| Holopaw | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Gainesville, Florida |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Years Active: | 2001 - present |
| Label: | Misra Records / Sub Pop / Bakery Outlet Records / Obscurist Press / Wild Kindness Records |
| Associated Acts: | Iron & Wine Fruit Bats Ugly Casanova |
| Current Members: | John Orth Patrick Quinney Matt Radick Jeff McMullen Ryan Quinney |
| Past Members: | Michael Johnson Beachwolf Gensemer Tobi Echevarria |
Holopaw is an American indie band from Gainesville, Florida. The band was named after the town of Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the band's members have ever lived there. One of its members, John Orth, collaborated with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and others in 2002 to release the album Sharpen Your Teeth under the band name Ugly Casanova. Another member, Michael Johnson (Ape School), went on to join Kurt Heasley's Lilys.
John Orth and Jeff Hays played as a duo for some time before joining Michael Johnson, Ryan Gensemer, and Tobi Echevarria as Holopaw for the first two albums. Johnson, Gensemer, and Echevarria relocated to Philadelphia. Holopaw now consists of Orth, Patrick Quinney, Jeff McMullen, Matt Radick, and Ryan Quinney.