The Red Alert

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Monster Mash - Live at Cains Ballroom

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On June 27th, 2003 fourteen year old Hank Hanewinkel III, and his little sister, eight year old Christy E. Hanewinkel talked their parents into driving them to OKC to see the White Stripes. Hank had been playing drums since he was in diapers and guitar for several years but Christy wasn't motivated until she saw Meg White pound the drumkit that night. Within 3 and a half weeks Hank taught Christy to play 20 White Stripes songs and talked his father Hank Charles into recording them at his Valcour Sound studio. Things happened fairly quickly after that. Radio airplay on the Edge Homegroan show, and RSU Radio - Davit Souders of Diabolical Productions booked them to open for the Starlight Mints in Tulsa and play Freakers Ball at Cains Ballroom. They received huge ovations at both shows and also in OKC at the Opolis (owned by the Starlight Mints). The Daily Oklahoman did a cover story on them and they were on the OKC channel 9 news at 6 and 10 that evening. All this led to a Spot Award Rising Star nomination in 2004 which they won from the Tulsa World. The night of the awards they performed a medley that left the sold out Cains crowd on their feet for a long ovation! In 2005 they played exciting shows all over Oklahoma including an opening slot for national act Silvertide at Cains. They played to a packed house at Lemmons club in St. Louis and later in August they met the White Stripes. Jack and Meg White were suitably impressed. Having performed as the "Red Stripes" and knowing a cover band can only go so far, they changed their name to the Red Alert, and released an all original album in December 2005. In February 2006, they won the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Battle of the Bands at Cains Ballroom. This led to them being chosen National Battle of the Bands winners. After releasing "Put On Your Game Face", their uncle Phillip joined the band playing bass guitar. In June of 2006 the band won the first annual "Debbie Campbell Young Musicians Award" from the Reaching Hands Foundation. They played the Warped Tour in Dallas in July and in August three shows in St. Louis including a network TV Appearance on "Show Me St.Louis". For the second year in a row, Christy performed at the Tulsa PAC in the HOPE Divas benefit show wowing the crowd. On Oct. 14th 2006 the Red Alert snagged the Spot Awards for "Artist of the Year", and Album of the Year". In February 2007, the bands music video was featured in the DVD-ROM in the book "Come Together: the Official John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Guide to Music and Video". In March 2007 the band released a six song EP entitled "Extended Play", and have played many shows throughout the year. In October 2007, the band won "Best Rock Act" from the Tulsa World Spot Music Awards. The band is currently writing and recording new material for their next full length release.
-Nov. 2007