Crazy Mama's 40th Anniversary Show at Skully's on October 4th, 2019

Not too long ago, Bruce Nutt announced the 40th Anniversary show celebrating the legendary club Crazy Mama's with an all-star show. Nutt, who used to co-own the venue in the 1980s with his brother Charlie, provided the following update the Crazy Mama's Facebook page:

its' happening, crazy mamas 40th anniversary reunion show is now set for Friday October 4th at Skullys. What a night we are going to have. Live bands include the kings of Garage rock from new york The Fleshtones, The reunion of the hottest rockabilly band in the midwest The flyin' Saucers, Jack Neat will reunite with Nikki Wonder, Matt Newman and company, and central ohio music legend Willie Phoenix will tear it up with the soul underground. We have original mamas djs spinning throughout the night including Mary Margret, Darrell Sheehan, Tim Anstaett, Charley Wonder, and others. 

We will have vintage video and photos  and many surprises. The most important part of the evening will be seeing all of you come together one more time, cause we gonna ball till the walls fall. 

Looking at 7pm doors and 8pm showtime, will have more info as we get closer to the show.  Wanna see  all of the children of the night reunite.

Tickets are available via Ticketfly. Here's a vintage Crazy Mama's commercial for your enjoyment:

Video: Th' Flyin' Saucers - Live Comfest 2011

The Lantern: Th’ Flyin’ Saucers fans more than `rockabillies’

Lucky for me, The Lantern keeps it's archive open and available to access, otherwise I wouldn't be able to track interviews and articles on so many Columbus bands. In this case, it's Th' Flyin' Saucers, who were profiled back in 1997. Here's some of that:

After chasing UFOs all over the country, the X-Files’ Mulder and Sculley need to check out the Columbus music scene. Formed in 1989, Th’ Flyin’ Saucers have made a name for themselves by playing an energetic blend of ’90s rockabilly and punk rock and just happen to have a licensed voodoo priest in the band. “We probably lean a little more towards real rockabilly,” singer/guitarist Johnny Rebel said. “But we’re definitely a psychobilly band. You can take the boy out of the punk rock, but you can’t take the punk rock out of the boy.”The three-piece Saucers, made up of Rebel (voodoo priest), upright bass player Dan SaGraves and drummer Rex Xanders put on exciting shows that are characterized by loud and catchy music, each song punctuated by drum rolls, breakdowns and Rebel’s skillful guitar solos. The set list is comprised of mostly originals like “My Baby’s Love is Poison” and “She’s Evil”, as well as a few cover tunes. 

New Additions: Th' Flyin' Saucers / Gut Piston split single

In researching the Columbus scene, it's a good refresher there are always sub-scenes of the bigger umbrella described as "alternative" or "indie." Punk is a larger umbrella, that splits off into hardcore, queercore, oi!, skate punk and a few dozen others.  Same goes for rockabilly and psychobilly, a hybrid descendant of country & western and garage rock. Some cities have entire rockabilly scenes with particular watering holes. Columbus doesn't appear to be one of those, or at least not outwardly. Th' Flyin' Saucers are the first I've come across with thanks to the split single they released on Eardrop Productions in 1993 with Gut Piston.

Know Yer Band: Th' Flyin' Saucers

Band: Th' Flyin' Saucers

Members
Guitar/Vocals - Johnny Rebel
Bass - Dan Sagraves/Bart Jenkins
Drums - Rex Xanders

Releases
1993 - Split w/Gut Piston 7" single (Eardrop Productions)
1996 - Recorded Live at Stache's 2/24/96 album (Oahu Records)