Know Yer Band: High Sheriff Ricky Barnes & The Hoot Owls

Band: High Sheriff Ricky Barnes & The Hoot Owls

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Ricky Barnes
Guitar/Backing Vocals - Tony Fischer
Bass - Matt Newman/Jeff Passifume
Drums - John Sowder/Louis Tsamous
Steel Guitar/Banjo/Backing Vocals - Billy Hill

Releases
1988 - Lost Track Of Time album (Okra Records)
1990 - Bone Country album (Okra Records)
1991 - Ya Finally Said Something Good album (Okra Records)
1994 - Welcome To Hilltop USA (Okra Records)

Know Yer Band: Boys From Nowhere

Band: Boys From Nowhere

Members
Vocals, Organ, Guitar - Mick Divvens
Guitar, Vocals - Charlie McNeil / Mark Poole / Matt Newman
Bass - Ted Nagel / Todd Burge / Joe Maple / Ted Pridgeon / Doug Edwards
Drums - Johnny Bernardo / Wes Poole / James Castoe

Releases
1984 - Beg 7" single (Young Lion Records)
1986 - Jungle Boy / 1966 7" single (Young Lion Records)
1986 - Indefinite Inhibition 7" single (Young Lion Records)
1987 - Goin' Too Far / I Don't Bother 7" single (Young Lion Records)
1989 - No Reason To Live 7" single (Rubber Records)
1989 - Split w/Two Hour Trip 7" single (Datapanik Records)
1989 - Jungle Boys 12" Minialbum (Romilar-D Records)
1989 - Cyclone Death Machine 12" Minialbum (Glitterhouse Records)
1990 - The Bridal Album (Skyclad Records)
Unknown - Hired & Fired compilation (Rubber Records)

Know Yer Band: Hank McCoy And The Dead Ringers

Band: Hank McCoy And The Dead Ringers

Musicians
Vocals - Hank Mccoy
Guitar/Vocals - Matt Newman
Bass - Pete Cary, Randy Stockwell, Jeff Passifiume, Trent Arnold
Drums - James Castoe, Charles Lenprere "Prairie" Prince Jr., Jeff Peters
Backing Vocals - Kristi Leigh Jendry, Ricky Barnes, Artie Kelgar, Andy Milton, Chris Allwein, Dan Spurgeon
Additional Guitar/Strings - Brad Westall, M. D. Der Bing, Dave Schramm, Pete Remenyi, Edward Townsend Jr., Sandy Jones
Piano - Jim Maneri, Bob Hite

Releases
1992 - self-titled album (OKra Records)
1992 - Still Feeling Blue / Lately My Luck Has Been Changing album (OKra Records)
1994 - Mohawk Street album (OKra Records)

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: