{{short description|American drummer (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Warren Oakes | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = William Warren Oakes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|23}} | birth_place = Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | origin = Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | genre = Folk punk, punk rock | occupation = Restaurateur, musician, drummer | years_active = 2001- present | label = No Idea, Fat Wreck Chords, Sire | associated_acts = Against Me!, Sunshine State | instruments = drums, percussion }}
'''William Warren Oakes'''<ref>http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&cae=465733336&affiliation=BMI&keyid=950689&keyname=OAKES+WILLIAM+WARREN {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> (born January 23, 1981)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O8JuDPDsl1gC |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O8JuDPDsl1gC/page/n79 80] |title=SPIN – |via=Internet Archive |date=January 1986 |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> is an American drummer best known for his eight years spent as the drummer for the punk rock band Against Me!.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613584/20090609/against_me_.jhtml |title=Against Me! Drummer Ditches Fame For Burritos – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=June 10, 2009 |accessdate=2010-10-19 |archive-date=June 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613034254/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613584/20090609/against_me_.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On June 8, 2009, Oakes announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a career as a restaurateur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=18625122&blogId=493762087 |title=A Farewell From Warren Oakes – MySpace-blog | van Against Me! |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref> He is now a part owner of Boca Fiesta,<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOCA FIESTA |url=https://www.bocafiesta.com/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=BOCA FIESTA |language=en-US}}</ref> a restaurant located in Gainesville, Florida that focuses on the fusion of southern and Mexican cuisine, as well as a venue space, The Backyard,<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE BACKYARD AT BOCA FIESTA & PALOMINO |url=https://www.backyardgnv.com/ |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=THE BACKYARD AT BOCA FIESTA & PALOMINO |language=en-US}}</ref> that houses music shows, dance nights, and many more events.
Oakes is also well known for popularizing the freeganism movement, with the publication of his zine, ''Why Freegan?''<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/jul/19/freegan-environment-food | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=William | last=Skidelsky | title=The freegans' creed: waste not, want not | date=July 19, 2009}}</ref>
Oakes formed the band Sunshine State along with Troy Perlman, Mike Magarelli and Kyle Flick in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/52024/media-sunshine-state-state-or-die|title = Music: Sunshine State: 'State or Die'}}</ref> With the release of their first album Pour in 2014, Oakes gave an interview with Punk News where he spoke about the changes to a new career, new band, and their upcoming performances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |title=Interviews: Warren Oakes (Sunshine State, Against Me!) |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/53197/interviews-warren-oakes-sunshine-state-against-me |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}</ref>
On March 5, 2022 ''SPIN'' magazine wrote an article to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Against Me! album ''Reinventing Axl Rose'' saying: "It’s the transformative folk-punk album’s 20th birthday."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-05 |title='Goddammit, We're Gonna Take This Somewhere!': The Oral History of Against Me!'s Reinventing Axl Rose |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/03/against-me-reinventing-axl-rose-oral-history/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}</ref>
Oakes responded to the magazine's publication by saying: "Had a nice little trip down memory lane doing an interview for, and reading, this incredibly in-depth oral history of a very fun time in my life. Happy 20th Axl, I’ll buy you your very first pint of Guinness for your 21st next year!"
== Discography == {{Main|Against Me!#Discography|l1=Against Me! discography}} {| class="wikitable" !Year of<br /> Release !Title !Label !Charts |- |2002 |''Reinventing Axl Rose'' |No Idea Records | |- |2003 |''As the Eternal Cowboy'' |Fat Wreck Chords |#36 Independent Albums |- |2005 |''Searching for a Former Clarity'' |Fat Wreck Chords |#114 US<br />#1 Heatseeker<br />#9 Independent Albums |- |2007 |''New Wave'' |Sire Records |#57 US |- |2008 |STOP - Rock the vote version |Sire Records ||- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.againstme.net Against Me!]
{{Against Me!}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oakes, Warren}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Against Me! members Category:American punk rock drummers Category:American male drummers Category:21st-century American drummers Category:Musicians from Gainesville, Florida Category:Musicians from Sarasota, Florida Category:Drummers from Florida