Ho-Hum Explained

Ho-Hum
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Genre:Garage rock
Label:Universal, Playadel
Associated Acts:Magic Cropdusters, Western Meds, First Baptist Chemical, Mulehead, MAMA
Current Members:
  • Brad Brown
  • Lenny Bryan
  • Rod Bryan
  • Sam Heard
Past Members:

Ho-Hum is a pop/rock band based in Bradley, Arkansas, United States, formed by the brothers Lenny and Rod Bryan.

History

The band was formed when Lenny and Rod Bryan, sports scholarship students, were attending Ouachita Baptist University during the early 1990s. A homemade demo earned the band a label deal with Universal Records, which released its first album, Local, in 1996, produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. Ho-Hum asked and were granted release from their contractual obligation to Universal when the band claimed the label did not sufficiently promote the album.[1] The band eventually formed its own label, Playadel Records, through which several subsequent albums have been released.

In 2010, Ho-Hum took part in the 20th Birthday Celebration for VINO'S, the absolutely pivotal Little Rock, Arkansas venue located at 7th and Chester.

In 2013, the band adopted Chris Michaels on guitar, and played Riverfest for what would turn out to be their last show together.

Discography

Release dateTitle
May 21, 1996Local
October 3, 1997Sanduleak
March 25, 1999Massacre
September 13, 2001Funny Business
September 22, 2002Landau Zeal
January 7, 2003Near and Dear
December 10, 2003Fear of High Rolling
February 1, 2005Now I ♥ You
2006Losty
2007Let/Me/Wear/Your/Coat

References

  1. Werner Trieschmann, "Ho-Hum still enjoying the ride", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 12, 2006.