Teenage Bottlerocket
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Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock
band formed in Laramie, Wyoming
in 2001.
The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000. Their music is heavily influenced by co-singer/guitarist Kody Templeman's other band, The Lillingtons
, and punk rock
acts such as Screeching Weasel
, The Ramones, and Green Day
.
, leaving the twins without a guitarist until they found University of Wyoming
Music Major Joel Pattinson. In 2003 they wrote and recorded their first full length LP Another Way, also released on One Legged Pup. The release was vinyl only (the first 500 on pink vinyl), released on Halloween night 2003. The band continued to play and promote numerous local shows, even landing some opening spots in Laramie with All
and The Ataris
. The band was to embark on a short summer tour of the midwest in 2004. When Pattinson couldn't make the trip due to his obligations to the University Orchestra, the Carlisles called up their old friend Kody Templeman to play guitar on the tour. The tour went well, and they ended up playing some of the new songs that Kody had written. By the end of the tour, he was a permanent member of the band, although he has continued living in his hometown of Newcastle, 246 miles away from the rest of the band.
In late 2004 and early 2005 the band recorded their Red Scare
debut full length, Total which contains dual vocals from Ray and Kody. After Total was released, the Groovie Ghoulies took notice of the band, and offered them a spot on their Space Station stage at the Vans Warped Tour. Soon after, the Ghoulies decided to drop Warped Tour, and embark with Bottlerocket, and The Teenage Harlets on the Teen Kicks Tour 2005. They would go on to play shows with The Methadones
, Chixdiggit, and The Mr. T Experience
. In the winter of 2005/2006 they embarked on their European Vacation Tour. In the summer of 2006, Bottlerocket embarked on another nationwide tour, this time with Fat Wreck Chords
new wave
act, the Epoxies.
On December 28, 2007, the band filmed their first music video, for the song In The Basement from the new album Warning Device out on Red Scare Records.
On February 10, 2009 Teenage Bottlerocket was signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Their first album for the label, titled They Came from the Shadows
, was released on September 15, 2009. They followed up the release with tours with NOFX
, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
.
Two releases in 2011. In March, Red Scare released their first album, Another Way
, on CD for the first time in a deluxe edition with other previous vinyl-only tracks. In April, Fat Wreck Chords released an EP, Mutilate Me, their second release on Fat Wreck which includes a Bad Religion
cover.
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 formed in Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....
in 2001.
The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000. Their music is heavily influenced by co-singer/guitarist Kody Templeman's other band, The Lillingtons
The Lillingtons
The Lillingtons were a punk rock band from Newcastle, Wyoming.Considered a pop punk act by contemporaries, their sound often draws comparisons from punk pioneers the Ramones.-History:...
, and punk rock
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...
acts such as Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
, The Ramones, and Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
.
History
Originally consisting of Ray (bass/vocals), Brandon (drums) , and Zach Doe (guitar), the band released their debut EP A Bomb on a Laramie communal label, One Legged Pup, in 2002. Soon after, Doe left and went back to ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, leaving the twins without a guitarist until they found University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
Music Major Joel Pattinson. In 2003 they wrote and recorded their first full length LP Another Way, also released on One Legged Pup. The release was vinyl only (the first 500 on pink vinyl), released on Halloween night 2003. The band continued to play and promote numerous local shows, even landing some opening spots in Laramie with 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:...
and The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
. The band was to embark on a short summer tour of the midwest in 2004. When Pattinson couldn't make the trip due to his obligations to the University Orchestra, the Carlisles called up their old friend Kody Templeman to play guitar on the tour. The tour went well, and they ended up playing some of the new songs that Kody had written. By the end of the tour, he was a permanent member of the band, although he has continued living in his hometown of Newcastle, 246 miles away from the rest of the band.
In late 2004 and early 2005 the band recorded their Red Scare
Red Scare Industries
Red Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
debut full length, Total which contains dual vocals from Ray and Kody. After Total was released, the Groovie Ghoulies took notice of the band, and offered them a spot on their Space Station stage at the Vans Warped Tour. Soon after, the Ghoulies decided to drop Warped Tour, and embark with Bottlerocket, and The Teenage Harlets on the Teen Kicks Tour 2005. They would go on to play shows with The Methadones
The Methadones
The Methadones were a band formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist Dan Vapid. The Methadones initially lasted only a few shows before Dan put them to the side to focus on his main band Screeching Weasel. By 1999 Dan was no longer a member of Screeching Weasel or his other band The Riverdales, and...
