Ann Beretta is a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

. Formed in 1996 by Rob Huddleston, Leer Baker, Chris Rupp and Russ Jones (Leer and Chris later left), the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 and country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 mixed into their sound.

The band spent several years on tour playing with bands including Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...

, ALL

ALL (band)

All is an American punk band originally from Los Angeles, currently residing in Fort Collins, Colorado, formed by Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton.-Formation and Cruz Records Years:...

, the Bouncing Souls, Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...

 and city-mates Avail

Avail

Avail is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia. Originally from Northern Virginia, the band formed in 1987, its members including Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, Brian Stewart, and Mikey Warstler. The only original remaining member, guitar player Joe Banks, teamed up with rival band LDK's Tim Barry...

. They have released albums on Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...

 and Lookout! Records

Lookout! Records

-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

. However, after their 2001 release New Union Old Glory, they left Lookout! to release their next album on with Canadian label Union Label Group

Union Label Group

Union Label Group is a record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was formed through the merger of the smaller labels Stomp Records, 2112 Records, and Tyrant Records. Mayday! Records was later created as a genre imprint....

. At this point the band is on hiatus,while Rob and Russ focus on their current project, The Foundation Band. Leer and Chris left the band in mid 1999 to start Sixer

Sixer

Sixer is a punk band from Richmond, Virginia formed in 1999. Leer Baker and Chris Rupp left the band Ann Beretta in mid 1999 to start Sixer. Also in the lineup is Casey Martin and Dan Duggin. In 2000 the band released with the EP Busted Knuckles and Heartbreak their first record...

. Danny is currently the bassist/vocalist in Red Angel Dragnet.

After nearly three years, it was announced in March 2008 that the band would reunite April 26 for a hometown show with more gigs to be announced soon.

Former members

• Danny Vandiford (bass)
• Leer Baker (guitar/vocals)
• Chris Rupp (bass)
• Matt Bedford (bass)

Discography

• Nobody's Heroes EP - 1996/97 unknown
• Bitter Tongues
  Bitter Tongues
  Bitter Tongues is Ann Beretta's 1998 Record on Fueled by Ramen Records, re-released in 2000.-Track listing:#Forever Family#Fuel#FM#Dirty Faces#Mr. Bowling#Wasteland#Broadway#Bottlecaps#St. Marks#MCA#Shovel#Costello#Hate Mail#Tommy Gunn...
  
  - February 27, 1998 on Fueled by Ramen
  Fueled by Ramen
  Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...
  
  
• Burning Bridges 7" - 1998 on Fueled by Ramen
• Burning Bridges EP
  Burning Bridges EP
  This is an EP released by Ann Beretta on Fueled By Ramen Records in 1999.-Track listing:#"Burning Bridges"#"Fairweather"#"Open Ended"#"Something More"#"In The City" #"Just What I Needed"...
  
  - 1999 on Fueled by Ramen
• To All Our Fallen Heroes
  To All Our Fallen Heroes
  To All Our Fallen Heroes is Ann Beretta's 1999 release on Lookout! Records.-Track listing:#"Fire In The Hole"#"Eye For An Eye"#"Push To Shove"#"Rumor Town"#"Bully Me Now"#"Vengeance"#"Untitled"#"Burning Bridges"#"Brothers At Arms"...
  
  - 1999 on Lookout!
• The Other Side Of The Coin (Ann Beretta CD) - 1999 on Whitehouse Records
• ...And The Band Played On-Live At Home - 2000 on Raw Power Records
• New Union Old Glory
  New Union Old Glory
  New Union Old Glory is a 2001 Lookout! Records release by Ann Beretta.-Track listing:#"Straight Shooter "#"Latchkey World"#"Nowhere Generation"#"Better Days"#"Russ' Song"#"New Union"#"Glory Bound"#"Locked, Ready & Loaded"...
  
  - 2001 on Lookout!
• Newtown Grunts Split 7" - 2001 on Wakusei Records/Speedowax Records
• Three Chord Revolution
  Three Chord Revolution
  Three Chord Revolution is the 2003 release by Ann Beretta.-Track listing:#"Not Invited"#"New Revolution"#"Built To Last"#"Lipstick & Makeup"#"Picture Perfect World"#"Angry All The Time"#"Better Half"#"Lost In You"#"Until You Be Mine"#"Fallout"...
  
  - 2003 on Union 2112 Records

External links

• [ Allmusic entry]
• Lookout! entry
• Rob's Current Project