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About Me

The Holy Smokes are a four piece band from Las Vegas. They play gutsy, stripped down rock and roll... the kind that seems hard to come by these days. Combining elements of psychobilly, garage, blues, country and punk, The Holy Smokes serve up a unique brand of roots rock. On stage, The Holy Smokes deliver their songs with an unmatched conviction, sweating out every note like it was their last. As one of the only bands from Las Vegas that has played with straight up blues bands and punk bands alike, The Holy Smokes bridge the gap between the music genres and invite all ears to the party.

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Member Since: 12/26/2004
Band Website: theholysmokes.us
Band Members: Luke Metz, Jeff Koenig, Joel Reavis, Jesus Santos
Influences: Flat Duo Jets, The Cramps, The Clash, Andre Williams, Rev. Horton Heat, Johnny Cash, The White Stripes, Muddy Waters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ronnie Dawson, The Blasters, Bob Dylan, Social Distortion, Little Walter, Elvis, The Replacements, Stray Cats, N.Y. Dolls, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, The Ramones, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, The Who, The Stones, Jerry Reed, Junior Wells, Motown, Stax
Record Label: Rankoutsider Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Supersuckers and The Smokes

We had a great time opening up for The Supersuckers on Saturday at The Beauty Bar, despite it being about 40 degrees and being on the outdoor stage. But, cold be damned, we still broke a sweat ...but ...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:22:00 PST

new album

We are happy to say that our new album is coming out in August on Rankoutsider Records, a label based out of L.A. and founded by Pat Todd (Lazy Cowgirls, Pat Todd and The Rank Outsider...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:56:00 PST

Holy Smokes new recording

We are all excited about the recording we are doing soon. After a few false starts with some labels we have decided to fund a full length recording ourselves and then look at our options after everyth...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:56:00 PST

"These bands could be your life."

The Smokes are on a small break right now, getting ready to make our next record. So now we can catch you up on a few things. This article appeared in CityLife a few months back. ...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:42:00 PST

Citylife review

Pick of the Week March 17-23 2005 The Holy Smokes might be a very messy band if they weren't such strong musicians. They have your usual bass, guitar and drums set-up and a whole lot of harmonica, som...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Suave with a capital S"

That's what we are, according to Citylife. There is a nice write-up of The Smokes in the March 17-23 issue. I will try to post all of it here soon. Only problem was, they listed our Friday show at M...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Last gig/Next gig

I was right, the cd release party/show @ the Double Down was gasser! We sold all the cds we had, and did a set for a really great crowd. If you don`t have a cd yet, check out sincitysounds.com for a r...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

From the land of the rice and blow...

Tommorrow we release, upon an unsuspecting world, the first ever Holy Smokes cd. Come down to The Double Down Sat. night and pick one up for the special introductory price of only FIVE BUCKS!!! We al...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

From the land of the ice and snow.

Visit the photo section, and you`ll find pictures from our Allhallows Eve gig. If your not up on Norse mythology, that`s Luke as Allfather Odin, Jeff as Thor the god of thunder, Joel as Loki the princ...
Posted by The Holy Smokes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST