Diesel Boy

Diesel Boy is a pop-punk rock band from Santa Rosa, California.^[1] They were formed in 1993, were active until 2002, and became active again in 2011. They have a 7" on Fat Wreck Chords, 4 full-length albums released on Honest Don's Records and a split EP with the band Divit^[2] that was released on Coldfront Records.

According to Last.fm, Diesel Boy's most popular tracks are "Titty Twister", "Looks That Kill" (Mötley Crüe cover), "She's My Queen" and "Stroking My Cat".^[3]

History

The band was formed in summer 1993, and soon after the world was introduced to their clever use of puns with their 7" release on Fat Wreck Chords, aptly titled Strap On 7. Cock Rock would be their debut full length, released on Honest Don's Records, a partner label of Fat Wreck Chords, for which Diesel Boy was the flagship band. Their second album, Venus Envy (1998), marked the departure of drummer and original member, Mike (Baump) Schaus. Geoff (Lackey) Arcuri formerly of the Florida band Shyster joined Diesel Boy in late 1998. Ryan Greene produced all 4 albums.

The band toured relentlessly from 1995 to 2002. It is estimated that they played in 40 of the 50 U.S. states, every province in Canada (where it is arguable that the band enjoyed its biggest following), Europe for three times, and Australia. During this time they played with the likes of, but not limited to, No Use for a Name, NOFX, Good Riddance, The Vandals, Strung Out, SNFU, Gob, The Goober Patrol,^[4] The Ataris, Satanic Surfers, and The Sugar Hill Gang.

Strung Out took them on their first U.S./Canada tour which followed the buzz created by appearance of the band's instant classic "Titty Twister", on the Fat Records compilation Survival of the Fattest.

In 2001, following their last album, the band unofficially split up, because "things just got wound down".^[5] They played their last concert in 2002.

In 2006, the band suddenly created a MySpace page, and later in 2009 a Facebook page. In October 2010, the band reunited. On July 18, 2011, it was officially announced that the band will write a new album.^[6]

In 2015 the band cancelled their appearance at groezrock festival with no explanation. ^[7]

Other Appearances

• Their song from the Venus Envy album, "Endless Summer Days", appears in the full-length feature Drive Me Crazy.
• The band also appears, as a band, while performing their own material, on an episode of Freaks and Geeks, called "Moshing and Noshing".
• Three of their songs of the Sofa King Cool album, "A Literary Love Song", "She's My Queen" and "Shining Star", were featured as soundtracks in the 1999 video game, Test Drive Off-Road 3.
• The song "She's My Queen" from the Sofa King Cool album was mentioned in the Paul Simon biography A Life, as a song that references Joe DiMaggio (although it is incorrectly referred to as "She's My Marilyn Monroe").^[8]
• The song "True Drew" is mentioned in the book Rock and Roll Baby Names as a rock song related to the name Drew.^[9]

Members

• Dave Lake "Diesel Dave" – vocals and guitar (1993–-present). He remains connected to writing by free-lancing for various publications, weekly magazines (such as The Seattle Weekly) and various blogs including a health industry publications. ^[10]
• Justin Werth - guitar and vocal harmonies (1993–-present). He played guitar in for the punk band Fang.
• Greg Hensley (a.k.a. G.D. Hensley) - bass guitar (1993–-present). He also plays for the Alternative Country/Americana/Country Punk band The Famous.
• Geoff Arcuri - drummer (1999–-present). He builds custom drums for his own company 7877 Custom Drums.
• Mike Schaus - drummer (1993–1999).
• Jeff Francis - vocals (2006–2007).

EPs

• Double Letter Score (2001)

Music Videos

• "She's My Queen" (1999)

Studio albums

Cock Rock (1996)

Venus Envy (1998)

Sofa King Cool (1999)

Rode Hard and Put Away Wet (2001)

References

External links

• Diesel Boy's official Facebook page
• Diesel Boy's official MySpace page