Margaret LaBombard: "If a song makes you feel something, you can thank the bass player"

Margaret LaBombard
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I play bass in Slyboots, a melodic new wave band. The songwriter and guitarist, KG Noble, and I have been playing together for years, both in bands and backing different types of singers around New York City. 

Three years ago, she and I decided it was time to start our own band, and that became Slyboots. In 2017, our third gig took place at Liverpool’s Cavern Club for the International Pop Overthrow Festival.

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