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Bamboozle 2008: Five Bands That Broke Out

5/5/08, 5:51 pm EST


TYGA
The younger cousin of Gym Class Heroes MC Travis McCoy, Tyga’s rhymes are the product of someone with a passion for hip-hop and a pop sensibility, as perfectly excecuted in his remix of the Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” and his current summertime single, “Coconut Juice.”
Get It: Tyga’s debut, No Introduction hits stores June 10th.

THE CAB
Judging by the overflowing crowd at their early evening Bamboozle set, the Cab’s slick dance-rock sound has already scored a dedicated following. Blurring the line between post-Fall Out Boy emo and late ’90s boy bands, the Cab’s high-energy pop is radio-ready.
Get It: The Cab’s debut, Whisper War came out last Tuesday.

ALL TIME LOW
The Maryland quartet have been steadily on the rise since their debut full-length came out last fall, propelled by tight harmonies and a battery of arena-sized hooks.
Get It: All Time Low’s So Right, It’s Wrong in stores now.

DR MANHATTAN
Dr Manhattan’s spastic live performance involving a fur guitar strap, a spare bass drum to bang on and unending jumping. Even better is the carefully orchestrated cacophony, which is wild enough to give the band something unique but reigned in enough for a sing-a-long.
Get It: Dr. Manhattan is out now.

MAYDAY PARADE
Mayday Parade pairs hard-hitting guitars with vocals dripping with desperation for a sound that heads towards fiery pop rather than whiny drone. At Bamboozle, fans overflowed into the pit of the next stage, turning the mass of humanity into a dance party.
Get It: A Lesson in Romantics is out now.


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annie | 5/6/2008, 1:37 pm EST

dr manhattan is pretty much amazing!

lisa | 5/6/2008, 2:43 pm EST

i fully agree with annie.
dr. manhattan is a band to look out for.
not to mention, they’re the sweetest guys ever.

zach | 5/6/2008, 3:15 pm EST

great job putting Dr. Manhattan on here.

i think we all need a spare bass drum to bang on at every point in our day-to-day life.

emily | 5/6/2008, 3:45 pm EST

Dr. Manhattan has been a local favorite of mine for years

It’s awesome that they’re finally getting the recognition they’ve worked so hard for and deserve!

I advise everyone to go buy their album.

Johnny Kickass | 5/6/2008, 3:51 pm EST

“Blurring the line between post-Fall Out Boy emo and late ’90s boy bands..”

Is that supposed to be a compliment?! Sounds like The End of Music to me.

samantha | 5/6/2008, 3:52 pm EST

what about i am the avalanche!??!

christopher | 5/6/2008, 4:34 pm EST

Watched Dr Manhattan in Houston about 9 months ago. Was one of the best live shows I’ve seen.

someone | 5/6/2008, 4:46 pm EST

more like five bands that sold out

tyler | 5/6/2008, 5:32 pm EST

dr manhattan is something else
great bunch of musicians and people

tyler | 5/6/2008, 5:32 pm EST

dr manhattan are something else
great bunch of musicians and people

Anonymous | 5/6/2008, 5:55 pm EST

D man will cut your nipples off!

SK | 5/6/2008, 5:59 pm EST

Dr. Manhattan are an incredible group of guys, and their live show is insanity, sometimes I think it even gets away from them. But it is always fun, and you never get the same show twice.

They are playing my home town of Rockford, IL on May 23rd. I can’t wait.

andrew | 5/6/2008, 7:09 pm EST

dr. manhattan is the only good band on this list. they deserve all the press/attention they get. hells yeah.

Steve | 5/6/2008, 8:55 pm EST

I was pretty impressed with The Cab’s crowd, those girls were CRAZY. I thought they sounded more like Maroon 5 than Fall Out Boy, though…

krissy | 5/6/2008, 10:49 pm EST

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. these would be my top 5 too. :D but i’d stick in ftsk, just cuz :D

carly | 5/6/2008, 10:54 pm EST

dr manhattan. what to say. i saw them with i am the avalanche last thursday. it owned my face.

Samuel/ACR | 5/7/2008, 9:40 am EST

AGREED!!! DR. MANHATTAN IS THE ONLY GOOD BAND ON THIS LIST…VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THEY ARE GETTING SOME BUZZ HERE. IF YOU LIKE THEM A LOT, I’M PUTTING OUT MATT ENGERS (singer for DMAN) and HIS GIRLFRIEND TRACEY’s Side Project: gNIgHT gNIgHT on my label

Anonymous | 5/8/2008, 11:25 am EST

I LOVE The Cab and Mayday Parade! The Cab are so talented and very sweet guys!

duder | 5/28/2008, 8:44 pm EST

The Audition and Jack’s Mannequin had the best sets of the day

Joe joe... | 5/29/2008, 9:01 am EST

that Dr. Manhattan sounds like a bunch of bad NOISE! They have one song with some melody, but most of it is TERRIBLE! Is this all their friends posting on here prolly…?

Ryan | 6/21/2008, 7:08 pm EST

Hey Joe joe…SCREW YOU!!!

Drmanhattan puts on one of the most amazing live performances ever. they are some of the coolest down to earth guys ever and are some damn good musicians. besides, who doesn’t love the mario mustach?

Mxihcokk | 7/14/2009, 3:46 am EST

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