bodhi: News/Stuff

Sweet. Mark Lore ranks Secondhand Runner 4th on his top 15 albums of 2009. http://thedaysoflore.com

Bodhi’s influences are as clear as day—Bowie, The Stooges, Gary Numan—yet they manage to end up sounding like nobody but Bodhi. “Kids Are So Nice” is a fine slice from MTV’s early days when new wave, Nina Blackwood (and videos) ruled. Brian Carr’s voice is the glue that holds the myriad influences in place, even when the band decides to throw a new wave country song into the mix (”Bystander”). Went from 0 to No. 4 on my year-end in less than three weeks.

Monday night at Berbatis with The Woolen Men

FREE and $1 PBR all night...yep yep

Mark Lore gave us some love on his music blog, thedaysoflore.com...nice

Neo-psychedelic garage rock has been done to death. It’s sorta lost its oomph, lost its lovin’ feeling … lost in translation, lost in space. Portland’s Bodhi—which I’m hoping is named after Patrick Swayze’s character inPoint Break—is an exception. Sure, all the elements are there: Swirling synth, reverbed guitars and unhinged vocals, but the four-piece pieces it together into their own damaged rock ‘n’ roll narrative.

Bodhi quietly released its debut full-lengthSecondhand Runner, an album recorded here and there in Portland—here being Revolver Studios in southeast Portland, there being the band’s living room. Fortunately the slick production doesn’t undermine the album’s rickety garage appeal—in fact, it makes it even more compelling. Not to mention the band manages to make a country song in “Bystander” feel right at home with the new wave disco of “The Kids Are So Nice” and the pure garage punk of “Honkin ‘44.” What holds it all together are Brian Carr’s vocals, which float and flail in a register somewhere between that of Iggy Pop and David Byrne.

It looks as though the members of Bodhi are finding the drizzly climes of Portland to their liking after relocating here from New York in 2006 … and I must say it’s nice having them here to contaminate the folk and electro-pop gene pool.

Bodhi will perform at the East End, Dec. 12 with Austin’s Woven Bones and locals The Whines.

Been back from our West Coast tour for a few days now...we had a blast, met some amazing people, even danced with the drunk, 60-plus-year-old Korean owner of Kim's backyard in Oakland to Peaches' Fuck the Pain Away...played at the echo curio n LA with Or, the Whale and the Kris Special (all really cool kats) and then got invited to play a warehouse party the same night, hosted by the dudes of Two Headed Horse Productions (they do that rad show Built to Shred on the Fuel channel)...justin's good friend from down south treated us like family and really showed us a grand time....speaking of family, erin's mom surprised us by flying in from New jersey to catch some shows and spend some time with erin and her brother, who lives in LA...rubbed elbows with the mayor of sunset strip...fuckin even saw B-Real (that was fin's highlight for sure)...the folks at the ruby room in san diego were super. heck the owner offered to get us loaded for free, but alas we had to head back up to berkeley for a show at the gilman before going way north to seattle. we sadly left the palm trees in the dust and now we're back in portland, ready for whatever's next...check out pics and videos to come.

for the last few weeks, Bysatnder has received air play on opb music. go request a song suckas! http://opbmusic.org/

my fingers are cold as i update this site, and i can't stop thinking of the california sunshine ahead...in the meantime, psycho brian is testing one of his fuzz pedals, blaring yardbirds and zz top riffs...

The Portland Mercury also named us Band of the Week!

"It's been a long time coming, but Bodhi's first album Secondhand Runner is finally out, and reportedly the band already has enough material for a follow-up EP. But let's not get ahead of ourselves—in the meantime, the Portland band's debut is a stunner. Secondhand Runner is a PDX garage record that shows the band's New York City roots, putting emphasis on streetwalkin' cool above all else. Bodhi goes from pogo-ing bomp to slow 'n' stoney bliss-out, using the familiar tools of Iggy Pop's deranged, half-sung vocals, the Castaways' cheesed-out organ, and Gary Numan's chunky synths. "Bystander" is just a slight bit rockabilly, and "Calmness on the Beat" even shows some tendencies toward morning-after coke-disco, Giorgio Moroder-style, until shivering distorted guitars fill up the glossy track. Bodhi have found a perfect marriage of garage and glam, and are actually winning the hard-odds gamble that attitude trumps all else."

By NED LANNAMANN

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/up-and-coming/Content?oid=1676888

The sweet fellas over at Gnar Tapes...led by the White Fang crew...are releasing Secondhand Runner on Cassette next month...hella

Its finally availabe on Cd baby...what do you know...grab it today

The show at the East End is gonna be fuckin sweet...cant wait

Listen to the Podcast here:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/concertcoop/portland_weekly_09-21-2009.mp3

and checkout the Co-Op's website for local music news, new music, etc...

http://portland.concertcoop.com/podcasts/weekly/55

We have been getting messages asking where people can get the disk here in Portland

Exiled Records 4628 Se Hawthorne Blvd

Tender Loving Empire  1720 NW Lovejoy

WW's Michael Mannheimer gave us a shout out today on the local cut blog today. Check it out:

http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/08/19/bodhi-bystander-secondhand-runner-self-released/

"Talk about almost slipping one past us. Last year I was pretty enamored with the garage-rock stylings of local trio Bodhi, a band so unafraid of having fun that it named itself after Patrick Swayze’s iconic surfer in Point Break. When I interviewed singer Brian Carr and drummer Erin Ansley in July 2008, they professed to being nearly finished with Bodhi’s first full-length. Most of a year passed by, with infrequent shows and lineup changes, but look here—Bodhi’s debut album is finally out, and this song totally rips.

“Bystander” is the second song on Secondhand Runner, but after a short intro track, it’s really the opener, and quite an invitation into Bodhi’s world. Carr is just as likely to pound on his organ than shred his guitar, and “Bystander” is a jangly, fun slice of pop. Check out the twangy guitar, and way the organ pulses like vintage Yo La Tengo, and the bouncy bassline that holds the whole thing together. It’s hot as shit outside today, but that doesn’t mean you can’t ditch work to cut loose to this song for three minutes. That’s what summer is for, right?"

They're here! And in a few short hours, they will be available at multiple music shops in portland....and eventually beyond! stay tuned. xo erin

That expression is so true and so fucking lame...but still true. sitting here waiting for 7 boxes full of our cds to be delivered by UPS. Gotta love "time windows." Tracker says they'll be delievered by 7 PM...they'll probably be here at 6:58...

We got special limited tapes too bitches----for LEETS