Three years have past since sweetboy, Jumpin' Jim Dandy, moonshine and 8-ball found their way to the mysterious world of roots rock.
With a lot to learn and and a lot of positive energy, bandits '49 got founded.
Bringing swinging covers and some drunk entertainment, the bandits had a few verry good gigs.
Then the moonshine-drummer ran out of time and decided to leave the band, not much later guitar-player 8-ball followed him...
The search was on ! !
We met a new youngblood drummer that goes by the name of 'Magic'.
By the first encounter with this young dude, we'd knew he was something special, so magic joined in.
Still, we hadn't found a second gunslinger on guitar, so sweetboy pulled some strings and ran into a young man we now call 'the ramblin' man' . . .
This cool cat was just what the band needed, a true rocker in heart and soul, and one hell of a guitar-player.
We played a lot of cool and fantastic gigs, people liked what we did and we enjoyed it.
But ramblin' man was offered the chance of a lifetime when he was contacted by Mark Spreckley from the 'Rhumba Kings' to join his band... so he did.
Who could blame him ...
So our ways parted and killer, magic and sweetboy decided to try something completely different.
We cut clean with the name bandits '49 and all it stood for...
The Black Cat Bone Squad was born out of the ashes of bandits '49 .
Mixing all of our influences together, from country over ass-shakin'-ska-blues-punk-hip-to-the-bone-polka-billy to kick ass rock 'n' roll.
The Black Cat Bone Squad don't fit into the regular music-styles,they've got something in their gig-bag for everybody.
It don't matter if you like blues, country, rockabilly,... we've use it all.
Meanwhile ramblin' man is the brother in law of killer and our secondhand guitar-player in our home-studio (so he's still kinda part of the band...)
Even though we still miss him on stage, but we all have to do what we gotta do, right?
None of us will know what the future will bring, but till now, everything is cool.
We're havin' a ball when we do what we love to do, playin' music and entertain you.
That's all that matters in the end,... isn't it?
See ya'll somewhere on that great rock 'n' roll world... cheers!!!
with: Griswalds (uk), Lucky Devils (fr), Headless Horsemen (ger), The Bodybags (nl), Noctophyle (nl), Black Cat Bone Squad (bel), The 101's (nl) and DJ Hankabilly!!
Hell Yeah!! And again we've got some great bands on stage this week! Thursday 08/10 , THE DEATH VALLEY SURFERS (UK) and opening band ADIOS PANTALONES (BEL)!! The Death Valley Surfers bring us a mix of psycho/neo-rockabilly/ska ...!!! What the f**k! It's party time! Opening band Adios Pantalones is a young psychoband from Ghent, not afraid to put some "humor" in their act! Thursday 08/10, first band 20.00, free entrance!! cya, juiceman & the bacchus crew
Hell Yeah!! And again we've got some great bands on stage this week! Thursday 01/10 THE WRECKING DEAD (psychobilly/streetpunk den/usa) only one gig in Belgium! And opener de PRICEDUIFKES (bel) !!! First band on stage 20.00, free entrance!!
Friday 02/10...AL & THE BLACK CATS (usa) !!!! The most energetic rock'n'roll band ever!! They are doin' just a few gigs in Belgium on this tour so don't miss it!! This gig they will be joined by Grischa, bassplayer for Demented Are Go!! On stage 22.00, free entrance!!
Greetings from Las Vegas & thanks for the comment! I hope this week brings ya all the best & if I do ever get a chance to go to Europe, I'll make sure I say "hello" !!
Hell Yeah!! Zondag 27/09 THE MIGHTY SURF RATS!!! (uk/fr/usa) Terug op ons podiumke!! Zowat het beste wat er op neo-rockabilly gebied te vinden is! Samen tonnen ervaring en expertise!! Opgericht in de vroege jaren 80, even weggeweest en nu terug in een "all star" bezetting!! Frontman Gaz Marson , op drum Gaybeul "the animal" ex lid van Astro Zombies, lid van the sex toys en de rhumba kings en zeker niet de minste Fantomas op contra bas lid van de niet te evenaren Kings of Nuthin', ex lid van the Astro Zombies en The Frantic Flinstones!!! Dit mag je echt niet missen!! Enige optreden in Belgie op hun Europese tournee! Zondag 27/09 rond 18.30 op ons podium en weer gratis en verniet!! cya, juiceman www.myspace.com/themightysurfrats
Hell Yeah!! Liquorbox at Baccus cafe!! Canadian Honky Tonk Hellride!! Hailing from Kingston, Ontario these hellbillys are here to keep real country music alive!!! Rising from the depths of the punk/metal underground (featuring members of punk metal cross over band POLIDICKS, and metal bands EXCARNATION and ROZEA HAVEN), LIQUORBOX was born to raise a whole lotta hell anywhere, anytime. This time ...thursday 24/09 at bacchus cafe! Gig around 21.00, free entrance! spread the word! cya, juiceman