Warren Oakes

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]

Warren Oakes
Birth nameWilliam Warren Oakes
Born (1981-01-23) January 23, 1981
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

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

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
  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.
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