The Reddmen

The Reddmen, garage rock, pop music, band hailing from Rapid City, South Dakota formed in the late nineties by brothers J. Waylon Porcupine and Miyo One Arrow of the Northern Cheyenne and Lakota Plains Indian tribes.

The band prides themselves on achieving some semblance of mainstream appeal despite never being formally signed to a record label. The band has independently recorded, distributed, produced and toured for over a decade.The Reddmen have been featured to soundtrack a pivotal episode of hit series Grey's Anatomy, appeared at Al Gore's 2007 festival Live Earth. The Reddmen have attained spaces in national publications such as New York Times, Razorcake, and Maxim Magazine. Although there have been several line-up changes through out the years, since 2003 The Reddmen have been comprised of J. Waylon Porcupine (guitar and vocals), Miyo One Arrow (percussion) and Trevor Leo (bass).

History

Early Years

The Reddmen, originally composed J. Waylon Porcupine, Miyo One Arrow and close friend Ramon Bear Runner in the late 90's. The first year Ramon, Miyo and J. Waylon, worked to cultivate a sound more synonymous with pop-punk of the early 90's. "We tried to rip off ALL and Green Day, but we just sounded like shit. Nothing at all like those bands," J. Waylon describes. The second year, The Reddmen added Doug Two Bulls as a bass player after Ramon's departure. This was far from the last bass player the band would burn through over a decade. The three played shows spanning through the mid-western rock music circuit and shared the bill with acts such as [http://www.availavail.com Avail] , [http://www.nomeanswhatever.com/ No Means No] , and [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=69924128 The Nobodys] .

In 1999, J. Waylon was approached by Mike Epps of [http://www.stereotyperider.com Stereotyperider] to play bass for Stereotyperider on their upcoming US tour. A week after J. Waylon accepted, he was approached by Scared of Chaka to play bass ontheir US tour. After discussing the logistics of touring with either band, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and embarked on eight collective weeks of touring with Scared of Chaka.

Waylon returned home to The Reddmen, minus Doug and set forth with Miyo to rework the next incarnation of The Reddmen.

ons of The Morningstar

After Doug's departure from the band J. Waylon and Miyo were yet again, looking for someone to wiggle into their rock band. They recruited several different substitute members from their side-project bands, and eventually reaching a temporary sollution in Kris Schmidt. Kris was a suitable addition to The Reddmen until early 2003 when he made a sudden exit from the band, luckily, the band's merch boy and roady Trevor Leo was more than capable of filling in the gap as the new bass player. Five years later, Trevor still fits as both a consistent member and as the band teases "Longest Lasting Whiteboy." The Reddmen recorded first release "Sons of The Morningstar" in 2003, with J.Waylon and Miyo, performing all of the recording themselves with a single microphone. They toured fall of 2004 to promote the album.

Arsenic Ballads

After roughly two years of extensive touring of the bulk of the US, The Reddmen recorded "Arsenic Ballads" which was released in 2006. Shortly there after The Reddmen were contacted by Grey's Anatomy to be feature their song "The Secrets of Amanda Prines" off of "Sons of The Morningstar" during the opening credits of Season 3, episode 21 entitled "Desire."

A few months past the Grey's Anatomy airing, The Reddmen were contacted by New York Times in order to seek their review of [http://www.tankabar.com Tanka Bars] , a snack geared toward the Native American demographic.

Misc.

(Some) Former Members of The Reddmen

* Ramon Bear Runner
* Kris Schmidt
* JB Hawkins
* Doug Two Bulls
* Mike Schweigman
* Ty Schock
* Mike Epps of [http://www.stereotyperider.com Stereotyperider]
* Rob formerly of Homeless Wonders
* Chuck Coffey of [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113917435 EyesAndEars]
* Chuck Ommen
* Pat Williams
* Jason Ward of [http://www.theweathermachines.com The Weather Machines]
* Kelly Lacriox of [http://www.profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=8138212 NoiseNoiseNoise]

Releases

"Sons of the Morningstar" Releasedin 2003, Kit Fox
# Ready Set Burn
# Third Wheel Party
# American Crush
# Never A Dull Omen
# The Move
# Cyanide Kick
# Sidewinder
# We Built This City on Shit Talk
# Young Country Singer
# Sofiya
# Break Up Theology
# You're The First
# Sticks To Snakes
# Supernova Earth
# Versace Eyes and Earthquake Thighs
# Souvenir Lover
# Baby We Were Born To…
# The Secrets of Amanda Prines
# Sugar
# Postdated Wreck
# Lady Nicotine
# 22 Columbus St.
# Stars on the Ceiling

"Arsenic Ballads"
Released 2006, Kit Fox/Not Bad Records


# Lunar: First Class
# Sometimes, Always, Never
# Candy Cigarettes
# Edward XIII, X The Owl And Me
# Boy Trap
# Mascara
# P's And Q's
# There Goes My Girl
# Nameless And Shameless
# A Song About A Snow Angel
# Purple Pose
# Arsenic Ballads

Trivia

* J. Waylon and brother Tate' were extras in 1991's Son of the Morning Star starring Rosanna Arquette.
* Both Miyo and J. Waylon have been drummers for [http://www.theweathermachines.com The Weather Machines] .
* Both Amanda Prines and Jessica Blake are actual real people.
* "This Year's Mono" is a play off of Elvis Costello's "This Year's Model".
* J. Waylon has produced albums for [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=62180700 BUST!] and [http://www.profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=8138212 NoiseNoiseNoise] .
*The Reddmen also appear in several other bands including [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=205277733 Vietnam Glasses] , [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99944699 Arrows to Saturn] , and [http://www.theweathermachines.com The Weather Machines] .

The Present

Recently The Reddmen released a split album on vinyl with Coloradoband, [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113917435 EyesAndEars] . The Reddmen have been recording their first hi-fi album at Pachyderm Recording Studios where Nirvana once recorded.

References

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/dining/10tank.html?pagewanted=print New York Times Article]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thereddmen The Reddmen Myspace]
* [http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2007/2007-07-06-01.asp Article on Live Earth]
* [http://www.notbadrecords.com/ Not Bad Records]
* [http://www.razorcake.org/site/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9226&PHPSESSID=3c5fb3572a52d942 RazorcakeReview]
* [http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/blogs/music/?m=200802 Article from Rapid City Journal]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9hUTJI8RE Live Earth Performance]
* [http://www.rcpunk.com Rapid City Local Music Scene Website]
* [http://www.tigersvscrime.com/ Tiger's vs. Crime]
* [http://www.hpcnet.org/thereddmen Reddmen Official Website]
* [http://www.profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=8138212 NoiseNoiseNoise]
* [http://www.stereotyperider.com Stereotyperider]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113917435 EyesAndEars]
* [http://www.tankabar.com Tanka Bars]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/episodes Grey's Anatomy Episode Listing]
* [http://www.theweathermachines.com The Weather Machines]