The BossHoss

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The Boss Hoss in concert in Germany on 16 June 2007
The Boss Hoss in concert in Germany on 16 June 2007
Background information
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genre(s) Pop/Rock
("Country Trash Punk Rock")
Years active 2004-present
Website http://www.thebosshoss.com/
Members
Alec Völkel, Sascha Vollmer, Ansgar Freyberg, Mathias Fauvet, André Neumann, Dean Micetech, Tobias Fischer

BossHoss is a band from Berlin which started in 2004 with Country & Western style cover versions of famous pop, rock and hip hop songs, for example "Hot in Herre" by Nelly, "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "Hey Ya!" by Outkast. They incorporate stereotypical American cowboy behavior into their act. They wear stetson hats, tank tops, large sunglasses, display whiskey bottles, and yell heehaw. The band refers to their music style as "Country Trash Punk Rock."[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Band members

  • Boss Burns (Alec Völkel) does vocals and plays the washboard
  • Hoss Power (Sascha Vollmer) does vocals and plays acoustic guitar
  • Sir Frank Doe (Ansgar Freyberg) plays drums
  • Hank Williamson (Malcolm Arison / previously Hank Doodle, Mathias Fauvet) plays mandoline, washboard and harp
  • Guss Brooks (André Neumann) plays acoustic bass
  • Russ T. Rocket (Stefan Buehler / previously Russ T. Nail, Dean Micetech) plays electric guitar
  • Ernesto Escobar de Tijuana (Tobias Fischer) does percussion

[edit] Band history

[edit] 2004

The band was formed in Berlin by Boss and Hoss and named after the ononymous song by the The Sonics. They were featured in the trendsetting music show Tracks (on the French/German TV channel ARTE) and played live during the Kiel Week. In late 2004 they signed a record deal with Universal Music Domestic Division.

[edit] 2005

Release of their debut album "Internashville Urban Hymns" and a promotional contract with the ice cream producer Langnese, for which they covered "Like Ice In The Sunshine", the theme song from a Langnese's TV spot. The band played about 180 concerts that year.

[edit] 2006

BossHoss provided the soundtrack for the soccer movie "FC Venus".[1] Release of the first single „I Say A Little Prayer“ on April 28 and the second album "Rodeo Radio" on May 19. Half of that second album were own songs, the other half cover versions. After they had released that second album, their first album rose into the charts again, sold 100'000 copies until the end of May 2006 only and became a gold record in Germany. BossHoss played a lot of concerts in Germany and at summer festivals all over Europe.

[edit] 2007

BossHoss will play in Canada in March, at many European festivals during the summer and a tour in autumn is also scheduled. The third album is to be recorded in March and released in September.

[edit] Discography

Charts

Singles

Hey Ya!
DE: 41 - 05/09/2005 - 9 weeks
Hot In Herre/Like Ice In The Sunshine
DE: 83 - 07/25/2005 - 3 weeks
I Say A Little Prayer/You'll Never Walk Alone
DE: 79 - 05/12/2006 - 9 weeks
Ring Ring Ring
DE: 99 - 09/12/2006 - 1 week.
Rodeo Radio
DE: xx - 12/15/2006 - x weeks

Albums

Internashville Urban Hymns
DE: 11 - 06/06/2005 - 27 weeks.
Rodeo Radio
DE: 06 - 05/25/2006 - 15 weeks
A: 40 - 05/25/2006 - ...

[edit] Albums

  • Internashville Urban Hymns (Released May 23, 2005)[2]
  • Rodeo Radio (Released May 19, 2006)[3]
  • Stallion Battalion (Released October 26, 2007)
  • Stallion Battalion live from Cologne (Released March 7, 2008) (Double-CD plus DVD)

[edit] Singles

  • Hey Ya! (2005) (OutKast cover)[4]
  • Hot In Herre/ Like Ice In The Sunshine (2005) (Double A Side Single with covers of Nelly and the Langnese theme)
  • Christmas-CD (2005) (Last Christmas (George Michael of Wham)[5] & Riding Home For Christmas)
  • I Say A Little Prayer (Bacharach-David)[6]/ You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers-Hammerstein)[7] (2006)
  • Ring, Ring, Ring (De La Soul cover)[8] (2006)
  • Rodeo Radio (2006)

[edit] DVDs

  • Internashville Urban Hymns, die DVD (2005) (Available only in Germany)[9]

[edit] External links

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