Artist of the Week: Bad Rabbits

Sean Miehl, Staff Writer

March 13, 2014

The modern melting pot of contemporary music, Bad Rabbits, blends multiple cultures and genres to create a unique musical experience. More than just a combination of funk, rock, rhythm and blues, and indie pop; the members of the band are of Indian, Argentinean, and West African descent. A unique blend of different styles and backgrounds creates music that is not like anything else in music today.

The band hails from Boston, Massachusetts and formed in 2007. They met while attending Northeastern University and Audio Institute in Boston, Ma.

All members of Bad Rabbits originally played in the bands The Eclectic Collective and Irepress. Which in 2007 members from both bands reworked and named the new band Bad Rabbits.

The first major release by the band was the Stick Up Kids EP, which was released in 2009. The EP spawned a few hits in the Northeastern alternative music scene including “Stick Up Kids”, “Can’t Back Down”, and “She Bad”.

The band then released the American Love LP in 2013. Singles “We Can Roll” and “Can’t Fool Me” garnered a lot of popularity.

They have toured with plenty of popular artists. The list includes Paramore, Tegan and Sara, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, The Maine, and Umphrey’s McGee. They are noted for often touring with bands that are outside of their genre.

The lead singer, Dua Boayke, was featured on a live television performance with Gym Class Heroes on New Years Eve 2011.

They played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They are also set to play the whole summer on the 2014 Vans Warped Tour.

Bad Rabbits won two award from the Boston Music Awards in 2013 including Artist of the Year, and Pop/R&B Artist of the Year.

2014 should prove monumental for the upcoming Bad Rabbits.

About the Contributor

Sean Miehl, Staff Writer

Walking through the halls of Bethel Park High School, one will catch a glimpse of an energetic guy shaking the hands of all his peers. Sean Miehl's charismatic enigma is prevalent at the high school. Sean joined Hawk Eye and the journalism class to sharpen his writing skills, hoping that it'll give him an edge in college. Sean's main aspiration is to major in journalism at a four year college. "I joined Hawk Eye to improve my writing skills and to also gain some experience in the writing field," Sean said. "I'm thinking about going into journalism later on in life." Post high school Sean is looking into majoring in journalism or political science preferably at Ohio University. Sean is a diverse character. He admires music and going to concerts as well as playing inline hockey for Bethel Park. Miehl said, "I enjoy music and going to concerts. Music is apart of my life." In addition, Sean loves longboarding after school. A longboard is a skateboard of bigger size that allows the rider to make sharper turns and easier cuts. Sean said, "Aside from working at Ace Hardware and playing inline hockey for Bethel Park, I enjoy riding my longboard around Bethel Park." Sean's goals for Hawk Eye this year go above and beyond. His vision is to upload articles and videos quicker and on a larger scale. Sean said, "I want to see a successful, fresh, constant stream of articles. Also, more features that blend well with the student body. I want to make Hawk Eye apart of every student's experience here at Bethel Park High School." Expanding Hawk Eye means a lot to Sean. This past year, Hawk Eye, as a publication, won "silver" from the Pennsylvania School Press Association, a scholastic press association that represents PA. "I want to see Hawk Eye win gold next year. It's all about improvement," Miehl said. Sean's unique character will add a special flare to Hawk Eye. Sean said, "I think my enthusiasm will bring something special to the table." Sean's energetic character will add freshness to Hawk Eye. With Sean aboard, Hawk Eye can fully spearhead any task or obstacle in its path. Written by: Adam Larson, Editor-in-Chief