dec 9, 2007
Yeah, it's here...A VERY BOOTLICKER XMAS!
A FREE EP - just for you!!!

Click here to go to the secret download page!

oct 3, 2007
OMG. Hey, LICKERs, we're dorkuses and totally forgot to update info about our show Sunday. Yes!! Another gig at the Bike Stop! It's at the old time - 9ish to Midnight. So come out for some bear and free tunes after Outfest, k?

Sun, Oct 7 - the Bike Stop, Phila, PA
post-Outfest bash!!!
9pm - midnight

p.s., expect a music video in the not-to-distant future!!!

jul 28, 2007
Doin' the LICKin' thang.

Hey, kids, it's Tosh.  The three of us are here at bootLICKER central werkin' on stuff.

On the drive up June and I were rocking out to Def Leppard's "Hysteria".  (LOVED! that album!)  I took a few minutes to scan through the CD insert  which I hadn't seen in ... years.  I really thought about everything we've been through - line-up changes, onstage drama, the back biting...  You know it's not really that bad stacked up to losing limbs and bandmates dying.

But oh, the life of a band.  It's a crazy thing.  It keeps you on your toes or knocks you over the head with a cement pillar...

Anywho, we're starting to get to work on the next phase of LICKERdom. John's been writing tunes, June's been making contacts, and I... well, I've been whoring as usual.  :D 

So keep your eyes and ears open.  But at this time we will not comment on the rumors regarding a new album and new music videos.  HEARSAY, you hear?  HEARSAY!

Shhhhh.  Be vewwy vewwy kwaiiiiii-et. 

to catch a pred...bootLICKER

jun 25, 2007
okay, you knew it was too good to last. The bootLICKERS have finally joined the 21st century! We've staked out our little bit of turf - www.myspace.com/bootlickers - amongst all the 15 year old prostitutes, aging pedophiles, emo fankids, and internet starlings. Yay!! So come visit us be one of our 'special friends'!

Plus if you were dying to get your hands on a copy of the DVD (and we KNOW you were!) it's just a click away! bootLICKER-in-training and videographer Jason Kraley has it for sale on his site. Just point your browser there right now!

aug 22, 2006
well, we FINALLY have a DVD!!!  the brainchild of visual artist and fan, Jason Kraley, The Bootlickers Live 2006" was filmed using three cameras to capture a live performance of The Bootlickers with special guest Daniel Cartier on location at The Bikestop bar during the "Bears On Liberty Weekend 2006".

Though the film was shot over the course of 3 hours (May 13, 2006), the actual creation of the 90 minute feature with over 9 hours of footage captured kept Jason Kraley busy for over 6 weeks. This feature marks the first Kraley Productions DVD project and was fully edited using Final Cut Pro 4.5.

The pre-release DVD debut will take place at the OPEN YOUR EYES artspace expo held on the second floor of SAL'S ON 12th, in Center City, Philadelphia on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, Aug 25th and 26th. The floor will open at 9pm with great drink and appetizer specials. Come meet The Bootlickers and Daniel Cartier in person as they sign and sell a special set of limited editions of the DVD both nights.

Get you ass down to the show - Jason and crew did an amazing job documenting the night!!

Read more info HERE

oct 1, 2005
hey pumpk'ns...the fall is upon us!!  john has been writing like crazy and we're trying to get some time together to record and make sum 'licker magic, but until then...you can go see the fabulous new film Open Cam and hear our song 'LOVE COMES BACK' along with tracks by Warren Cuccurullo (DURAN DURAN, MISSING PERSONS) and Nick Rhodes (yes, also of DURAN DURAN), The Dead Betties and more!!  

OpenCam was directed by Robert Gaston and sports a splendid cast (+ some pretty sweet music!).  See the world premeire at the Reel Affirmations film festival in Washington DC on October 20th.

Also, check out the SALE on LOVE ROCKS and BEING OUT ROCKS (above) thru the HRC website - they both make great gifts and we are incredibly proud to have been involved with the LOVE ROCKS project and the HRC.

feb 7, 2005
well, it's finally here...just in time for valentine's day, you can pick up LOVE ROCKS!  Released nationally on Feb 8th, the compilation benefitting the HRC will be available at Best Buy, Circuit City, Virgin Megastores, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com etc...

Read the press release here and go get your copy.  You'll be supporting a great organization and...well, you'll get a great bunch of tunes.  Love, baby - it's all about LOVE!!!!

