We've made our second video, plus we need your help

Our second video is completed and we've decided we're going to make 15 more to make our debut album a video album. In order to do this, we're going to need some help. We've started an indiegogo account and are looking for contributors who want cool stuff..namely, videos of their own. Depending on how much you donate, we'll make a video for you. It can be anything you want within reason and within our schedule. Check out our project page for more details....

Safeword live at Lucky Lounge - July 7th - Austin, TX

Safeword live at Lucky Lounge - July 7th - Austin, TX, originally uploaded by brentap.

Our friend Brent Price took some pics of us at our last show at Lucky Lounge. Check out his Flickr page to see more.

Summer show at Lucky Lounge with Stillborn Skies!

It's been a while since we've done anything. We've all been traveling quite a bit this summer and it's been difficult to practice. We're still working on our second video and we should have it premiered before our upcoming show on July 7th at Lucky Lounge. Hope to see you there.

We made a video! Check it out!

OMG! We're playing a show

bunny, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

So, we had planned to concentrate on our recording and video-making, but my co-worker, Todd, from The Asteroid Shop asked us to join them for this show.

We'll be going on at 9 p.m. for all you that have class and work the next morning. We hope to see you there because we're about to be releasing two videos and then hopefully a series of videos that will make us so Youtube famous, we'll be rolling around in internet money for the rest of our lives.

Making a full-length album????

Jon and Camron recording guitar, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

Alon tuning his drums, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

Well, we're finally getting off our asses and doing some recording. The plan is to record every song we've got and to then decide which ones will go on the full-length album.

In the mean-time we've got two videos planned for album teasers. We're going to record those two songs first, make the videos and then record the rest. So stay tuned for some surprises and hopefully some surprise guests.

Lucky Lounge Dec. 17th

occupyluckylounge_web, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

We're playing a show next Saturday. I'm too hungover and busy to elaborate, but we're playing with Stillborn Skies. It should be awesome.

StudyAbroad - Safeword

I've found Windows MovieMaker on my computer, so I'm going to be making some videos and we'll soon have some live footage we'll be adding to Youtube, so be sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel.

Our Mohawk show tonight!

Being 9/11 and because of the wildfire events close to home, our show tonight at the Mohawk will be a benefit show for my friend Jessica Shepherd. http://www.jessicashepherd.com/ Jessica and her mother lost their house due to the wildfire in Bastrop. If you'd like to donate you can go to her page or you can come to our show tonight. Our profits from the show will go toward Jessica's fund.

We're playing at Mohawk

mohawk, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

'Hot:Crazy' EP release party - 8/25/2001 - Skinny's Ballroom

flyer2011.08, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

It's finally happening. A box of 'Hot:Crazy' EPs have been sitting on my counter for more than a month now waiting to get into your hands.

We'll be playing the release party at Skinny's Ballroom with Stillborn Skies, The Decade Show and Copycats. (We wanted some people to show up so we got an all-female cover band to start off the show.)

It'll cost you $5 to get in the door, but you'll also be getting a copy of our EP. Hope to see you there.

'Hot:Crazy' EP Pre-sale now available

So the EP is finally finished. Now we're just trying to book a place for our release show. In the meantime, you can purchase a digital download of the 'Hot:Crazy' EP for $3 at our bandcamp site. If you purchase the EP now, you will instantly receive our song 'Annie Ray' and then will be able to download the rest of the EP once it is completely released.

Mixing the EP

Bob - Goliath studios, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

So we've been very busy over the past couple weeks. We finished the recording of the EP and now Bob at Goliath Studios will be working on the mixing and mastering.

We've decided not to play another show until the EP is finished and our next show will be the EP release. We don't have an ETA. We've still been practicing and hopefully will have a handful of new songs for this show.

If you'll notice we've got a new logo made. Let us know what you think
We'll be working on getting some t-shirts out soon.

'Hot:Crazy' EP recording is underway

We headed out to Goliath Studios this past weekend to lay down some tracks for our 'Hot:Crazy' EP. As you can see from the video, Alon is tuning his drums. That's right folks, we've graduated from recording one-takes on Alon's iPhone and doing it for reals. We'll be back in the studio this weekend to do some fill-ins and vocal tracks. Hopefully we'll get some better videos and photos for your viewing pleasure.

Tracks for the EP include:
New Bruises
Annie Ray
Google
Study Abroad
Hot:Crazy

June 4th at Club 1808

flyer, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

We're playing a show at Club 1808 with Babydick, Candi and the Cavities and Micah Omega. Should be pretty punk and a little surf and I'm sure Babydick will pull out the smoke machine.

