Featured Artist of the Week: The Bamboos

Melbourne, Australia is where The Bamboos was formed by NZ-born producer/guitarist/songwriter Lance Ferguson in 2000 and have come a long way in the music industry. Eazy Entertainment Australia acknowledged this amazing talent The Bamboos and is now our featured Artist of the Week. The Bamboos were initially inspired by the instrumental raw funk of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, and they made waves internationally and were quickly labelled as one of the greatest funk and soul bands of our time. But while many would be happy to simply soak up the praise and keep on keeping on, The Bamboos have proven that they are more than “meets the eye”, over five acclaimed albums, their evolution in sound and style has consistently confounded and exceeded expectations, pulling the rug from under the feet of those who like to pigeonhole.

The Bamboos have toured Europe and the U.K three times performing sell-out shows at esteemed venues including The Barbican & The Jazz Cafe in London and in countries including France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Belgium, Switzerland and Ireland.

Their songs have been regularly on the playlists of national radio stations in Australia, the UK, France, the US, Japan and beyond. The unshakable charm of their songs has also seen them licensed to hit movies including Crazy Stupid Love, the soon to be released Adore - Naomi Watts & Robin Wright and TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, CSI New York, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty and Australian shows such as Underbelly, House Husbands, Offspring, Packed To The Rafters.

Last year (2012), The Bamboos released their fifth studio full-length, entitled ‘Medicine Man’. The album consisted of 12 vocal tracks, featuring Kylie Auldist and guests including Aloe Blacc, Daniel Merriweather, Tim Rogers, Megan Washington, Bobby Flynn and Ella Thompson (the latter who would join the band in the same year to complete the current 9-piece lineup).

HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS OF “MEDICINE MAN” ALBUM OF THE BAMBOOS:

“The Bamboos is the highest, tightest and easily the best live band of their kind in the country. The album is massive, unparalleled and gorgeous to listen to” – THE AGE – MELBOURNE MAGAZINE

”Quite extraordinary” – Mx Four Stars

“With complex and interesting pop songs, the album is a consistently fulfilling experience and one record that should not be ignored.” - TONE DEAF

“Bandleader Lance Ferguson’s crafty song-crafting shows an innate ability to extract winsome vocal performances from all his guests. Album opener I Never featuring Daniel Merriweather picks up where Mark Ronson left off, Washington’s star turns on Eliza and Wilhelm Scream (yes, that one!) sees the diminutive dame delightfully dreary, Bobby Flynn shows off his chops on Midnight and the whole band are in telepathic form throughout. Sounds like: The blue(s) train, stopping all stations. In a word: tight” – HERALD SUN

“Combining brassy blasts, funky keys and a revolving door of guest vocalists too long to list here, the soul-funk eight-piece posse have earned a fierce reputation for themselves.” – RADAR

“The fifth offering from these local funksters hits all the right spots even turning James Blake’s “The Wilhem Scream” into a super soulful number. Amazing.” – TRIPLE J MAG

The Bamboos will have a tour in Adelaide on Friday December 6, 2013 entitled “Fever In The Road” Australian tour at The Gov 8:00 pm-11:30 pm. Catch them perform live!

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