The Boom Booms are a band from Vancouver and they are not your typical band though. The Boom Booms are a genre bending funk, reggae, and soul band. Now that I am thinking about it they really do check a lot of the boxes of the average Vancouverite. The band was formed in 2007 by Aaron Ross, Sean Ross, Tom Van Deursen, Geordie Hart, and Theo Vincent. All of them are childhood friends, fun fact. The group made their name by performing at live shows all around B.C. The band came in 2nd place in the Peak Performance Project in 2011. 2011 was actually a very big year for the band. 

The Boom Booms came out with “Hot Rum!”, in 2011 and till this day it is their most successful album. This album is just a very fun album and just so chill. The combination of West Coast culture and Latin culture is beautifully done as in many of the songs the band sings in Spanish and English like in track one “Caroline”. The Boom Booms really capture the essence of Summer in this album, it just reminds you of a warm day chilling with your friends at the lake and having nothing to worry about. The band’s mix of genres is what makes them so popular as BC itself is a mix of genres and personalities. 

The Boom Boom’s lyrics capture the group’s essence of connection, love, and travel. The band spent a lot of time overseas in Central and South America. This is where they found sounds, tales, and a sense of community that would later inspire them to make the kind of album they did with “Hot Rum!”. The end effect is a record that shows warmth in both message and tone. This type of album has the power to turn a gloomy Vancouver day which is almost everyday at this time of the year into a party.

This album almost 15 years later is still a hidden gem of the Vancouver musical scene. It is a record that shows Multiculturalism like the city itself the way it takes inspiration from many different genres and countries. The Boom Booms are still making music even as recently as 2025 as they came out with an EP. The Bands last album was in 2017, but i have a feeling we could see a new album coming very soon in the near future.