Interviews: The Lowcocks
On this new occasion, we had the opportunity to interview the Punk Rock/Hardcore band The Lowcocks from the USA. Check out the interview and follow the band on their FACEBOOK PAGE.
1. Where did you get the idea for the band name? Did you plan it or come out just like that?
Ryan and I were drinking in his attic, throwing names down on a whiteboard, but nothing was really hitting right.
In the midst of this PBR-fueled brainstorm, he brought up a guy he’d played beer league hockey with, who’d
gotten a tattoo of a rooster hanging low by knee “so he could say his cock was hanging low.” As a female
fronted band who loves a good dick joke, we couldn’t resist - and so, The Lowcocks was born. Whether we’ll
get matching tattoos at some point…well, that remains to be seen.
2. Why did you want to play this genre?
Our band is based in Detroit, MI, where the music scene is small but mighty - we are known for Motown, after
all! The scene here feels like a community more than anything - we all know each other and support each
other, no matter the genre, and we have some truly awesome punk, metal, and hardcore bands we love.
Playing punk rock was a natural thing for us as punk fans, but also as members of this community; it allowed a lot of creativity and experimentation in our songwriting and structure, and we kept having more and more fun.
3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?
We didn’t! The Lowcocks have technically been playing together since 2017…but believe it or not, it all
started with a Craigslist ad.
Ryan (guitar) and Annie (vocals) were both looking for a project and responded to the same ad asking for
people interested in forming a punk band. Looking back, it feels almost like the old days, when musicians would
connect through newspapers and end up creating magic.
Like so many others, Covid killed the band’s momentum; the pandemic forced us to take time off to prioritize
health, our families, and really wrestle with life. During this time, Ryan was connected with our bassist, Nick, by
a bartender at his neighborhood bar; when our drummer dropped out due to health concerns, Nick brought in a
drummer he’d played with in Bay City, Zac, and our current lineup was born.
Although we were not really active for a few years, lots of songs came out of downtime, which allowed us to
come back strong and hit the ground running with our album Contender.
We’ve been writing and performing together for the past four years and have been having a great time doing it, and we
can’t wait to see what comes next.
4. Each band member's favourite band?
Such a hard question to pick a favorite - so we did our favorite bands of the moment!
Ryan (guitar) - Idles
Anne (vocals) - Stick To Your Guns
Nick (bass) - Devo
Zac (drums) - Pentagram String Band
5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?
All of us are big punk rock fans of course, and I know everyone says this, but our band’s musical
influences are all over the map, which makes our music interesting and keeps us from getting stale.
Nick, our bassist, is obsessed with funk, sludge, and (somehow?) also The Viagra Boys and Devo;
Zac is mostly into folk punk and noise; Ryan brings in rockabilly/psychobilly, soul, and Motown; Anne
tends toward 60s revolution rock and blues, 80s hardcore, and metalcore.
Sometimes there’s events that happen in the world and you pick up your guitar and write about it,
sometimes it’s a riff Ryan can’t get out of his head, or a tune Nick’s been fiddling around with, and
we build a song around that…a lot of times there’s something going on emotionally or personally and
Annie will say “write me something angry so I can scream about this” and the train starts rolling.
A lot of our songs have a political bent, but we have songs about Annie’s scumbag ex-husband, kids
in foster care, heartbreak, losing your virginity, police surveillance, fighting with your parents - there
isn’t one theme we stick to, more whatever fits with the music and what we’re passionate about finds
its way into the lyrics.
6. Where was your last gig?
Our last show was Corktown Music Festival in Detroit, MI!
The Lowcocks have played with bands big and small, including national acts The Exploited, The
Casualties, Total Chaos, GBH, Strung Out, Anti-Flag, Koffin Kats, and The Suicide Machines, to
name a few. We have done limited tours around the Midwest and are currently booking shows for
summer and fall 2025.
We’re currently booking out into summer/fall, and have a few weekend tours throughout the Midwest scheduled.
Our upcoming dates are:
June 13 - Cosmo Joe’s Atomic Lounge (Dayton, OH)
June 14 - Taco Fest @ Live Wire (Chicago, IL)
July 26 - Punk Rock Night @ The Melody Inn (Indianapolis, IN)
7. Where would you like to perform?
We want to play in new places and new cities - and are pretty much open (so book us!). We want to keep
making cool music, meeting new people, and getting a chance to travel around and be a real part of our
community. Our dream is to be part of some larger festivals too - can’t wait to be at Riot Fest and Punk Rock
Bowling soon.
8. Whom would you like to perform with?
We want to play with everyone, but our dream show would be with some of our favorites. In no particular
order, we would love to play with Rancid, Flogging Molly, OFF!, Devo, Subhumans, Amyl & The Sniffers, Bad
Cop Bad Cop, and Idles.
9. Who not?
Who don’t we want to play with? Assholes, white supremecists, Nazis, or the like.
10. Have any of you ever suffered from stage fright? Any tips for beginners on how to beat
that?
We have fortunately been unaffected by stage fright - I guess we just love attention!
As for advice on beating stage fright, we all had thoughts…
Anne recommends “creating a stage persona or wearing clothes different from your normal clothes, which may
free you up to act in ways that you might otherwise be too anxious to do.” Nick suggests growing your hair long
and playing in a power stance to avoid looking at the audience. Zac advises nervous performers to play the
drums “so you’ll be in the back where no one can see you.” Finally, Ryan suggests doing jumping jacks and a
shot of whiskey to steady your nerves.
11. What bands have inspired you the most?
As a band, we tend to bring in all of our favorites to our music; we aspire to be as awesome as
bands like Amyl and the Sniffers, A Global Threat, The Distillers, and The Suicide Machines.
12. What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever asked you for?
We were out at a punk rock prom event, and a fan asked all of us to sign her battle vest - in which
she later won the title of Prom Queen!
13. What do you think of your fans?
It’s so cool to meet other people who are as passionate as we are about music and punk, and
community. We have made so many friends already, and we can’t wait to meet you and make more.
Follow us on socials (@TheLowcocks) on all platforms - it truly does make a difference. Follow and
listen on Spotify. Buy merch so we can afford to keep recording and keep making cool shit. :D
Come out to a show - or reach out to us about playing a show in your city!
14. What do you think of our site?
It feels like an old school zine but on the internet - some great discovery pieces for new bands (like
us - heyooooo), some cool behind the scenes features, and incredible engagement on the site and
on socials, which makes it feel like a true community.
15. Something to add?
Follow us on socials (@TheLowcocks) on all platforms - it truly does make a difference. Follow and
listen on Spotify. Buy merch so we can afford to keep recording and keep making cool shit. :D
Come out to a show - or reach out to us about playing a show in your city!
We want to come out and play as much as we can, and it’s so cool to meet other people who are as
passionate as we are about music and punk, and community. We have made so many friends
already and we can’t wait to meet you and make more.
We are in the process of releasing new songs this spring, all as part of our upcoming “Forgotten” EP, scheduled
for full release on June 17th, 2025. The first single we dropped was “MayDay” in March, written in response to
police crackdowns on student protests, and our newest song, “(close only counts in) Horseshoes and Hand
Grenades,” was released on 4/17.
June 17 - full EP is released along with fourth song, cover of "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton
The Lowcocks’ music is on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube,
and wherever finer music is enjoyed; digital purchases are also available. Purchases of physical
media, including CDs, vinyl, and merch, can be made from our website, www.TheLowcocks.com, or at
any of our live shows.
We are on social media platforms as @TheLowcocks; our links are below:
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