*The Awesomes* - Energetic Rock/Power Pop
Band added by Raffman on February 24th, 2006.
Visit their official website at http://www.theawesomes.vze.com.

Their music is electric. They've got a cocky name. All four members are decorated Captains. Impressive, don't you think? Wait 'til you hear their music homeslice, because you're in for a treat. *The Awesomes* are a group of four aspiring young artists from around the Northern Illinois University area and to say they're taking the area by storm would be the understatement of the year. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the lead singer of the band, See Jay, which you can check out right here. Thanks again to Jay and the rest of the band for your input!

Download their Exclusive Music:
Track 1 - Surf Rawk
Track 2 - Kamakaze
Track 3 - Straight to Airport Jail
Track 4 - Whiskey Dick

More Awesome Goodness:
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Check them out on PureVolume.com!



1. Who thought of the band name, "*The Awesomes*"? Is there anything behind it?

Well at the point where the name was decided was before the band had even practiced together once. We we're all drunk in my 15 person tent with a bunch of our friends. I suggested a name with "awesome" in it, Jeff (bass) really drunk wanted to be "The Cum Guzzlers". Bobby (drums) then suggested being just "The Awesomes" and then later in the night I had the idea of adding asktrics to the name. The band mainly started to get girls, but soon went from a joke to something serious and of course, *awesome*.

2. If you had to place your style of music into a category, what would you label it as?

Energetic Rock/ Power Pop. One guy told us we were "Party Punk" because our music is something you put on at a party to dance and get drunk to.

3. What's the craziest venue you guys have performed at?

Northern Illinois University.

4. Who gets all the girls in the band?

See Jay.

5. Out of your currently released tracks, which is the biggest fan favorite? Which one is your favorite? Which one is the band's favorite to play?

"Kamakaze" is the favorite fan song by far, each time we hear more and more fans singing along at shows. The bands favorite to play live is also "Kamakaze."

Favorite Song:
See Jay- I Can't Stop Coming (not recorded)
Dave- Kamakaze
Jeff- Whiskey Dick
Bobby- Surf Rawk

6. Who has been your biggest musical influence thus far in your career? Do the other members share similar musical influences/tastes?

Alcohol, Drugs and Bitches. Every memeber feels the same, except for Dave (no drugs for him.)

7. What's the greatest thing about being in a band?

We all love playing on stage, hanging out and making music with our best friends. Also the attention from women isn't bad haha.

8. If you weren't in a band, what would you be doing right now, or rather after you're done at college?

See Jay- Graphic Designer (Jeff says Giggalo)
Jeff- Pharmacist
Dave- Lawyer
Bobby- He changes his major a lot so no one really knows.

9. Where do you see The Awesomes in 5 years?

Homeless, drunk, with STD's. Haha, we don't really know. Hopefully we'll still be writing music and touring. If we happen to hit it big soon, our fame could even be done by then. We'll see what happens.

10. If you guys could open for any band in the country at any venue, what band would it be?

Definitely Fall Out Boy in the Chicago-land hometown. Mostly because they're the biggest band out there right now and some of the members in the band have played with them before they got big.


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