| Ass Ponys | |
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| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Country, Country Rock |
| Years active | 1988 – 2005 |
| Label(s) | A&M Checkered Past Okra Safe House Shake It |
| Members | |
| (left to right) Chuck Cleaver Randy Cheek Dave Morrison Bill Alletzhauser |
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| Former members | |
| John Erhardt Dan Kleingers |
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Ass Ponys are an indie rock band based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. The band combines rock and country into an off-kilter blend of Americana music. They have gone on national tours with bands such as Pavement, Throwing Muses, and Possum Dixon. Among other periodicals, they have been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, CMJ, and The Cincinnati Post. The group disbanded in 2005, with Chuck Cleaver going on to form a new band named Wussy.
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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)
- Dave Morrison - drums, keyboards, backing vocals (1991 - )
Discography
Albums
- 1993 - Grim (Safe House)
- 1994 - Electric Rock Music (A&M)
- 1990 - Mr. Superlove (Okra Records)
- 1996 - The Known Universe (A&M)
- 2000 - Some Stupid with a Flare Gun (Checkered Past)
- 2001 - Lohio (Checkered Past)
- 2006 - The Okra Years (Shake It)
Singles
- "Little Bastard", from Electric Rock Music (#26 on US Billboard Modern Rock)
External links
- Official website
- Rolling Stone Article featuring the Ass Ponys, August 2001
- CMJ Articles about Ass Ponys
- Cincinnati Post article about Ass Ponys, March 2000
- Houston Press article about Ass Ponys, Apr 11, 1996
- Ass Ponys discography at MusicBrainz
- Ass Ponys collection on the Internet Archive's live music archive
