Warren Oakes
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Warren Oakes is an American drummer best known for his eight years spent as the drummer for the punk rock band Against Me!
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On June 8, 2009 he announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a career as a restauranteur. He is now a part owner of Boca Fiesta, a restaurant located in Gainesville, FL that focuses on the fusion of southern and Mexican food.
He is also well known for popularizing the freeganism
movement, with the publication of his zine, "Why Freegan?".
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
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On June 8, 2009 he announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a career as a restauranteur. He is now a part owner of Boca Fiesta, a restaurant located in Gainesville, FL that focuses on the fusion of southern and Mexican food.
He is also well known for popularizing the freeganism
Freeganism
Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. One third of the world's food is wasted —in shops, restaurants, farms, factories and homes—and freegans aim to expose and protest against this, arguing that it contributes to environmental degradation, resource...
movement, with the publication of his zine, "Why Freegan?".
Discography
| Date of Release |
Title | Label | Charts |
| 2002 | Reinventing Axl Rose Reinventing Axl Rose Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose is the debut album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, released in March 2002 by No Idea Records. It was the group's first release as a full band with electric guitars, bass guitar, and drums. The album was produced by Rob McGregor, who would... |
No Idea Records No Idea Records For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs... |
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| 2003 | As the Eternal Cowboy As the Eternal Cowboy Against Me! as the Eternal Cowboy is the second album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, released on November 3, 2003 by Fat Wreck Chords. It was the group's first release for the label and their first album with bassist Andrew Seward, who had replaced original bassist Dustin... |
Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990.... |
#36 Independent Albums |
| 2005 | Searching for a Former Clarity Searching for a Former Clarity Searching for a Former Clarity is the third album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, produced by J. Robbins and released on September 6, 2005 by Fat Wreck Chords. Supported by singles and music videos for the songs "Don't Lose Touch" and "From Her Lips to God's Ears ", it was... |
Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990.... |
#114 US #1 Heatseeker #9 Independent Albums |
| 2007 | New Wave New Wave (Against Me! album) New Wave is Against Me!'s fourth full-length studio album and their debut album on Sire Records. Produced by Butch Vig of Nevermind fame, it was released on July 10, 2007. The album debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200 on the week of its release. The album's first single, "White People for Peace",... |
Sire Records Sire Records Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a... |
#57 US |
| 2011 | Black Crosses | Total Treble Music |