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NEWS FLASH! - Monday June 28th EXCELLENT SHOWS THIS WEEKEND! THE RETURN OF TYRD FYRGYSYN! Lots going on this coming weekend, folks! First off, Crazy Joe will be performing this Friday evening from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the 2010 Cityfolk Festival in downtown Dayton backed by the monumental Ricky Nye Incorporated! If you haven't seen Ricky, he is truly a boogie-woogie and blues piano virtuoso and you don't want to miss it...it's really an explosive combination. Want even more Crazy Joe? Come see Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws SATURDAY night at Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs and you'll get all the rockabilly, country, and rock & roll you'll need to GET DOWN on 4th of July weekend - jes' get you some out-of-state fireworks and a used lawnmower and let 'er rip! Rumor has it that TYRD FYRGYSYN will make a brief appearance Saturday night in anticipation of Festiki 2010 in August...we'll just have to see about that.
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without license, NEWS FLASH! - Monday May 31st CRAZY JOE IS OFFICIALLY ALMOST A DOCTOR! PEACH'S GRILL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Ladies and gentlemen, monumental news this week...as of last Thursday, our boy "Crazy" Joe Tritschler has PASSED his Ph.D. dissertation defense and, with only a few more details to massage into place, is OFFICIALLY ALMOST A DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING! He is indeed looking forward to introducing himself as "Dr. Crazy"; sure has a nice ring to it, now don't it? So what better way to congratulate the man than by coming down to Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs, Ohio this Saturday night June 5th to enjoy Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws IN PERSON?!! We can't think of a better way. Mr. Crazy will be bringing his electric ukulele for a very special set of wild instrumentals in addition to the ROCKIN' good time that is a CJ+MRO hallmark...so for heaven's sake, PLEASE plan to make the scene! In the words of Deke Dickerson, GOOD JOB, CRAZY JOE!
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J. Sinnicky, Esquire NEWS FLASH! - Monday April 26th Hi folks! I've elected to give Ed a break this time and update the site myself. I've been working like a dog on this Ph.D., trying to finish by June 12th...so please wish me luck; I'm going to need it just to stay sane! A few really good gigs coming up...this Friday April 30th I'm doing a duo gig with The Rob Heiliger and Crazy Joe Show, mostly our original songs and classic country tunes from the 50's and 60's. That will be at Peach's Grill here in Yellow Springs, I believe the cover is five bucks and it's always a heck of a lot of fun. The weekend of May 7-8-9 I'm in Chicago, Springfield (Illinois), and St. Louis with Deke Dickerson and Jimmy Sutton, playing mostly drums in a "rockabilly power trio" of sorts. And please mark Saturday June 5th on your calendars for another blast from the recently reformed Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws at Peach's. Plenty more shows scheduled for July and August, but these should keep you updated for now! Until then, have a good one and I'll see you at the gig.
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pal, NEWS FLASH! - Thursday April 15th CRAZY JOE IN L.A. THIS WEEKEND! NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED! Hello, Just a quick message to our friends in Southern California that Crazy Joe will be playing two shows in L.A. supporting Deke Dickerson with Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague this weekend! He’ll be in Reseda Friday night at Weber’s Bar and Grill and the Redwood Bar downtown Saturday night. Come to the shows and have a ball! This is, of course, the same band that, in a role-reversal of sorts, backed Crazy Joe in Vegas last weekend…and hoo-boy, what an event that was. Highlights included Deke and Chris stuffing Crazy Joe into a bass drum case and forcing him to sing a Little Richard song, and a surprise jam session with the illustrious Del Casher. Here’s the first of eleven YouTube videos of the whole concert, but parents be forewarned…there’s a little more “blue” language than usual: Also is a nice rendition of “Flight of the Beverly Bumblebillies” on a miniature Burns guitar at Deke’s Guitar Geek Vegas Show the previous night. Enjoy! Flight of the Beverly Bumblebillies on the Little Guitar More updates next weeek! Yours truly,
