Past Tours:
The Bamboos 'Side Stepper' QLD Album Launch @ Step Inn
The Bamboos
Kafka, Blakboard & DJ Paprika
October 2008
The Step Inn - 186 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley, QLD
Niche Productions Present
THE BAMBOOS
‘Side-Stepper’
Official Album Launch
“They’ve got IT…This band is outta site!” EDDIE BO (U.S)
“The best new Deep Funk band in the world today” ADRIAN GIBSON (Jazz café/Freestyle Records U.K)
“Live, they blow the roof off…” BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE (U.K)
Australia’s undisputed Kings of Super-Heavy Funk & Soul return to launch their third full-length studio album ‘Side-Stepper’ out now on U.K’s ubiquitous Tru Thoughts label and featuring guests including TY (U.K), Paul Macinnes (SWED) and Megan Washington (AUS). The Bamboos have taken their incendiary live shows throughout Europe and the U.K, earning them a place in the worldwide Modern Funk elite alongside The Quantic Soul Orchestra Breakestra, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and The New Mastersounds. The Side-Stepper live show will feature the 100% dynamite vocals of Kylie Auldist whose 2008 Tru Thoughts-released album ‘Just Say’ has been championed by the likes of Mark Lamarr (BBC Radio 2 U.K), Bobbito Garcia (U.S) and Andy Smith (U.K).
The Bamboos high-voltage live mix will feature the full 8-piece line-up performing brand new music from the ‘Side-Stepper’ album plus all your favourite Bamboos and Kylie Auldist tracks. Expect hard-hitting Raw Funk Breaks, Side-Steppin’ Sweet Soul grooves and Knock-out Northern monsters!
