Columbusmusic.com Compilations

Launched in 1999, Columbusmusic.com was an alternative to the established Cringe.com in covering the local Columbus music scene. While Cringe tended to have a more narrowed focus on bands, Columbusmusic.com covered everything and had the added feature of a message board. They also put on a number of showcases and released a few compilations, featuring bands such as Go Robot Go!, Templeton, Nude, Silo The Huskie, Pretty Mighty Mighty, Kopaz, Maery Lanahan and more.

Video: Silo The Huskie Perform Northern Southern on Channel 19

Penny Black Music UK: Interview with Silo The Huskie

After Silo The Huskie signed to Headhunter/Cargo Records for a re-release of their debut album, there was a lot of (deserved) buzz swirling around the band. Here's an interview they did with a UK website Penny Black Music around that time:

DA : Tell me about Columbus, Ohio. Is it a good scene?  

BB : Yes, band wise there are tons of bands, and a lot of different musical styles. It's also real cheap to record and to rent out a place to practice. Unfortunately, most Columbusites seem to like restaurants and sports more than local rock acts, so not a lot of people come to shows. But it's still a lot of fun to get real loaded and play with your friends. It's kind of like baseball...  

PC : Columbus as a city is nice. It's large but it still has a small town feel to it, and it's cheap to live here. Unlike Chicago where the prices are high and there are tons of bands, you can exist in Columbus and be known in "the scene". There are some great bands that have come from Columbus, and some great bands that are in Columbus right now. I think part of "the scene" loves people to fail, and we expected that from people when we signed with Cargo, but there have been people that have been very supportive, and the negative people are the small minded ones who want to be local heroes and not to try and expand out of the city. 

New Additions: Sons Of Columbus by Silo The Huskie

I was lucky to see live and play a few shows with Silo The Huskie back in the early 2000s, so revisiting them for this project was a good reminder of what a great band they were. Like a lot of "local" bands, often times the sheer volume and intensity of their live shows doesn't translate to the recordings. If you were only to hear them recorded, it would be a completely satisfying experience, but on their second and last album "Sons Of Columbus" from 2003, they manage to get as close to the raucous live experience as anything they laid down to tape.

Know Yer Band: Silo The Huskie

Band: Silo The Huskie

Members
Vocals/Guitar - Brian Barlup
Guitar/Vocals - Kevin Spain/Chris Bair
Bass - Pete Cline
Drums - Darike Harper/Stuart VanVyven

Releases
1995 - Possum Jim / Shipsong 7" single (Channel 83 Records)
1998 - Silo The Huskie album (Half Life Records/re-released 2000 Headhunter)
2003 - Sons Of Columbus album (Tiberius Records)