Ohio's experimental rock quartet
Aloha consists of guitarist/vocalist
Tony Cavallario, bassist
Matthew Gengler, multi-instrumentalist/percussionist
Eric Koltnow, and drummer
Cale Parks. On the group's two Polyvinyl Records releases, 1998's limited-edition 7" and the following year's The Great Communicators, the Interpreters, the Nonbelievers EP,
Aloha incorporates jazz and post-rock elements with personal, emotional songwriting, which is mirrored in their intense, often improvised live performances.
That's Your Fire marked the band's first full-length album. Released in 2000,
That's Your Fire was welcomed by critics and indie cult favorites. Two years later,
Aloha delved into a heavier soundscape for
Sugar.
Some Echoes followed in 2006. After releasing the EP Light Works in January 2008,
Aloha announced a U.S. tour for spring that same year. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide