I need more cowbell

For a band that started as a joke, More Cowbell has had a pretty good run. In April of 2005 Alon's friend Aaron was the manager of Red Fez in downtown Austin. He called Alon (who'd been playing at Gino's Italian Grill at the time) and said "look. I'll let you actually play DOWNTOWN. I'll put you on at 9pm on Tuesday so if you're terrible you won't scare the crowd away". Soon friends Minh and Hugo were onboard and the three were playing once a month or so at Red Fez. Jeff (now with the Dirty Little Rabbits in Iowa) came along later as the original drummer and More Cowbell was officially formed.
Now featuring Alon, Minh, Dave, and Ed, More Cowbell has become one of Austin's most popular bands. In 2006 they were voted the 3rd best cover band and 8th best novelty band in the Austin Chronicle Reader's poll. In 2007 they climbed to 2nd best cover band and 4th best novelty band. I Need More Cowbell has gained a loyal following with a consistently high energy show and a genuineness which makes clear how grateful they are simply to be onstage. Their style of mashups and covers is very unique and usually has the audience laughing and dancing at the same time. When inviting people to a show, Cowbell members always say the same thing "we won't promise to impress you musically, but we WILL promise that you'll have a great time."
Our interview after winning the Austin Music Award for "None Of The Above".
In case you are confused, here are the questions to which the band is responding.
1.Who are the members of the band?
2. What award did you win?
3. What does this award mean to your musical career?
4. What can one expect to see at a Cowbell show?
5. How did the band originate?
6. How do you come up with your mashups?
7. Do you have dayjobs?
8. Where do you play?



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