Johnny Pyro (lead vocals, guitar), Levi Gunn (slide guitar, lap steel, vocals), Joey Lonzo (drums), Big Sammy Bravo (bass), Part Time Honky: Hari Rockwood (guitar, vocals), Buck "Strokey" Brazos (guitar, vocals)
Influences
Eh, the usual suspects....Drive By Truckers, Jason & The Scorchers, Replacements, Guns N Roses, Cheap Trick, Waylon Jennings, Iron Maiden, Georgia Satellites, Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo, Old 97s, Faces, The Darkness, AC/DC, Supersuckers, Hellacopters, The Wildhearts, Hank Williams, Bon Jovi, Steve Earle, John Prine, Tom Petty, David Allen Coe, My Morning Jacket, Johnny Cash, Ramones, New York Dolls, Ralph Stanley, V-Roys, Social Distortion, The Black Crowes, Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Jon Stewart, George Lucas, Burt Reynolds, Chad Bowers, Miller High Life, Jack Daniels
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Having more in common with the Drive By Truckers than Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nashville’s Les Honky More Tonkies have been beating out their brand of southern rock for a decade.
Born as a backing band for a local singer/songwriter in 1998, when Johnny Pyro (aka Johnny Mark Miller) left his home town of Kingsport TN to join former Kingsport native and band mate Joey Lonzo (aka Joie Todd Kerns), who had migrated to Nashville a couple of years earlier, it wasn’t long before they began playing their own shows at the now defunct ‘Sutler’.
After hiring (and firing) some fine (and not so fine) musicians, they enlisted Big Sammy Bravo (aka Big Rob Ogles) and Levi Gunn ( aka Jason Graumlich) in 2006 to round out the line up
While mulling over possible band names, the answer came in the form of a drunken hillbilly prophet on a higher plane one night in late 1998 at a Junior Brown concert. For no particular reason, a friend began shouting the nonsensical phrase “Less Honky, More Tonky” at the stage, and after a hearty laugh, a change in spelling, and some confusion, the name just stuck.
The boys released their debut CD, entitled “Greatest Hits” in early 2001 to rave reviews, and landed opening slots for Hank Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, and David Allen Coe. They followed with their second full length, “The Fabled Catbird Seat” in early 2005, and 2007 saw the release of the EP “76”.
From high energy rock and roll with a deliciously gritty southern flare, to distinctively melancholy themes of Dixie's dark underbelly that would make Tennessee Williams proud. Les Honky More Tonkies are not your papa's southern rock band. Unrefined, unpretentious, and just a plain ol good time.
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
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I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
My new record just came out this week on I-Tunes and CD Baby. I have included a video talking about the record, hope you enjoy it! Please leave us some feedback to let us know what you think! Thanks for your support.
-Ray Stephenson
PS: This album would make a great stocking stuffer ;)
Finally, we would like to introduce our entire album, "Pretend That We're Famous" on Itunes now! Just incase you dont already know :D Keep in touch~Sandlot Heroes
We hope you dig the music and the vibes. You can pick our first album up at www.cdbaby.com/doubleplow We will be finishing up our second album this winter. We have a few new songs up from the radio show we just did as well. Thanks for your support
NashvilleRevolutionRadio.com & ScottMAN Productions have teamed up with The 5 Spot in east Nashville to bring you Tuesday Live @ The 5 Spot! We will be bringing you 3 great local rock bands & artists you are sure to love (if you don't already)! If you haven't noticed - NashvilleRevolutionRadio.com is NOT country! - so needless to say, these bands/artists will rock your world! And for those of you out of town - you can listen to the show live as we broadcast live from the venue to our website - www.nashvillerevolutionradio.com Oct. 27 is our next show! There is a $5 cover. Doors open at 8pm. Show starts 9pm central.
Hey Les Honky More Tonkies! We're playing the WDVX (102.9fm) Blue Plate Special on Oct. 20th @ 12 noon. It will also be broadcast over the internet at http://www.wdvx.com/webcast.html
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