Welcome to our new blog

Hello, friends.

The purpose of this new blog is simple: we are musicians in a band called The OaKs, but there is more to us than just our instruments. We've been told by many people that the diverse musical instruments and influences in The OaKs result in a sound or sonic texture that has rarely if ever been heard before. That's nice of them to say. But it's not that simple.

Music is not devoid of personality, awareness, history, or the individual manifestation that is the person who makes it. Put six of these manifestations in the same room, and something interesting may or may not happen. Fortunately, as far as we're concerned, there's a chemistry here.

To get back behind this chemistry, to lift the curtain, so to speak, we offer you this blog space. It will consist of individual contributions from each member of the OaKs, and it will often delve into areas that may even be considered "controversial" by some. Corny as it may sound, and hackneyed as it is, realize that the views expressed in this blog space do not necessarily reflect the views of The OaKs as a whole, an organization, a movement, a philosophy, an alternative reality, or whatever other moniker you may fancy to lay upon it, nor those of its listeners, supporters, or critics.

Comments, discussion, arguments, and, most of all, thoughts - are all welcome. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Matthew Antolick -
The OaKs