Stereogum — Drive Like Jehu co-leaders John Reis and Rick Froberg formed Hot Snakes in 2000, released three albums, and broke up in 2005. Last year, the band reunited, went on tour, and signed to Sub Pop. The label reissued Hot Snakes' earlier albums and the ban... more info

Stereogum — Hot Snakes are fully back! Back in 2000, former Drive Like Jehu co-leaders John Reis (also of Rocket From The Crypt) and Rick Froberg formed Hot Snakes, a band of fiery, intense punk-rock rippers. They released three excellent albums and broke up in ... more info

Stereogum — Last year, Hot Snakes embarked on a reunion tour and announced that they'd be releasing their first new album in 14 years in 2018. And it looks like we're a little closer to that release. The band just released a teaser of their first new song from i... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2000, John Reis and Rick Froberg, the two former frontmen of the San Diego post-hardcore titans Drive Like Jehu, formed a new band called Hot Snakes, and they were fucking good. The band released three relentless, deeply underappreciated albu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis You may know Dan Sartain for his crazed, rockabilly-inflected low-fi punk that has landed him shows/tours with Social Distortion, Hot Snakes, and others. But on his new album, Century Plaza, he's put down the guitar and picked... more info

Stereogum — Since 2009, the Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes co-frontman Rick Froberg has led the Brooklyn-based band Obits. They’ve released three underrated albums of authoritative, asskicking guitar-rock. And now, it seems like that’ll be it. As Pitchfork p... more info

Stereogum — Cali punk royalty John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Pitchfork, Sultans, the Night Marchers) has teamed with noisy Minnesota garage rockers the Blind Shake on an album of frantic surf-rock instrumentals. Modern Surf Classi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher The great John Reis (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, etc) has teamed up with hard-hitting garage rock trio The Blind Shake to pay tribute to classic surf rock instrumentals on a new collaborative... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, we learned the utterly badass news that San Diego post-hardcore heroes Drive Like Jehu would reunite for a free 8/31 show in their hometown’s Balboa Park, their first show back together since their 1995 breakup. It’s been so lo... more info

Stereogum — San Diego post-hardcore ragers Drive Like Jehu were one of punk’s rawest and most exhilarating groups. They shared members with the similarly awesome and influential Rocket From The Crypt, and together the bands spawned other fine likeminded acts i... more info