Read about LOVE ROCKS in Rolling Stone - click HERE
Read about LOVE ROCKS in OutSmart - click HERE

jan 1, 2005
so here's to a wonderful new year to everyone who's played a part in the bootLICKERS wicked little take on life, especially Jeremy, Scott, Daniel, Candice + the HRC, Figjam + the ACLU, the OMAs, J.D., Pierre, and all the lovely little 'lickers and 'lickerettes out there!  more music is on it's way in '05.  CHEERS!!!! 

nov 17, 2004
so the holiday season is upon us and you're wondering how to spend your hard-earned money?  well, why not grab a couple of new benefit cd's that feature the bootLICKERS!

first up is LOVE ROCKS, a benefit for the Human Rights Campaign.  It's a double cd celebrating marriage equality and, well, we're in damn good company for this venture...Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Dido, Pink, Rachael Yamagata, Cyndi Lauper, Simply Red, Yoko Ono, Carole King, Melissa Etheridge, Nada Surf, Christine Aguilera, k.d. lang, Oleta Adams, Sophie B. Hawkins, The B-52's + more)!!
order it HERE (this ships in late November).

next is a compilation available in early December (ship date 12/7) called MARRY ME, a benefit for the ACLU focusing, again, on marriage equality.  released by FigJam records, MARRY ME features the bootLICKERS, RuPaul, Marcella Detroit (Shakespear's Sister), Daniel Cartier, Bree Sharp, Sarah Symons + more!!!
pre-order it HERE. 

i guess that means that this update was all about love...and the right to share your love with the world so...WE LOVE YOU AND WE WANT TO MARRY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!  show us you love us back by supporting these two VERY worthy organizations...and tell 'em the bootLICKERS sent you.

goodnight, honey. 
xxoo

sep 2, 2004
not really an update but, rather, a quick note to let everyone know that - WE STILL LOVE YOU!!!!!  check out a feature on us at PlanetOUT.com.  We are the FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK - click HERE.

we're busy playing out and writing new material.  more pictures are coming in the next week from some of our summer gigs.  check back!

jun 27, 2004
greetings!  just a quick update to let everyone know that we've been nominated for a Stonewall Society Pride in the Arts Award for FAVORITE BAND!  well, the voting is fan-driven so...click HERE and cast a vote for the bootLICKERS!  

you can find a review of AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER in the june issue of houston's Outsmart magazine (hugs to gregg shapiro who we had the honor of meeting in nyc at the OMA Fez showcase). 

also, look for july articles on the bootLICKERS in two canadian publications: tobe magazine (w/Lily Tomlin on the cover...we just saw her in princeton last month and haven't stopped laughing yet...unparalleled talent!) and xtra magazine (well, we'll just have to see who's on the cover of that one). 

jun 02, 2004
ok, here's the rundown...read an interview with John in the Chicago Free Press re: our Chicago gig last week - click here
...and check out some photo highlights above (outdoor photos courtesty of our famous photog friend & fan, jeffrey sidelsky).

come see us at the Fez in NYC the night before we attend the OMAs at the Knitting Factory in hopes of taking home the prize for our nominated cd AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER.  other nominees include rufus wainwright and catie curtis...woohoo!  

and coming soon - look for our song 'road' to be a part of an ACLU compilation CD entitled MARRY ME (figjam).  the double cd is set for a late july '04 release and also is slated to include tracks from rupaul, bree sharp, daniel cartier, erasure and ani difranco.

oh, and AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER is finally available at Tower Records.  Click here to buy your copy!

mar 13, 2004
hey everyone...yeah, we're here.  lots goin' on - we're booking shows like crazy so come out and see us if we're in your area.  we're planning some gigs with Daniel Cartier - check him out.  he's already our idol...he'll be yours after you see him.  you can hear some soundclips from his new cd REVIVAL here - buy it! oh, and our cd HUGE is now available for digital download at Rhapsody, as well as BuyMusic.com

and we've finally done it...we're assembling our very own street team (thanks michelle & rosemary)!  if you want to help us promote or cd's, shows, or just spread the gospel of the bootLICKERS, send us an email.  more to come...

jan 11, 2004
ok, first off, AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER is officially available online via CDBaby - click HERE!

and..."i just did your boyfriend" has begun to receive airplay (90.5 fm, WJFF, Jeffersonville, NY and 94.1fm WVJW Benwood, WV are the first sightings...listenings?!).  Also, we're putting together an interview/feature for broadcast with THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile a radio program syndicated on 125+ radio stations worldwide!!  More updates to come on that one!  

