Jared Hanlon’s life has always been about music thanks to his dad, a lifelong musician who first showed the 22-year-old how to play bass.
“He is still is a huge inspiration,” Hanlon told CL, adding that his sister would also make new wave and first-wave punk mixtapes. “I think those in particular really introduced me to a lot of bands that I’m into now such as The Clash, Talking Heads and The Cure.”
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That obsession has led Hanlon to his current bands — The Blonde Tongues, Hello Joyce, and Hi-Beam — which operate in the garage-rock and psych/power-pop realm. Hello Joyce’s latest LP, Couch Thoughts, landed on CL’s list of best local albums of 2017. Hanlon’s future hopefully includes music, but it doesn’t have to include wealth and sold-out world tours.
“I would ideally like to go on a lot more tours, and not not have to worry about bills,” he said. “I don’t need to fill stadiums or anything, but making a living off of music would be nice.”
Next show: Microwave w/Can’t Swim/Drug Church/Blonde Tongues. Thurs. Aug 2, 7 p.m. $15. Crowbar, 1812 N. 17th St., Ybor City. theblondetongues.bandcamp.com.
This article appears in Jul 19-26, 2018.