Biography

Tangy comes to you from beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. Influenced by everyone from the punk pioneers MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges to classic songwriters like Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young and straight up rockers like the Stones, the Who and Motorhead, Tangy sounds like all of these artists and more, all mixed up in a bucket with an egg on top. Combining elements of punk, pop, classic rock, and psychedelia, Tangy brings it all together into a mighty rad gumbo.

The members of Tangy are:

Ken LaBarre (aka jammybastard): Guitar, vocals, the pen that is mightier than the sword

Michael Patrick: Guitar, vocals (don’t you dare call it singing), bass, pounding on things with sledgehammers

Mike Pflieger: Drums, percussion

On Sorta Like Very Ultra, the bass was mostly played by Ryan Byrne, with an assist from Mr. Patrick. The Tangy bass chair is currently occupied by Jay Vollberg.

Also appearing on Sorta Like Very Ultra is the wonderful and charming Dave Adler, who plays keys on just about every track.