!!! (pronounced /ˈtʃɪk ˈtʃɪk ˈtʃɪk/ chik chik chik) is a dance-punk band, formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996.
The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation.
!!! was formed after the demise of the mid-'90s hardcore act Yah Mos. While on tour, members of Yah Mos, including !!! singer Nic Offer, envisioned forming a band oriented more toward danceable music, and once they returned to Sacramento, CA, they decided to turn their working concept into an actual group.
The band is composed of Mario Andreoni, Dan Gorman, Nic Offer, Tyler Pope and Allan Wilson. Touring members include Shannon Funchess, Sean McGahan and Paul Quattrone. The band's former drummer, Jerry Fuchs, died in 2009 after falling down an elevator shaft.
On August 24 !!! released their 4th album Strange Weather, Isn't It?. The first track AM/FM combines some great elements of the late ‘80s Manchester sound.
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