April 2006 Re-Vue Chicago Fling Records-Bobby Robinson Buck Owens Re-Vues: Roller Derby ‘06 Music Cherry Casino & the GambLers The Mad Men Movie Ferry Across the mersey Event pre-Vues: Rockabilly Rebel As always News, reviews, Event Notices, Calendar And morE Inside this issue Weekend and Ponderosa Stomp Re-Vue DIG THAT CRAZY RABBIT! It’s Spring-time everybody! We made it through the winter. And to me, that’s an accomplishment in itself. Spring has sprung, flung… however you want to put it… it’s HERE! Many of you are headed to Viva Las Vegas. Best of luck to you. Hope you win big! This month Matt Strickland treats our readers to reviews of two European acts. He picked up the disks (I’m sure) during his trip to the Rave last month. In any case, the acts in review for this issue are Cherry Casino from Germany and the Mad Men from Croatia. Tony “Mr. Exotica” Cambio rolls-on-in this month to bring us what’s fresh and new in the heart-stopping world of Roller Derby. Chicago is starting to get more active in roller derby and he’s right there—literally) rink-side—well, for that matter—on the rink, giving you the blow-by-blow as a referee. Doug Freedman was so inspired by last month’s Kaiser George, Hi-Risers and Eddie Angel show that he went out an got a copy of Ferry Across the Mercey with Gerry and the Pacemakers. We just keep having to report on closing after closing of famous and formerly fabulous Chicago vintage institutions. This month we report the closings of the Velvet Lounge and Victory Lanes. We have some event pre-vues for you this You can call him sentimental if you like, and I’m sure he month. This month is Viva Las Vegas, and we wouldn’t mind, Ken Mottet writes a truly touching know most folks are already kicking it way into account of his father and about growing up a farm kid in gear for that almost week-long party so there’s Iowa. He also made time to write a review of the recent no need to beat a dead horse this month by Ray Price show at the Old Town School of Folk Music. giving it more press time; we hope to have some reviews when it is finished. We give you To celebrate that old cliché, the Spring Fling, we are plenty of warning for the upcoming Rockabilly covering the super small independent label Fling, which Rebel Weekend which will be taking place in was out of New York in the mid 50s. Covered in that Indianapolis in June. Finally, the Ponderosa article are Bobby Robinson, his other labels (briefly!) Stomp takes place in Memphis next month. Fury, Fire, Whirlin’ Disk, and some others. Additionally, we highlight some of the roster of talent that recorded for Coming in May, we are going to try to get in his labels. the “swing” of things… have a favorite baseball team? Then speak-up! We’re looking to hear Another sad passing to report on this month. People from you. round the world have a reason for that tear in their beer. Buck Owens passed away. Soon-to-be-graduated Drew Covering all the angles all the time… Schadegg stepped forward this month and in his Re- Vue debut, he chronicles the life and times of Buck Susan E. Funk Owens. Re-Vue Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You Matt Strickland Coming Soon…. Ken Mottet See the calendar on the back page for April 2006 dates. May 2006 3 MAD SIN (UK. People Like You Records) THE MASSACRES @ Logan Square Audito- rium 6PM doors / $12 adv. all ages. 4 Drew Schadegg Doug Freedman 15th Anniversary Big"C"Jamboree with Nick Willett @ Martyrs’ 6 Everett Dean and the Reckless Abandon @ Dan “D” Jac’s 9:30 - 1:30 Orland Hills, IL 10 Neverly Brothers @ MURPHY'S PUB 7:30PM Tony “Mr. 12 Exotica” Cambio 7 SHOT SCREAMERS, THE ROSEDALES Desiree Kiss KOFFIN DRAGGER @ Nite Cap Lounge 20 Everett Dean and the Reckless Abandon @ Outpost Bar and Grill Lockport, IL 9-1 24 Neverly Brothers @ MURPHY'S PUB 7:30PM Deke Dickerson. @ The Abbey Pub 8pm Tickets $8 in advance & $10 @ door Susan E. Funk April 2006 Matt StrickLaND Re-Wind Cherry Casino & the Gamblers (Demo) "Let's Play Around!" (Rhythm Bomb Records) Originally formed to back American artist Rayburn Anthony, Cherry Casino & the Gamblers is a hot German R&B act that features Axel The Mad Men – Praefke on vocals/guitar (Ike & the Capers, Round Up Boys), Ike Stoye on saxophone (Ike & the Capers), Humpty Kirscht on guitar "Rhythm and Sin" (Round Up Boys), Lucky Lehmann on upright bass and (Rhythm Bomb Records) Torsten Peukert o-n drums. Their debut CD was recorded