Local band The Ettes will make an appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" tonight.
The punk-rock trio recently celebrated the release of its third album, "Do You Want Power?" on Sept. 29 and are on a month-long national tour with fellow artist Juliette Lewis, which kicked off on Sept. 17 in Boston.
The band includes former UF students Coco Hames on vocals and guitar, Jem Cohen on bass and Poni Silver on drums.
"I left when I was a junior and have been taking correspondence via the [Division of Continuing Education] when I can. I'm close," Hames said of graduating from UF. Though the band started in L.A., they now live mostly on the road, with frequent stops in London, Berlin, North Carolina and Nashville.
Schooling has been put on hold for their music career. The Ettes recently finished a tour with the Grammy award-winning band Kings of Leon and have also toured with the Black Keys and the Detroit Cobras. Their new 13-track album, produced by garage legend Greg Cartwright, sets of a new direction for the band. The new album includes '60s girl pop, early punk and, surprisingly, country, Hames said.
"[The songs] should make you want to dance, make out or cry," she said." Then we've done our job."
She added that the bands constant touring makes a good environment for creativity.
"If we didn't constantly get the itch to keep moving, we wouldn't get as much done," Hames said.
Starting with a self-financed trip to record at London's Toe Rag Studios in 2005, where they worked with the producer of the White Stripes and the Kills, the band really hasn't taken a break, with three albums and expansive U.S. and European tours, Hames said.
The band's music will be featured in an upcoming episode of HBO's "Entourage" and on the soundtrack to "Whip it!" the new roller derby film directed by Drew Barrymore, who will accompany the Ettes on Jimmy Fallon's show tonight. More information can be found at myspace.com/theettes.
