Hot Snakes

Swami John Reis and Rick Froberg had a long history of making noises together since high school. In 1986 it was the post-hardcore chime of Pitchfork. In 1991 it was the sprawling, multi-faceted arrangements of Drive Like Jehu. In 1999 it was the lean, mean swagger of Hot Snakes. Reis and Froberg are responsible for some of the most turbulent rock and roll of their, or any, generation. Hot Snakes streamlined Jehu’s complex compositions and emerged as bona fide downstroke warlords.

Hot Snakes disbanded in 2005, but reunited in 2011, remaining active until Froberg’s death in 2023.