FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
INDIE POP & HOMEROOM CLOTHING PRESENT
THE CATARACS "PERFORMING LIVE" WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ HAVOC SF (THE LAST SUPPER) & DJ NICK NICE
THE CATARACS HAVE BEEN ON THE RADAR OF BAY AREA YOUTH SINCE THE MARCH RELEASE OF THE GROUP'S INFECTIOUS SINGLE, "BABY BABY (THE LOVER'S ANTHEM)." THE SONG IS A GUILTY PLEASURE - A CATCHY, CLEVER ODE TO LOVE, FUN AND THE PLEASURES OF BEING YOUNG. A SAMPLE LYRIC: "I DON'T GOT WORK AND YOU DON'T GOT SCHOOL/ I CAN TAKE YOU OUT FOR DINNER/ WE CAN GO GET SOME FOOD."
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THEIR FANS DELUGED SAN FRANCISCO RADIO STATION WILD 94.9 FM WITH REQUESTS FOR "BABY BABY," AND IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE SINGLE ROSE TO THE SECOND SPOT ON THE STATION'S COUNTDOWN. THEN IT WAS FEATURED FOR A WEEK ON THE MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE, WHERE IT GENERATED 25,000 HITS A DAY. THERE'S EVEN A MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SINGLE, SHOT BY TAJ, AN OAKLAND DIRECTOR WHO HAS MADE VIDEOS FOR RIHANNA AND LL COOL J.
"OUR FAN BASE JUST EXPLODED AFTER 'BABY BABY' HIT THE RADIO," SINGER-VINE SAID. "IT'S ALL HAPPENING RIGHT NOW - THE HYPE AND THE BUZZ. EVERY DAY I WAKE UP, AND IT'S BIGGER." AND WITH THEIR NEXT ALBUM, "LINGERIE," SET TO JOIN "BABY BABY" NEXT MONTH ON ITUNES, THEY SAY IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING FOR THE CATARACS. "WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE POP, BUT WE HAVEN'T POPPED YET," SINGER-VINE SAID. JIM ARCHER, THE PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR AT WILD 94.9, THINKS THE BAND WILL GO BEYOND THEIR FIRST HIT. "THE CATARACS' MUSIC IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A HYBRID. IT'S GOT SOME '80S ELECTRO INFLUENCE, BUT THE LYRICS ARE VERY CURRENT," HE SAID. "THEY'RE JUST A REAL GOOD BAND. THEY BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HIP-HOP AND POP. THERE'S HIP-HOP THROUGH THE LYRICS, BUT THEIR MUSIC HAS POP APPEAL BECAUSE OF THE MELODIES."
MORE INFO TBA SOON!
(HIP HOP X POP X ELECTRO X CLUB)
21+ / $5 BEFORE 11PM / $10