VO5 (band) explained
VO5 is an American nu-disco and funk band from Madison, Wisconsin formed in 2005.
Career
In 2015 VO5 released the album Dance Originality.[1] A music video for the single "Dance Originality" won the VOTD.TV award [2] and was on rotation on MTV.[3] VO5 has shared a stage with disco legends the Village People and KC and the Sunshine Band. [4]
VO5 performed at the 2012 Scott Walker recall election mass protests alongside Michelle Shocked. Their song "Cheddar Revolution" was included in the Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising CD compilation.[5] [6]
During the 2010 US Senate election, a video of VO5 performing the song "Wonder Woman" along with candidate Tammy Baldwin gained national attention after Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson campaign employee Brian Nemoir questioned Baldwin's "heartland values" for dancing at a gay rights parade.[7] [8] Tommy Thompson was forced to apologize for his aides' "gay-baiting" in a TV ad and Baldwin went on to win the election.[9] [10] [11]
Discography
- 2006 "Wisconsin Rap" (single)
- 2008 "Wonder Woman" (single)
- 2010 Disco Your Ass Off EP
- 2012 "Cheddar Revolution" (single)
- 2015 Dance Originality LP
- 2016 "If You Build a Wall (We'll Tear It Down)" (single)
External links
Reviews and profiles
Notes and References
- News: Kalk . Samara . 2015-08-21 . V05 still shaking it at age 10, with first original album . Wisconsin State Journal . 2019-10-03.
- News: 2015-11-01 . Winners: Dance Originality . VOTD . 2019-10-03.
- News: 2015-11-20 . VO5 Wins This Round Of The Freshmen . MTV . 2019-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128071301/http://www.mtvu.com/music/vo5-wins-this-round-of-the-freshmen/. 2016-01-28.
- News: 2022-06-17 . Madison’s VO5 will open for Village People and KC and the Sunshine Band at Summerfest . Isthmus . 2024-01-17.
- News: Gordon . Scott . 2012-05-12 . Another round of songs inspired by Walkermania . Wisconsin Gazette . 2019-10-03.
- News: Robbins . Dean . 2011-03-05 . Michelle Shocked, Ryan Bingham fire up another huge Wisconsin Capitol protest . Isthmus . 2019-10-03.
- News: Chibbaro . Lou . 2012-09-11 . Baldwin attacked over sexual orientation in Senate race . Washington Blade . 2019-10-03.
- News: Ryan . Erin . 2012-09-11 . Tammy Baldwin Is a Totally Gross Lesbian for Daring Dance at Gay Pride Parade, Says Asshat Republican . Jezebel . 2019-10-03.
- News: Weisberg . Louis . 2012-09-12 . Thompson expresses regret over aide's gay-baiting of Tammy Baldwin . Wisconsin Gazette . 2019-10-03.
- News: Juley . Mike . 2012-09-06 . Thompson campaign head emailed video of Baldwin at gay pride event . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 2019-10-03.
- News: Bolcer . Julie . 2012-09-07 . Thompson Campaign Leader Attacks Baldwin Over Gay Pride Event . The Advocate . 2019-10-03.