in Vancouver as the opening act for Hope of the States.

“With Hope of the States pegged as this year’s successor to Sigur Ros and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, North America will be hearing plenty about the band in the coming months. The hype has already reached feverlike heights overseas, with the Chichester, England, five-piece enjoying the kind of press that tends to pack venues on this side of the pond. The…

Run Chico Run may be one of Canada’s more elusive acts but they’re also one of its most adept. On Shashbo, their fourth full-length album and Boompa Records debut, Run Chico Run offer up deliriously vibrant instrumentation through saturated, noirish keyboards and melodic eccentricity.

Recorded at their home studio in Victoria, BC Shashbo is a swirling art-pop, space-rock spectacle with enough awkward punk style breaks in the beats and minor explosions to keep you on your toes. A sonic assault that the Chico’s -…

Every good label starts with a compilation. A year and three releases late(r), Boompa Records is excited to announce the release of Boompa Volume 1. The compilation features previously unreleased tracks from the label’s entire roster as well as a few essential additions from artists that are close to the hearts of the kids toiling away at Boompa HQ.

“The purpose of this release was to compile the best songs from our artists and friends,” said Robert Calder, VP of Boompa Records. “On…