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About Me

We evolve as the shared molecules that we are mutate, soar, & die. In other words: we got together as a one-time thing to play Jose Mignorance's wedding reception. We were supposed to do a bunch of classic rock songs: Zep, Floyd, Dylan, Top; but none of us learned more than the first verse & chorus---assuming one of the other guys would 'shed it (intended) and subsequently fill us in. So we're playing "Over The Hills" to kick off the gig and we all suddenly STOP right when the kind of funky bridge part should start. Sort of look at each other and Beachdawg says "Thank You!!" to cover our asses and we real quick count off "Girls Got Rhythm" and it starts good but same shit at the change. So 'Dawg shouts "Thank You" and straight into "Roadhouse." Over and over all night; by the end we'd played at least 230 songs. Packin' up and Jose brings us our bread. Seventy-five bucks? Not bad for an hour and a quarter. So we figure we write a buncha originals that're even shorter and we can bank it even more. AND not shell out for the damn royalties either. Knife. So that's what we do and here we are. With the molecules...
To buy our record Here We Go With The Coke Dares go to http://www.essayrecords.com and click "order" at the top.
To buy any of the following items, send us a message here --
1) The Coke Dares Live in Spain Millenium Edition ($5)
2) The Coke Dares "Thank You" T-shirt (all sizes, $10)
3) The Coke Dares/Push-Pull Split 7" ($3)
4) In The Studio With The Coke Dares DVD ($5)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/03/2005
Band Website: www.thecokedares.com
Band Members: Roger Blotters, bass, ice, sing-along
Kenny Bloggins, traps, jail, sing-along
Roger Dollar Tree, six-string friend, sing-along
Influences:
Sounds Like:
Record Label: SA aka Essay -- http://www.essayrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Somehow, a new review... for a really old record

People, hello. We've been relaxing, not promoting anything, just playing shows, getting haircuts, not getting haircuts, and not updating our website, MySpace page, or even that pesky Facebook nonsense...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:11:00 GMT

A really long interview at NUVO

To preview our show at Sam's Saloon next week (that's next week on Saturday, people!), NUVO published an interview we did last summer right before Feelin' Up came out. I (Dr. History Doctor) typed a *...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:50:00 GMT

The Reviews Keep Coming in, Somehow

So, we can all agree on one thing: Pink Floyd is pretty sweet. What we cannot agree on pales in comparison to what we can, right? So let's all make out.Now on to the important stuff -- a new review fr...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Really -- vote for Obama. Don’t vote for McCain. Also, new podcast/review!

Despite what we might say on stage, off stage, and privately, please don't vote for McCain. I know you all love rolling back laws regarding the protection of endangered species AND our bodies as much ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:26:00 GMT

The Podcasts Keep Coming -- now on iTunes!

Due to the overwhelming response that we, in The Coke Dares, have had to our own podcast, we've decided (and figured out) how to make it subscribable through iTunes. See more of that below... but for ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:19:00 GMT

The Coke Dares Podcast! Really!

We're in the Mohawk in Austin, TX. Jaws is on the TV. The Clash is on what Granddad would call the "Radio." I have a bottle of water in one hand, a bottle of Tums in the other hand, a bottle of Pepto ...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:47:00 GMT

The Coke Dares + Jay Reatard = Dio

I'm not good with maths, but I am good with social studies maths. The above equation is true according to http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/i_dance_to_metalAnd it goes exactly like this:The place...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:10:00 GMT

Straight to the Top/Bargain Bin!

Nobody loves us like Portugal loves us. Since we don't speak Portuguese, and since I was taught in church school that English is God's language, I'm going to post this review in the strange, translate...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:30:00 GMT

Sawdust, Interviews, Portable Record Players, CD Release, TOUR!

The tour's shaping up. Check out the latest dates here, or at www.unclebooking.com, or at www.thecokedares.comMore nuggets from the salty vaults of Google:Here's a nice review from the Indiana Univers...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:17:00 GMT

The Nature of Truth/More Reviews/More Tour Help

Did you know Tom Waits wrote an autobiography in 1978? In it he writes that his mother gave him a piano for his fifth birthday. When asked about it in an interview in 1981, Tom Waits says to the inter...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:50:00 GMT