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The Hentchmen
the hentchmen 
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formed                       
1992
members                    
John Volare (organ, harmonica, vocals), Tim V. Eight (guitar), Mike Audi (drums)
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The Hentchmen describe their sound as ‘hit and run’.  Longing for the excitement of the rock & roll of the past, and bored with the endless flow of generic commercial music, The Hentchmen assembled themselves in the early 1990’s.  They crafted a new take on garage rock with a 60’s influence and minimal approach (guitar, organ & drums).  After turning out their unique sound for about ten years, they are staples in the Detroit music community, and they have the records to prove it. The band signed to NYC-based Norton Records back in 1992.  In total, The Hentchmen released five full-lengths and over fifteen singles.  Mike (aka Mike Latulippe) and Johnny (aka John Szymanski) are also members of The Paybacks and the bands recorded a split EP on Rex Records.  In 2004, the Hentchmen left Norton Records after a ten year run and signed with Detroit based indie Times Beach.  --Matthew Caruana/Ryan Sult



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discography                  
                         2004 – Form Follows Function  (times beach)                      
                         2002 – Three Times Infinity (norton)    buy it!    UK CUSTOMERS
                         2002 - The Paybacks / The Hentchmen Split (EP) (rex records)
                         2000 - Teenage Letter (EP) (D - wreckEd - hiT)
                         1999 - Ham and Oil (EP) (gas)
cover 1998 - Motorvatin' (norton)    buy it!   
UK CUSTOMERS
                         1998 - Hentch-Forth (45 mini LP) (italy)
cover1997 - Broad Appeal (norton)    buy it!   
UK CUSTOMERS
                         1997 - Ten String Trio (EP) (flying bomb)
                         1997 - Rainin' In My Heart (EP) (larsen)
                         1997 - Some Other Guy (EP) (italy)
                         1996 - Portrait of the Hentchmen (EP) (verboten)
cover 1995 - Campus Party (norton)    buy it!   
UK CUSTOMERS
                         1995 - My Catalina (EP) (get hip)
                         1995 - So Many Girls (EP) (norton)    UK CUSTOMERS
                         1995 - Ypsilanti's Newest Hit Makers (EP) (estrus)
                         1995 - Gravel Bite (EP) (1+2)
cover 1994 - Ultra Hentch (norton)    buy it!   
UK CUSTOMERS
                         1994 - Hot Rod Millie (EP) (norton)
                         1994 - Girl From Jackson (EP) (front porch)
                         1993 - Nervous Rech (EP) (front porch)
                         1993 - The Breather (EP) (happy hour/front porch)
                         199? - Red Hot Car (EP) (hillsdale)
                         199? - Red River Rock (norton)
                         199? - Come on Santa (norton)
appeared on                
cover 2001 - Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit (sympathy)    buy it!    UK CUSTOMERS
                         1999 - Motor City's Burnin' Vol.2  (alive/total energy)

                         1997 -Ghettoblaster: A Detroit Music Sampler, Vol. 1 (motor city brewing works)
                         1994 -
Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
                            (norton) buy it!
see also                       
the white stripes
     jack's laid down a couple tracks with the hentchmen
the paybacks
    john and mike are also members of the paybacks
jim diamond

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