142:
Krone as well) and continues to work with the Las Vegas Body
Snatchers. Chris Smail, Charlie Krone, Josh Silbert, and Matt Wilson now play as a punk/powerpop band called Coolidge. Saxophonist Josh Silbert also plays in the Impalas with Wiltrout and Wilson, and fronts the electronic/experimental band ESW. Eric Evans was the original trumpet player and toured and recorded with the band for the first four years. Before that, he toured internationally with Ringling Brother's Barnum Bailey Circus and on cruise ships. Evans plays with a number of projects including funk/soul band The Hollywood Getdown and fronts his funk/jazz group, The Raoul Duke Jazz All-Stars.
114:, they later started their own record label, Triple R Records. Their first album, Bovaquarium, was described by music critic Marc D. Allan of the Indianapolis Star as "intricately written and brilliantly arranged and performed." Johnny Socko performed everywhere from the legendary Whiskey-a-go-go in Hollywood, California to the infamous CBGBs, Lion's Den, and Limelight in Manhattan. They were known as a band that toured heavily, having performed over 2,000 shows since their inception, but stopped touring in 2003. One of their songs, "Full Trucker Effect", is used in its entirety as part of the introduction to the
109:
at a musical instrument store in
Bloomington where they both worked. Wissing recruited Eric Evans (trumpet), who in turn recruited Dave Sterner (Alto sax), and Al Batton (trombone). Soon after, Josh Silbert (sax) and Charlie Krone (trombone) replaced Sterner and Batton respectively. Originally signed
141:
Michael "Trout" Wiltrout, the group's original vocalist, has since formed The
Leisure Kings with Sean Baker, as well as providing lead vocals for the bands Mr. Sparkle and The Impalas. Joey Welch, the group's original guitarist, has since formed the Born Again Floozies (Formerly including Charlie
333:"In 1990, Welch and bassist Steve Mascari started the group Johnny Socko because they met and liked singer Mike Wiltrout." Marc D. Allan Indianapolis Star
397:
464:
156:
s
Metromix readers' poll. The original lineup reunited again October 18 and 19, 2013 in Bloomington, Indiana at The Bluebird
444:
483:
357:
334:
488:
345:
126:
17:
368:"With guitarist Joseph Welch leading the way. the band started writing songs. I Like Cows was the first original."
105:, United States, in 1990. It was founded by Joseph Welch, Mike Wiltrout, and Steve Mascari. Welch recruited
433:
369:
121:
401:
165:
151:
116:
102:
36:
445:
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/johnny-socko-883864ee-b215-4100-b8e3-0ed190c08d25
8:
358:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-aureliana-guilloti/119787336/
335:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-welch-socko-origin/119707393/
202:
111:
82:
346:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-socko-origin-star-press/119708314/
168:
whose musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as
422:
135:
380:
98:
51:
477:
356:"Welch, a founding member of Johnny Socko" Dave Lindquist, Indianapolis Star
249:
106:
146:
459:
149:
Music Fest on
October 16, 2009. The performance received the top honor in
145:
The original line-up of the band reunited for one night to open the 2009
59:
172:, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul.