AND...our other lastest release HUGE is FINALLY available for LEGAL digital download via BuyMusic.com so fire up your mp3 player and get busy!  Look for it on AudioLunchbox, MusicMatch, Rhapsody and ITUNES soon!

"What a great EP!!
Not only will I work this into my annual 
THE NIGHT BEFORE ON XPN special
[24 non stop hours of eclectic seasonal music; 
midnight to midnight December 24th] 
but...I am going to spin the entire EP 
on Qzine on December 16 & 23 
(and probably the 30th, just cause!)"
- Robert Drake, 88.5 WXPN, Philadelphia

...so tune in to the home of the 'World Cafe' at:
88.5 FM Philadelphia , PA  
88.7 FM in York/Lancaster, PA
WKHS 90.5 FM Worton/Baltimore, MD
WXPH 99.7 FM Harrisburg , PA
104.9 FM in the  Lehigh Valley , PA
or live worldwide at www.xpn.org

'tis the season of giving so here it is...

Click Below to collect your FREE Holiday EP 
from the bootLICKERs! 

dec 24, 2003
well, it's finally here!  the long-awaited third CD by the bootLICKERS - AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER (coLinGa records) 

what's that?!  you say you didn't even know that we'd started work on a new one?  well, it sorta just happened.  we had recently put together a pa/ohio mini-tour and once we hit the road, everything just 'clicked'.  well, we got back and we totally wanted to capture that vibe so...we booked a studio for ONE day to record (dec 3rd, to be exact) and we just went in and did it - record, that is ;-)  we went live-to-tape and at the end of the day, we picked the best material...two covers ('h.w.c.' by liz phair and 'homo xmas' by pansy division) and four new originals.  we documented the recording session and have immortalized it as a 20-minute documentary on the cd along with a photo slideshow and the music video for our song 'radio city' (from HUGE).  video?!  no, we're not drunk (at the moment)!  the CD is an enhanced multimedia CD EXTRA and if you very delicately place it in your PC, you can view all of the video extras - sweet, eh?

AUTOMATIC BALL CLEANER should be available for sale online (CD Baby, Towerrecords.com, Starpolish.com) within two weeks - and for digital download via iTUNES soon after (there's a whole encoding process it has to go thru, blah, blah...).  We'll let you know as soon as it's ready.  can't wait that long?  DON'T DESPAIR - the CD will be available at our TWO CD release parties on Dec 28th and Dec 30th (see sidebar for details).

as always, feedback is key - so let us know what you think of the new recording.  and spread the word...our best promoter is YOU!!  xoxo

sep 15, 2003
hi everyone...ok, first off, thanks to our new best friend Lyla who managed to get us copies of the two 'ED' episodes that feature our music.  xoxo!

and, you can actually catch a (low resolution) glance at our video for 'radio city'.  singlereel.com has accepted the video and kindly offered to host a streaming version for viewing online!  again, xoxo!  here's how you can see it:

1. click here
2. click 'login' (in the top right portion of the screen)
3. USERNAME is radio   PASSWORD is city
4. select MUSIC category
5. select radio city
6. click PLAY

oh, and one more thing.  if you could send some good weather karma for our outdoor gig in Trenton on Sunday, Sep 21, that would be grand!  hurricane isabel be damned!  after all, we wouldn't want to end up like diana ross, oops, i mean ms. ross in central park!  xoxo!

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jul 01, 2003
first off, more live dates are comin'...LOTS more!!  keep this page bookmarked and/or sign up for our mailing list...

...and we just found out that HUGE has been nominated for 2003 ALBUM OF THE YEAR as part of the Stonewall Society's Pride in the Arts Awards!  the final word is determined by YOU so we need your help!  click HERE to go to the Stonewall Society website and VOTE for HUGE!!  

p.s. don't forget to share the love with fellow nominee Marie Gray - our fabulous grrrlfriend who traveled down to Tennessee to perform with us at the Nashville New Music Conference.  TELL your friends, family, neighbors and random strangers on the street to pop on over and vote.  

a big thank you to all of you and Stonewall Society.  cheers!

