Oh No Oh My
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Art Pop |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Independent |
| Associated acts | Antenna Shoes |
| Members | |
| Greg Barkley Joel Calvin Daniel Hoxmeier Tim Regan |
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Oh No Oh My are a four-piece indie rock band from Austin, Texas. Their music is rooted in an intricate melodic style reminiscent of The Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian, fused with quirky lyrics and augmented by a diverse range of instruments.
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[edit] Biography
Oh No Oh My is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalists Daniel Hoxmeier, Joel Calvin, Greg Barkley, and Tim Regan - residents of Austin, Texas. The members of Oh No Oh My started playing music when they were just fourteen years old, and all of them play at least three different instruments. Daniel (Guitars, Banjos, Accordions, Keys, Wurlitzers, Tambourines, Hand Claps, Percussion, Sampling, Programming) and Joel Calvin (Drums, Keys, Hand Claps, Sampler, Tambourines, Bells, Shakers) were best friends growing up; Greg Barkley (Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Banjos, Accordions, Rhodes, Wurlitzers, Keys, Hand Claps, Percussion) joined the boys after Daniel and Joel “stole Greg from his previous band." [1] Originally calling themselves The Jolly Rogers, a decision to drive the band in a new direction resulted in a name change—the current Oh No Oh My moniker was inspired by a song by The Robot Ate Me.
The group moved to Nashville, Tennessee in late 2005 to continue with their music, where they played several local shows, experimented with their lineup, and released their debut, self-titled album. It was here the trio met up with most recent addition, Tim Regan (Keys, Locks, Bolts, Wurlitzers, Rhodes, Syths, Guitars, Vocals), who rounds out the band’s bubbly-folk-meets-indie-pop sound. In fall of 2006, the group left Nashville to play a series of shows across the U.S., including opening for The Flaming Lips and Gnarls Barkley.
After returning to Austin, with occasional jaunts across the country with bands such as Mew, The Deadly Syndrome, Let's Go Sailing, and Au Revoir Simone, Oh No Oh My released Between the Devil and the Sea in August 2007. The 5-song EP featured previously unreleased songs originally recorded in their Jolly Rogers days.
The band most recently began a European tour, with over 25 dates across the continent in February and March 2008. They will finish out the tour by playing several shows at South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. They plan to spend the summer writing commercial radio jingles.
The band recently received press when one of their fans was denied entry to Six Flags San Antonio for wearing a t-shirt which appeared to illustrate two girls consuming small children.[1] They are also the only openly gay rock band in Texas.
The band also recently removed the exclamation marks from their band name, to simplify identification, and avoid confusion in general.[2]
[edit] Band members
- Greg Barkley
- Joel Calvin
- Daniel Hoxmeier
- Tim Regan
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Oh No! Oh My! (Self-released, 2006)
[edit] EPs
- Between the Devil and the Sea (Self Released, 2005)
- Dmitrij Dmitrij (Self Released, 2008)