at top Croatia's wildest (and as far as I know European studio Lightning o-nly) traditional rockabilly quartet is Recording Services in Berlin, back with a brand new CD that is Germany and has that killer guaranteed to make you get up out of sound we've come to expect! your seat With the same line-up as the first CD: Branko on rhythm guitar/ The CD is short but sweet and vocals, Darko on lead guitar, Gorgo features 8 songs of pure listening enjoyment…not a plunker or any on upright bass and Marko on drums filler on this o-ne!! All the songs o-n the CD are great, but I particularly they recorded this latest set music at enjoyed their originals "Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down", "All Night Lightning Recording Service in Berlin Long" and "Let's Play Around". All great R&B jivers! What you get is an Germany. early 50's R&B combo done in a refreshing, yet traditional style! Super all around! Dig these cats at the Rhythm Riot in 2006. Following in the tradition of European acts like Wildfire Willie & the NOTE: This is the demo version! There is a Ramblers and Jack Baymoore & the 15 song full release available (expect a Bandits, the Mad Men have begun complete review soon!). carving their own niche in the worldwide rockin' scene. What does Track List: this mean? Wild, frantic rockabilly and Huh Baby ue rock n' roll of course! The CD contains Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down -V 15 songs of pure rockin' enjoyment. Did You Hear That Door Slam?e Standouts o-n the record are "Dig Plans Without Me R This Action" (frantic bopper w/killer All Night Long guitar breaks!), Breaking Hearts and Baby Please Come Back Promises of Love" (rockin' boogie Night Train perfect for jiving), "Long About Let's Play Around Midnight" (rockin' jiver with wild guitar and piano) and their blistering cover of Dale Hawkin's "Baby, Baby"! I was www.cherry-casino.de lucky enough to have caught their www.rhythmbomb.com show at the Rave…very wild! Be not to miss their show Sunday night at Viva Las Vegas 06! STRICKLAND SCALE 4.5 Fezes (Continued Next Page) April Re-Wind 2006 The Mad Men – "Rhythm and Bobby Robinson owned a record store (a familiar refrain for several of Sin"(Rhythm Bomb Records) the label executives we’ve written STRICKLAND SCALE 4 Fezes about in previous issues!) called Bobby’s Happy House Records. www.geocites.com/band_mad_men www.rhythmbomb.com Track List: Dig This Action Early Next Morning Bop Disease Breaking Hearts and Promises of Love Little Franny Long About Midnight Mary Rhythm and Sin Only You Saturday Night Rich I had a heck of a time finding out Snap Your Little Fingers whether Bobby’s record shop still Baby Baby exists. And, in fact, it still does. Big Mama When you try to research where the Intoxicated Matt Strickland record store is/was you get tons of Time to Howl different addresses. But then again, for a business that has been around for over 60 years…I guess they might have moved around a bit. Fling Records— Most addresses place the store in Harlem. And the most recent Bobby Robinson address from Goggle is: Bobby's Happy House, 2335 8th Avenue, Corner of 125th Street, (212) 663- There were hundreds of small time 5240. independent record labels that sprung-up nationwide during the late 40s through the Let’s take a look back at Bobby’s early 60s. Most of them were short lived life. He lived in South Carolina but and few had significant hits to report. The e u left it to join the efforts for WWII. He genres of music that we tend to seekV out – e- did a lot of entertainment related rockabilly, jump-blues, rhythm and blues R work during the war, putting doo-wop, hillbilly bop, western swing – most together entertainment and shows of the groups and songs we listen to— to boost servicemen morale. When weren’t exactly top ten artists. So, as far as he got out of the service, he had the I’m concerned, the more obscure the better, taste for the entertainment world. right? Realizing his chances of a career in music would be better in New York, Well, you don’t get much more obscure than he decided to relocate there rather the Fling record label. I searched for a label than head back to his native South. that would somehow tie-in with “Spring”. Like many record producers of his Spring “Fling” huh? Well-alright! So… here’s time though, he still visited the a short story on the Fling Record label out Photos by: south later looking for talent.