- The Phenomenauts
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Name = The Phenomenauts
Img_capt = The Phenomenauts playing in San Francisco in 2005. Photo by Neil Motteram.
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Origin =Oakland, California ,United States
Genre =Rockabilly Punk rock
New WaveSurf rock
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Arlington Lab
Springman
Associated_acts =Epoxies
URL = [http://www.phenomenauts.com/ www.phenomenauts.com]
Current_members =Commander Angel Nova Fritz M. Static Major Jimmy Boom Captain Chreehos Professor Greg Arius
Past_members =Corporal JoeBot Corporal JoeBot 2.0 The Phenomenauts are a
San Francisco Bay Area band that combine elements ofrock and roll , pop, punk, New Wave, Surf Rock androckabilly along with a futuristicscience fiction theme, dubbing their style "Rocket Roll".The Phenomenauts were formed in 2000 in
Oakland, California (which the band refers to asEarth 's capital) from the band Space Patrol, a 1980scover band which played on homemade instruments. Two years later they released their first CD, Rockets And Robots on their own Arlington Lab Records. That year critical success came in the form of being chosen as California's Best Live Band by theEast Bay Express and by being called the Best Lifestyle Music artist by theSF Weekly .The band signed with
Springman Records in 2002, and gained notoriety in 2003 for unofficially sneaking ontoWarped Tour , from which they were officially invited to play again in 2004 and 2005. The band wisely declined the 2005 offer, opting to instead tour withThe Aquabats and theEpoxies .The Phenomenauts are known for their inventive and fun-filled live shows, which often include smoke machines, the Streamerator 2000, and various on stage theatrics. In 2008, vocalist/guitarist Corporal JoeBot 2.0 left the band, and was replaced by FM Static from the recently-broken-up
Epoxies .Discography
*"Rockets And Robots" (CD, 2000 Arlington Lab Records/2002 Springman Records)
#The Year 2000, 2:49
#Space Mutants 4, 3:01
#Earth is the Best, 3:18
#Tiny Robots, 4:02
#Jamboree, 3:51
#Phenomenator, 3:34
#Galactic Pioneers, 3:24
#Galaxy Detour, 3:46
#Robot Love, 2:38
#D.O.A., 3:11
#10,000 Light Years, 4:14
*Mission Transmission (7", 2003 Springman Records)
*"Pre-Entry" (EP-CD, 2004 Springman Records)
#Mission, 2:22
#Progress vs. Pettiness, 3:06
#Composite Synthesizer, 2:29
#I Am Robot (live), 3:01
#Rocket Roll (live), 3:16
*"Re-Entry" (CD,LP(2007) 2004 Springman Records)
#Mission, 2:22
#Progress vs. Pettiness, 3:06
#Hurry Let's Go, 2:57
#I Am Robot, 2:39
#Where Is The X-38?, 3:16
#Neptune City, 2:33
#Space Fight, 2:34
#Rocket Roll, 2:58
#Composite Synthesizer, 2:29
#Gravity, 2:12
#Giant Asteroid, 3:12
#Welcome Back, 3:01
#Space Girl, 2:43
*Beyond Warped Live Music Series (DualDisc /DVD-Audio , 2005 immergent Records)
*"For All Mankind" (CD, April 8, 2008, Silver Sprocket Records)
#All Go for Launch, 1:26
#Man Alone, 3:05
#Cyborg, 2:47
#Make a Circuit with Me, 2:29
#Navitron, 2:22
#The Tale of Europa, 3:10
#Heroes, 2:23
#She'll Launch, 3:02
#Infinite Frontier, 3:27
#Compensation, 2:46
#Don't Overheat on Me, 2:35
#Into a Time Warp, 2:43
#Science and Honor, 3:38
#The Colvin Moon, 4:01 (Instrumental)Compilations
*The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show (CD, 2003 Springman Records)8. Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul), 2:46
*Go Cat Go! A Tribute To The Stray Cats (CD, 2006 Hairball 8)1. Cry baby, 2:57
* "Dog Train: A Wild Ride on the Rock and Roll Side" (book and audio CD) (2005)12. (Don't Give Me That) Broccoli, 2:29Filmography
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Punk Rock Holocaust (2004)Band members
* Commander Angel Nova — vocals,
Guitar
* Fritz M. Static — Vocals, Guitar
* Major Jimmy Boom — drums, backing vocals
* Captain Chreehos —Double bass , backing vocals
* Professor Greg Arius —Synthesizer , MOOG, backing vocals
* Colonel Reehotch — Mission Operation Specialist
* Orbit — The galaxy's handsomest and most talented SpaceDog Past members
* Corporal JoeBot 1.0 — Vocals, Guitar,
Theremin
* Corporal JoeBot 2.0 — Vocals, GuitarExternal resources
* [http://www.phenomenauts.com The Phenomenauts official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thephenomenauts The Phenomenauts MySpace page]
* [http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/51371/The_Phenomenal_Phenomenon_of_The_Phenomenauts.html G4TV Interview]
* [http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2002-11-28/music/music2.html Phoenix New Times]
* [http://www.zeromag.com/articles/article_view.php?id=206&pi=0 Zero Magazine]
* [http://www.springmanrecords.com Springman Records]
* [http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol08/?pg=130 Streamerator 2000 featured in "Make" magazine]
* [http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/boyntonmusic5.html The Phenomenauts in "Dog Train"]
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