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"Todd P. NYC"

"sludgy, dreamy, new wave influenced wall of sound pop from Lawrence, KS"
-toddpnyc.com - Todd P.


"Time Out New York"

Boo and Boo Too plays an impassioned, timeless sort of emo-punk. The Lawrence, KS, band’s yearning vocals and wistful guitars make us nostalgic for those indie-rock mix-tapes we used to put together in high school.

www.timeout.com/newyork - Time Out New York


"BOO AND BOO TOO - "I'll Be Your Whore""

If this band’s upcoming full-length gets in the right person’s hands, I see this band exploding! Hailing from Lawrence, Kansas(!) Boo And Boo Too takes a very angular yet beautiful approach to indie rock. “I’ll Be Your Whore� makes me want to jump for joy and cry at the same time. The guitar interplay is incredible. And the build up and explosion at the end of the song gives me goosebumps each time I hear it. - ZACH CAMPBELL

Guest Reviewer Zach Campbell is the touring drummer for Brooklyn lo-fi scrunge-punkers Blood On The Wall.
- Paper Thin Walls


"Hey Boo"

In just over a year of being together, Boo and Boo Too have moved from winning last year’s Farmer’s Ball after mere months of being together to become a fixture in Lawrence’s rock scene. They’d be playing even more shows, were it not for lack of more all-ages venues.

Drenched in the songwriting style of Pavement, the squall of My Bloody Valentine and ravaged vocals the likes of Tim Kasher, the band has spent its year recording toward the impending release of an EP and hopefully soon after, a debut full-length album.

- April Fleming, lawrence.com
http://www.lawrence.com/news/2007/apr/09/hey_boo/ - Lawrence.com


"Boo and Boo Too"

Recently I was contacted by Boo and Boo Too - a band out of Kansas that from their description and website feel I suspected would sound in the same vein as The Unicorns or some like minded twee pop. Turns out I was wrong.

However, the frantic sound that they do have has a lot of promise. The track linked below - "Everyday I Saw You In Egypt" - is great and could even better if those horns were just a little higher in the mix. That's the price you pay for falling for demos.

- yewknee.com - yewknee.com


"Boo and Boo Too"

Boo and Boo Too isn't scared. Whereas most bands stabilize their lineups and approach before playing live and recording, the recently formed Boo (the name lies somewhere between clever and annoying) lost two of its members before recording an EP and heading out on the road for the first time. This month, the group takes on the Midwest and Texas and also snags a date with Magnolia Electric Co. Its psych-pop shouldn't disappoint. Can't wait to see what other obstacles the band will hurdle in 2006.
- The Pitch
www.pitch.com - The Pitch


"Boo and Boo Too"

One thing you won't hear in the music of Boo and Boo Too is space. Like a jubilant, over-caffeinated hybrid of the Walkmen and Broken Social Scene, this Lawrence, Kansas, band fills its songs from start to finish with whining guitars, hammered pianos, droning bass, yelping vocals and layers of feedback like rust-flavored icing. It's music that's meant to be either absorbed or run the hell away from. Those who don't choose the latter option will be rewarded with ambitious indie rock that reaches searing highs, plus the occasional ballad, such as "You Are a Tide," from the band's new self-titled EP. It's a desperate, cathartic scream of a love song for and by twentysomethings with aggressively neglected hair.

- Jason Harper
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007-08-29/music/boo-and-boo-too/ - River Front Times


"Boo and Boo Too"

Boo and Boo Too are a band from Lawrence. They play indie rock, but not like 2000s indie rock, like 90s indie rock. Think Pavement and Sonic Youth, awesome and kind of ballsy compared to the vagina rock that we know and love today. They're noisey, there is feedback, yes, this EP is awesome. I've heard they're pretty amazing live with walls of shoegaze-y sound, and they're playing the SCB in a few weeks - I'll make sure to mention it and remind you how cool they are (they're playing with Drakes Hotel and Airiel. I love Airiel, plan on hearing about them on here sooooon). The EP is only 4 songs so I'm only posting 2, but you can listen to the whole thing on their virb page but it's cool and you should pick it up at the show or buy it from Ironpaw Records.
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Boo and Boo Too started the night at a grueling pace and did not subside one bit. I've always said you can never have too many guitars in one band and my point was proved dramatically. Fingers were flying up and down and back and forth in furious fashion all over the stage almost to the point where I couldn't keep up. In other words, noisenoisenoise!! But not noise just for noise's sake, every guitar line was expertly interweaved with the others to create a sort of stenorian symphony. The finale was a perfect summation of their show: pure unadulterated shredding! They were practically attacking their guitars, shoving them on the ground and pounding the sound out of them. The crowd sat in a state of shock as the last drones of guitar winked out. It seemed like ages till we snapped out of it and applauded. - www.omahype.com


"Breakfast of Champions"

Boo And Boo Too - "Everyday I Saw You In Egypt"
These guys get a bonus point for their very prominent use of sax, unfortunately an underutilized instrument in rock music today. The lead singer has been studying his Rock*a*Teens (we're talking about the band that was on Merge) records as he flaunts a very similar style of screaming and elongating his final syllables. Musically the sound isn't dissimilar, though of course nobody can replicate the Rock*a*Teens guitar tone, as least not without a huge wad of duct tape. The sound is rock and the pace is brisk and muscular, spun it on 6/28. - www.bocthurs.blogspot.com


"The Prids with Boo and Boo Too"

Last night, my friend Elizabeth got me to head out to The Note in Wicker Park to catch The Prids, a post-punk band from the Pacific Northwest. They were the third act on a four band bill. Not knowing exactly when they'd go on, we got to the venue at 9:00 p.m. on the dot.

This was a good thing. The first act was Boo & Boo Too, who, despite the horrible name, made some superb racket on stage. This Lawrence, Kansas five-piece band featured three guitarists. The lead singer tended to just bang out some chords, while he was flanked by one guy playing a lot of leads and the other axeman often going nuts with large sheets of noisy chords. Meanwhile, the heavy bass and frantic drumming provided a great foundation for the frequent guitar forays.

The band's music seems informed somewhat by post-punk (The Sound came to mind), shoegazer stuff (like My Bloody Valentine and Kitchens Of Distinction, with the numerous effects on the guitars) and some basic hard rock, Seattle style. The blend these elements together organically, and have developed a powerful sound. A number of their songs build to big time guitar freakouts, aided by the sight of the two main guitarists really rocking out. Credit should go to the lead singer, whose voice isn't spectucular but was strong enough to cut through all of the noise.

A couple songs deviated from the build up formula. One was downright melodic. Another tune had the two main guitarist really playing off each other, whereas normally they play on top of each other. I really like these guys. - www.blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama


Discography

EP - May 2007 Ironpaw Records

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Bio

Still in its infancy, Boo and Boo Too has survived various line-up changes and incarnations in the two years since its formation. Now solidified as a six-piece, the band has emerged with its intense, noisy indie rock as a major fixture in the music scene of Lawrence, KS, embarking on tours throughout the midwest and sharing the stage with bands such as Gang Gang Dance, Matt and Kim, Ocrilim, Meneguar, Broken Social Scene, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Angels, Bound Stems, Rahim, Dosh, Magnolia Electric Co., Parts & Labor, Girl Talk, and Neil Hamburger. The band's debut EP was released in May 2007 via Ironpaw Records, and a full-length is slated to follow in Summer of 2008.

For more music and video, visit www.virb.com/booandbootoo
www.booandbootoo.com