Oh No! Oh My!
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Biography
Oh No Oh My consists of multi-instrumentalists Daniel Hoxmeier, Joel Calvin, Greg Barkley, and Tim Regan. The members of Oh No Oh My started playing music when they were fourteen years old, and all of them play at least three different instruments. Daniel (Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys) and Joel Calvin (Drums, Percussion, Bass) were friends growing up;Greg Barkley (Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys) joined the boys after Daniel and Joel “stole Greg from his previous band." 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 Robot Ate Me
The Robot Ate Me is an experimental indie rock band formed by Ryland Bouchard in 2002 which has been through many distinct phases incorporating aspects of folk, jazz, psychedelia and avant-garde rock. Their critically acclaimed albums alternated between accessible pop and obscure musical art projects...
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The group moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in January 2006 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 (Guitars, Keys, Bass, Vocals). In September 2006, the group left Nashville to play a series of shows across the United States, including opening for The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
and Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley
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After permanently returning to Austin in October 2006, with occasional jaunts across the country with bands such as Mew
Mew (band)
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, The Deadly Syndrome
The Deadly Syndrome
-Biography:The band was formed in 2006 by William Etling, Jesse Hoy, Michael Hughes and Christopher Richard. In fall of 2006 the band was signed to the record label Dim Mak Records....
, Let's Go Sailing, and Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone
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, Oh No Oh My re-released Between the Devil and the Sea
Between the Devil and the Sea
- Critical reception :Margaret Reges of Allmusic described Between the Devil and the Sea as "a group of hook-driven, scribbly, smart, and fun songs...
in August 2007. The EP featured five songs originally recorded in their Jolly Rogers days.
The band recently received press when one of their fans was denied entry to Six Flags
Six Flags
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San Antonio for wearing a t-shirt which appeared to illustrate two girls consuming small children.
In 2008, the band removed the exclamation marks from their band name, to simplify identification, and avoid confusion in general.
On January 18, 2011, their second full length album, "People Problems" was released.
Albums
- Oh No! Oh My!Oh No! Oh My! (album)Oh No Oh My's debut album was released July 11, 2006. It was self-released by Oh No Oh My themselves.-Track listing:# "Skip the Foreplay" - 3:49# "Walk in the Park" - 2:22# "I Have No Sister" - 3:03# "Reeks and Seeks" - 1:51...
(Self-released, 2006) - People Problems (January 18, 2011)
EPs
- Between the Devil and the Sea (Self Released, 2005)
- Dmitrij DmitrijDmitrij Dmitrij (album)-Track listing:# "Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman" - # "The Boy With An Anchor" - # "Be A Star" - # "Go To Work" - # "I Painted Your House" - -External links:***...
(Self Released, 2008)