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]
Bodega | |
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| Genres | Alternative rock, psychedelic pop |
| Labels | Vibra Cobra, London Records, Brobdingnagian Records |
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History
editBodega 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
edit- Bring Yourself Up (1997)
- Without a Plan (2001)
References
edit- ^ "The nominees are..." The Province, March 7, 1999.
- ^ a b c "Bodega is bouncing back". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 10, 1998.
- ^ "Bigger, brighter, more upbeat ; Bodegas unleash new CD tonight at the Rivoli". Toronto Star, September 6, 2001.
- ^ "Live Reviews: Bodega March 6, 1999 Rivoli, Toronto, ON"[usurped]. Chart Attack, review by Jim kelly
- ^ a b Matt Galloway, "Bodega Revving Up". Now, September 6, 2001.
- ^ "Feist Inside and Out". Toronto Star, April 21, 2007.
- ^ "High expectation an elusive target; Andrew Rodriguez has high hopes for third CD, but there is more to come". Toronto Star, March 1, 2007.