In other news, we're going into the studio on June 13th....more details later. Plus, I've got a new job, so keeping up with all these posts and marketing is a pain. The job is available to whoever wants it.

So we changed our name.....

Last year during SXSW, I ran all over the place handing out fliers to our show. I talked to a lot of people about our band. One day during the festival, as I was walking down the street someone drove by and yelled out their window "Yo, there goes Soy Beans!"

Harder than playing an instrument and writing songs is coming up with a name for your band. We practiced as a group for probably 6 months before we decided on a name. I wanted something that no other band had used, but also something that would be easily recognizable. We chose Soy Bombs after the 1998 Grammy incident where a guy jumped up on stage during Bob Dylan's performance, danced crazily and had 'Soy Bomb' written across his chest. I had come to find out that not very many people watched Bob Dylan's 1998 Grammy performance.

People would ask us, "What are Soy Bombs? Are you guys vegan? Are soy bombs the farts you cut after eating a lot of soy?" And I always explained that it was a reference to the 1998 Grammy incident...and well...it doesn't really mean anything. It's just a cool name.

So after playing a gig at One 2 One bar a while back, we were discussing our past weekends and the word 'Safeword' came up. I instantly thought, If I ever have another band I'm going to call it Safeword. Everyone must have had the same idea because we kept talking about it. Finally during SXSW this year after getting really drunk we voted to change the name. My only reservation was now I have to get a new logo, make all new web sites, get our fans on board....

So, today the change was made. If you own a Soy Bombs' shirt it is now a collectors' item, likely to be worth a lot of money some day.

Pastries and Pasties 2, March 12th at Emo's

Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes, originally uploaded by Rick Waller.

So we got this gig at Pastries and Pasties 2. We've been working on a new cover, so hopefully we'll have that ready. We're scheduled to go on at 11 p.m. We'll be passing out some Bomb cupcakes during our show thanks to our friend, Crystal P.

Here is the complete lineup:

Featuring members of Texas' greatest troupes:
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
Jigglewatts
BIg Star Burlesque
Dallas' Lollie Bombs


PLUS, Austin's finest cupcakes from:
Madcakes
Polkadots
The Cupcake Bar
and more!

Two Years/Two Shows/Two Prices:
Really Big Show
- All the Burlesque you can stand
- the return of Barebones Orchestra
- Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Cupcakes!
- Clyde and Clem's Whiskey Business closing the night!
(Tickets are $12 online and $15 at the door, and get you into both shows)

Le Petit Boudoir (Emo's inside)
- Dr. Sketchy! Our performers will be posing with tasty confections for artists to sketch their hotness
- Commedia Dell Arte from La Fenice!
- Magic by Sensei Strange
- Music by John Pointer, Soy Bombs, and The Salesmen
(Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door. Inside only, unless you pay $5 more to get into the big show)

Buy online through Emo's Website OR, you can get advance tickets at Waterloo Records, End of an Ear, and Sound on Sound SXSW Interactive badges get in free!

Show This Saturday

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Alon pulled some strings and got us this gig opening for the Aimless Gun CD release party. You should come check it out. One 2 One Bar has some of the best sound in town.

We're playing a show

Trophy's flyer, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

So things have been a little hectic lately in our personal lives and the EP keeps getting pushed back, so we're deciding to put on another show at Trophy's. This time we'll be playing with our friends Milk Thistle and a newcomer Miss Moonlight.

Lots of exciting things have been happening. We got William Hundley to shoot our EP cover featuring Jessa Peters. They also shot some promo material for us as well. Hopefully we can show you some of that and some outtakes from the photo shoot. Also, Jon bought a video camera so hopefully we'll also be able to post some cool videos when we figure out how to get the sound levels to work on the camera.

And if you missed our last show, we featured 3 new songs: "New Bruises," "Study Abroad," and "Girls Believe Me."

BTW...we're playing a show this coming Wednesday Oct 21st

Trophys, originally uploaded by iamcootis.

So we've got this show booked at Trophy's for Wednesday, Oct 21st. We'll be hitting the stage first at 9:00, followed by Radio Fallout and then Milk Thistle.

After this show we're planning on taking a small break to begin work on the EP. We're tentatively planning to begin the recording process on the 25th. We'll keep this updated and hopefully shoot some video of the recording process.

On another note, I have two more song ideas making their way to fruition. So, in a month or two (most likely two or three) look forward to "New Bruises" and "Studying Abroad."