The Smokeboss Militia is the newest project of Andy 'Smokeboss' Mensing, former guitarist in Rat City Riot, and a litany of other bands you probly never heard of. Throughout his career, The Smokeboss has met an incredible wealth of remarkable musicians, and was somehow able to get many of them to play on his new record- 'Rise Again'- a sort of anthology project record featuring the best of his songs spanning many years and mixing and matching many genres..
Even since his beginnings in Underground Punk, Mensing always refused to limit himself to one 'genre'. Rock, Blues, Country, Soul, Punk and Irish are just some of the categories he draws from in the hopes of creating an experience where people hear some songs they know, meet some songs they don't, and generally just have a good time. Good songs are good songs, doesn't really matter what you call them. So a Smokeboss set is usually an eclectic mix of songs from every corner of the spectrum while also featuring his own original creations. The Smokeboss has enjoyed 4 successful tours of the UK and Europe, and is gearing up for a 5th tour soon! The Smokeboss is proud to announce the release of 'Smokeboss Hot Sauce' from local SD company Awesome Hot Sauce! You can get yours from www.semperfryllc.com or at the shows! The singles are out everywhere and the record dropped Dec 5th!!! A special edition version with 2 bonus tracks will be available only on bandcamp, so if you are a supporter of independent music then please buy it there!