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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name =
!!!
| Img = Chkchkchk.jpg
| Img_capt = !!! performing at the Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland (2007).
| Landscape = yes
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin =
Sacramento,
California,
United States
| Genre =
Dance-punkIndie rockPost-punk revival
| Years_active = 1996–present
| Label =
WarpTouch and GoGold Standard Laboratories
| Associated_acts =
Out Hud,
Maserati,
Turing Machine,
The Juan Maclean,
LCD Soundsystem
| URL = [http://www.chkchkchk.net/ Official website]
| Current_members =
Nic OfferAllan Wilson
Mario Andreoni
Tyler PopeDan Gorman
Sean McGahan
Shannon Funchess
Paul Quattrone
| Past_members = John Pugh
Mikel Gius (deceased)
Jason Racine
Justin Van Der VolgenJerry Fuchs (deceased)
}}
[[File:Nic Offer (!!!).jpg|thumb|upright|!!!'s Nic Offer, supporting The
Reading, England">Red Hot Chili Peppers]] in Reading, England (2006).
[[File:Coachella2004 ChkChkChk.jpg|thumb|right|!!! performing at the
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on May 2, 2004.
'''!!!''' ( ''chik chik chik''
[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10236467 !!! on ''NPR's'' "All Things Considered"]) is a
dance-punk band that formed in
Sacramento, California, in 1996. Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. The band, who are commonly associated with the
dance-punk movement, are currently based in
New York City,
Sacramento, California, and
Portland, Oregon.
Background and history
After a tour together, members of
Sacramento bands Black Liquorice and Popesmashers formed !!!. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie ''
The Gods Must Be Crazy'', in which the
clicking sounds of the
Bushmens'
Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Pow Pow Pow, Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, etc.
[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10236467 !!! on ''NPR's'' "All Things Considered"] The URL of their official website and the title of their MySpace page, however, suggests that "Chk Chk Chk" is the preferred pronunciation.
[!!! (Chk Chk Chk) (2009). "!!! (Chk Chk Chk) on MySpace Music". Retrieved on 2009-11-10 from http://www.myspace.com/chkchkchk.]
The band's debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the label
Gold Standard Laboratories. This was followed in 2003 by the single "Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard", a lengthy track combining
house beats with sinewy
basslines,
psychedelic guitars, and simple lyrics which quote the title song of the musical ''
Footloose''.
A second full-length, ''
Louden Up Now'', was released on
Touch and Go in America and on
Warp Records in Europe in June 2004. In June 2005, !!! released a new
EP covering
"Take Ecstasy With Me" by
The Magnetic Fields, and "Get Up" by
Nate Dogg. The following December, the original
drummer for the band, Mikel Gius, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike. !!! released their third album, ''
Myth Takes'' in 2007.
[[http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1313479 Drowned in Sound - News - It's no rumour, it's a Myth. Takes eight to make it!!!]][[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39686/Exclusive_Reveal_New_Album Exclusive: !!! Reveal New Album | Pitchfork]]
!!! is composed of Mario Andreoni (guitar), Dan Gorman (
horns/
percussion/
keys), Nic Offer (vocals), Tyler Pope (bass/various electronic devices), and Allan Wilson (horns/percussion/keys). Touring members include Shannon Funchess (vocals), Sean McGahan (various electronic devices/sound manipulation) and Paul Quattrone (drums). The band also shared membership with the similar, defunct group
Out Hud (including Tyler Pope, who has played with
LCD Soundsystem and written music for
Cake).
Vocalist and drummer John Pugh officially left the band in July 2007 to concentrate on his new band Free Blood.
[[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46289-john-pugh-leaves-fires-up-free-blood Pitchfork: John Pugh Leaves !!!, Fires Up Free Blood]] Shannon Funchess stood in for Pugh during much of their 2007 tour.
[[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44688-lollapalooza-report-sunday-amy-phillips Pitchfork: Lollapalooza Report: Sunday [Amy Phillips]]]
John Frusciante of the
Red Hot Chili Peppers saw the band in a gig in
Los Angeles and invited them to support the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their 2006 tour of the UK.
One of the songs from the album !!!, ''There's No Fucking Rules, Dude'', is played during Cuddy's striptease in season 4 episode 15,
House's Head, from the series
House.
On November 18, 2009, the band's former drummer
Jerry Fuchs - who was also a member of
Maserati,
Turing Machine and
The Juan MacLean - died after falling down an elevator shaft.
[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7106721&rss=rss-wabc-article-7106721]
Discography
Albums
*'''''
!!!''''' – (November, 2001, Gold Standard Labs)
*'''''
Louden Up Now''''' – (June 7, 2004, Touch and Go/Warp) #4 (
U.S. Electronic Albums), #14 (
U.S. Independent Albums), #20 (
U.S. Heatseekers)
*'''''
Myth Takes''''' – (March 5, 2007, Warp) #3 (U.S. Electronic Albums), #4 (
CMJ Radio 200), #8 (U.S. Heatseekers), #25 (U.S. Independent Albums), #195 (
Billboard 200)
*'''''Strange Weather, Isn't It?''''' (August 24, 2010, Warp)
EPs
*''GSL26/LAB SERIES VOL. 2'' – (Split with
Out Hud, 1999, Gold Standard Labs)
*''Live Live Live'' – (November 2004, Beat Records, Japan only)
*''
Take Ecstasy with Me/Get Up'' – (June 7, 2005, Touch and Go Records)
Singles
*"The Dis-Ease/The Funky Branca" – (1998, 7")
*"Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" – (2003, CD, 12")
*"Pardon My Freedom" – (2004, 12")
*"Hello? Is This Thing On?" – (2004, CD, 12")
*"Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A Remix)" – (2004, single-sided 12")
*"Heart of Hearts" – (2007, 12" picture disc and download)
*"Must Be the Moon" – (2007, 12" picture disc and download)
Other projects
*''!!!'' (1997, tour cassette)
References
External links
*[http://www.chkchkchk.net/ Official website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/chkchkchk !!!] at
MySpace
*
*[http://www.ianroullier.com/interviews_and_features/chkchkchk.htm Interview for Clash magazine], January 2007
*[http://auralstates.com/2007/10/interview-aka-chk-chk-chk-w-nic-offer.html Interview for Aural States], Oct 2007
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10236467 !!! on ''NPR's'' "All Things Considered"]
Video
*[http://punkcast.com/423/ PUNKCAST#423] live @ NYU, NYC – Mar 25 2004. (
RealPlayer)
Category:Musical groups from California
Category:Musical groups established in 1996
Category:Dance-punk musical groups
Category:2000s music groups
Category:Post-punk revival music groups
Category:Warp Records artists
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