Iowa mountain tour
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The Iowa Mountain Tour is a talented song poem band, purveyors of a unique brand of "PSYCHOBILLY" since debuting in 2000.
Although they have done legendary nightclub performances, the lack of "commercial" success eludes them, but is not important to either Gary or Josh.
The band's music, a unique blend of everything from stomping rockabilly and Country, to The Doors-influenced Rock, and heavy metal music, coupled with a lyric vision all their own, has attracted diverse fans and an almost cult following! They have also appeared in film, most notably starring in "Off The Charts The Song Poem Story". They have the unique ability to make everything sound good.
The IMT's devoted following has been fueled by legendary live shows in Chicago and the midwest. The band never works with a set style, so fans never know what they may hear. The band is also infamous for its short improvised sets. Since their initial debut in Avoca, Iowa at a folk festival the band has gone seriously electric to rave reveiws of their new sound.
However, all of this rampant admiration from their peers and fans has never resulted in chart-topping success or major tours. The situation is largely due not only to the cluelessness of the pop music scene, but the band's supremely eccentric songs, which while beloved by fans, haven't helped their commercial potential.
History
The Iowa Mountain Tour formed in 2000, coming together for the first time at a folk festival. The members were, and still are: Gary Forney on lyrics and vocals, along with his son Joshua Forney on guitar, switching from acoustic twelve-string 2000-2001, to electric guitar 2002-present.
The band briefly changed names in 2002, but returned to the original name in Chicago 2004 when they toured there promoting the film "Off The Charts The Song Poem Story" at The Gene Siskel Film Center and The Hideout, where they debuted their new electric sound.
Chicago 2005 they briefly and temporarily added drummer Jeff Ogle for a few performances at The Hideout and on Chica-Go-Go cable television.
In October of 2005 The band performed in Ames, Iowa debuting yet another new sound with pre-recorded bass and drum provided by the legendary David Fox of Magic Key Productions.
In 2006, Gary Forney and his son, Joshua Forney contributed two metal edged blues songs, "Mojo Bone" and "Amelia", to the soundtrack of the comedic horror film "Puppy", starring Calico Cooper, daughter of rock legend Alice Cooper.