Ed Sinnicky NEWS FLASH! - Monday March 22nd CRAZY JOE AND THE MAD RIVER OUTLAWS REUNITED! MORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED! BIG news this week, folks...REALLY big. The much-anticipated return of Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws is a reality this Saturday night March 27th at Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs!! Now, you may be asking yourselves, "is this really big news?" Well, considering they haven't played publicly since New Year's Eve 2008 and are BACK AS A TRIO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2005, then yes, this is HUGE news! The rumor is that they'll be pulling out material they haven't done since their first album came out in 2003 - remember their early hits like "Hey! Andy Valeri"? People, if you don't remember what the Outlaws sounded like in the "old" days, you need to come hear this band...raw and rockin' to the CRAZY EXTREME. And for those of you who may be wondering, "how could it be the original Outlaws without original drummer 'Punkin' Pat Lee?", fear not...it turns out fellow Greenon-graduate Ryan Fyffe replaced the Punkin' in the high school pep band in 1996!!! So if anyone can fill the Punkin's shoes, this man has a pedigree. In other news, Crazy Joe will be hitting Fullerton, CA and the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend April Fool's Weekend with Deke Dickerson and Chris "Sugarballs" Sprague! Wish him luck on his travels. But seriously, folks...COME TO THE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT!!! "Hep Cat" Matt is even going to be playing stand-up bass for some of the show...will Crazy Joe "surf" the bass like the old days? Anyone remember the time he FELL OFF? See you there,
Ed Sinnicky NEWS FLASH! - Sunday February 7th, 2010 CRAZY JOE WITH ROB HEILIGER AT PEACH'S GRILL THIS WEEKEND! Hey gang! A quick shout-out to our local friends and fans that the Crazy Joe and Rob Heiliger Show will be playing Peach's Grill this Saturday February 13th! What could POSSIBLY be more romantic than to spend Valentine's Day weekend with these guys, playing songs like "I Branded My Baby's Behind," "Kentucky Jelly," "Please Don't Call Me (Ever Again)," and "I Was Drunk Last Night (But Not As Drunk As Your Mom)?" So bring your special someone...OR pick one up at the show! Either way, be sure to make the scene. See you there,
Ed Sinnicky NEWS FLASH! - Wednesday January 13th, 2010 CRAZY JOE IN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND WITH THE LEGENDARY DUANE EDDY! Hello friends! Just a quick update to let you know that our man Crazy Joe is headed for Anaheim, California this weekend to play Deke Dickerson's 7th Annual Guitar Geek Festival! He'll be doing his own set on electric ukulele as well as...are you ready for this?...BACKING UP 'TWANGY' GUITAR LEGEND DUANE EDDY ON RHYTHM GUITAR! This is a most prestigious honor, one Crazy Joe is positively giddy about. Let's all wish him safe travels and a successful show! 'Till next time,
Ed Sinnicky NEWS FLASH! - Monday December 21st, 2009 CRAZY JOE IS HEALING NICELY AND WILL BE BACK AT PEACH'S GRILL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT 12/26! Friends, Crazy Joe had an audio-engineering accident last week that required eight stitches in the palm of his right hand. While archiving an old reel-to-reel tape in his studio last Tuesday afternoon, the tape started shredding during rewind and poor ol' Joe tried to stop the very thin aluminum reels (spinning at a few thousand RPM) with his bare hands. DO NOT click on the following links if blood and/or guts makes you at all squeamish: The good news is that the stitches come out tomorrow and Joe's hand is healing very nicely. While he was getting worked on (after passing out cold from a Lidocaine reaction - bet THAT was embarrassing, haha) he couldn't resist the temptation to ask, "doctor, will I ever play clarinet the same again?" EVEN BETTER NEWS is that the injury doesn't seem to affect his geetar playing one bit, thank heavens...so come down to Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs, Ohio this Saturday night and show the boy some sympathy! He'll be backed by the wonderful Ricky Nye Incorporated featuring Brian Aylor on drums and Steve Perakis on bass. The Thanksgiving show was truly a blast - so don't miss this one! And from all of us at O-Scope Recording Company, Merry Whatever! Ed Sinnicky NEWS FLASH! - Wednesday November 25th, 2009 CRAZY JOE WITH RICKY NYE AT PEACH'S GRILL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT 11/28! MORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED! Folks, this is it...the performance you've all been anticipating for some time now...Crazy Joe is returning to Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs, Ohio for the first time in over twelve months THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Featuring the talents of Ricky Nye Incorporated, he'll be blazing through all your familiar favorites as well as some of the baddest boogie woogie and blues you're likely to hear, courtesy of Ricky and his crack band consisting of Brian Aylor on drums and Steve Perakis on bass. If you've already heard this amazing trio before, wait 'till you hear it as a quartet. Joe couldn't be more excited to be playing here in town again. Crazy Joe is equally ecstatic to report that he's been booked for Deke Dickerson's Guitar Geek Festival in Anaheim, CA this coming January! What will Mr. Crazy do to top his last performance? Why, he'll be playing the set entirely on the electric ukulele, of course! More details to come...in the meantime, to all our friends in the good ol' USA, have a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving and we'll see you