Hats and Boots

Hats and Boots is a six piece punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts originally forming in 1992. The band consists of: John Robb, Cole Patterson, Steve Quinn, Ben Pierce, Evan Wheeler, and Phillip Romero. Their newest record, Teach me how to record a decent album has currently sold 110,280 copies and they are currently touring the United States, Canada, The U.K and Europe.
                                                    
==Early career==
In 1991, John Robb and Cole Patterson met at a party, as Patterson's first band was playing. The two decided to make a recording project called "Everybody hates Salvadore Dali." Realizing the potential in the project, they started a band under the same name. They soon became a well known band among people in the punk scene. The eventually did their first tour in 1991. At the beggining of 1992, John Robb and Cole Patterson decided to start a new band due to artistic differences recruiting Quinn, Pierce, Wheeler, and Romero to the band, they called it Hats and Boots. They started out opening for Everybody Hates Salvadore Dali but eventually had their first headlining tour.
==Debut Album==
The band wrote their first album, The Greatest Freaking Album there ever was, in the span of 1992 to mid 1993. In an interveiw with Robb, he stated that he considered the album to be a flop but he was proud of it because of how much effort was put into it. A month before the release, the band embarked on their first tour, opening for Canadian punk band, The Meat Men. The tour Boston and ending in Dallas. They spent a week touring in Texas with the Meat Men, both were opening acts for Texan band Shuggoth. The band stated that the Meat Men stole the show, and the biggest mosh pits were started with the Meat Men. 
==Mainstream Breakthrough==
In 2010, the band released the album "I have Kim Deal's favorite pair of panties." and were discovered by a mainstream punk label, Basement Records. And they started their 9th tour, the fourth headlining tour they played. The tour heavily covered the U.S but they did tour the U.K and Canada briefly. Robb stated that they would like to tour more of the U.K and Canada. On July 27th 2013, Hats and Boots annouced European tour dates. In 2013, they're album "Teach me how to record a decent album." made it to 14 on the album charts.  As well as new tour dates, Hats and Boots annouced a new album due 2014, it's name is going to be "I Fell Asleep Drunk at Dairy Queen and Woke up with This Album on My Chest." On July 31st, the album was released debuting number one on the charts.
==Discography==
The Greatest Freaking Album there ever was! (1992)
Smoking the P,O.T (1995)
Now That's What I call Crap (1998)
Sex-O-Rama (2001)
Kicked Ass and Chewed Bubble Gum (2004)
Why are We Still Recording Music? (2007)
Our Fans are Total Leeches (2008)
I swear, This is our last album. (2009)
I have Kim Deal's favorite pair of panties (2010)
The Journal of a Gay Cowboy (2012)
Teach me how to record a decent album. (2013)
I Fell Alseep Drunk at Dairy Queen and Woke Up With this Album on My Chest. (2014)
Category:Punk Rock
Category:American artists