Universally loved by dudes with chain wallets and ladies with Vargas tattoos on their thick, sweet white calves, touted in Philly as the second coming of hair grease even though they weren’t even a local band, Hot Snakes have called it a day. Full obit/press release after the jump.

HOT SNAKES R.I.P

After five years the Hot Snakes have decided to disband immediately
following their August festival dates in Norway and Sweden. From their
inception, Hot Snakes was a sporadic cross country art project that
catered wholly to the impulses of it’s parts. With every practice, show and
recording the band bullied time with an urgency ignited by the belief that
an uncertain expiration date was inevitable. So to explain an uncomplicated
situation uncomplicatedly, the band reached a point where they feel it is
now time to move on.

Hot Snakes achieved far more than their expectations and exceeded beyond
what they thought possible given the multitude of limitations that shaped
their situation. We had a blast and savored every down stroke.

Thanks to all that celebrated the sound.

The bands final shows are as follows:
August 7th @ Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
August 8th @ Casbah - San Diego, CA
August 9th @ Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
August 11th @ Underworld - London, England with Ted Leo
August 12th @ Oya Fest - Oslo, Norway
August 13th @ Emmaboda Fest - Sweden

Hot Snakes are survived by three full length albums and a Peel Session EP.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 21st, 2005 at 8:47 am.