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ONO is an Industrial/Avant/Gospel/Noise Band, founded in 1980 and played all over the Chicago and parts of the Midwest till the mid 80's.
The Band rehearsed weekly in a finished basement on the South Side near the affluent "PILL HILL" area. ONO shared the space with End Result at their inception July 1980 till they moved to the Mercy Mission.
First Show
At the Original EXIT on Wells - on the bill were Special Affect (Frankie Fun & Al Jorgenson) and Naked Raygun (Jeff, Mark-O, Santiago and [[Jim Colao]) ONO went on well after midnight after a late Raygun set. Line UP was P. Michael, travis and Marc the audience consisted of members from the 2 other bands and Debra Cadaver
Line-ups
Original line-up (1980)
- Hallene Kathy Brooks - Vocals, percussion and recitations
- Travis - Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Marc Berrand - Vocals and guitar
- P. Michael Grego - Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
Early 1981
- Travis- Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Ric Graham - Vocals and guitar, bass, sax-trumpet and synthesizer/computers
- Shannon Rose Riley - Sax-bass, percussion and keyboards
- P. Michael Grego- Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion, drum kit and keyboards
Later 1981 to 1986
- Travis - Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Ric Graham - Vocals and guitar, bass, sax-trumpet and synthesizer/computers
- P. Michael Grego - Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
2007 to 2015
- Travis - Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and electronics
- P. Michael Grego - Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Rebbecca Pavlatos - Vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Jesse Thomas - Vocals, guitar, trombone, percussion
- Shannon Rose Riley - Sax, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Dawei Wang - Vocals and scronk guitar, percussion and electronics
- Mimi Wallman - Vocals, percussion and electronics
- Connor Tomaka - electronic and home created percussion
- Adam wolak - Drums, percussion (till fall 2014)
- Jake Acosta - Horns, electronics
- Brett Naucke - modular synthesizer
- Ben Baker Billington - Drums, percussion (started summer 2014)
2015 - 2017
Travis - Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and electronics
- P. Michael Grego - Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Rebecca Pavlatos - Vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Shannon Rose Riley - Sax, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Dawei Wang - Vocals and scronk guitar, percussion and electronic
- Connor Tomaka - electronic and home created percussion
- Jake Acosta - Horns, electronics
- Brett Naucke - modular synthesizer
- Ben Baker Billington - Drums, percussion (started summer 2014)
=2017- Present =
Travis - Vocals, dobro/steel guitar, bass, percussion and electronics
- P. Michael Grego - Vocals and guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Rebecca Pavlatos - Vocals, keyboards, percussion
- Shannon Rose Riley - Sax, bass, percussion and keyboards
- Dawei Wang - Vocals and scronk guitar, percussion and electronic
- Connor Tomaka - electronic and home created percussion
- Ben Baker Billington - Drums, percussion (started summer 2014)
- Benjamin Karas - Drums ,Percussion ( Alternates with BBB)
- Jordan Reyes- Dystopian doo Wop voices
- Jake Acosta - Horns, electronics(inactive but still present)
Releases
- A pair of albums were released on the THERMIDOR record label out of San Fransisco. (1982) "MACHINES THAT KILL PEOPLE" (1986)-"ENNUI"
- A trio of albums were released on the MONIKER record label out of Chicago. (2012) "ALBINO" (2014)"DIEGESIS" (2015) "SPOOKS"
- ONO collaborated With the Cleveland band Obnox in the summer 2014
Today
- Travis and P.Michael are still involved in live performance as ONO. Ric maintains the sound and visual archives and is retired from live performance.
- On December 6, 2008 ONO played at the No Wave Fest at the Beat Kitchen
- ONO toured the east coast in 2014 played NYC on June 28,2014
- ONO collaborated With the Cleveland band Obnox in the summer 2014
- ONO collaborated With the Al Jorgenson from Ministry in the Sping of 2015
- ONO 5th studio album "SPOOKS" released in October of 2015
the album features contributions from OBNOX , Al Jorgensen and Hilal Omar al Jamal from the south bend IND. band Night Auditor
- ONO is now a full touring band and has played both National and internationally.
- ONO is currently working on its 6th LP "RED SUMMER" release date is 2019 -
- ONO is also working on an EP Split with Chicago band Cheer Accident release date TBD