Warren Oakes
Birth nameWilliam Warren Oakes
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 43)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
OriginSarasota, Florida, U.S.
GenresFolk punk, punk rock
Occupation(s)Restaurateur, musician, drummer
Instrumentsdrums, percussion
Years active2001- present
LabelsNo Idea, Fat Wreck Chords, Sire

William Warren Oakes[1] (born January 23, 1981)[2] is an American drummer best known for his eight years spent as the drummer for the punk rock band Against Me!.[3]

On June 8, 2009, Oakes announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a career as a restaurateur.[4] He is now a part owner of Boca Fiesta,[5] a restaurant located in Gainesville, Florida that focuses on the fusion of southern and Mexican cuisine, as well as a venue space, The Backyard,[6] that houses music shows, dance nights, and many more events.

Oakes is also well known for popularizing the freeganism movement, with the publication of his zine, Why Freegan?[7]

Oakes formed the band Sunshine State along with Troy Perlman, Mike Magarelli and Kyle Flick in 2013.[8] With the release of their first album Pour in 2014, Oakes gave an interview with Punk News where he spoke about the changes to a new career, new band, and their upcoming performances.[9]

On March 5, 2022 SPIN magazine wrote an article to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Against Me! album Reinventing Axl Rose saying: "It’s the transformative folk-punk album’s 20th birthday."[10]

Oakes responded to the magazine's publication by saying: "Had a nice little trip down memory lane doing an interview for, and reading, this incredibly in-depth oral history of a very fun time in my life. Happy 20th Axl, I’ll buy you your very first pint of Guinness for your 21st next year!"

Discography

Main article: Against Me! discography
Year of
Release 		Title Label Charts
2002 Reinventing Axl Rose No Idea Records
2003 As the Eternal Cowboy Fat Wreck Chords #36 Independent Albums
2005 Searching for a Former Clarity Fat Wreck Chords #114 US
#1 Heatseeker
#9 Independent Albums
2007 New Wave Sire Records #57 US
2008 STOP - Rock the vote version Sire Records -

References

  1. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&cae=465733336&affiliation=BMI&keyid=950689&keyname=OAKES+WILLIAM+WARREN[dead link]
  2. ^ SPIN –. SPIN Media LLC. January 1986. p. 80. Retrieved October 19, 2010 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Against Me! Drummer Ditches Fame For Burritos – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. June 10, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "A Farewell From Warren Oakes – MySpace-blog | van Against Me!". Blogs.myspace.com. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "BOCA FIESTA". BOCA FIESTA. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "THE BACKYARD AT BOCA FIESTA & PALOMINO". THE BACKYARD AT BOCA FIESTA & PALOMINO. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Skidelsky, William (July 19, 2009). "The freegans' creed: waste not, want not". The Guardian. London.
  8. ^ "Music: Sunshine State: 'State or Die'".
  9. ^ Punknews.org. "Interviews: Warren Oakes (Sunshine State, Against Me!)". www.punknews.org. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "'Goddammit, We're Gonna Take This Somewhere!': The Oral History of Against Me!'s Reinventing Axl Rose". SPIN. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links

Against Me!
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