"Put On Your Game Face" (2005) CD $12 "Extended Play" (2007) CD $8 "Young Haney" (T-Shirt) $15 "Umbrella" (T-Shirt) $15*We are currently SOLD OUT of the Pink Umbrella Shirt. "Listen To Reasoning" (T-Shirt) $15
On June 27th, 2003 fourteen year old Hank
Hanewinkel III, and his little sister, eight year old
Christy E. Hanewinkel talked their parents into
driving them to OKC to see the White Stripes. Hank had
been playing drums since he was in diapers and guitar
for several years but Christy wasn't motivated until
she saw Meg White pound the drumkit that night.
Within 3 and a half weeks Hank taught Christy
to play 20 White Stripes songs and talked his father
Hank Charles into recording them at his Valcour Sound
studio.
Things happened fairly quickly after that.
Radio airplay on the Edge Homegroan show, and RSU
Radio - Davit Souders of Diabolical Productions booked
them to open for the Starlight Mints in Tulsa and play
Freakers Ball at Cains Ballroom. They received huge
ovations at both shows and also in OKC at the Opolis
(owned by the Starlight Mints). The Daily Oklahoman
did a cover story on them and they were on the OKC
channel 9 news at 6 and 10 that evening.
All this led to a Spot Award Rising Star
nomination in 2004 which they won from the Tulsa
World. The night of the awards they performed a medley
that left the sold out Cains crowd on their feet for a
long ovation!
In 2005 they played exciting shows all over
Oklahoma including an opening slot for national act
Silvertide at Cains. They played to a packed house at
Lemmons club in St. Louis and later in August they met
the White Stripes. Jack and Meg White were suitably
impressed.
Having performed as the "Red Stripes" and
knowing a cover band can only go so far, they changed
their name to the Red Alert, and released an all
original album in December 2005.
In February 2006, they won the John Lennon
Educational Tour Bus Battle of the Bands at Cains
Ballroom. This led to them being chosen National
Battle of the Bands winners. After releasing "Put On Your
Game Face", their uncle Phillip joined the band playing
bass guitar.
In June of 2006 the band won the first annual
"Debbie Campbell Young Musicians Award" from
the Reaching Hands Foundation.
They played the Warped Tour in Dallas in July
and in August three shows in St. Louis including a
network TV Appearance on "Show Me St.Louis".
For the second year in a row, Christy
performed at the Tulsa PAC in the HOPE Divas benefit
show wowing the crowd.
On Oct. 14th 2006 the Red Alert snagged
the Spot Awards for "Artist of the Year", and
Album of the Year". In February 2007, the bands music
video was featured in the DVD-ROM in the book "Come Together:
the Official John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Guide to Music and Video".
In March 2007 the band released a six song EP entitled "Extended Play", and
have played many shows throughout the year. In October 2007, the band won
"Best Rock Act" from the Tulsa World Spot Music Awards. The band is currently
writing and recording new material for their next full length release.
-Nov. 2007
hello there yea man the beatles are pretty lovley like i cant comment on your music right now cos me laptop has'nt got java or owt but i will be sure to tell you what i think brilliant probally but anuff of the brown tounge hows you take it easy bye
MAY 24th!! This is when we are going to put up NEW songs, pictures, videos and more!! Please keep in touch untill then. You know we love to talk to all of you.
Thank you guys!! I'm french and it's a little bit difficult for me to write perfectly in english!! I’m a learner graphic designer from Paris It's very very cool, I love your music!! see ya !!
Thanks for the request! your band has a nice sound and some very crafty songwriting. i like all of your songs they are catchy and have some nice hooks to them. I really love the chord changes you used on feather on the wind. what did you think of my song?
