Bodega (Canadian band)

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Bodega
Genres Alternative rock, psychedelic pop
LabelsVibra Cobra, London Records, Brobdingnagian Records
Past members

Bodega were a Canadian alternative rock band in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They are best known for their debut album Bring Yourself Up, which was a Juno Award nominee for Best Alternative Album at the Juno Awards of 1999. [1]

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History

Bodega was formed in Montreal in 1996 by Andrew Rodriguez and Sam Goldberg. [2] The duo recruited drummer Kim Temple and moved to Toronto to record Bring Yourself Up, which was released in 1997 on independent label Vibra Cobra Records. [2] The band then signed to London Records, which remixed and rereleased Bring Yourself Up internationally in 1998. [2] This album was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album.

Following Vibra Cobra's 1998 acquisition by Universal Music Group, the band were left largely unpromoted in the upheaval; they were offered the opportunity to move to Sire Records, but declined. [3] The band began working on new material, performing it around Toronto, including at the Rivoli in 1999. [4]

The band released its second and final album, Without a Plan, in 2001 on the independent Brobdingnagian Records. [5] The album was produced by Dave Fridmann. [5] Goldberg and Temple then left the band, and Rodriguez carried on with a rotating lineup of musicians, including Leslie Feist as a guitarist in some live performances. [6]

Rodriguez subsequently opted to retire the band name, releasing Here Comes the Light in 2007 as a solo album rather than a third Bodega album. [7]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "The nominees are..." The Province , March 7, 1999.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bodega is bouncing back". Kingston Whig-Standard , October 10, 1998.
  3. ↑ "Bigger, brighter, more upbeat ; Bodegas unleash new CD tonight at the Rivoli". Toronto Star , September 6, 2001.
  4. ↑ "Live Reviews: Bodega March 6, 1999 Rivoli, Toronto, ON". Chart Attack, review by Jim kelly
  5. 1 2 Matt Galloway, "Bodega Revving Up". Now , September 6, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Feist Inside and Out". Toronto Star , April 21, 2007.
  7. ↑ "High expectation an elusive target; Andrew Rodriguez has high hopes for third CD, but there is more to come". Toronto Star , March 1, 2007.
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