the Deadly Snakes

The band's latest album, Porcella represents a huge progression in sound from its previous efforts. The urgent white trash energy has been somewhat diluted and all manner of sounds replace the raucous cacophony and bawdy shantyiness. Strings, subtle melodies and all manner of surprising instrumentation pop up and by the end of its 13 tracks one is left with more hooks than Rex Hunt's tackle box. The band recorded the album over ten days in a remote log cabin in Ontario in the summer of 2004, and was produced by vocalist 'Age of Danger'.

The Ode to Joy album was my first introduction to the band, it was part of the soundtrack to my road trip up the west coast of America. It seemed almost fitting, the almost gospel-esque power and intensity was usually a welcome burst that helped me to keep on truckin along and alert when the caffiene couldn't.

The band seemed to have an "us against them all" attitude about it, and you can almost hear the snarling on some tracks. An outcast gang of six taking a stand against the bad times and broken hearts by banging away, plucking, strumming or making a din with any instrument or object they can get their hands on. Hailing from Toronto, having started as teenagers, formed to be the entertainment at a party and proving to be better than they or anyone could have thought, they've ridden this thing out over nearly ten years. With Porcella being a realisation that they were now a proper band and dammit they can write an album on their own terms and take any direction they please. It's a band who have developed musically to a point where they can use instrumentation to build a song rather than throw it all together to see what sticks. The desparation and teen angst outgrown, they've come out of the garage and embraced the world-

"I think we were ill suited in the 'garage' category since we started shaving.“

With lyrical concerns no longer small town life and woes, the songs reflect the success and experiences come from touring the world, having sold out shows in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia as well as extensive shows across Canada and America.


The band are touring Canada in October supporting the Tangiers.

Porcella was released September 22 on in The Red Records.

Links:
http://www.thedeadlysnakes.com
http://www.intheredrecords.com/pages/deadly%20snakes.html

Band Members:

Age of Danger: Organ, Piano, Percussion, Drums, Voice
Andre Ethier: Guitar, Voice
Andrew Gunn: Drums, Guitar
Chad Ross: Bass, Guitar, Mandolin
Matthew Carlson: Trumpet, Guitar, Bass
Jeremi Madsen: Saxophone, Bass, Guitar, Percussion

Discography:
Albums-
Porcella - 2005 - In The Red Records
Ode to Joy - 2003 -In The Red Records
Im Not Your Soldier Anymore - 2001 - In The Red Records
Love Undone - 1999 -Sympathy For the Record Industry

Singles:
Real Rock 'n Roll Tonight - 1996 - Crazy Monkey Records
Proud Papa - split w/ the Spaceshits - 1997 - Sympathy For the Record Industry
I Can't Sleep at Night - 2004 - In The Red Records

the world of rock

Gigs I wish i was at but you may be lucky enough to get to:

03/03/2006 - Belle & Sebastian, the New Pornographers - Nokia theatre Times Square -1515 Broadway NY

27/01/2006 - Dramarama, The English Beat - House of Blues Anaheim 1530 S. Disneyland Drive
stumped for new years? - how about James freakin Brown!? BB King Blues Club NY
17/12/2005 - Psychadelic Furs, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Hot Heat - Aragon Ballroom 1106 W. Lawrence Ave Chicago
15/12/2005 - The Donnas, the Sights - Irving Plaza 17 Irving Pl (15th) NY
15/12/2005 - Reverend Horton Heat, The Supersuckers - Southpaw 125 5th Ave Brooklyn
10/12/2005 - The Deadly Snakes - Maxwells 1039 Washington ST Hoboken NJ
09/12/2005 - French Kicks - Maxwells 1039 Washington ST Hoboken NJ
08/12/2005 - Mercury Rev - Shepherds Bush Empire London
08/12/2005 - Dead Meadow - Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delancey St NY
02/12/2005 - Dinosaur Jr - Irving Plaza 17 Irving Pl (15th) NY
01/12/2005 - Patti Smith - 30th anniversary of Horses - BAM!
30/11/2005 - Dinasour Jr. - Metro 3730 N. Clark Chicago
30/11/2005 - Super Furry Animals - House of Blues Anaheim 1530 S. Disneyland Drive
28/11/2005 - Ray Davies - The Supper Club 240 West St 47th st NYC
26/11/2005 - Bright Eyes,Feist, Magic Numbers - Landmark Loews Theatre - 54 Journal St New Jersey
25/11/2005 - Echo & The Bunnymen - Metro 3730 N. Clark Chicago
22/11/2005 - Crooked Fingers - Schuba's Bar & Tavern 3159 N. Southport Chicago
19/11/2005 - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (utterly smokin soul sista!)Southpaw - 125 5th Ave Brooklyn
19/11/2005 - Davy Jones (celebrity shortarse former moonkees crooner)BB King Blues Club 237 West 42nd NY
19/11/2005 - The Dials - Cactus Club 2496 S. Wentworth Ave Milwaulkee
16/11/2005 - Casiotone for the painfully alone, Dear Nora - Beat Kitchen 2100 W Belmont Avenue Chicago
14/11/2005 - Dandy Warhols, Out Crowd - Showbox, Seattle
11/11/2005 - Black Lips and King Khan & BBQ show - Magnetic Fields Brooklin
07/11/2005 - Magic Numbers - Crocodile, Seattle
06/11/2005 - Okkervil River, Minus Story - Abbey Pub 3420 Grace, Chicago
05/11/2005 - Jeff Tweedy, Glen Kotche - Orpheum Theatre, Madison Wisconsin
03&04/11/2005 - The Deadly Snakes, the Cuts - Hemlock Tavern 1311 Polk Street S.F
30/10/2005 - Rolling Stones, Motley Crue - Key Arena, Seattle
28/10/2005 - Clem Snide, Marah, Mark Waldoch - Onopa Brewing Company 735E. Center St Milwaulkie
21/10/2005 - Iron & Wine with Calexico - The Roseland Theatre
19/10/2005 - Nada Surf - Nuemo's, Seattle
17/10/2005 - The Dirty Three- Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delancey St, New York
14/10/2005 - Country Teasers, The Hospitals, Indian Jewellery - Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk Street San Francisco
13/10/2005 - The Warlocks, Gris Gris - Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delaney Street, New York
12/10/2005 - The New Pornographers -Webster Hall 125 E 11th St, New York
12/10/2005 - Johnathan Richtman - Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delancey St, New York
12/10/2005 - Martha Wainright - Triple Door, Seattle