Irreverent stage shows, a love of music, and great songs have captivated bootLICKERS audiences all along the east coast for the past five years. 

It all began at Philly’s most notorious leather/levi bar - The Bike Stop.  The bootLICKERS Sunday night residency at the Bike Stop allowed the band to hone their skills as musicians as well as entertainers.  Anything that could’ve gone wrong – did!  But, somehow, the band prevailed and became a Sunday night institution!

In fact, the bootLICKERS released their first cd Universal Nancy on a whim.  According to lead singer, John McNeill, “Whenever we played, people were asking for our cd.  We didn't have one, so…we just decided to lock ourselves all together in a room with some equipment and see what happened.  Well, nine exhausting months later Universal Nancy was born!” 

Much to their surprise, Universal Nancy went further than anyone expected - almost 3500 sold and tons of cool reviews from Outsounds, Philadelphia Weekly, au courant, PGN, Philadelphia City Paper, etc.  The band were profiled as “Hometown Heroes” in the Philadelphia City Paper, voted “Best Gay Band” by the Philadelphia Weekly and recognized in the national publication “The Best of 1998 – The Year in Sex” (Starbooks Press) ...it was VERY tasteful!  Features followed on the television programs "Philly After Midnight", "Good Day Philadelphia" and "In Bed With Butch" and numerous radio appearances including a live performance for 93.3 WMMR, Philadelphia 's top-rated rock station.

And now with their new opus, HUGE, the bootLICKERS are systematically invading American airwaves, restoring credibility to hi-fi’s worldwide!  From epic tales of tinseltown's finest "Margo Fontaine and the Hollywood Kids" to the power pop anthem "Love Comes Back" to the haunting paranoia of "Breathe", a listening of HUGE will leave any fine citizen both exhilarated and exhausted!

There is a fresh energy found within the tracks of HUGE.  There is passion, vibrancy, urgency and sincerity.  There are the rich and textured vocals.  There are brash elements of rock, power pop, and - at times - the gentle sway of a pedal steel revealing a touch of alt-country.  Most of all, there are great songs.

Upon recording HUGE, the bootLICKERS decided to f@*# with convention a bit, this time around enlisting the percussive talents of June Bromley, former touring drummer for Willie Nelson and Kitty Wells, the queen of country music!  Building upon the homegrown feel of their debut, the new material just screams bigger, bolder and, yes, even more delicious!

Since it’s release, HUGE has been nominated for an OUTmusic Award (OMA) for "OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING" and added to the playlists on over 150 radio stations worldwide AND has hit #1 at Outvoice.net.  The bootLICKERS have been interviewed and featured on KPFK, Los Angeles ,  KPFT, Houston , WXPN, Philadelphia ,  4ZZZ, Australia and on IMRU Radio, QMH, Qzine, and This Way Out, a syndicated radio program based out of Los Angeles and broadcast on more than 125 affiliate stations worldwide.  Also, the bootLICKERS were featured on the PBS series "Under the Pink Carpet" performing in NYC at the Knitting Factory where they were joined onstage by Randy Jones (of the VILLAGE PEOPLE) to perform a racuous rendition of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"...while Nancy Sinatra was perfoming across town, no less!!  HUGE was also chosen by This Way Out as BEST OF THE YEAR which earned the bootLICKERS another feature on their year-end worldwide broadcast.

Additionally, " Radio City " from HUGE earned an honorable mention in the 2001 Billboard Songwriting Contest and was featured in the short film "Stray Witness" which premiered at the Toronto Inside Out Festival in May 2002.  The bootLICKERS also recently signed a publishing deal with Endurance Music, home of Daniel Cartier (Island Records) and Marcella Detroit (of Shakespear's Sister).  As a result, “Road” and “Hope” were featured, this season, in two different episodes of the NBC series Ed and "Love Comes Back" is being recorded by L.A recording artist Harmony Schreiter.  

Independent radio promotion and constant touring will support efforts at radio and retail.  The cd release of HUGE is available worldwide through www.TowerRecords.com, www.Starpolish.com, www.WPMusic.com, and www.CDBaby.com  (or call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD) as well as brick and mortar locations in the PA/NY/NJ area.