about The BossHoss
The 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. The 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.
Members:
* Boss Burns (Alec Völkel; Vocals, Washboard)
* Hoss Power (Sascha Vollmer; Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)
* Frank Doe (Ansgar Freyberg; Drums)
* Hank Doodle (Mathias Fauvet; Mandoline, Harp)
* Guss Brooks (André Neumann; Acoustic Bass)
* Russ T. Nail (Dean Micetech; Electric Guitar)
* Ernesto Escobar de Tijuana (Tobias Fischer; Percussion)
Band History:
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.
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.
2006 -
BossHoss provided the soundtrack for the soccer movie "FC Venus".[8] 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.
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.
Albums:
- Internashville Urban Hymns (2005)
- Rodeo Radio (2006)
Singles:
- Hey Ya! (2005) (OutKast cover)
- 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)
& Riding Home For Christmas)
- Say A Little Prayer (Bacharach-David)[
/ You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers) (2006)
- Ring, Ring, Ring (De La Soul cover)(2006)
- Rodeo Radio (2006)
DVDs:
- Internashville Urban Hymns,(2005)
(Available only in Germany)
http://www.thebosshoss.com/Wa do
~Whitewolfe~
(U-ne-ga-wa-ya)
