Local Bands of the 80's

It is sad that the concept of the bar band is dying. Unfortunately, it is infinitely cheaper to hire a kid with 20,000 songs downloaded on his computer to be a DJ than it is to pay a band.

I remember Hotlix; I used to own a business right next door to their bar on Alexis. Excellent musicians, funny (but risque) stage show, and they always drew a good crowd.

lots of great bands back then - the o.t. and the university pub were regular stops for the haircuts, loved by millions and the wet shavers, mo davis and the movers.

i only saw the raisin band once before they broke up and most of them moved on to eventually become the bears.

shortstuff, is the band you're trying to recall The Exciterz?

The Ray Band? Played a lot at the Distillerie. Tom Carros, lead guitar. I think now it's Child Proof Toys.

Tony and the T-Birds played at Biddy Mulligans, which is now a church.

How about local bands of THE 70s? Now, that was the era for a ton of great bars & bar-bands!
Bands:
Stonehenge
The Entertainers
Tea
Starship (the local act)
etc. etc.
Bars:
Agora - Dorr & Byrne,Toledo (lots of Rock Stars were there: King Crimson, ZZ Top, The Raspberries, Flash, etc. etc.
Mr. Entertainer (house band "Entertainers" were outstanding)
The Gigola
The FaBa
The Cave
The Chariot
21 West
The Tabard
etc. etc.

here's a partial list of 80's Toledo groups: CLICK HERE

haircuts, loved by millions and the wet shavers

LOL, Loved By Millions played at my wedding reception Oct. of '87. Cost me, I believe, a grand, and well worth it. They played from 9 to 2:30, with 3-4 breaks off for food and shots at the bar. Unreal time. At least 50 people told me afterwards it was the best reception they ever attended.

That period really was the heyday for the OT and Pub.

I remember seeing the Exciterz at Howard's Club H in BG. They did a killer version of '96 Tears', and they didn't even have an organist, LOL.

the X-Citerz - link

I remember the Cypruss...I was a teenager and they used to have all ages metal night on Sundays.

YES!!! The X-Citerz!!! Thanks...I can sleep now! They were incredible...my ears are still ringing from those guys! That little green club used to rock!!! Sure miss those days. Thanks for the link too...I recognize Doug. I'll have to check out the Dougouts sometime. Thanks also for including the 70's bands...don't want to ignore that era either. Remember the days of 3.2 beer for 18-21 year olds and since Michigan was an "18" state at the time the commercial was "Go North to the Grotto!" (where you could drink the 7% stuff)?

Mo Davis today:

http://www.myspace.com/theflutterbiesmo

A couple of local bands of the 8-'s on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZf0zw4irk&feature=channel

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8k6yl1O_6o&feature=channel_page

SHYSTER FOREVA!

Where are they now? Any reunions planned?

Anyone remember Ace Deuce and the Jokers?

Thanks for jogging my memory... spent A LOT OF TIME and the Glendale listening to the Oops Band and playing 25 cent pool... but all of you are correct, there were a whole lot of great bands back then and a whole lot of fun bars... did anyone mention Ruby Jones? What about Damien?

What about whirlwind? Seems my older brother liked them. Mid 70's?

Excaliber

I remember having this tape back in the day.

I was in HS in the 80s and was trying to think of bands that played our dances. I seem to remember a band called Oriental Spas that was pretty good. The Plunge also played a lot of SJ dances and did the whole college rock thing: Violent Femmes, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEu47mR43U&feature=player_detailpage

Crossfire, The Danger Brothers, and my old band... YELLOW TEETH !!!!!

What about "Touched?"

uncle knucklefunk

What about whirlwind? Seems my older brother liked them. Mid 70's?

Whoa... haven't heard that name in a long time! My older sister dated the bass player for about a year and a half. She says early 80s, because she was out of high school, but not quite old enough to get into the 21 and over clubs they played.

My sister talked my mom into taking me to see them play at the Sly Fox in Maumee once. I was only in junior high at the time. Probably my first live rock show, at least that I can recall.

Did I miss it or did no one mention Marikesh?

I remember back when the local MTV had a "Battle of the Bands" contest, hosted by hot babe Debbie Christianson(sp?) and some dude.

I was a groupie with "MVP" (now playing as "The Puppet Show") when that event happened.

And be damned, with as many basement bands that were there, can't recall a one....

I saw Whirlwind in concert at the Lucas County Fairgrounds in the 1980 or so; they opened with Holidays in the Sun by the Sex Pistols and segued directly into Highway Star by Deep Purple. At the time, my young friends and I found the genre-jumping an audacious move. In retrospect, it's shocking how tame Never Mind The Bullocks sounds.