MP: First of all, how would you describe your music?

HH: [It’s] dark rhythmic rock ‘n’ roll that tends toward the dancey and bombastic.

MP: This band could be called a local super group. How did you all come together?

HH: Essentially we all came to know each other through the Denver music world, playing with and in each other’s bands, going to each other’s shows. We really just came together out of friendships and a mutual interest in the good music.

MP: You guys are a relatively new band, what kind of reaction have you been getting from live shows so far?

HH: We’ve been getting great reactions at live shows. Lots of people moving around and responding in a way that is less stoic than normal. It’s exciting to see people forget themselves and allow themselves to enjoy the music. A couple shirts have come off, a couple people have been boosted up on shoulders.

MP: What’s your live show like?

HH: I very much think of Snake Rattle Rattle Snake as a live band so our shows are dynamic and loud and exciting. We all put it out there at every show and are becoming more and more comfortable with ourselves and the songs. It translates to an honest live show full of a sort of tension that winds people up so it’s also just a loud, sweaty dance party sometimes too.

MP: Can you tell me a little bit about the EP? What’s it called? What was the recording process like?

HH: The EP we just put out is self-titled and we recorded it at Briny Deep Studios with our friend Greg Kammerer. It was recorded at the end of last summer so more than anything it is a record of those four songs at that time. Since then, those songs have shifted and settled in with us a bit more so the EP is a slice in time. We tracked everything, which was a learning process in itself. We added percussion and weird noises here and there and tried to bring our urgency to it.

MP: Would you consider Snake Rattle Rattle Snake a side project between work with your other bands, or is it becoming a more serious gig?

HH: At this point, I don’t think any of us would consider Snake Rattle Rattle Snake a side project. It is where we devote the majority of our creative energy and time. What started out as an excuse to play music with some friends has turned into a great collaborative relationship that continues to grow and we’re all really excited about what songs we’ll write and what places we’ll go next.

MP: How did you come up with the band name?

HH: Doug [Spencer] came up with the band name. It was just a fun play on words more than anything but did reflect what we were trying to do musically at the time: fun, percussive and strange.

MP: Do you have any other big plans for 2010? Can we expect a full length album any time soon?

HH: Oh we’ve got big plans for 2010! We’re definitely planning on recording a full-length album, hopefully sooner than later. We are going down to SXSW in March to play the [Stranahan’s] Mile High Fidelity Showcase. We want to hit the west coast in spring and possibly put out a split 7’’ with our good friends Laserfang from Salt Lake City.