Ohio Hystairical Musick Society

Past news from our home page.
NU! 4/3/03 - Boy Howdy! Here's some REALLY GOOD NEWZ in the musick world. CREEM Magazine is back. Visit them on the web for now, watch for them on the newzstandz this summer. CREEM's website also reports of a forthcoming Iggy and the Stooges Reunion!
NU! On 4/19/03 - 7-9pm - Tin Huey had a live web broadcast on WFMU on Bob Brainens show. Listen to the archive at www.wfmu.org .
NU! 4/28/03 - Somethang's Happenin' just received a badly needed update.
2/2/03 - Buckeye Chuck did NOT see his shadow - sez spring's just around the corner! Buckeye Chuck Roast - sounds like a good idea to me! (2/17/03, in the middle of a snowstorm)
2/11/03 - Our Links page has been updated. Look for the NU!
2/11/03 - Stab-o-Matic is currently working at Moondog studios attempting to complete their debut cd. The results will soon be available to the general consumer (you) through their website or at any Stab-o-Matic gig.
2/1/03 - We Are Devo: Are We Not Men? By Jade Dellinger and David Giffels will be the FIRST EVER BOOK about Devo. Astounding. "From the Kent State campus to the basements of Akron to outer space and back." It will be coming this spring, watch here for more info.
1/24/03 - our sources say - all new Rubber City Rebels CD out May 20, 2003 on Smog Veil Records!
1/20/03 - Here's an article that every music lover should read. Thanks to Jason Bracelin, for saying things that need to be said.
1/19/03 - Pat's in the Flats has a brand-spankin' new website. Just opened yesterday. If you don't know Pat, she's a hardworking lady who runs a workin' man's bar in the part of the Flats that tourists don't go to. In the day, it's lunch, coffee, and an after-work beer. But at night.... !!! patsintheflats.com Also check out these pix of the Cleveland scene.
1/16/03 - Stop wiggling that antenna . . . WCSB is streaming again.
1/14/03 - Arrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhh matey, thar back! The Pirates Who Carve Out Your Eyes and Piss in Your Eye Sockets are sailing back into port, after the heroic escape of Captain Long Schlong from his captors in Japan. Our source tells us "Upon his return I suspect that ye jolly band will regroup and again lay waste to the many local clubs of nor'eastern ohio...Avast mates, ARRRRRGH!" Keep a sharp eye turned to the deep waters, as we 'spect the Pirates will soon sail into the Flood.
1/14/03 - C.D. Truth in the Studio Newz - 'Columbian drug Lord,' Fact of Life', 'No Retreat', 'Follow Me To Akron', 'My Friends are Doing Bad Things', 'Your Momma Found Out', 'Slip Inside', 'G-Whiz' are just some of the songs on the upcoming C.D. Truth release 'Chemmically Dependent'. It's almost done, look for Chemmically Dependent sometime in late spring, 2003. We're gonna try to get some pix of C.D. Truth in the studio, check back to see if I'm successful!
1/14/03 - HEY BUFFALO! Don't miss the Lords of the Highway at the Cruise Inn in Buffalo, NY on Friday, 2/21/03. Molkie Cole & Paul Pope Fans, I'm sure you'll dig the Lords, they so totally rule! They are a rockabilly trio with a hot hot hot show. You ain't lived till you've seen Sugar on the bass. Just in! The Lords are also at Monty Krown's in Rochester, NY on Saturday, 2/22/03 with the Krypton 88's.

1/14/03 - The Mantis still needs your help. Sam is working every Saturday night to try to get things in order, if you wanna go help him. P.S. - He loves candy, especially chocolate. UPDATE - The Mantis is looking as though some progress has been made. However, we didn't go into the bathroom.
1/01/03 - The Polkaholics aren't from NE Ohio, but I wish they were! These guys turn the polka world upside down! We just got their new CD, Polka Can't Die, and we are playing it repeatedly. These crazy Chicago boys will probably be coming our way sometime this spring - we'll post it here as soon as they let us know their plans.
