amo joy!

Aug 12 2010 - 8:00pm @ coffeegarage

 $2 at the door.  Amo Joy is a four piece Psych-Pop band from Indianapolis IN that has a strange infatuation with Slide Whistles, Kazoos, and other such toy-like instruments. Half of their instruments were bought in dollar store party aisles, while the other half consists of distorted guitars, monosynths and a hand painted drumset. Amo Joy live shows are replete with euphoric energy and tiny sounds coming from every which direction, made by the crowd shaking little plastic noise-makers that are supplied by the band. So, how did four midwesterners manage to not grow up enough to still get excited when a new shipment of plastic hand clappers comes in, yet still have enough sensibility to go on four national tours over the past year and release three albums? The short answer is "cartoons and determination"