Put your hands up for Detroit!
EXCLUSIVE EMAIL LIST BUMP TRACKS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE
We have two exclusive Bump tracks for you to check out. You can check them out by clicking on the flashing link above. Only members of our mailing list have access to these tracks and they'll only be posted for a short period of time. This gives us the opportunity to share with you some rare live tracks, new demos, or maybe even some unheard recordings from back in the day. We want to thank you for being a part of our mailing list and we hope you enjoy!
Track 1: Tricks Demo: This is a rough recording of one of the newest Bump tunes that was written by Clint Carpenter and Bump. It's a great summer tune!
Track 2: Buenos Tardes Amigos (by Ween): This song was recorded during the Detroit International River Days in the summer of 2007. Our first set of the day was in the GM Wintergarden and there were some issues with the volumn for all the bands who were booked there that day. Rather than just stopping, Yorg and Sterr did a couple of covers "acoustic" with just their electric guitars.
UPCOMING SHOWS
We have some big shows this weekend; it’s a busy week as we take a tour of Michigan that includes a double dip on Thursday. We hope to see all our new friends from Dunegrass out at these big Michigan shows. What could be better than summer time shows in the Great Lake State?
Thursday August 7th: Sonic Lunch, Ann Arbor MI
(Free / All Ages / Noon - 2:00 pm)
We’re playing a special matinee show for Bump in Liberty Plaza presented by Bank of Ann Arbor and 107one FM. Come on out for a Noon – 2:00 pm show and spend your lunch hour with us!
Thursday August 7th: Rendezvous on the Grand, Lansing MI
($5.00 / 21+ / 9:30 pm - 1:30 am)
We haven’t played in Lansing in a while, come sparty hard with us at this new venue!
Friday August 8th: Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo MI
($5.00 / 21+ / 9:30 pm - 1:00 am)
We’re joined by our good friends Family Groove Company for a rager outside in the beer garden. Oberon and Bump under the stars, what could be better?
Saturday August 9th: Private Event, Grand Rapids MI
Sorry, private event, but chances are we’ll be at The Hopcat hanging out afterwards if you’re down for some awesome handcraft beers.
Sunday August 10th: Red Dock, Saugatuck MI
($5.00 / 21+ / 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
One of the BEST places to play…ANYWHERE! This one of a kind venue is right on the water in Saugatuck. Come party outside for an afternoon set (4 pm – 8 pm) and enjoy some fine libations and Tony’s famous hot dogs.
DETROIT SHOW ANNOUNCED
We're happy to announce that we will headline the Magic Bag on Saturday August 30th! This is a special Labor Day show. With gas prices hovering around $4.00 a gallon, forget about going out of town for the holiday and stay home and party with us in Fabulous Ferndale! We will be joined by shredmasters elite, Hogan Says. Tickets are $10 and are available through us or on online at Ticketmaster. It's been a while since we've done the Magic Bag, one of Metro Detroit's best venues and this show is a special 18 and over show so don't miss it!
DUNEGRASS MUSIC FESTIVAL RECAP
What an amazing time we had at Dunegrass! It seems that all you hear about coming out of Michigan is the doom and gloom of the downward spiral of the Big Three, the slumping economy, the Kwame Kilpatrick Scandal, or the electoral vote mess; however, some truly beautiful things are taking place right here in our great state! Quit thinking negatively and "Say Yes to Michigan!" and "Say Yes to Bump!" One of these beautiful things is Dunegrass Music Festival located in Empire, MI.
We cruised into town on Thursday night, after setting up camp in the dark we ventured over to My Dear Disco's set in the Dance Tent. Yorg sat in with MDD on "Michael Jackson Shoes." You can view video of Yorg cutting a rug with MDD HERE.
What followed after was an insane camp site sing-a-long that goes down in history as one of the best night's in recent Bump festival history. Nearly 50 people joined us til the wee hours of the night singing everything from The Cure, Tom Petty, The Flaming Lips, Grateful Dead, and James. It was the perfect way to kick off an amazing weekend!
Our two sets were awesome as our CD's were flying off the shelves post show. It was special to see the response; we travel out of state so much it's sometimes easy to forget how good you have it back home in Michigan. A big thanks to all those new friends we met for the first time, the old friends who we haven't seen in a long time who got to see what we're all about these days, and most importantly those old friends who have been with us from the begining!
We had a blast the entire weekend, it was one of those special weekends that you remember for ever so big thanks goes out to Stephen Volas and the entire Dunegrass Festival staff for having us and showing great hospitality. This festival deserves deep roots here in Northern Michigan so be sure to come out and support Michigan music!
CLICK HERE: A FULL VIDEO RECAP OF THE WEEKEND
ULTIMATE EARS IN EAR ENDORSEMENT AND ARTIST TO WATCH
We were just chosen as an "Ultimate Ear Artist to Watch." Ultimate Ears make some of the best in ear monitor systems around and we've been lucky enough to not only receive the nod as one of their artists to watch, but also will now use Ultimate Ears live on stage! We are proud to joing an impressive list of artists including: Liam Finn, Midlake, Shiny Toy Guns, Rogue Wave, Wolf Parade, Marco Benevento, Ani Difranco, and Mudhoney. A big thank you goes out to Ultimate Ears and Indistr.com for selecting us and helping us save our hearing!
NEW BUMP VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.COM
We got some new toys and we're finally learning how to use them! Over the last six months we've shot a ton of video from the road, in the studio, and at the festivals we've had the privalege of playing. Some of these are hilarious! We've been uploading videos like mad so check them out! Take a visit to our Youtube.com page or simply click the links below for our individual recommendations.
"Detroit Dan" Summer Camp Slip & Slide Video: Dan undercut the offer given to Chris to run and slide through a muddy cesspool following an 18 hour rain storm at Summer Camp earlier this summer. With a counter offer of $49, Dan took the money and ran...CHECK IT OUT HERE
Recording with Bob Seger's horn section, The Motor City Horns: "The Horns" have been good friends and fans of ours for a couple of years since John Rutherford saw us play up in Petoskey a couple of summers ago. We were privaleged to have them sit in with us on a couple of songs at the Majestic a couple of years ago as well. They graciously invited us to record a couple of tracks for their big upcoming studio album. Here is some footage of us recording Apollonia for them...CHECK IT OUT HERE
NEW BUMP BLOG
We're going to keep a blog that will share stories, photos, video, and hijinks from the road. Be sure to stay up to date with what's going on when you visit us at http://bumpband.blogspot.com/
BE OUR FRIEND ON FACEBOOK
Did you see who is on Facebook? That's right...BUMP. Swing by and become our friend and be sure to copy and paste our widgets wherever your heart desires! Did you know that we actually get paid by Reverbnation.com from the traffic that our site and widgets generate? It's a great program to help the site and the artist's who utilize it so be proactive and put one of the Bump widgets on your facebook, myspace, bebo, blog, website, or other social networking pages. You can find these widgets HERE.
