Allen Guinn, Boo and Boo Too guitarist, jams at the Eight Street Tap Room on Feb. 28. The band played after The Umbros, a band from Columbia, Mo., opened for them.
don't understand why it can't be," Guinn says.
In Lawrence, the competition is high, even though several bars host live music. This is why recording is so important for these bands. With Web sites like MySpace, Facebook and YouTube, it's easy to get music out there, whether you're the Red Hot Chili Peppers or a band recording in a garage.
Boo and Boo Too,Volunteers and The Wilmotts have all spent hours upon hours recording in the studio. Boo and Boo Too has recorded four EPs on Iron Paw Records—a label one of their friends started—and the band has been working on a full-length album for the past six months. The band, however, does not plan on signing with any big
record label any time soon."A lot of hitting it big is based on chance or superficiality," Emke says."A record label doesn't care because they're basically using you."
Boo and Boo Too wants to be able to continue to record and do things the way they want. Once their album is released, they plan on touring more
and getting their music heard. Ideally, Emke says they would love to make money from their work, but money's not what they're worried about. They just want to continue doing what they love to do and getting a positive response from their fans. As Emke says, "As long as there are people that are into what we're doing, that's enough for us right now."
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