As far as we know, psychedelic doo-wop didn't exist as a genre until Okey Dokey started making it.





The Beach Boys grazed the surface during the famously aborted Smile sessions, but they certainly didn't make it a principle vocation as the Nashville, Tennessee duo do. Composed of guitarist Johny Fisher and visual artist Aaron Martin, Okey Dokey already staked claim to that ground with their first single, "Wavy Gravy". Their debut album, 2017's Love You, Mean It proved that the formula worked on a full-length scale.





With a Do512 Presented show at Stubb's coming up on August 5th, we quizzed Okey Dokey singer Aaron Martin on the finer points of eating pig brain, complaining about the president, his first internet memory and more.









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Do512: Who or what is the main villain in your life story?





Okey Dokey: I really try not to have many bad boys hanging around but, every once in a while, you’ll have one sneak up on you. I’d say mine would be a mixture of Doritos, gin, every “five more minutes,” and every afternoon delight. They are not evil, but I can’t say no, baby.





What are you tired of people complaining about?





Okey Dokey: Trump. I know, I know. He’s a dingaling, but whatever. We have to deal with it. Also, there’s a theory out there that we have been mandala effecting into a new reality for like six months or a year or something, and in this reality I am in a band, and I am happy and proud of my dudes, and I am having fun, and I didn’t really ask anyone if i could. So, we must be in a new bubble. I’m sorry that you hate trump, but I’m loving 2017. Ow ow!









What is your least favorite song from your favorite album?





Okey Dokey: Least favorite...I hate every song on Yes’ Close to the Edge. I’ll never be able to hear them for the first time again...makes me feel dumpy, dog. That sheet is amazing.





Photo Credit: Jacqueline Justice









What is your first memory of the internet? Do you remember your first screen name?





Okey Dokey: My name was Airbizkit311. An "airbiscuit" is a fart... I was twelve. I have yet to actually listen to 311 more than in passing. A friend’s older brother made the name so guess that was a gift? Limp Bizkit? The most I remember is turning on my Gateway Cowbox, plugging it in, and hearing the noise of the future:





"eeeeahhhhhchchcheeeeyaaachchcuhuhuhuhuhuhueeeyaaaaach"









What was the last thing you ate that made you say, "holy shit"?





Okey Dokey: I ate a brain recently. I ate it straight out of a smoked pig. It tasted like chicken liver, sort of. It was bad. So, I followed it with [Nashville restaurant] Adele’s delicious JW Chicken. I’ve heard a few of the boys work there. You should totes go there. I might even be in. Who knows?





Tell two truths and one lie about yourself, but don’t tell us the order of your answers.





Okey Dokey: I love Bloody Marys. I was bitten by an octopus while losing my virginity. I am a lover and a fighter.





If someone was writing the Okey Dokey biography, what would this chapter be called?





Okey Dokey: "Johny?...shit, how do I fill this stupid thing out?"









Photo Credit: Jacqueline Justice









What is the most memorable encounter you've ever had with a stranger?





Okey Dokey: A homeless man cried because he thought I was playing a beautiful song. I really felt touched by everything about it, and then “Holy shit, Penelope Cruz?!!”





As you move forward, what is something you try to remind yourself of?





Okey Dokey: Over, under, around, and through. That is... how one ties they shoes.









What smell reminds you of your childhood?





Okey Dokey: Gasoline, honeysuckle, grass on the football field.



















