ArtistInfo

Apathy Wizards

Band,
Rock, Pop, Folk and World

Apathy Wizards are a wandering gypsy folk punk four-piece from Murfreesboro, TN. They are a mobile hootenanny, a drunken sea chantey, and the tallest of tales. The band combines an assemblage of bizarre acoustic instruments with all of the energy and panache of traveling medicine show. Employing a nomadic lifestyle and sound, the band has wandered far away from their beginnings in 2010. Starting as another electric band located in Muncie, Ind, , they now opt for performances without amplification, microphones, or even a stage. Combine this style of performance with profound songwriting and an early punk rock ethos, and the four wizards create connection and catharsis through folk punk. The current line-up of folk punkers consists of Thor Goodman (mandolin/vocals), Weston “Hambone” Morgan (upright bass), C.D. Tolbert (cajon/suitcase/percussion/auxiliary vocals), and Steven “The Heretic” Ketzer (accordion/glockenspiel/misc.). While their existence is transitory, their sound exists outside of time. Huge hooks, mega choruses, and driving rhythms all made with instruments that reached their heights of popularity in the 1920s. This sound is best exemplified on their third album, and first vinyl LP for Cavetone Records, “Real Live Human Beings.” Released in early 2016, the album is a true live album recorded on one hot June night back in Muncie with analog equipment and without any overdubs. It features six epic tracks of catchy folk punk driven by a frantic mandolin and guitar, stomp/clap percussion, walking bass, auxiliary melodic madness, and a very rowdy audience.

Members

	Weston "Hambone" Morgan cb
	Montana Wildhack acg, voc
	Thor Goodman man, voc
	Steven Ketzer cwb, acc
	C.D. Tolbert perc, voc, cjn