Saturday night! So very yours , Edmund J. Sinnicky Saturday, September 19th 2009 - CRAZY JOE IN VEGAS -- DAYTON-AREA SHOWS ANNOUNCED! NEWS FLASH! Folks, hang onto your toupees...heck, use EPOXY if you have to...because THIS kind of news will FLIP YO' WIG! We are positively ecstatic to announce that Crazy Joe will be hitting VEGAS, BABY, VEGAS to play the Rockabilly Rave USA this coming October with the CRAZY JOE TRIO consisting of Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague on drums and Deke Dickerson on bass! So you may be wondering..."hey, isn't that the exact same band as the alleged Deke Dickerson Power Trio?" Well, yeah...except that CRAZY JOE IS IN CHARGE and will be giving five-dollar fines (especially to Mr. Dickerson) for all missed dance steps and drink refills (and not referring to him as "Master Crazy"). Seriously, if you're going to be at the Rave this year, get out of bed and go see this band at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. You will NOT regret it, even if you woke up on the front steps of the Orleans Hotel that morning! In other news, Crazy Joe has been playing shows in Cincinnati and Newport, KY with Ricky Nye Incorporated and they've gone so well, he's bringing the band up to the Dayton area! They'll be playing Peach's Grill the next couple holiday weekends and the legendary Canal Street Tavern next February. If you've never seen Ricky WAILING on the ivories or his crack band featuring Brian Aylor on drums and Steve Perakis on bass, you owe it to yourselves to come see these shows! They'll be backing up Crazy Joe as well as doing their own material and doing a heck of a job while the Mad River Outlaws are enjoying a little down-time for the moment. So very pleased to be back , Edmund J. Sinnicky a/k/a Cornelius McGee Monday, August 10th, 2009 - Crazy Joe with Deke Dickerson in Southern California THIS WEEKEND! Hey folks! Crazy Joe and the gang have returned home from their European summer tour and by all accounts it was a smashing success! By smashing, we mean Crazy Joe SMASHING the drums with both the Eccofonics and the Untamed Youth until his arms nearly fell off! To that end, he’s ecstatically relieved to be reuniting with the Deke Dickerson Power Trio on guitar and bass in California for 3 shows starting August 14th! Mark your calendars! The Deke Dickerson Trio, featuring Deke Dickerson, Crazy Joe, and illustrious drummer Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague, will be burning it up at: Fishlips in Bakersfield, CA – Friday August 14th Audie’s Olympic Tavern (formerly Club Fred) in Fresno, CA – Saturday August 15th Redwood Bar in LA, CA – Sunday August 16th. Check back for upcoming local tour dates (including a few with ivories extraordinaire, Ricky Nye). Also, start preparing for the Revenge of Crazy Joe at the ROCKABILLY RAVE USA in Las Vegas this October! Until next time, Stephanie Layne Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - CRAZY JOE HEADING FOR EUROPE!!! Grab your passports, kids! Crazy Joe is joining forces with Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics and the Untamed Youth for their European summer tour starting July 4th! He’ll be accompanying the guys on drums, but will also take to the stage on guitar playing several of his own songs. They’ll be kicking everything off in Switzerland at the Hangar Rockin’ Festival in St. Stephan, but will also be hitting Denmark, Sweden, and Belgium. A few UK dates have been added as well! You can check out the full tour schedule by clicking HERE. In other news, Crazy Joe is very pleased to announce some U.S. and local tour dates, to be posted soon...so keep it tuned right here. Yours truly, Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - CRAZY JOE IN NORCAL THIS WEEKEND! OTHER NEWS... NEWS FLASH! Greetings and salutations, people! Just a quick message to let our friends in Northern California know that Crazy Joe be playing four shows this weekend with the Deke Dickerson Power Trio featuring Deke and the illustrious Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague! Click on the link to Deke's website for show details. They’ll be trading off on various instruments as usual and it’s guaranteed to be a good time. In other news, Joe has updated the equipment page of the website with more nerdy details about the “Crazy Joe” guitar than anyone could possibly care about, and we’ve begun reworking our online store…check back often. Joe is still scheduled to play with Deke during a two-week European tour this July, dates for which will be posted soon; so keep ‘er tuned right here! In the meantime… Incredibly yours, Monday, April 6th, 2009 - UPCOMING EVENTS - VEGAS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND ALL OVER EUROPE! NEWS FLASH! Hey gang! Crazy Joe and the boys made it back from Spain in one piece, and what a fantastic trip...wonderful crowds, great food - although Crazy Joe learned the hard way not to overdo it on the fried octopus and baby squid (it was a four-hour lesson later that night that he won't soon forget). Nevertheless, you are sincerely encouraged to check out the many videos posted on