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April 18, 2024

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Martin Luther & The Kings

Martin Luther & The Kings plan to bring a hint of “sexiness” and rock & roll when they visit Howard’s Club H Saturday, Feb. 20.

The trio will bring to the stage their style of music, best listened to when driving 90mph on the highway.

“We like to describe our sound either has a hellacious blend of sexiness, deadliness, and rock and roll,” said Bogie, whose name demonstrates the band’s sense of humor (his real name is Aaron Bogren.) The band consists of nick-named alter egos, such as Hellcat Matt on guitar and vocals and Landfill on drums.

The band’s underlining meaning of “Let’s get f***** up!” is sure to be popular among a crowd of college students. But, future goals for the band are not too evident at the time.

“Truth of the matter is, we are just looking to spread our seed as far and wide as possible,” said Bogie, the band’s bass player. “If we have to have a goal, it would be to never stop rocking until we are playing on Uranus or the moon.”

The band is as forward with their attitudes as they are with their music.

The band, who’s name “celebrates two historical figures who struggled in their times but later [were] held in great regard,” also plans a diversified blend of punk rock for the show.

The band’s music is inspired by old punk rock, such as The Ramones or The Sex Pistols.

One of the band’s favorite songs to play includes the three-minute “Red Shirt Boogie” because it “makes people dance.”

“Nowadays we are looking to play punk with as wide a variety as possible,” Bogie said. “We throw in some country, rockabilly, surf and garage. We’ll hopefully be an ever expanding band.”

Other songs include “The Unscene,” “Hey Hey Hey, and “Janitor Rock.” All contain a lively tempo and an invitation for people to grab a drink from the bar and dance at their shows.

The underlining theme of debauchery and fun is found within all of their tunes.

Another song, titled “Crucify,” is entirely about smoking marijuana.

The band said the main reason they are making music is to have fun.

 ”Growing up, none of us had any formal musical education,” Bogie said. “Strangely enough, all of our parents locked us in basements or farm houses filled with musical instruments.”

The band had multiple members rotating in and out before finalizing the three-member band. In 2007, Hellcat Matt formed the band with a number of former members. Shortly after Landfill was added as bass player, they met Bogie.

“I met them while playing with a different band at Happy Shock Music Festival [in Moores Hill, Indiana],” said Bogie “Landfill was too drunk to play properly and rolled around the stage completely naked.”

Landfill’s antics caused him to be booted out of the band, but only for a short while. Bogie joined the band finalizing the current members.

“It’s been a glorious fairy tale,” Bogie said.

The band looks forward to the show, but asks if there are any groups of people interested in buying shots for them or offering a place to stay for the night, it’d be greatly appreciated.

“Martin Luther & The Kings will never bore you, whether it be hanging out or watching a show,” Bogie said.

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