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                  The year 2000 seems so far away. Even further away for avid fans of San Diego’s Hot
Like (A) Robot. Once upon a time four boys went to high school. They listened to Nirvana. They
probably wore faded shirts and ragged jeans and maybe didn’t wash their hair for a week or two.
They formed a band. At first the name was a joke, which, over time, worked well enough. They
were: Hot Like (A) Robot.
          Fans of 90s indie-rock groups such as Jawbox, No Knife and Failure were also fans of this
San Diego-based band. By relentlessly touring the West Coast over the first four years of their
existence, Hot Like (A) Robot garnered large buzz for their three released records: 2001’s “Sky,
2003’s “Evil”, 2004’s Hurry Up and Die, the bands most noticible work, and finally 2006’s
“Virginity.” “Virginity” would turn out to be the band’s final album. They called it quits in 2006,
but are still generating music buzz throught the world.
   The quartet formed with the goal of creating progressive rock music with a raw quality to the
sound and the resulting songs posses a remarkable balance between both innovative and hook-
driven choruses. All of these elements combine to make Hot Like (A) Robot a band worth
following, even though the time is already up.
It's not a particularly original story, but more than four years later Hot Like (A) Robot has
transcended high school status and become a San Diego favorite, winning Best Alternative Band at
2003’s San Diego Music Awards and being nominated again in 2004. The quartet's album, "Hurry
Up & Die," is a mosh-pit soundtrack that displays the group in all its emotionally violent
splendor.
   Don't be fooled by their puppy-dog faces. These boys rock hard, they rock fast and they know
how to pepper their music with plenty of hooks. But don't ask them what the parentheses in their
name are for--they're not really sure either. [Christine Gunn]

There’s not much that can be said about a band that can make me bop my head
and hit repeat on the CD player other than THANK GOD. I’ll be the first person
to tell you that I almost always hate receiving a new album from a PR. It used to
feel like Christmas, these mail sent efforts, until one day I received the same
album time and time again with a different name stamped on it. Every time I tore
the envelope I cringed and shuddered with fear. Rarely do I ever ask for an
album but after stumbling across the Re-Volts Myspace I had no choice but to
beg as professionally as possible.
These San Francisco, California god-sends strikes up memories akin to
picking up your first Ramones album. The punk rock feel is classic and undated.
Unlike most band attempts to do this, the Re-volts bring this quality to each
song, making the next better than the last with their self-titled release from Pirate
Press Records. The Re-volts offer a breath of fresh air in an industry choked
with tight-pants-wearing-swishy-haired nonsense.