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apr 29, 2003
so...are you ever just sittin' around and life throws you one of those wicked and wonderful wake up calls? 

huh? ok, it's friday and let's just say you come home from another lovely week at 'the day job', pour yourself a tall tumbler of vintage zinfandel (straight outta the box), kick up your feet and turn on the telly. you delicately sip your fine, fine wine until a gloriously indescribable haze takes up residence in your head and sidles up to a cozy little couch in the corner. 

note to reader: believe it or not, this is NOT 'a portrait of an alcoholic' - the story does have a point...read on. 

so, you're flipping thru the channels, until you finally take mercy on the remote, go cold turkey and commit to the peacock. you find yourself being sucked into the suprisingly charming stories of folks from a small town named stuckyville. the series is Ed (you've seen the commercials - lawyer goes back to his hometown, buys a bowling alley, walks around in suit of armor with bouquet of flowers, got it now?) and everything seems to work for the show - good stories, great characters, fine acting and perfect musical backdrop. so here's the kicker...you're sitting there, reveling in the escapism that friday nights were made for and you realize that you're getting kicked in the heart and swaying your head to...your own song! 

ok, you're buzzed but you're not THAT far gone! completely blown away you decide to savor the moment, the remainder of the show, the evening...the overwhelmingly unanimous consensus in your head is that you'll return to the real world on saturday and start sorting out the 'huh?!!!'

so along comes saturday and this time you're getting kicked in the head (boxed wine hangovers HURT)! 

note to self: upgrade to screw top

you wake up, fall out of bed... and stroll on over to the relentless blinking of the answering machine - scratching your head, you decide to cave...'ok, you win...this time!' you hit the play button, feeling defeated (you held out for over 8 days this time - damn near a record) and, alas, there hides a message from your publisher (the fabulous boys and girls at ENDURANCE MUSIC), informing you that the bootLICKERS have licensed, not one, but TWO songs for TWO different episodes of Ed. oh, how your neurotic, reclusive musician ways had almost nailed you this time - but fortunately, the crazy cosmic god of remotes saw fit offer up some divine intervention and froze your finger on the pulse of small town america! yes, my friends, it's the dawn of a new age for the bootLICKERS. we'll let you know when you can catch the rebroadcasts and share the buzz - just be sure to have that boxed wine ready!

endnote: ok, so i guess you're wondering, 'which songs?'.  well 'possums, those would be road and hope from HUGE...affectionately known to most of you as 'track 3' and 'track 5'   ;-)

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dec 19, 2002
hello fellow 'lickers and 'lickerettes!  time for an update.  let's see, the VOICES review of HUGE is out and it's a definite keeper ("the bootLICKERS scream with versatility throughout the context of HUGE...").  check out the magazine at your local Barnes and Noble.

also, we were just notified that HUGE has been selected by THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile as one of the releases deemed:

*** Best of the Year ***

 

THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile is a radio program syndicated on 125+ radio stations worldwide!!  HUGE will be featured in the december broadcast . check the sidebar on the right to find out how you can hear the bootLICKERS honored by this legendary radio program.

NOTE: THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile is broadcast on public radio and, like public radio, it is primarily listener-supported. So...if you're feeling generous this holiday season, please pledge a few bucks to help fund 14 more ground breaking years...how many other internationally syndicated programs even LISTENED to HUGE? let alone featured it AND came back to it to plug it as a 'Best of the Year'?!  we think it's one of the best but without the marketing muscle of a major label, getting airplay is up there with winning the lottery or sleeping with vin diesel (uh, i mean MEETING vin diesel).  THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile found us by actually listening with their ears, not a label's!  let's give 'em some love.  you can find out how to contribute here.

...and check the sidebar for lots of our archived interviews from this year.  some of the excellent ones, like the hour-long live performance/interview with Robert Drake at wxpn, phila and the feature with the endearing John Frame at 4ZZZ, Australia, have not been archived (sad, but true).  however, you can revisit some excellent pieces with the award winning J.D. Doyle (fuck Prince...THIS is the hardest-working man in show business!), IMRU radio (Chris Allen and Mark Armstrong had a good 'ol time with our band name. We loved their banter and glowing commentary!), and our THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile segments

...and you can now watch the archived video broadcast coverage of the OMA's with the bootLICKERS as featured on the PBS Series Under the Pink Carpet.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!


p.s.
OH, AND HAVE A COSMO too!
(and how 'bout a toast to world peace)

CHEERS!!

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nov 13, 2002
ok then, it's been awhile, hasn't it?  Well, since the last posting we've played a bunch of dates. where, you may ask?  We've played Allentown, Rehoboth, Philly, Asbury Park, Syracuse, and NYC...at the Knitting Factory, where we were joined onstage by Randy Jones (the original cowboy from the Village People) for a wickedly exuberant version of 'these boots are made for walkin'!!

