The Kickovers
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The Kickovers were a pop punk
band formed by Nate Albert
, former guitar
ist of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
.
After Nate left the Bosstones to go to Brown University
, he started writing songs, which were not like his previous band. In 2001, he got a band together with Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois
, short time Weezer
bass player Mikey Welsh
and another Boston, MA musician Johnny Rioux
. They initially joined under the name The Brakes which they had to change because of a New Jersey
band called The Break
. That's when they took on the moniker The Kickovers.
They released their only album, Osaka
, on April 23, 2002 on Fenway Recordings
. Around the release of the album, Joe Sirois left because of the Bosstones schedule and new drummer Jamie Vavra took his place. They toured in support of their album opening for Local H
.
They released a couple 7" vinyl
singles through Fenway, Fake in Love and a split
with The Damn Personals
, whom the band toured with.
The Kickovers played their last show on April 14, 2003 in Cambridge, MA with Nerf Herder
. The Kickovers members started working with Mike McColgan
on his new band, the Street Dogs
. Nate produced their album while Johnny played bass on it and original Kickovers drummer Joe played drums. Nate made a couple posts on the internet about the Kickovers recording a new EP
, but that was never released and the band wasn't heard from again.
On October 9, 2011, it was announced that original bassist Mikey Welsh had been found dead in a Chicago, Illinois hotel room.
Singles
Compilations In Our Lifetime Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston (2002)
Fat City Presents: Bands We Like 2 (2005)
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
band formed by Nate Albert
Nate Albert
Nathan Albert is an American musician best known as a guitarist for ska-core band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. He left them to go to Brown University in 2000. Soon he started a new band, The Kickovers, that released one album, Osaka, and disbanded in 2003.On July 15, 2008 he was named the Vice...
, former guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
.
After Nate left the Bosstones to go to Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, he started writing songs, which were not like his previous band. In 2001, he got a band together with Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois
Joe Sirois
Joe Sirois is an American drummer who played with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones from 1991 until their hiatus in 2003. He also played drums for the Boston based band Street Dogs from 2004 to 2007 when he reunited with the Bosstones....
, short time Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
bass player Mikey Welsh
Mikey Welsh
Michael Edward "Mikey" Welsh was an American artist and musician, best known as the former bassist of Weezer. He played with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo during Cuomo's time in Boston during the hiatus in the band Homie...
and another Boston, MA musician Johnny Rioux
Johnny Rioux
Johnny Rioux is a Boston-based musician. He is known for playing in and working with many punk rock bands from the Boston area. He currently plays bass guitar with the Street Dogs and has previously played with Roger Miret and the Disasters, The Bruisers and The Kickovers...
. They initially joined under the name The Brakes which they had to change because of a New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
band called The Break
The Break
The Break is a 1995 film directed by Lee H. Katzin. It stars Vincent Van Patten and Rae Dawn Chong.-Cast:*Vincent Van Patten as Nick Irons*Rae Dawn Chong as Jennifer Hudson*Martin Sheen as Gil Robbins*Valerie Perrine as Delores Smith...
. That's when they took on the moniker The Kickovers.
They released their only album, Osaka
Osaka (album)
Osaka is the only album put out by The Kickovers. It was released on April 23, 2002 on the Fenway Recordings record label.Some promotional copies of Osaka went out with the bands original name, The Brakes...
, on April 23, 2002 on Fenway Recordings
Fenway recordings
Fenway Recordings is an artist management company based in Boston, MA.Fenway was founded in 2001 by Mark Kates. Previously Kates had held an A&R position at Geffen Records before leaving to become the president of the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal Records...
. Around the release of the album, Joe Sirois left because of the Bosstones schedule and new drummer Jamie Vavra took his place. They toured in support of their album opening for Local H
Local H
Local H is an American rock duo, formed by Joe Daniels and Scott Lucas in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead, includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor" Author, rock critic and Rolling Stone contributor Greg Kot and the Chicago Tribune named the band its 2008 Chicago...
.
They released a couple 7" vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
singles through Fenway, Fake in Love and a split
Split album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
with The Damn Personals
The Damn Personals
The Damn Personals were a Boston based rock band that existed from mid 1998 until late 2005. The concept was the brainchild of singer/guitarist Ken Cook and guitarist Anthony Rossomando...
, whom the band toured with.
The Kickovers played their last show on April 14, 2003 in Cambridge, MA with Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp , Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock . They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics...
. The Kickovers members started working with Mike McColgan
Mike McColgan
Michael "Mike" McColgan is best known as the original lead singer of the Irish American outfit Dropkick Murphys and the current lead singer of the Street Dogs....
on his new band, the Street Dogs
Street Dogs
Street Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
. Nate produced their album while Johnny played bass on it and original Kickovers drummer Joe played drums. Nate made a couple posts on the internet about the Kickovers recording a new EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, but that was never released and the band wasn't heard from again.
On October 9, 2011, it was announced that original bassist Mikey Welsh had been found dead in a Chicago, Illinois hotel room.
Discography
Albums- OsakaOsaka (album)Osaka is the only album put out by The Kickovers. It was released on April 23, 2002 on the Fenway Recordings record label.Some promotional copies of Osaka went out with the bands original name, The Brakes...
(2002)
Singles
- Fake in Love 7" (2002)
- Includes "Fake in Love" from Osaka and the b-side "Don't Look Down"
- Damn Personals/The Kickovers Split 7" (2002)
- Includes "Better Living" by The Damn PersonalsThe Damn PersonalsThe Damn Personals were a Boston based rock band that existed from mid 1998 until late 2005. The concept was the brainchild of singer/guitarist Ken Cook and guitarist Anthony Rossomando...
and "Mascara Queen" by The Kickovers
- Includes "Better Living" by The Damn Personals
Compilations
- In Our Lifetime Vol. 1 (2002)
- Includes "Fake in Love" from
- Includes the non-album track "Dirty Hands"
- Includes the b-side "Mascara Queen"; album was only available with Fat City Magazine Issue 9