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About Me

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Props From Nolen
"...You know how when you ask people in bands what their band sounds like and they're all "i dunno man, it just sounds like... y'know... it's own thing... it doesn't sound like anything," and then you hear em and you're like, "oh you sound like matchbox 20 meets interpol" or whatever... totally formulaic shit...
well this guy...THE John Hogan, his band truly defies and defiles any comparison because it's comprised of so many different elements and is such a headfuck (but like, a real good party that you stumbled into by accident becuase a friend of a friend knew who threw it's roommate and you end up doing some stupid shit there you'd never do in front of your friends can be a headfuck) that you really can't tell people "what they sound like."
-Nolen from Double Dagger
Let the Bio Begin
Florida is the home to Disney World, the â€œCuban Mafiaâ€ from whom Elian Gonzales was wrested, a booty-bass fueled club scene, and the main theater of the democracy-killing fiasco that was the 2000 presidential election. Miami is the template for the hyper-violent, extremely popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Florida is at the forefront of intellectual and sociological relevance and Ponce De Leon is a band named after the man who discovered it.
The live show is theatrical and cathartic... the band may not always be performing well in the traditional sense, but things always reach a certain â€œfever pitchâ€ by the end. A lack of dexterity is rendered irrelevant by an all-the-more mesmerizing volatility, passion and drunkenness.
Is it possible this is a dramatization of manâ€™s inadequacy in the face of ever-superior technology? Still, the human element of the group is what makes it engaging to watch, and the camaraderie and revelry that appear onstage is very old-world. Itâ€™s as if you are having a jamboree in the last German Beer Hall at the end of the universe.
It's true.
-John Hogan

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2005
Band Website: dolphinstrickedoutwithsubwoofers.com
Band Members: John Hogan ("Sword": vocals, clarinet, guitar)
Greg McKenna ("Stone": rm1x sequence-remixer, keyboard, guitar, vocals)
Dave Reich ("Stone": bass, vocals, cowbell)

The Party Back Singers/Dancers Throught our Storied History: The Josh Unit, Jonathan Butt, Nancy, Carrie, Nina, Josh Steinwad, Audrey and the other 20 people from the K48 show that John will have to tell me the names of because fuck if I know them...
Influences:Bandway
Gentle Giant
Comus
Interpol
Sounds Like:
The Insane Are Alive With The Sound of Music
Record Label: Thorn01
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Funkey Mustachey

Hey, Greg has a song called "Mustache" out on the new Funkey Monkeys album, which also has the distinct honor of being the title track!The Funkey Monkeys are the brainchild of Joshua Sitron, composer ...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:23:00 PST

Puttin' the Rad in Radio

Hey'all,Ponce De Leon (us) will be playing live on the radio! Syd Reagan III's show on 94.1 KSLG, some time between 2-4pm this Wednesday, July the 18th!If your old Yorx stereo doesn't pick up that far...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:02:00 PST

West Coast Tour and New Music

We're planning on touring up and down the West Coast towards the end of July. Anyone up to get slimed? If you'd like to play with us, or know where the living hell we should be playing, give us a ring...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Sun, 27 May 2007 06:31:00 PST

You Got Your Mmmmmmp3 in My Jam

Is there any better mixture in the world than audio and mp3 technology? I know you're going to say, "yes, haven't you ever seen the results of an harmonious coupling of chocolate and peanut butter?" M...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:51:00 PST

Getting Stronger

Look out Rocky Balbo Bilbo Baggins, there's a new midget pugilist in your city/shire... That's right, Greg McKenna had moved to Philadelphia. Condolences can be sent to him via this webpage myspace wh...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:46:00 PST

Ponce: The Musical: The Island of Florida

We are performing the musical for reals at the The Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles on May 13th! http://www.panoramaonview.org You can also peep some poops some pics some peepers of the thing at o...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:39:00 PST

Failure

There was a smattering of press surrounding our sweet ass CD release, but for some reason we only clued y'all in to the positive ones. I think this is like spinning--or the No Spin Zone of Bill O'Reil...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:37:00 PST

Ponce De Leon Gets Fluffed

NO! Not that kind of fluffer! No! But that would be alright I suppose, too!This kind of fluffing is us being the musical guest on Fluff in Brooklyn's podCast. They're into us totally and we're cool wi...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:03:00 PST

T-Shirts and Some Press Stuff!!!!!!!

We finally have our t-shirts up for sale on the internet! So, so sweet. And there's been a little press about us, in the uh, press. Go to the site to read all about--and wear all about--the Ponce....
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:51:00 PST

Compiled and Defiled

Yes! Before we drop the album in June, you can check out two of our sweet tracks on the Thorn01 compilation "Drink As If No One Is Dancing" CD, which, if you've ever had the chance to catch Ponce l...
Posted by Ponce De Leon on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST