It's been awhile since we had any major news and it's still pretty much that way. Ty and Erik have been working on some projects for Kivel Records this year, but have about completed all of them and we're back at writing some new tunes for the next CD. Our management group is working on lining up some tour time for next year while we're recording, so chances are there will be new music available! More later...

You're not crazy and we had to double check ourselves to be sure, but thanks to you, we arrived in the list of Top Ten Local Acts that have a shot at the opening slot on EDGEFEST 2009 at #1!!! The competition was fierce. You had killer bands like Monoxide Project, Wishtribe, Third Degree, and Machina (former members of Evanescence and Future Leaders of the World) all vying for the opportunity. THANKS TO YOU, THE FANBASE, we not only made the top ten list, WE CAME IN AT #1!!!



Obviously, we're a little excited over this. :)



Now, the final decision rests with the industry panel. They'll have the task of choosing the one winner from a list of Arkansas kickass. However that turns out, know that we appreciate every vote. We wouldn't have made it this far without YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!


From edgelittlerock.com:

"Congratulations to our 10 finalists in the Local Battle Of The Bands to play Edgefest 2009.  There were a lot of bands competing and a lot of Edgeheads voted over the last couple of weeks.  The finalists will have their music judged by our industry panel which includes representatives from Reprise Records, Wind-Up Records, 10^th St. Entertainment/Eleven Seven Music, and Interscope Records.  We’ll give them a couple of days to review your submission pages and the music posted on them.   We’ll announce the winner on Thursday at 5:20pm on this page and on the air.

AND THE 10 FINALISTS ARE:

Bombay Black          1456
Spinning Jenny         1150
Machina                 1114
Wishtribe                932
Altus Pocket            914
Wasting Days          912
A Good Fight           897
Underclaire             881
A Plea For Mercy     867
Rusty Hook             855

Thanks to all the bands for participating and CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR FINALISTS!"

Five days to go till the end of the voting period for "The Battle For Edgefest"! We deeply appreciate all of you who have been firing on all cylinders to get us on the bill. Remember, keep spreading the word: IM's, Facebook, Myspace (duh!), message boards, groups that you attend in the real world... even church congregations and youth groups can vote us on!
 

This year's EDGEFEST, presented by The Edge 100.3 FM in our capital city of Little Rock, is giving one lucky Arkansas band a shot at opening what will be one of the best damn concerts in 2009. You could help BOMBAY BLACK be the band that wins that coveted slot.

How?

Simple. :)

Friday, April 10th at noon, just click on the link above and vote for us. It's one vote per verified email address. Just once. Probably take you all of a minute to do it. No purchase necessary. All ages. Bad credit, no credit, NO PROBLEM!

The voting period ends Sunday, April 26th at midnight.

And, how about a new unreleased tune to jam out to while you make a note to vote for BOMBAY BLACK FOR EDGEFEST on your calendar? It's called "Reign Over Me". Enjoy and THANK YOU!!!

Erik here...
I logged in to check on some mail and add a couple more dates, and when I go the "frontpage" of the profile, I not only hear our music player but also some guy mouthing off about wanting feedback on his hits and how people who don't give feedback are lame ass and it's wrong and yadda yadda. I couldn't see where it was coming from and I have narrowed it down. Unfortunately, the transmission ended before I was able to start my process of elimination.

Hopefully, there's been others to report it and they've already tracked the individual(s) down and booted them.
 
EDIT on 02/27/09: I figured out how it was coming in. A comment left by "Dustin" posting a picture of a hip-hop event (even though he's a rock n roll guy who does some club promo) evidently had code that allowed transmission of some "rappers" who were far more annoying than talented. Hopefully, deleting the comment has solved the problem.

We're revamping the setlist. Since the release of Psycho Magnet, we've been leaning on songs from that album pretty heavily but we're ready to (possibly) balance things out a bit. So, the best people to ask would be you, the fans. What BOMBAY BLACK tunes would you like to hear in a live BOMBAY BLACK set?