, Chixdiggit, and The Mr. T Experience
The Mr. T Experience
The Mr. T Experience is an American punk rock band formed in 1985 in Berkeley, California and currently recording for Lookout! Records. They have released ten full-length albums along with numerous EPs and singles and have toured internationally...
. In the winter of 2005/2006 they embarked on their European Vacation Tour. In the summer of 2006, Bottlerocket embarked on another nationwide tour, this time with Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
act, the Epoxies.
On December 28, 2007, the band filmed their first music video, for the song In The Basement from the new album Warning Device out on Red Scare Records.
On February 10, 2009 Teenage Bottlerocket was signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Their first album for the label, titled They Came from the Shadows
They Came from the Shadows
They Came from the Shadows is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on September 15, 2009, on Fat Wreck Chords, their first release for the label. The album was recorded at Blasting Room in May through July 2009...
, was released on September 15, 2009. They followed up the release with tours with NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
.
Two releases in 2011. In March, Red Scare released their first album, Another Way
Another Way (album)
Another Way is the first album by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on October 31, 2003 on 12" vinyl by One Legged Pup. It was released digitally, via online music store such as Amazon MP3, iTunes and eMusic, in 2008...
, on CD for the first time in a deluxe edition with other previous vinyl-only tracks. In April, Fat Wreck Chords released an EP, Mutilate Me, their second release on Fat Wreck which includes a Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
cover.
Albums
- Another WayAnother Way (album)Another Way is the first album by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on October 31, 2003 on 12" vinyl by One Legged Pup. It was released digitally, via online music store such as Amazon MP3, iTunes and eMusic, in 2008...
(2003) - TotalTotal (Teenage Bottlerocket album)Total is the second album by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on April 12, 2005 on Red Scare Records. The album was recorded at The Blasting Room by Andrew Berlin and Bill Stevenson. "Radio" and "Blood Bath at Burger King", which were previously released on a spilt...
(2005) - Warning DeviceWarning DeviceWarning Device is the third album by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on January 8, 2008 on Red Scare Records...
(2008) - They Came from the ShadowsThey Came from the ShadowsThey Came from the Shadows is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released on September 15, 2009, on Fat Wreck Chords, their first release for the label. The album was recorded at Blasting Room in May through July 2009...
(2009)
EPs
- A-BombA-Bomb (EP)A-Bomb is the first EP by the American pop punk band Teenage Bottlerocket. It was released in 2002 on 7" vinyl by One Legged Pup. The title track was later re-recorded for Total. The EP is included in the Deluxe Version of Another Way.-Personnel:...
(2002) - Why I Let You Go Away (2005, split with Bill the Welder)
- Teenage Bottlerocket/Prototipes (2006, split with Prototipes)
- Teenage Bottlerocket/Broadway Calls (2008, split with Broadway CallsBroadway CallsBroadway Calls is a punk rock band from Rainier, Oregon. The band has released two records and toured the United States and Canada extensively and often. More recently the band has completed tours in Europe...
) - Under the Influence, Volume 4 (2008, split with The Ergs!The Ergs!The Ergs! were an American punk rock band formed in 2000 in South Amboy, New Jersey, by three high school friends: drummer/lead vocalist Mikey Erg , guitarist/vocalist Jeff Erg , and bassist Joey Erg...
) - Mutilate Me (2011)
Compilations
- AMP Magazine Presents, Vol. 4: Punk Pop (2005)
- Features "Radio" from Total
- PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect ChildrenPROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect ChildrenProtect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record for the child protection organization, Protect.It was released by Fat Wreck Chords record label in 2005...
(2005)- Features "So Far Away" from Total
- Take Action! Vol. 5 (2006)
- Features an exclusive version of "Pull the Plug", an outtake from Total
- I Killed Punk Rock (2006)
- Features "So Cool" from Total
- Pop Punk's Not Dead (2007)
- Features "So Cool" from Total
- Punk Rock Generation, Vol. 2 (2007)
- Features "Blood Bath at Burger King" from Total
- Insubordination Fest 2007 (2007)
- Features a live version of "Radio" from Total
- Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters (2010)
- Features the exclusive "London Drunk"
- Fat Music Vol. 7: Harder, Fatter + Louder!Harder, Fatter + Louder!Harder, Fatter + Louder! is a compilation album released November 22, 2010 by Fat Wreck Chords as the seventh volume in the label's Fat Music series. It marked the resumption of the series after an eight-year gap since 2002's Uncontrollable Fatulence...
(2010)- Features "Skate or Die" from They Came from the Shadows.