Imagine finely tuning a stack of pots and pans, hammering them to perfection, then sending them tumbling down a flight of uncarpeted basement steps to the feet of a dozen or so sweaty, pimply eighth graders making out to their parents’ ‘70’s LPs. That sound, well, that’s Mean Ohio. In the inevitably subjective land of band descriptions, Mean Ohio’s music falls somewhere between low-fi dissonance and harmonic melody.
In 2006, Jon Neiser formed Mean Ohio after the disbandment of My Secret Service, a group he’d started with fellow songwriter Jonny Drexler. The two had been working on and off in bands since 1994; and both had moved to Chicago from Dayton, Ohio in the late '90's.
Mean Ohio performed for a short time before the line up was restructured. A little over a year later, Neiser and Drexler joined forces again under the MO moniker and were joined by Drexler’s pal, bassist Chris Posdal. With the line-up cemented, the trio completed work on their first album, Famous Basements, in Spring 2009.
Currently Mean Ohio is performing in Chicago while working on their second album.
We wanted to thank you all for a great show last night. You guys are rad. We blew it and didn't thank you publicly - but - we are obviously totally developmentally imbicilic when it comes to the rock and the roll stage etiquete for heaven's sake. Matthew was sorry he had to leave early. He has lots of issues. He'd love to talk about asthma ad nauseum any day, any time, anywhere, and with anybody.
Hey Meanies, Wanted to let y'all know the band and I will be doing our cd release at the beat kitchen sunday may 18 at 8pm. First 25 heads get in free and a free cd. 2 beer tix for everyone at the show! b
