The Boom Bang is comprised of a group of young friends from suburban Oklahoma City that play loud, fun music. Creating a combination of garage, surf and punk music not unlike Ty Segall, Jeff The Brotherhood or Thee Oh Sees, the foursome of James Smith (Vocals), Tommy McKenzie (Guitar), Weston Lorance (Bass), and Charles Whetstone (Drums) has been playing together for two years.
In that time, the band has managed to work their way onto festival performances at South By Southwest, DFest, the Norman Music Festival, and the Neon Reverb Music Festival. With one national release under their belt through Guestroom Records, The Boom Bang’s debut full-length World War Fun is now scheduled for release on Norman, Oklahoma’s Nice People Records to be followed by a national tour in June and July of 2011.
The band was also recently named one of four bands poised for an “enormous 2011” by the Oklahoma Gazette.
The Boom Bang
World War Fun
(Nice People – 3/15/2011)
Track Listing
01. Ahh… Fresh Monsters
02. Vietnomnomnom
03. Skateboard Devito
04. Nostradamus
05. Mondo Ripper
06. Tobacula (MP3)
07. Get Erased
08. Occular Pat Down
09. Drive In
10. Odds
11. Bozmonaut
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The Boom Bang Live
03/11 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory w/ Shitty/Awesome, Copperheads
03/16 Austin, TX @ Friends SXSW 2011
04/01 Oklahoma City, OK @ Blue Note w/ Broncho and Copperheads
04/02 Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony w/ Broncho and Copperheads
John Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation and long-term product testing.
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