WARM ONES: Pioneers In Song Length Customization

Warm Ones is the brevity that speaks in perfect harmony. Equal parts after-school special, adult film and Polish-style buffet, the Chicago four-piece specializes in aggressively catchy indie rock songs that range from bubble gum pop, found on such tracks as “Small Spies" and “Love For A Week" - to noisy garage riffs like “Bacteriostatic". The band is as experimental as it is grounded in simplicity and the result has been strong songs, dynamic recordings and memorable melodies.

Tony Sackett (vocals/guitar) teaches high school history and art and could eat miso soup every day. He loves the soundtrack to the movie Xanadu and plays video games in a way his parents might have wished he would one day perform surgery - with precision, elegance and a personal touch. He started Warm Ones with Brett Whitacre as a recording project when they were both members of The Saps (Spin Magazine).

Jim Tuerk (guitar) does some music label stuff for Greenleaf, a Chicago based jazz label. He also writes songs and plays guitar in Chicago's Brighton MA (Rolling Stone). Tuerk remains the Warm Ones' best shot at attracting music-lovers who like their bands to feature the facial hair of a Civil War general.

Jon Adler (drums) is a design and animation guru who loves all things vintage and nostalgic. He also enjoys 5 pocket corduroy pants and hopes to one day be the proud owner of an actual Eero Aarnio pod chair. He once played a drum fill that lasted 32 bars and it was totally appropriate for the song. Since becoming a father, the band has taken to calling him “Dadler".

Mike Metz (bass / the rookie) also works on music for a video game company and is the most recent acquisition for the Warm Ones who underwent a line-up change mid-season when former bassist Devon Bryant was traded to Minneapolis. So seamless has the transition been, that 2 of the other 3 members did not notice the replacement for two months.