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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Springfield, Missouri |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock Southern Rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Bloodshot Records |
| Website | http://www.amsterband.com/ |
| Members | |
| Lennon Bone Brett Anderson Brian Roberts Luke Long |
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Ha Ha Tonka is a rock band from the Ozark region of Missouri. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Southern rock is a subgenre of Rock music. It developed in the Southern United States from Rock and roll, Country music, and Blues In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Bloodshot Records is an Independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois which specializes in roots -inflected Indie rock, a Chicago A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Their music has been described as a mixing of bluegrass and southern rock and a "marrying of influences as diverse as The Replacements, The Band, and Kings of Leon. Southern rock is a subgenre of Rock music. It developed in the Southern United States from Rock and roll, Country music, and Blues The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Kings of Leon is a rock band made up of three brothers and their first cousin from Tennessee, USA. "[1][2] Josh Timmerman from Popmatters described their newest album Buckle in the Bible Belt as "the best rock record I've heard this year. PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture "[3]
Formed in 2004 as Amsterband, the band changed their name to Ha Ha Tonka in 2007. Buckle in the Bible Belt was recorded in an old church in Union, Missouri with "St. Union is a city in and the County seat of Franklin County, Missouri, United States. Nick on the Fourth in a Fervor" released as the first single from that album.
The band's website describes how their "dark view of the realities of socio-economic hardship, backwoods prejudices and drug abuse is leavened by wry humor and a deep appreciation for regional storytelling traditions. " The lead singer, Brian Roberts, is a cancer survivor who criticizes the American health care system in "This Is Not a Cure for the Common Cold". Health care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities [4] One review states that "Ha Ha Tonka make the kind of roots rock that fits the mood of America in the summer of 2008. It's restless, edgy and increasingly willing to address the dark side of This Land. "[4]
References
- ^ Holcomb, John. Ha Ha Tonka Review. Amplifier.
- ^ Pflaum, Matt. Ha Ha Tonka Rocks Riverview. Lawrence University. Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college located in Appleton, Wisconsin.
- ^ Timmerman, Josh. Ha Ha Tonka: Buckle in the Bible Belt. Popmatters. PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture
- ^ a b Albertoni, Rich. Ha Ha Tonka channels the national mood. The Isthmus. Isthmus is the weekly alternative newspaper of Madison, Wisconsin
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