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The Whipsaws

"60 Watt Avenue" out January '08!

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Member Since: 3/19/2005
Band Website: thewhipsaws.com
Band Members: Aaron Benolkin - Lead Guitar, Lap Steel, Banjo, Vocals
James Dommek Jr. - Drums, Guitar, Vocals
Evan Phillips - Vocals, Guitar, Harp
Ivan Molesky - Bass

Influences: Uncle Tupelo, The Allman Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, Blue Mountain, Wilco, Neil Young, Jay Farrar, Lucero, Spiff & Cole, The Beatles, Gram Parsons, J. Garcia, Flying Burrito Bros., Drive By Truckers, Tim Easton, Two Cow Garage, Jackhead, Moby Grape, The Jayhawks (& don't forget Golden Smog), Son Volt, The Creekdippers, Crazy Horse, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Derek Trucks Band, Blind Melon, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, Robert Randolph, Ben Harper, Anne McCue, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, Hoe Slinger, The Rolling Stones.
Sounds Like: "Neil Young rides shotgun with The Drive By Truckers." Josh Niva-Anchorage Daily News
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

~~New Songs posted~~

Just a note to let y'all know... we posted two new songs from our soon to be released album "60 Watt Avenue". It will be released in January 2008. Hope you enjoy, let us know what you think.~aB
Posted by The Whipsaws on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:25:00 PST

THE MARLIN

What a fucking great two nights at the Marlin in Fairbanks, Alaska!  The music scene is happening in Fairbanks and people seem to really get it.  No one told us to turn down and we got to fu...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:54:00 PST

Mixing new record with John Agnello

Aaron, Teach, and I are in Hoboken, New Jersey at the renowned Water Studios mixing the new record with John Agnello. John is unbelievably talented and just a straight up great guy. John just finish...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:14:00 PST

In The Studio

  Well, we just finished our 2nd day in the studio working on our next album, tentatively titled,  "60 Watt Avenue" The sessions have been very productive, and everybody's having a blast.Wun...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:43:00 PST

Freight Train Boogie Review

Freight Train Boogie Review THE WHIPSAWS Ten Day Bender... (Shut Eye) Seeming to come out of the Deep South by way of Anchorage, Ten Day Bender is a true alt.-c...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:48:00 PST

*(New)* Album Review - PULSE of the Twin Cities (June 9th, 2006)

The WhipsawsTen Day BenderĀ©2006Self-Released Personnel: Evan Phillips, vocal, guitars/Aaron Benolkin, lead guitars/Wade Collins, bass/James Dommek, Jr., drums/Greg "Banjovi" Booth, banjo/Beth Chrisman...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:57:00 PST

Album Reviews

Americana UK April 11th, 2006 (Album Review) The Whipsaws "Ten Day Bender" - by Robin Cracknell 8 out of 10 Fans of Slob...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:18:00 PST

The other night!

The other night was a fucking great show!  We had a blast as a band and felt totally supported by our home town.  Now were ready to tear shit up down in the states for a few weeks....
Posted by The Whipsaws on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:38:00 PST

Album Release Party

The Whipsaws Release Debut AlbumFor immediate release: Friday, November 18th 2:00 AM Contact info: Jeffrey Abel (860)670-7571The long awaited and highly anticipated debut album from The Whipsaws is fi...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:47:00 PST

New Songs posted on MySpace

Just a note to let ya'll know, I just posted 3 songs off of our upcoming release Ten Day Bender. Let us know what ya think, we're looking at a December release perhaps. I'll try to swap out the songs ...
Posted by The Whipsaws on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:26:00 PST