Aaron Sarlo

American singer-songwriter Aaron Sarlo

Aaron Sarlo is a singer-songwriter and comedian from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.

Life and career

Sarlo was born in Evanston, Illinois. He migrated to Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of eleven. In his early twenties, he founded the power-pop band, Techno Squid Eats Parliament, with Clay Bell, Mark Pearrow, and Shayne Gray. The band was signed to Ardent Records, toured North America, appeared on MTV and MTV Canada, and have been cited as an influence for many musicians.[1] In 1995, Sarlo relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, forming the indie prog rock band, Slept, with Techno Squid's sound engineer, Chris Schuette. In 2009, Sarlo formed the indie rock band, Dangerous Idiots, with former Techno Squid drummer, Shayne Gray, and Paul Bowling (Trusty)[2] on bass. Dangerous Idiots signed with London record label, Mostar Records,[3] in 2011, and their debut album received positive reviews in the British blogosphere,[4][5][6][7][8] as well as back in Arkansas.[3][9]

In 2018, Sarlo formed the three-piece indie rock band, Kid City with bassist Matt Rakes and drummer Olivia Glusica. Kid City was a semifinalist in the annual Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.[10] In 2019, Sarlo released his first solo single, a country-comedy ballad titled "Penis Tsunami" on his label Legitimate Businessman Entertainment.

Discography

  • Phische [cassette] (1989)
  • Techno-Squid Eats Parliament (1994)[11]
  • I Shot Your Boyfriend / Sometimes Things 7" [single - vinyl] (1994)[11]
  • Slept Ick Tank [cassette] (1996)
  • Slept / The Doosies Split 7" [single - vinyl] (1997)[12]
  • Guy Trapped In A Situation (1998)[13]
  • Dangerous Idiots (2011)
  • Laundry for the Apocalypse (2012)
  • Frankenbastard (2013)
  • All I Want For Christmas (Is Some More Damn Meth) [single] (2014)
  • Duckstronaut: Tabanid Camisade (2015)
  • We’re Back. What Did We Miss? (2015)
  • Dangerous Idiots Live At The Legendary White Water Tavern [DVD] (2016)
  • Dangerous Idiots 10th Anniversary Edition (2018)[14]
  • Penis Tsunami [single] (2019)[15]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Sarlo". IMDb.
  2. ^ "The Arkansas Times To-Do List". Legitimate Businessman Entertainment. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Clancy, Sean (Aug 9, 2011). "This musician is no idiot". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ Mckay, Chris (6 July 2011). "Chris McKay: The Dangerous Idiots - Dangerous Idiots EP". cmckay90.blogspot.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Dangerous Idiots - Album Review". We Were Promised So Much... Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ^ Sloucher.org (15 August 2011). "Grunge for the idiocracy". sloucher.org. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Dangerous Idiots - Dangerous Idiots [Album]". Legitimate Businessman Entertainment. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. ^ "A Bit of Rough Rock 'N' Roll". Legitimate Businessman Entertainment. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Dangerous Idiots Release Debut Album". Legitimate Businessman Entertainment. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. ^ Candy, Rock (4 February 2019). "Akeem Kemp Band, Willowack, Kid City and Illusionaut next up in Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase". Arkansas Times.
  11. ^ a b "Techno-Squid Eats Parliament". Discogs.
  12. ^ "Slept / The Doosies - Slept & The Doosies". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Slept - Guy Trapped In A Situation". Discogs.
  14. ^ "Dangerous Idiots - Dangerous Idiots: 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition". Discogs.
  15. ^ "Aaron Sarlo - Penis Tsunami". Discogs.