!!! 600744 225765793 2008-07-15T08:39:08Z Ilya Voyager 2840807 + iwiki (ru) {{Infobox musical artist | Name = <nowiki>!!!</nowiki> | Img = Chkchkchk.jpg | Img_capt = !!! performing at the Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland (2007) | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] | Genre = [[Indie rock]]<br>[[Dance-punk]] | Years_active = 1996&ndash;Present | Label = [[Warp Records]]<br>[[Touch and Go Records]]<br>[[Gold Standard Laboratories]] | Associated_acts = [[Out Hud]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[Free Blood]] | URL = [http://www.chkchkchk.net/ Official website] | Current_members = Nic Offer<br>Allan Wilson<br>Mario Andreoni<br>Tyler Pope<br>Dan Gorman<br>Shannon Funchess<br>Paul Quattrone | Past_members = John Pugh<br>Mikel Gius<br>Jason Racine<br>Justin Vandervolgen<br>Jerry Fuchs }} '''!!!''' (pronounced as '''chk chk chk''', to simulate mouth-clicking sounds) is an [[United States|American]] [[dance-punk]] [[band (music)|band]] that formed in autumn 1996 from the former bandmembers of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. ==Background== After a tour together, members of local Sacramento, CA bands Black Liquorice and Popesmashers formed !!!. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'', in which the mouth-clicking sounds of the [[Bushmen]] were represented as "!". However, as the band themselves say on their website: "!!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called wiki wiki wiki, Pew Pew Pew, Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, crabs crabs crabs, etc." Based in [[Sacramento, California]]; [[Portland, Oregon]]; and [[New York City]], their debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the label [[Gold Standard Laboratories]]. This was followed in 2003 by the single "Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard", a lengthy track combining [[house (music)|house]] beats with sinewy [[bassline]]s, [[psychedelic]] [[guitar]]s, and simple lyrics which quote the title song of the musical ''[[Footloose]]''. They are commonly associated with the [[dance-punk]] movement. A second full-length, ''[[Louden Up Now]]'', was released on [[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go]] in America and on [[Warp Records]] in Europe in June 2004. In June 2005, !!! released a new [[EP]] covering [[Holiday (album)|"Take Ecstasy With Me"]] by [[The Magnetic Fields]], and "Get Up" by [[Nate Dogg]]. The following December, the original [[drummer]] for the band, Mikel Gius, was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike. !!! released their third album, ''[[Myth Takes]]'' in 2007.<ref>[http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1313479 Drowned in Sound - News - It's no rumour, it's a Myth. Takes eight to make it!!!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39686/Exclusive_Reveal_New_Album</ref> !!! is composed of Mario Andreoni (guitar), Dan Gorman ([[horn section|horns]]/[[percussion]]/[[keyboard (music)|keys]]), Nic Offer (vocals), Tyler Pope (bass/various electronic devices), and Allan Wilson (horns/percussion/keys). Touring members include Shannon Funchess (vocals) and Paul Quattrone (drums). The band also shared membership with the similar, defunct group [[Out Hud]] (including Tyler Pope, who has played with [[LCD Soundsystem]]). Vocalist and drummer John Pugh officially left the band in July 2007 to concentrate on his new band Free Blood.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46289-john-pugh-leaves-fires-up-free-blood Pitchfork: John Pugh Leaves !!!, Fires Up Free Blood<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Shannon Funchess stood in for Pugh during much of their 2007 tour.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44688-lollapalooza-report-sunday-amy-phillips Pitchfork: Lollapalooza Report: Sunday [Amy Phillips&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Image:Nic Offer (!!!).jpg|thumb|200x200px|right|!!!'s Nic Offer, supporting The [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading, England]] (2006)]] [[John Frusciante]] of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] saw the band in a gig in [[Los Angeles]] and invited them to support the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their 2006 tour of the UK. [[Image:Coachella2004 ChkChkChk.jpg|thumb|right|190px|!!! performing at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on [[May 2]], [[2004]]]] ==Discography== ===Albums=== *'''''[[!!! (album)|!!!]]''''' - (November, 2001, Gold Standard Labs) *'''''[[Louden Up Now]]''''' - ([[June 7]], [[2004]], Touch and Go/Warp) #4 ([[Top Electronic Albums|U.S. Electronic Albums]]), #14 ([[Billboard charts|U.S. Independent Albums]]), #20 ([[Top Heatseekers|U.S. Heatseekers]]) *'''''[[Myth Takes]]''''' - ([[March 5]], [[2007]], Warp) #3 (U.S. Electronic Albums), #4 ([[College Music Journal|CMJ]] Radio 200), #8 (U.S. Heatseekers), #25 (U.S. Independent Albums), #195 ([[Billboard 200]]) ===EPs=== *''GSL26/LAB SERIES VOL. 2'' - (Split with [[Out Hud]], 1999, Gold Standard Labs) *''Live Live Live'' - (November 2004, Beat Records, Japan only) *''[[Take Ecstasy With Me/Get Up]]'' - ([[June 7]], [[2005]], Touch and Go Records) ===Singles=== *"[[The Dis-Ease/The Funky Branca]]" - (1998, 7") *"Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)" - (2003, 12") *"Pardon My Freedom" - (2004, 12") *"Hello? Is This Thing On?" - (2004, 12") *"Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A Remix)" - (2004, single-sided 12") *"Heart of Hearts" - (2007, 12" picture disc and download) *"Must Be the Moon" - (2007, 12" picture disc and download) ===Other projects=== *''!!!'' ('97 tour cassette) - (1997) ==References== {{refs}} ==External links== {{commonscat|!!!}} *[http://www.chkchkchk.net/ Official website] *[http://www.myspace.com/chkchkchk !!!] at [[MySpace]] *{{musicbrainz artist|id=f26c72d3-e52c-467b-b651-679c73d8e1a7|name=!!!}} *[http://www.bmoretunes.com/?page_id=62 Interview with Nic Offer] by Greg Szeto of Bmore Live *[http://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=431 Video: Interview with !!! on PSL, October 2007] ===Video=== *[http://punkcast.com/423/ PUNKCAST#423] live @ NYU, NYC - Mar 25 2004. 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