Two weeks after dropping their debut album, “Appear,” psych rockers Tony From Bowling will hold a tape release show on Feb. 22 at BrilloBox in Bloomfield.
”We recorded it ourselves with the help of Giovanni Orsini, mixed by Warren Pryde, and mastered by Ryan Killen,” guitarist Rob Potesta said. “Michi Tapes is doing cassettes and other visual things with us, too. He’s helped us out a lot.”
Potesta filled TribLive in on what else we should know about Tony From Bowling:
Band: Tony From Bowling
Band members: Rob Potesta (guitar/vocals), Ryan Hartman (guitar), Max Bridges (drums), Morgan Kashon (bass)
Founding story: Three quarters of the band formed in college at WVU around six years ago. I met Max and Morgan through a mutual friend and we just started jamming and playing house parties. We’ve lived here for about a year now; once Ryan joined we moved (he’s from Pittsburgh). We met Ryan years ago playing shows with his other band.
Origin of band’s name: “Tony” is who the songs are about. And it references “Bowling” the sport, not any place.
For fans of: Oh Sees, Ty Segall
Influences: Black Sabbath, Neil Young, The Stooges, Nirvana
Releases: “Wisdom Keeper” single in 2019; “Dog Fight” split EP in 2020; “Apparition Rearranged” EP in 2021; “Cowboy Transform” single in 2021; “Mate” split EP in 2022; “Appear” album released Feb 8, 2025.
Next shows: Besides the tape release show, Tony From Bowling will also play on March 1 at Gooski’s in Pittsburgh’s Polish Hill.
How to find them: Links to Tony From Bowling’s Bandcamp, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify and Apple Music are available on their Linktree here.
Three other Pittsburgh bands to check out: Giovanni Orsini, Blinder, Snarling Dogs
Favorite pizza shop: Pizza Lupo
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