YouTube; at last check, there were too many to count. Many thanks to Bloody Mary and I Wanna Management and all the really great people who made the eleven-city tour a resounding success. Here's to more tours in the future. In other news; this week, Crazy Joe will be flying to Vegas to rock out with Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics at Deke's Guitar Geek Festival - Vegas Edition as part of the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender XII! Joe will be backing up Deke and co. (including the illustrious and magical Christopher "Sugarballs" Sprague) as well as performing his own set! Next month he'll be traveling to Northern California to play more shows with Deke, followed by a European tour in July. We'll keep you updated as developments, eh, develop. Until then... Splendidly yours, Sunday, February 22, 2009 - CRAZY JOE AND THE MAD RIVER OUTLAWS HEADED FOR SPAIN - TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED! NEWS FLASH! We are beyond delighted to announce show dates for CRAZY JOE AND THE MAD RIVER OUTLAWS' UPCOMING MARCH TOUR OF SPAIN!!! On his last outing to the Iberian Peninsula, Crazy Joe had the honor of supporting the legendary Deke Dickerson as a member of the Deke Dickerson Trio...now he's bringing his very own Mad River Outlaws as featured act for the eleven day tour which starts March 18th - click here for the full scoop! Crazy Joe couldn't be more proud to bring his own boys overseas...and to a country that received him so warmly last time, he's been eager to get back there ever since. Let's give the crew our heartiest congratulations. Yours, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH CRAZY JOE! CD’s NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! NEWS FLASH! Folks, your New Year's Eve plans have just been settled. You're going to ring in 2009 with style at the now-famous ENON VFW POST 8437! Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws are your featured act, starting the festivities at 9:00 p.m. SHARP. Let's see, who else could be on the bill...why, none other than Latvian weirdos Tyrd Fyrgysyn and the MasterXploders! Tickets are now available...click here for the full scoop! We are similarly pleased to announce that Crazy Joe CD's are now available for direct purchase online! CD's, t-shirts, pink cheerleading shorts...could there be a better Christmas present for that special Crazy Joe fan (or inmate) in your life? Check out our updated online store! In the meantime... All the best, Thursday,
October 23, 2008 - BIG HALLOWEEN WEEKEND COMING UP! However, we also have a much more ominous piece of news...we are flat-out terrified to announce the return of TERD FERGUSON with his new band the MASTER EXPLODERS for an intermediate set of Latvian surf mayhem!!! This is not a drill...this is the real deal. Mr. Ferguson refuses to comment on his whereabouts the last twelve months and what he did to the Latvian Polka All-Stars (all he will say, in broken English, is "I bunched 'em"), nor will he divulge any secrets about their musical plan of attack for the evening. To the faithful constituents of the Crazy Joe Mailing List...what matters is that this is an event that you DO NOT want to miss, if for no other reason than morbid curiosity. With cordial regards, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - UPCOMING EVENTS! The Mad River Outlaws' command performance at the Enon VFW last month was such a triumph they've booked the hall for NEW YEAR'S EVE! That's right, you can ring in 2009 with STYLE in beautiful Enon, Ohio! Advance tickets will be available soon; keep it tuned right here, but by all means plan on making the scene. Also coming up are shows in downtown Urbana (Ohio) Saturday, September 6th at the Simon Kenton Chili Cooking Contest from 2-5 p.m. (details TBA); Dayton and Springfield Oktoberfests on Saturday October 4th (5:00-7:00 p.m. in Dayton, 8:00-10:00 p.m. in Springfield); and Peach's Grill in Yellow Springs on Saturday night, November 1st. Just click here and you can be kept fully up to date! In the meantime... Faithfully yours,
Monday, July 14, 2008 - SPECIAL SHOW 7/19! CRAZY JOE AND MRO'S AT ENON VFW! We know this news update isn't of much interest to the majority of folks who live far away from the magical village of Enon, Ohio...but we're so pleased to be playing such an amazingly cool place, we had to tell everyone. Always delightfully yours,
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - MUSIC DOWNLOADS NOW
AVAILABLE! Friday,
April 25, 2008 - NEW WEBSITE AND ONLINE STORE! Thursday,
April 10, 2008 - CRAZY JOE IS CHICO DEL MES IN STAYCHICK MAGAZINE!
Monday, March 10, 2008 - CRAZY JOE IS HEADED FOR SPAIN! Don't
forget to pick up the March 2008 issue of Guitar
Player Magazine for a three-page article on our boy starting
on page 44! Available at your local newsstand or internationally
at retailers such as Barnes & Noble! Monday,
February 11, 2008 - CRAZY JOE IN THE NEW ISSUE OF GUITAR PLAYER
MAGAZINE! Wednesday,
December 12, 2007 - CRAZY JOE IS IN VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE!
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