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THE RUSTY HALOS
Aggressive Americana from Cincinnati. Imperfect Midwesterners doing their best — even when the halo rusts.
Cincinnati, Ohio · Midwest · Aggressive Americana · All platforms
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01 / Music
Music
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EP · 2026
Debut EP
Out October 3, 2026 on all platforms.
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02 / Live video
Live video
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03 / Bio
Bio
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The Rusty Halos are a Cincinnati Aggressive Americana trio — Joe Haas, Tommy Wessendarp, and Ryan Wells — writing songs about imperfect Midwesterners doing their best, even when their saintliness gets a bit rusty.
150 words
The Rusty Halos are an Aggressive Americana band from Cincinnati, formed as an organic result of beautiful summer jam sessions in 2025. Fronted by Joe Haas, with Tommy Wessendarp on bass and Ryan Wells on his Legendary Hand Drums, the three men play songs about living life as imperfect Midwesterners doing their best, even when their saintliness gets a bit rusty. Their debut EP comes out October 3, 2026 on all platforms.
Full bio
The Rusty Halos are an Aggressive Americana band from Cincinnati. The trio formed as an organic result of beautiful summer jam sessions in 2025 — not a project assembled on paper, but three players who kept showing up until it was a band.
Joe Haas fronts the songs. Tommy Wessendarp holds the low end. Ryan Wells plays his Legendary Hand Drums. Together they write about living life as imperfect Midwesterners doing their best, even when their saintliness gets a bit rusty. That is the name: a halo that has seen some miles, still trying.
Home is the Queen City and the wider Midwest — river rooms, gorge roads, and the nights that stay loud. The debut EP arrives October 3, 2026 on all platforms.
Available for clubs, theaters, festivals, support slots, and rooms that still care about a live band.
04 / Press
Press
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05 / Press photos
Press photos
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06 / Dates & rooms
Dates & rooms
Availability and proof of work.
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07 / Tech
Tech
Respect the engineer.
Format
Trio
Set length
45–75 minutes
Inputs
Vocals, bass, Legendary Hand Drums — exact plot incoming
Three-piece out of Cincinnati. Send the room plot and we will send a one-page rider. No surprises for the engineer.
08 / Contact
Contact
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