(We phrase it that way because, inevitably, someone's gonna call out "Free Bird!")

We're still doing December 11th @ The Rev Room w/Land of Mines and Fiat Lux, but we're also getting 2009 off and running. Check the dates on our front page... y'know, the one you probably were at to begin with!

Hey, gang. Erik reporting...

As you probably noticed from our avatar, we're playing Hot Springs with Eden Crow again in a week. On a Sunday. Weird? Not at all. How we ended up getting into this particular date is.

We agreed to play this gig cuz... well, Eden Crow are a lot of fun to travel and do shows with! Plus, we hadn't been in Hot Springs yet and Rob and I hadn't played at Club 2720 since their cover days. So, we loaded up and headed down at different times. Ty rode in the EC tour bus since they were going to be giving the sound a once over to make it kick ass (and it did!). Everyone else in our camp rode separately. I was not allowed to drive since it was my birthday this past Friday and certain people had "plans".

Of course, this is all while the storm called Ike was bearing down on us in all its furious anger. The ride down wasn't too bad. Lots of wind and a little rain while jamming on Black Sweden, Damone, and The Donnas and lots of Beavis and Butthead jokes whenever someone unwittingly said something that could even slightly be taken dirty.

Upon arrival, the storm had died down to a serious sprinkling and my carmates (Perry, Pam, and Blue) all headed for the bar for some really good food. I'm still looking over my shoulder, wondering when whatever the plan was was going to go into effects. No one was saying jack. Ty handed me two cups and said "shoot 'em. Dark before light." I identified one as Jagermeister immediately. The othe rwas Peppermint Schnapps. I knocked 'em down and waited for my food while finishing a Heineken. This would prove dangerous as I don't really have much in the way of alcohol tolerance. I got woozy, slurred a lot, and ended up being handed a slice of Jim's pizza to get myself back in shape. An hour later, I'm better than I was but still a little goofy.

Now, the power had browned out a few times and dropped twice that I recall. It was back up after a few seconds, so we knew it might be a little dodgy during the set. Management told us to go ahead and get started since our particular strip of road was now the only one with power in town.

We tore into the first couple of songs like ferocious barbarians. I was still a touch blotto and completely without stage fright, inhibition, and a good bit of my equilibrium. We were on like Donkey Kong and rockin' like Dokken as the power dropped out near the end of the fourth song.

The transformers outside had blown and we were now on generator power, just enough to keep the emergency lights on. Since Ty and I had to work today, we had to pack up but agreed to go back on the 21st to play. They say Sunday nights are a really good time for them so it should be good. Our wagon train stopped at the local IHOP for breakfast. It's a lot of tattoos and long hair and we dug in. Until the power went out.

So, two establishments in two hours. We know how to close this city down!

 

So, see you Sunday, September 21st at 2720!

 

Some fans have started a forum for us at http://bombayblack.proboards55.com. It's free and simple to join and we'll be popping in occasionally to say hi, drop some news, or just be social.

Ed Hamilton Photography was out at the 080802* show taking shots. His labors can now be viewed in our photos section. Thanks, Ed!

* 080802 is Erik's method of chronological order: year, month, day...

 

Yep, we're in on it. How could we say no? A shot at opening for Mötley Crüe in 2009? Pass on it? ARE YOU NUTS?!?! NO F'ING WAY, MAN!!!

BUT...

We need your help and your constant regular votes. It's free to register and simpler than most websites COUGHmyspaceCOUGH. Just fill out the basic info (name, birthdate, login email and password), confirm your registry from the email you gave them, and git ta votin'. Piece o cake?

The big thing is to remember to vote EVERY DAY. You can only vote for us once a day, so make it part of your daily routine. Wake up, stretch, triple-S, VOTE, brush teeth, and head to work. When you do it is your deal, but be sure to do it once every 24 hours.

Thank you in advance and VOTE!!!