GROUCHO

GROUCHO

Fresh off the release of its new self-titled album last month, Groucho is ready to jump back into the scene with “homegrown Tulsa indie rock.”
The band, made up of Dustin Howard, Drew Sanchez and Nick Peterson, laid low for the past year as the members recorded and refined the songs that make up the new album. The Hop Jam is their chance to reintroduce themselves.
Formed after a Craigslist post announcing Howard was searching for a band more than two years ago, they all found they clicked well in their influences and their desires for the band.
“No one has a huge ego,” Howard said. “I am a minimalist, so we can expand on it as time goes on.”
The band has also worked to create an air of mystery by performing semi-anonymously.
“The idea is to let the music be the thing,” Howard said. Still, don’t expect a laid-back show. The raucous songs the band is bringing to the stage will push the party all day. - Tulsa World

Tulsa rock band Groucho released a new EP on Thursday and will perform Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Shrine alongside Oklahoma-based metal band First of Rage.

The EP, “The Ghost of Cyrus Ramsey”, is available on all streaming platforms.

According to a news release, Groucho draws on its members’ shared love of ‘90s rock, stoner metal and guitar-heavy music. Said the release: “Their raucous riffs and addictive melodies draw inspiration from bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, and Smashing Pumpkins, among others.”

After winning the Tulsa World Opening Band Contest for The Hop Jam in 2016, Groucho took a hiatus and re-formed in early 2020. Original founder Dustin Howard (vocals, guitar, keys/synth) was the former guitar player for My Solstice and The Bourgeois. For the new EP, Groucho once again worked with Grammy award-winning Trent Bell of Bell Labs in Norman. - Tulsa World

The Tulsa rock band Groucho is back with a new single and lyric video for “The Truth is out There (Bob Lazar).”

Said a news release about the single: Blending Groucho’s signature raw ‘90s guitar sound with the expansiveness of progressive rock, the latest track explores the theme of UFO cover-ups.

“How do you cram such a complex topic into a traditional three-minute song? You don’t. You really can’t,” writer, guitarist and lead singer Dustin Edward Howard said about the seven-minute track.

“Seeing more credible people acknowledge that the UFO phenomenon is real and watching it being talked about by world governments and in mainstream media made me realize it was time to write a song about it. It’s a topic I’m deeply passionate about. I’m glad to see that many people (like Area 51 whistleblower Bob Lazar) might finally be vindicated. (It’s) truly worth serious discussion and channeling that idea into a song called for something a little more epic.”

The new single became available at midnight Dec. 23 and is available on all streaming platforms. The lyric video is available on YouTube.

A band bio said Groucho draws on its members’ shared love of ‘90s rock, stoner metal and guitar-heavy music, which is often blended with electric piano/synth and large vocals. Groucho’s lyrics tackle topics ranging from addiction and recovery to aliens and spirituality. The band’s raucous riffs and addictive melodies draw inspiration from bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins and the Deftones, among others.

-Jimmie Tramel - Tulsa World