The Oddlots

What/Who are The Oddlots? Well, that's a good question. It seems like every band has a web site with some standard, form-fit biography; a mini behind the music if you will. I am just gonna start writing and hope that what comes out makes a bit of sense. Who we are is easy to answer. Scott Gilchrist is the drummer, Joe Gumbert vocals/guitar, TJ Johnson vocals/guitar and Eric Pavlack plays the bass. Nothing too different from your normal four piece. What we are is a little more difficult to answer. We all have common influences like The Beatles and Elliott Smith, but we have different favorites too. Scott used to play in a Celtic drum corp, Joe is big into Leo Kotke and has a soft spot for Soul Coughing, Eric listens to a lot of old Velmas and U2, TJ knows every Wilco song ever written. But everyone has influences right? If you want to hear what we sound like, download some of our songs, heck download our latest entire album, its free! The Oddlots can really be summed up in one word......Diversion. You see we are just four guys from Indianapolis with other stuff going on besides music. We have different careers and some have families. But once a week we gather in TJ's basement and practice these songs. Sometimes we play at a bar or nightclub, sometimes we record our music and sell/give some cds to our family and friends. If we never recorded another song, or never played in front of people again, we would still go down to TJ's basement once a week and play these little tunes. Its our diversion. I guess if in some way we can provide you with a little diversion, for a minute or two, if you come see us live, or listen to a couple songs then we'll be happy....and hopefully so will you. Thanks for visiting our site. Album artwork courtesy of Jason Poteet