THE BAWDIES

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THE BAWDIES「THIS IS MY STORY ～EARLY BAWDIES～」 (Trailer)



THE BAWDIES



A 1,2,1,2,3,4….ROY (V&B), JIM (G) and MARCY (D) were originally classmates in grade school, TAXMAN (G) hooked up soon after in high school, the guys shared a common love of music leading to the formation of THE BAWDIES in January 2004.



Based on ROY’s rare voice as a foundation THE BAWDIES unique rhythm and blues meeting rock n’ roll sound pays homage to their many and varied musical influences producing a sound somewhere loosely in the same stratosphere that their heroes and legends Little Richard and Ray Charles were famous for.



THE BAWDIES live performance is guaranteed to excite any crowd… anywhere… anytime! Their infectious and unique, yet warmly retro-familiar sound dares you not to DANCE along with them. The ever increasing crowds hitting live houses throughout Japan is vivid testament to the infectious power of THE BAWDIES sound.



Get on the bus, don’t take your eyes off THE BAWDIES, they are coming to get you wherever you are!



SOME CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

In March 2006 released their indie debut full-length album “YESTERDAY AND TODAY” from SEEZ RECORDS. The support tour was highlighted by a sold out show at Tokyo’s famous underground Shelter.



Early 2007 saw the Release of their single “I BEG YOU” which sold an amazing amount of copies for an Indie band. (Liner notes were written by acclaimed Japanese music critic and lyricist Hoshika Rumiko, best known for her Japanese music magazine Music Life and long time translator for The Beatles and Led Zeppelin press in Japan). The single was also released on Vinyl and the other song on the single, “BABY SUE” was picked up by Japanese national TV station Fuji Television for a DVD release.



In April 2007 The Bawdies sold out their first solo one band gig at Tokyo’s popular club Shinjuku Red Cloth.



THE BAWDIES played on the “An Incident On September 15, in Tokyo Bay” festival at Makuhari Messe (home of the Summer Sonic festival) in September 2008, this event is lauded as the biggest club music event in Japan. THE BAWDIES shared the stage with mega-popular Japanese artists such as Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Ketsumeishi, and DJ OZMA.



2008 saw the CD and Vinyl release of THE BAWDIES second full-length album “Awaking of Rhythm And Blues” (Liner notes by famous Japanese music critic Onuki Kensho best known for his writings about Punk Rock and the UK Rock scene). After the release the band went on their first tour across Japan (34 shows) calling it the “Awaking of Rhythm And Blues Tour” finishing with a sold out gig at Tokyo’s beloved house of rock Shibuya Club Quattro.



April 2009 marked THE BAWDIES first major label album release of “THIS IS MY STORY” with tracks produced by NAOKI from internationally respected Japanese band LOVE PSYCHEDELICO. They supported the release with a 28 show tour all over Japan.



THE BAWDIES first major label single release of the song “IT’S TOO LATE” hit Japan in November 2009 which charted TOP 10 on the official ORICON all genre charts and was supported by a solo (one band gigs) tour of 7 major regions in Japan, tickets sold out for every show within hours.



THE BAWDIES new single will be released in March 2010 and a new album will bomb Japan the following month. From May onwards they will go out on a 40+ gig tour all over Japan.

FURTHER POINTS OF INTEREST:

●Played FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2007 ( w/ Muse / Cure / Beastie Boys / Iggy & The Stooges / The Chemical Brothers etc)

●Played SUMMER SONIC 2009 (w/ My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Beyonce, Kasabian, Phoenix etc)

●Playing Major Japan festivals as well as 100+ Club Gigs already played or booked for 2010 all over Japan.

●2007 and 2008 toured Australia doing multi gig dates including an appearance at the 2008 QUEENSCLIFFE MUSIC FESTVAL.

●2008 Australian release of “Awaking of Rhythm and Blues” (Bloodpuppies Entertainment / MGM Distribution)

●All five of THE BAWDIES Vinyl Releases to date have SOLD OUT of their limited edition pressings.

●Music Video for “Emotion Potion” entered heavy rotation status on SPACE SHOWER TV (JPN) in April 2009.

●February 2009 played live for mainstream Japanese TV station FUJI TV’s FACTORY show.



THE BAWDIES / IT'S TOO LATE



【09.03】THE BAWDIES / EMOTION POTION



THE BAWDIES / YOU GOTTA DANCE



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