ARRLO

When Sunni’s Grandma Shera was a teenager, she had a high school sweetheart named Arlo. They got married straight out of high school, and he ended up joining the army very soon after. One day during bootcamp, he was crawling out of hole, and a drill sergeant kicked him in the head. Thought to have a concussion, Arlo went to medical and found from the tests they ran, they happened to detect brain cancer. He passed shortly thereafter, and Shera was then a widow within 6 months of being married.

Life is short, and Sunni, Alexander, and Anthony have always wanted to do something meaningful with it. Arlo never got that chance. Sunni’s whole family would not exist without that chain of events. Life is bittersweet, and for his Grandma, she has a life you could make a movie about. A few years ago, Shera was diagnosed with dementia, but Arlo is a part of her memory and heart she will ever forget. 

In a music culture that is overly saturated, Arrlo brings an aspect of music back into the forefront; INTENTION. Anybody can have great music, and great stage presence, but what else? Arrlo seeks to send a message about compassion for our fellow humans, whether we understand their struggle or not. They have no religious or political affiliation, other than to promote the message of loving your neighbor, a concept that modern day religious groups seem to have forgotten. 

-Led by lead singer Sunni Suede, he refuses to lean into the narrative that many organized religious groups have cast upon people like him. He does not identify with fire and the pits of hell. He believes the outcasts of society do in fact have wings and halos, not horns and claws. To be different, doesn’t mean an eternity of torture. We should be judged on our hearts and how we treat others, not what we do to our own bodies to be able to finally smile at our reflection. People modify their body all the time.

-Arrlo is for the black sheep, misunderstood, lost, insecure, and broken. Arrlo will take you under their wing. They love all of their neighbors and seek to always learn more about those who society rejects. Arrlo has an open door policy in their house for those willing to be respectful and considerate of others. Leave the hate, hypocrisy, and ignorance outside. Welcome to our neighborhood.