Since their 2011 inception, The Sh-Booms have become kind of a thing in their native scene and beyond. Besides being perennial winners of “Best South Act” in the Orlando Weekly’s big annual Best of Orlando issue, they’ve been tapped to share the stage with national names like The Roots, Of Montreal, Talib Kweli, KRS-One, Jacuzzi Boys, Budos Band, Big Freedia, Lee Fiends, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and The B52’s (whom the band toured with in 2017 and 2018). They’ve been featured on NPR, their music has even made it on TV (CW’s Supergirl) and they’ve played Austin City Limits, Okeechobee Music Festival, SunFest, and Gasparilla Music Festivals.
When powerhouse singer, Brenda Radney, joined in 2015, the band’s course was locked, their date with destiny set. She was signed to Justin Timberlake’s Tennman label, even appearing on his album, The 20/20 Experience, Pt. 2. But after clicking with band leader, Al Ruiz, while recording separately in the same studio, she jumped aboard The Sh-Booms to turn this train into a true locomotive.