3OH!3 is an American hip hop and electronica band from Boulder, Colorado. The band is named for the area code of that region, 303.[1]
In April 2008 the band, composed of members Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, signed with Photo Finish Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records).[1] Foreman and Motte met in a physics class at the University of Colorado.[2] The members were inspired by the underground hip-hop scene and Foreman, then a member of the band Eight Hour Orphans, invited Motte to mix some beats with him.[2] The two were helped early on by friendships they had made with local acts such as Grace Gale, Signal to Noise and Blackout Pact.[2] As Motte puts it, "We had it pretty easy. We had a lot of friends in bands who chaperoned us around and got us shows, and that was enough hype or buzz to get us going on our own."[2]
After playing the Denver leg of Warped Tour in 2007, 3OH!3 has signed on for all venues of Warped Tour 2008 and their song "Punk Bitch" is on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation.[3] The band has also played at national festivals such as Bamboozle Left and the Pemberton Festival in British Columbia.[1] 3OH!3 commonly uses skits and costumes during their live concerts.
3OH!3's new album, Want, was released on July 8, 2008 to stellar reviews by fans and critics alike.
I saw them supporting Katy Perry twice in London and then again in Paris and they fucking OWNED.
First night we were like 'oh, not really my thing but they've got stage presence'.
Second night we were like 'Push it baby push it baby outta control I've got my gun cocked tight and I'm ready blow'.
Third night we were going crazy.
They're coming back to the UK in September (whether me harrassing Nat on twitter had anything to do with this I do not know) but I'm actually so excited I might die.
Yeah, though I felt like shit on the third time so Chokechain made me feel like head was gonna fall off.
Lowlands as in the festival? They're doing Reading and Leeds this year so there's every chance they'll be on the European festival circuit. Tweet Nat loads and loads and demand his presence. I told him that me and my best friend would end up spending our student loans on coming to see them if they didn't come to London and two days later they had a London show booked, hahaha.
Just bug them as much as you can. I dunno how much of an effect it really has, but if they think they'll get a crowd somewhere they're more likely to go there than just picking a city at random.