ABOUT
Lon and Jon Ohnder, Hoosier songwriters. Based out of Hit City, Indianapolis, the brothers Ohnder have been crafting homespun recordings that have circulated widely round the hip circuits of Circle City literati (and later, digerati) for decades. After a near fatal career incident, Lon Ohnder has stepped out from behind the backroom-shadows and behind-the-scenes obscurity to made his debut as a guitar-twanging art-rock poet. We are proud to introduce these 'basement busker tapes' to you on for the first time ever. Please let us know what you think. Peace, Lon and Jon
- Screen name:
- Lon Ohnder
- Member since:
- Apr 03 2008
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 3
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
All praise to the Pillars of Rock: Elvis, The Beatles, The Stones, and Bob Dylan... Nods to Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, and The Kinks. We learned to tell jokes by listening to Abbie Hoffman and Lenny Bruce. We grew up reading Rolling Stone, Spin, Mad, Creem (Boy Howdy) and Taboo magazines. We learned the art of life from The Beat Gods: Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs. We binged on Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Timothy Leary and Nathaniel West. We love the boisterous rhythms of Dylan Thomas and Gerald Manley Hopkins, but we would not still be reading poetry if it were not for Charles Bukowski. We thank our moms and dads. We acknowledge those unnamed teachers who reprimanded us for coloring outside the lines and talking in class and taught us to cipher our words. We thank our elected officials for reminding us to question authority and always, always count our change twice. Special Thanks to our Indy Indie buds: The Secrets, Tim Brickley and the Bleeding Hearts, and those modern day merry pranksters at Hit City Recording, Indianapolis. Think Peace.
