The Awesome Snakes
Awesome Snakes was a two-person punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded as a side project by Annie Holoien and Danny Henry of The Soviettes.[1] Their instrumentation is just bass and drums, with the bass played through a fuzzbox resulting in a sound not unlike the band We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It.
History
In 2004, a cassette-only label, Home Taping is Killing the Record Industry, released the debut release by Awesome Snakes. In July 2006, Crustacean Records issued the Awesome Snakes' full length debut CD, Venom.[2] It featured fifteen tracks recorded in much higher fidelity than the debut cassette by their friend Ross and mastered by Dave Gardener and features a guest appearance by Twin Cities MC P.O.S..
Awesome Snakes appeared on the Crustacean Records DVD "Drown Out The Daylights", which was released in July 2008. Their final release was a digital-only four track EP entitled Snake Cake, released on Ass Records on October 12, 2009.[3][4] The duo's last show as Awesome Snakes was on March 19, 2010 in St. Paul, MN; the same night as their old band The Soviettes' release show for their Rarities album.[5][6]
Members
- Annie Holoien (aka "Annie Awesome") - bass, vocals. She is currently performing with the God Damn Doo Wop Band. She also previously performed with Danny in International Robot and The Soviettes.
- Danny Henry (aka "Danny Snakes") - drums, vocals. He has previously performed with International Robot, the Soviettes and France Has The Bomb.
Discography
| Title |
Release date |
Notes |
Label |
| Awesome Snakes |
2004 |
Cassette only release |
Home Taping is Killing the Record Industry[7][8] |
| Venom |
2006 |
CD |
Crustacean Records [9] |
| Snake Cake |
October 12, 2009 |
Digital download only, 4 track EP |
Ass Records [10] |
Reception
- Wisconsin's "Local Sounds Magazine" said "With huge riffs, huge tone and huge humor, the Awesome Snakes may be your new favorite band." [1]
- UltimateGuitar.com said "The album is the sound of people having fun, and people being honest about their musical intentions." [11]
- Round The Dial magazine said "If their huge,bouncy sound doesn’t get you out on the dance floor, I don’t know what will." [12]
- Dane101.com, an online publication for Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin said "2006 will go down in history as the year of the snakes." [13]
- Pulse of the Twin Cities said "No other band this year packed as much fun into their album as this Soviettes-spawned duo." [14] and "it’s a tight and virtually flawless little package" [15]
References
- ^ a b Thompson, Tim (August 10, 2006). "Awesome Snakes - Venom CD Review". Local Sounds Magazine (Wisconsin). http://magazine.localsounds.org/2006/08/10/awesome-snakes-venom/. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ Simpson, Greg (staff) (February 20, 2007). "Awesome Snakes - Venom review". PunkNews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/6066. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes Myspace Blog". Myspace. October 12, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5vgRR5Kr9.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes - Snake Cake". Ass Records. October 1, 2009. http://assrecords612.blogspot.com/2009/10/ass10-awesome-snakes-snakecake.html.
- ^ Lunney, Tigger (March 22, 2010). "Awesome Snakes final show - concert review". City Pages. http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/03/soviettes_take.php. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes Bio". Crustacean Records. http://www.crustaceanrecords.com/bands/index.php?BID=43. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes Cassette SIDE A". Danny Henry's Official Youtube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du5cqm0NM_0. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes Cassette SIDE B". Danny Henry's Official Youtube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9-SQI00ec. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes // Venom CD". Crustacean Records. http://www.crustaceanrecords.com/cart/description.php?IS=60&UID=20111012112648204.99.118.9. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Download "Snake Cake"". ASS Records. http://assrecords612.blogspot.com/2009/10/ass10-awesome-snakes-snakecake.html.
- ^ "Venom Review". ultimate-guitar.com. December 19, 2006. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/awesome_snakes/venom/index.html. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Awesome Snakes". 'Round The Dial. December 12, 2009. http://www.roundthedialmagazine.com/2009/12/awesome-snakes/. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ Russell, Jesse (July 12, 2006). "Notes on a Scene: Madison Area Music News 2006 - week 28". dane101.com. http://www.dane101.com/music/2006/07/12/notes_on_a_scene_madison_area_music_news_2006_week_28. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ McPHERSON, STEVE (December 28, 2006). "Year-End Best: The 20 '06". Pulse of the Twin Cities (Minnesota). http://www.pulsetc.com/article4bb5.html?sid=2911. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ McPHERSON, STEVE (July 26, 2006). "CD REVIEWS: Ophidiophobics beware". Pulse of the Twin Cities (Minnesota). http://www.pulsetc.com/article0c1a.html?op=Print&sid=2609. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
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