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About Me

Ono Grindz has entertained the Phoenix valley with its folk/fusion sounds since 2003, with a blend of folk, rock, blues, and even a little country. Starting a 3-piece group called the Juniors (Ron Bowen, Shawn Royer, and Jeannie Chang), it eventually expanded to a 5 and 6 piece lineup, but has recaptured more of the folk acoustic sounds from its genesis. Continuing the legacy are The Dude, Jaw, Kreme, and our newest addition, Tulpy. You may catch an occasional duo performance too with The Dude and Jaw on acoustic guitars, and The Dude continues with solo performances as well. Jimmy Lee Boggs plays regulary on weekends at Pizza Heaven with Eric Hasbun, and Karla joins them from time to time too. James is playing with "Instant Hobo".Ono Grindz brings to you unforgettable original music as well as memorable cover songs, to play up to 4 hours of music for venues and events!Check out The Dude's, Karla's, and Tulpy's myspace pages! Support Veterans!We love Grady's BBQ Sauce! See Grady at the downtown Phoenix Public Market, or order online http://www.gradysbbqsauce.com/index.htm !! Lip-smackin' good!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/13/2006
Band Members: The Dude = Ron Bowen (acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica),Kreme = Karla Lodge (vocals),Jaw = Jeff Simminger (bass, acoustic guitar, vocals).Tulpy= Phil Lucier (percussion)__________________________ Past members: Jimmy Lee Boggs (keyboards, vocals), James Thorp (drums/percussion), Shawn Royer (guitar, banjo, vocals), Jeannie Chang (vocals), Amy Frazier (vocals), and Laurelann Porter (vocals).
Sounds Like: Original music with a blend of folk, rock, blues, and a little country, PLUS cover songs by the following artists (with the Ono Grindz twist) : Taj Mahal, The Beatles, CSN&Y, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Willie Dixon, Bo Diddly, Cat Stevens, Little Richard, Dusty Springfield, Warren Zevon, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Cash, Joan Osborn, Led Zeppelin, The Box Tops, Bob Dylan, Lenny Kravitz
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Song Credits

Current songs posted:I'll Climb, by Jeff Simminger. Featuring Jeff Simminger, Karla Lodge, Ron Bowen, Jimmy Lee Boggs, and James Thorp.Emotional Slave: by Ron Bowen and Dorinda Weaver. Lead Vocals: J...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:45:00 PST

Urinetown! 9/14-9/23 07

Catch Ron as Dr. Billieaux in Urinetown at Tempe Little Theatre! Sept 14-23 2007 http://www.tempelittletheatre.org/2007_2008.htmurinetown...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:52:00 PST

Ron Bowen as "Olav" in "The Governor"

"Breed", aka Ron, did a great job as Olav, the slimy Russian motel keeper in The Governor, which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival! Cheers! http://profile.myspace.com/i...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Mon, 07 May 2007 05:31:00 PST

Murder! More or Less...

See Karla in the ongoing hilarious interactive dinner theatre, "Murder! More or less...". It's a murder-mystery 'whodunnit'. see www.murderandameal.com for info on showtimes/reservations/t...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:26:00 PST

Ron in Evita at the Stagebrush Theatre 9/22-10/8/06

Ron has been cast as Gomez, the secret policeman, part of Peron's henchmen...(who are also Evita's concubines). Stagebrush Theatre box office: 480-990-7405 Support your local actors and the...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:38:00 PST

See Karla on America's Most Wanted

See Karla on America's Most Wanted! http://www.amw.com/fugitives/video_photos.cfm?id=33750 Click on the video about marrying underage girls... She's "Carol"...the wife on the right... ...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Wed, 10 May 2006 04:01:00 PST

beautiful handcrafted instruments by Walt Kuhlman

Check out the handiwork of Walt Kuhlman! http://www.gypsysmusic.com/ And I'm not really listening to Simon & Garfunkel's greatest hits...I'm actually listening to my roommate play "Scarborough Fa...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:17:00 PST

Subculture gig: Thanks for the photos, Jim!

Last night at the Subculture Cafe was alot of fun! That place has delicious sandwiches and wraps! A nice gentleman named Jim took some pictures...see them here: http://www.flickr.com...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:27:00 PST

3-song CD available

Ono Grindz has a 3-song CD available of original music! Oh, but we do have many more original songs...they just haven't been indelibly inscribed into one of those plastic and aluminum panca...
Posted by Ono Grindz on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:02:00 PST