We've been featured on the PBS program "Under the Pink Carpet" and HUGE has been reviewed in the Chicago Windy City Times ("I really connected with the energetic pop sound"), Baltimore GL ("I found something to like about all 12 tracks on this album"), and in the Nov 2002 edition of VOICES magazine (available at Barnes and Noble).

Check out the cd and c'mon out and see us live!!

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apr 22, 2002
We had a great time at the HUGE cd release parties.  Thanks to everyone for coming out!  More dates TBA soon!  Check back for pics from the shows.  Also, check out the feature article on us in the PGN until 4/26.  More stuff real soon!!!!

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apr 12, 2002
We're going to be LIVE on the radio!!!  Don't forget to tune in to QZINE on 88.5 FM, WXPN, Philadelphia on Sunday at 10PM ET.  If you're outside of Philly, you can listen live on the web by clicking here.  Click on LISTEN LIVE to hear the broadcast.

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apr 9, 2002
In October 2001, we went on a little performing excursion to Nashville, TN (see below).  While there, we had the good fortune of meeting producer/performer Mary White, owner of QP Sound Studios in North Hollywood, CA.  

Well, turns out, Mary had taken to HUGE and rung us up this month with an enticing proposition.  After some discussion,  we ended up negotiating a deal with Mary to produce our tune "Love Comes Back" for an L.A. artist named Harmony Schreiter.  You go Harmony...we can't wait to hear the 'west coast' version! 

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apr 8, 2002
Well, LIVE dates are here!!! 
We have TWO cd release parties for HUGE!  (see info bar...oh, and you might want to study the band profile of the month - prizes could be in order!)

Also, an FYI:  "Radio City" from HUGE is being featured in the upcoming short film Stray Witness which will premiere at the Toronto Inside Out Festival in May 2002.  A big, HUGE thank you to director Neil Cameron for seeking us out!

UPCOMING: A interview/live performance on 88.5 WXPN, Philadelphia with Robert Drake.  We're taping the show next Wednesday for an April 14th broadcast...details to follow.

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mar 6, 2002
Listen to our interview on 102.1 mhz 4ZZZ.  The catch is that you have to live near Brisbane, Australia!  Host John Frame interviews and spins 'Road' beginning at 6pm. G'day mate!

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feb 25, 2002
Listen to our interview on KPFT, Houston live via the web - TONIGHT at 10pm EST!  

Also, listen to another interview on THIS WAY OUT/AudioFile, an L.A. produced, syndicated news/music program broadcast to 125+ radio stations worldwide, all this week.  See the table to the right for links to internet broadcasts of the interviews or go to www.THISWAYOUT.org to find the local stations that carries the program in your area.

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feb 05, 2002
OK, so we slept through January...now, now, you all know we've been bustin' our ass promotin' HUGE!!  Some news - ok.

We've been getting airplay on 91.7 KOOP, Austin, TX ("Driving"played right after Debby Harry and just before "Tear Me Down"from Hedwig and the Angry Inch – kick ass company!), 90.5 WJFF Jeffersonville, NY ("Love Comes Back" and "Margo"), and 88.5 WXPN, Philadelphia ("Love Comes Back")! 

And...we were featured on 90.7 KPFK, Los Angeles on Monday, February 4th on IMRU Radio.  If you missed it, check their website.  They archive their shows for a week or two for playback.  Go to  www.IMRU.org and click on "Show Highlights".  The banter about HUGE went like this:

Co-Host Chris Allen raved, "I put this in my cd player and fell in love with it right off the bat!"  
Co-Host Mark Armstrong responded, "Every single song I liked on this cd - they kinda remind me of The BoDeans."

How cool is that (by the way, The BoDeans are like, how can I say...AMAZING!!)

Oh, and Taylor Cage from 91.7 KOOP, Austin raves about HUGE:
"Man, what a great CD! I LOVE it!"

oh, did we mention - we love everybody...stay tuned. 

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dec 31, 2001
Hmm, the ultimate procrastinators - just like us to wait 'til the very last day of the year to update the site!  So...what could we possible have to share?  Well, it's here!  Start off the new year with a BANG!  Yup, you can get your very own copy of HUGE the new cd by, you got it, the bootLICKERS!  It's available thru CDBaby.com, the largest independent record store on the internet.  They offer secure servers to accept credit card payments (or check/money order, if preferred), discounts for multiple purchases, and a ton of shipping options.  To listen to soundclips and order the cd, click on the banner below:

I was walking through Chinatown the other day and I saw a fortune blowing around the gutter.  I bent down, picked it up and read it: 
beware, the year of the bootLICKER is upon us  

Hey, you can't fight fate -- now go get that cd!!!