169:
55:
434:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/58386266/
370:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/58385724/
40:
131:
468:
164:
Johnny Socko was influenced by the
American rock band
475:
423:https://www.discogs.com/label/119448-BIB-Records
392:
390:
388:
385:
381:https://musicalfamilytree.com/band/joe_welch
276:Eric Lenington (trombone & bass guitar)
476:
295:
13:
264:Demian Hostetter (trumpet, vocals)
258:Joshua Silbert (saxophone, vocals)
14:
500:
453:
267:Matt Wilson (bass guitar, vocals)
127:Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot
18:Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot
180:
124:. The band takes its name from
438:
427:
416:
374:
362:
350:
339:
327:
221:
175:
1:
320:
291:Philip Williams (bass guitar)
270:Chris Smail (guitar, vocals)
193:Oh I Do Hope It's Roast Beef
159:
7:
484:American ska musical groups
460:Johnny Socko's Myspace page
288:Jeremy Radway (bass guitar)
246:Steve Mascari (bass guitar)
240:Joe Welch (guitars, vocals)
10:
505:
234:
15:
489:Asian Man Records artists
243:Michael Wiltrout (vocals)
110:to BiB Records and later
75:
65:
47:
32:
25:
398:"Johnny Socko Biography"
313:Las Vegas Body Snatchers
285:Nils Fredland (trombone)
273:Rob Henson (bass guitar)
261:Charlie Krone (trombone)
16:Not to be confused with
282:Dave Sterner (alto sax)
122:Sirius Satellite Radio
166:Red Hot Chili Peppers
152:The Indianapolis Star
117:Bubba The Love Sponge
279:Al Batton (trombone)
255:Eric Evans (trumpet)
103:Bloomington, Indiana
301:Born Again Floozies
199:Full Trucker Effect
316:The Leisure Kings
203:Asian Man Records
112:Asian Man Records
89:
88:
83:Asian Man Records
496:
447:
442:
436:
431:
425:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
400:. Archived from
394:
383:
378:
372:
366:
360:
354:
348:
343:
337:
331:
296:Related projects
217:(2002, Triple R)
97:was an American
79:Triple R Records
68:
23:
22:
504:
503:
499:
498:
497:
495:
494:
493:
474:
473:
456:
451:
450:
443:
439:
432:
428:
421:
417:
407:
405:
396:
395:
386:
379:
375:
367:
363:
355:
351:
344:
340:
332:
328:
323:
298:
237:
224:
183:
178:
162:
136:television show
101:band formed in
92:
80:
66:
43:, United States
28:
21:
12:
11:
5:
502:
492:
491:
486:
472:
471:
462:
455:
454:External links
452:
449:
448:
437:
426:
415:
384:
373:
361:
349:
338:
325:
324:
322:
319:
318:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
297:
294:
293:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
247:
244:
241:
236:
233:
232:
231:
230:(2001, Scarab)
223:
220:
219:
218:
212:
211:(1999, Scarab)
206:
196:
195:(1996, B.I.B.)
190:
189:(1994, B.I.B.)
182:
179:
177:
174:
161:
158:
99:third wave ska
91:Musical artist
90:
87:
86:
77:
73:
72:
69:
63:
62:
52:Third wave ska
49:
45:
44:
34:
30:
29:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
501:
490:
487:
485:
482:
481:
479:
470:
466:
463:
461:
458:
457:
446:
441:
435:
430:
424:
419:
408:September 29,
404:on 2016-04-26
403:
399:
393:
391:
389:
382:
377:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
342:
336:
330:
326:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
299:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
250:Dylan Wissing
248:
245:
242:
239:
238:
229:
226:
225:
216:
213:
210:
207:
204:
200:
197:
194:
191:
188:
185:
184:
181:Studio albums
173:
171:
167:
157:
155:
153:
148:
143:
139:
137:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
108:
107:Dylan Wissing
104:
100:
96:
84:
78:
74:
70:
64:
61:
57:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
35:
31:
24:
19:
465:Johnny Socko
440:
429:
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:the original
376:
364:
352:
341:
329:
227:
215:Johnny Socko
214:
208:
198:
192:
186:
163:
150:
147:Broad Ripple
144:
140:
125:
115:
95:Johnny Socko
94:
93:
67:Years active
27:Johnny Socko
228:Double Live
222:Live albums
187:Bovaquarium
176:Discography
71:1990 - 2003
37:Bloomington
478:Categories
321:References
130:, a 1960s
60:indie rock
160:Influence
304:Coolidge
170:Fishbone
132:Japanese
120:show on
85:, Scarab
81:B.I.B.,
56:ska punk
469:VH1.com
252:(drums)
235:Members
201:(1997,
134:action
41:Indiana
209:Quatro
76:Labels
48:Genres
33:Origin
410:2020
310:Hush
467:on
307:ESW
480::
387:^
138:.
58:,
54:,
39:,
412:.
205:)
154:'
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.