Ass Ponys are an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

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. The band combines rock and country into an off-kilter blend of Americana

Americana (music)

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 music. They have gone on national tours with bands such as Pavement

Pavement (band)

Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...

, Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, who both wrote the...

, and Possum Dixon

Possum Dixon

Possum Dixon was an American alternative rock band. Fronted by singer/songwriter/bassist Rob Zabrecky, the group's neo-new wave pop and post punk style first appeared among a string of early independently released 7 inch singles and on their self-titled debut on Interscope Records in 1993...

. 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 named Wussy

Wussy

Wussy is an indie rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio, that formed in 2001. The group has received critical acclaim from such sources as Rolling Stone, Robert Christgau, and SPIN Magazine.-Members:*Chuck Cleaver – Vocals, Guitar*Lisa Walker – Vocals, Guitar...

. Bill Alletzhauser currently fronts the band The Hiders. Randy Cheek plays with The Libertines US and The Fairmount Girls.

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 - )

Albums

• 1990 - Mr. Superlove (Okra Records)
• 1993 - Grim (Safe House)
• 1994 - Electric Rock Music (A&M
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• 1996 - The Known Universe (A&M
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• 2000 - Some Stupid with a Flare Gun (Checkered Past)
• 2001 - Lohio (Checkered Past)
• 2006 - The Okra Years (Shake It)

External links

• Rolling Stone Article featuring the Ass Ponys, August 2001
• CMJ Articles about Ass Ponys
• Houston Press article about Ass Ponys, Apr 11, 1996
• Ass Ponys collection on the Internet Archive
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