14-Dec-2002 - Hey Europe! Are you sad because you live too far away to join in all this fun? Never fear! Akron's own Rubber City Rebels will soon be bouncin' 'cross your land. Check http://rubbercityrebels.com for the tour schedule
The Mantis is infamous once more! Here's an interview with Sam of the Mantis and Lester in the Fall 2002 issue of Kent State University's Magazine, The Burr.
1/08/03 - There was an article in the Friday Magazine of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Ben and Lisa of Rock & Roll Purgatory on Friday, 1/3/03 about their Rocked & Loaded 2 CD Release Party! The were also mentioned in the Scene. Make sure you plan on picking up the Rocked & Loaded 2 CD at the show - it's a 2 CD set with over 50!!!!! bands for $15.
12/27/02 - The Mantis still needs your help. Sam is working every Saturday night to try to get things in order, if you wanna go help him. P.S. - He loves candy, especially chocolate.
12/12/2002 - Thanks again to Jason Bracelin at the Scene for mentioning the Mantis situation and the new O.H.M.S. Calendar in the Around Hear column.
Beat the Mall-Mart generica! If you are out holiday shopping, pleeeze don't forget our friends at Another Roadside Attraction. Original underground artwork, vintage clothing, jewelry, CD's, zines, vintage odds & endz, one of a kind gifts. We LOVE Christine's store and think you will too. O.H.M.S. 2003 calendars & t-shirts are now available at Roadside. (11am-7pm Tuesday-Friday; 11am-8pm on Saturdays. 330-376-5655. 2 doors down from the Highland Theater, Highland Square, Akron (W. Market Street).
11/29/02 - Check out the review on Hester, Full Wave Rectifier's new CD, in this week's Scene.
11/21/02 - ALL MANTIS SHOWS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to Fire Marshall notice. Your help is needed in fixing the place up - E-MAIL O.H.M.S. if you'd like to help.
11/19/02 - Thank you to Jason Bracelin for mentioning O.H.M.S. in the November 6 Scene. Jason needs band photos & news for his "Around Hear" article. Send to Jason Bracelin, Scene, 1468 West Ninth Street, Suite 805, Cleveland, OH 44113.
11/17/02 - Congratulations to NE Ohio's own Bass Boy for WINNING the Old Time Talent Contest at the Kent Folk Festival! Bass Boy won the opportunity to open for the main stage act!. He blew 'em away with his own Tater Box Chop. Way ta go, Bass Boy!!!!!!!
October 7, 2002 - Lester is featured on the ZeroTV website! Watch Lester perform Machine Age.
September 9, 2002 - Love Trash? Check out Utter Trash, a new Northeast Ohio music website. Among the trash - a review of the Nimrods reunion , and a review of Judas Priest at the ribfest featuring Akron rocker Tim Owens.
August 12, 2002 - Suff's Top Thirteen Reasons to Support Local Music
August 18, 2002 - Photos from our canal trip (not musick-related, but an @kronism fer sure)
July 10, 2002 - Hear Dave Giffels' WKSU news feature about Ohio Hystairical Musick Society
Bizarros interview! O.H.M.S. talked with Akron's legendary Bizarros at a practice several days before their reunion show at the Beachland Ballroom. July 3, 2002 - Photos from The Bizarros - Beachland Ballroom - 4-26-2002 Coming soon - thebizarros.com! Watch here for details.
June 14, 2002 - Many thanx to Logan Firestone for this collection of NE Ohio mid-80's flyers.
April 6, 2002 - The world's oldest teenager, Jane Scott, retires from Cleveland Plain Dealer to begin the next new phase of her life!
March 25, 2002 - Another Roadside Attraction gets write-up in Mad Shopper Column, Akron Beacon Journal
TRIVIA "...On March 21, 1952, the first rock and roll concert took place at the Cleveland Arena. Of course, this first show caused a riot as Alan Freed and 30,000 people packed a building that could seat only 10,000. 15,000 more fans waited on the streets. " from "History of Rock n Roll Part I" .
Please, get a life, this is OLD NEWS. But if you must insist on living in the past, also see Somethang's Happened and Mantis Past.