Bob and the Dangerous Brothers was formed in Taos, New Mexico in 1996 by Bob the inchworm, famous for previous work with Straight-Edge Metal Hardcore band Violent Sobriety. Bob was joined by keyboard player Rick, guitarist Neil, bass player Mike, and drummer Vivian. In 2003, Bob was convicted of eating leaves which belonged to the Leaf Bank, a fascist institution which has claimed ownership of all the leaves in the world, and sent to prison, nearly causing the disolution of the band.
The Dangerous Brothers re-located to Seattle Shortly after Bob's conviction in hopes of mobilizing a Free Bob movement here. Bob continued to participate in the band via-Sattelite thanks to audio-visual equipment installed in his cell by the bands manager Enrique von Kugelschreiber. The Band released it's first album "Illegal and Impossible" on Elephantitus of the Soul Records shortly after moving to Seattle. Their second album, "I Love You Dangerous Brothas," was also recently released on Elephantitus. Bob and the Dangerous Brothers are the subject of a documentary film by acclaimed director Ivan Sonneborn. The film, "This Is the Song About Bob" had it's Seattle premier on March 7 of 2005. The band, which had broken up due to personal conflicts during the making of the film, spontaneously reformed at the premiere screening. Not long after the decision was made to re-unite however, Vivian left the band to pursue his career as an investment banker in New York City. His uncle Rocko, who overheard a band meeting that was taking place in his kitchen, stepped up to replace Vivian on drums in the fall of 2005. He participated in the recording of the Dangerous Brothers' acoustic album "What the Hell Are We Eating?" and "The Buffalo E.P." The E.P. was released after the band lost it's beloved pet bufallo, which has not been located.
Rocko was in a plane that went down over Colombia on August 21, 2006. His body was never recovered, and he is presumed dead. The band vowed to go on and fight for Bob's freedom through the power of music, and shortly thereafter were contacted by Dakota, a drummer who was on the same flight as Rocko but survived the crash. He had promised Rocko that if he survived and Rocko did not, he would find us and take Rocko's place in the band. He joined the band in September of 2006, just in time to play on two tracks that band contributed to the soundrack of the Friday the 13th Sequel "Jason 2000."
Sadly, Dakota left the band in September of 2007 to resume control of the family business. Bob and the Dangerous Brothers wish him the best in his endevours. Dakata was officially replaced on January 1 of 2008 by Zoe Dangerous. Zoe is an anti Leaf Bank/WLO activist from Luxembourg who we met some years ago on our ill-fated European tour.
The band are long-time members of the International Anti-Saloon League and are dedicated to the re-institution of prohibition.
More on the past, present and future of the band can be read in a recent interview of Mike Dangerous, available
here.
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