Dream Cymbals Interview with George Hondroulis

The always busy George Hondroulis, brother of Constantinos Hondroulis, was interviewed by Dream Cymbals a few years back, here is some of that:

In 1976, he moved to New Orleans where he first truly fell in love with music—a love he held on to when his family permanently relocated to Columbus, Ohio in 1987, just in time to begin both high school and playing music with punk rock band Our Flesh Party. This in mind, he started taking fill-in gigs with local bands here and there, picking up more music knowledge as he went. In 1999 George joined the retro group Jack Neat, leading him to branch out with more blues and just begin to flirt with jazz. 

In 2002 he and the other members of Our Flesh Party formed The Evil Queens, a heavy rock outfit bent on shaking the booty—and shake they did, charged with the reckless joy that comes from almost 15 years of camaraderie and a collective appreciation for loud rock. When he had time, George would fill in (and often wind up touring with) groups such as The Killionaires, The Shame-a-Lots, The Randy’s, The Good Kissers, Sweet Melons, The Razors, and Two Cow Garage, to name a few.

Video: The Evil Queens perform Dry Well live @ The Basement in 2007

Popmatters: Lovesong Werewolves by The Evil Queens

The Evil Queens moved from Addison Records to local label Sunken Treasure to release their third and what would end up being their final album in 2007, Lovesong Werewolves. Here is part of a review by Popmatters from 2007:

With three previous albums under their belts, a distinct lack of fluffy ballads, and full-blown bar band bombast, The Evil Queens' latest, Lovesong Werewolves is chock full of pulsing, chugging guitars that three-chord their way through lo-fi landscapes. Steadfast drumming rolls behind lead singer Jacob Sundermeyer's impassioned alternations between lyrical droning and impassioned screaming. More substance over style, The Evil Queens may find their brand of guitar-heavy, cerebral groove rock that finds its niche with a whiskey-swigging, hipster intellectual crowd. 

New Additions: First It Boils, Then It Spills by The Evil Queens

As a part of my process of wrapping my brain around the last forty or so years of Columbus music, I've been slowly adding to my music collection a variety of releases, especially those not available on streaming platforms.

The latest is the 2005 album First It Boils, Then It Spills by The Evil Queens, released on Addison Records out of New York City. Although I did see them a few times along High Street back in the 2000s, I never actually picked up any of their cds. That mistake has been rectified, as this is a nice consistent slab of aggressive, guitar driven rawk.

Know Yer Band: The Evil Queens

Band: The Evil Queens

Members
Jacob Sundermeyer - guitars/vocals
George Hondroulis - drums/vocals
Eric Hinterschied - bass/vocals
Mike Eckhardt - guitars/vocals

Releases
2002 - The Evil Queens album (Not On Label)
2003 - Dos album (Not On Label)
2005 - First It Boils, Then It Spills album (Addison Records)
2007 - Lovesong Werewolves album (Sunken Treasure)