Ass Ponys
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| Ass Ponys | |
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| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Genres | Alternative country, Country rock |
| Years active | 1988–2005 |
| Labels | A&M Checkered Past Okra Safe House Shake It |
| Associated acts | Wussy |
| Members | |
| Chuck Cleaver Randy Cheek Dave Morrison John Erhardt |
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| Past members | |
| Bill Alletzhauser Dan Kleingers |
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Ass Ponys are an indie rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The band combines rock and country into an off-kilter blend of Americana music. They have gone on national tours with bands such as Pavement, Throwing Muses, and Possum Dixon. Among other periodicals, they have been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, CMJ, and The Cincinnati Post. The group went on hiatus in 2005, with Chuck Cleaver focusing his attention on a new band, Wussy. Bill Alletzhauser currently fronts the band The Hiders.[1] Randy Cheek plays with The Libertines US and The Fairmount Girls.
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[edit] Members
- Bill Alletzhauser - guitar, slide, banjo, backing vocals (1995–2002)
- Randy Cheek - bass, backing vocals
- Chuck Cleaver - vocals, guitar
- John Erhardt - guitar (1988–1995; 2003- )
- Dan Kleingers - drums (1988–1991)
- Kevin Lung - guitar (1994)
- Dave Morrison - drums, keyboards, backing vocals (1991 - )
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1990 - Mr. Superlove (Okra Records)
- 1993 - Grim (Safe House)
- 1994 - Electric Rock Music (A&M)
- 1996 - The Known Universe (A&M)
- 2000 - Some Stupid with a Flare Gun (Checkered Past)
- 2001 - Lohio (Checkered Past)
- 2006 - The Okra Years (Shake It)
[edit] EPs
- 1996 - Under Cedars and Stars (A&M)
[edit] Singles
- Little Bastard, from Electric Rock Music (#26 on US Billboard Modern Rock)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Rolling Stone Article featuring the Ass Ponys, August 2001
- CMJ Articles about Ass Ponys
- Bird, Rick (2000-03-02). "The Word: Veteran local bands head for Austin festival". The Cincinnati Post (E. W. Scripps Company). Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070312110916/http://www.cincypost.com/living/2000/bird030200.html.
- Houston Press article about Ass Ponys, Apr 11, 1996
- Ass Ponys discography at MusicBrainz
- Ass Ponys collection on the Internet Archive's live music archive
- Chuck Cleaver interviews on Outsight Radio Hours
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