News

• 8/9/00 - Hello. A new section added to the website. The News section. Well we finally have our mp3.com site up and running. Created by bassist Jason Knarr, the site contains all five songs from our debut CD. Check it out. There is a link to the site on the 16 PIECE BUCKET main page. In related news, the song 'Like That' is currently at #25 on the Cumminsville section of the Cincinnati section of the mp3.com site. In the immortal words of former actor (or current actor , if he is still doing stuff somewhere...who knows) and pop singing sensation Joey Lawrence...*WHOA!*
• 8/20/00 - Today we spent the afternoon recording. From Noon to 5:00pm we were in Sure-Tone studios recording six new songs. They sound pretty good. This Saturday, August 26, we will be at Top Cat's with MAELSTROM, HAPPY THE WICKED, and CHAPTER 11. We will have copies our LIMITED EDITION RED COVER COPIES OF OUR CD *5 and Dime*. There are only 12 in existence! Red cover copies are hand numbered from 1-12 and each copy is autographed by the band! Get to the show early because they will go quick!
• 10/2/00 - PUNKY POWER MONSTERS OF ROCK FEST ruled! Last Saturday, Sept 30, good crowd at Top Cat's (150+ paid). Great lineup of bands (THE GOONS, THE HYPOCHONDRIACS, THE VLADIMIRS, THE LAZY AMERICAN WORKERS, CHAPTER 11, GOATSCREW, and THE MESSENGERS). Jason was late getting to the gig but GOATSCREW switched slots with us so it all went smooth. Thanks to CHAPTER 11 for the bass rig.We played 10 songs in about 20 minutes or so, including a sloppy rendition of MOTORHEAD's 'Ace of Spades'. Great night of rock and roll. We got the set on tape. If anyone wants a 16 PIECE BUCKET *Live at Top Cat's* bootleg just email us. We'll hook you up.
• 10/2/00 - We have been asked to contribute a song to a Cincinnati band Christmas song compilation CD. We will be doing a 16 PIECE rendition of *No presents for Christmas* by KING DIAMOND. For those that don't celebrate Christmas, HAPPY FESTIVUS!!!
• 10/23/00 - 16 PIECE BUCKET went into the studio on Sunday, October 22 (same day as the mighty Bengals destroyed the hapless Denver Broncos-Corey Dillon sets the single game rushing record with 278 yards in the process) to record our contribution to the Christmas song compilation CD that Johnny from FRANTIC ROMANTIC is putting out. We layed down the music to 'No Presents for Christmas' by King Diamond and Rich will be putting the vocals on this week. It sounds pretty cool. Look for the CD to be released in December.
• 11/19/00 - 16 PIECE BUCKET have officially finished our song for the Christmas Compilation CD being put out by Johnny from FRANTIC ROMANTIC. We recorded our version of KING DIAMOND's 'No Presents for Christmas'. It even includes a few words in the beginning of the song by Santa Claus himself! He heard about it and stopped by the studio to say a few words in the mic! AMAZING! We will have limited edition copies of our five song CD *5 and Dime* at our next show that will have a secret 6th track after the orginal five tracks. It will be called *5 and Dime +1*. I can't tell you what the secret track is but I can say KING DIAMOND originally recorded it, it is gonna appear on a Christmas compilation CD soon being put out by Johnny from FRANTIC ROMANTIC, and the title of the song mentions not getting presents for Christmas. BUT THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY!!! You'll have to just check out the CD now that I have gotten you curious about it. We will also have copies of our new Live bootleg CD. Recorded Saturday, Sept 30, at the Top Cat's Punky Power Monsters of Rock Fest, this CD contains the 5 songs from our debut CD, 4 new songs, and one cover song and is only 20 minutes long. Again, I can't tell you what the cover song is but I can say the group that does it originally rhymes with BOTORSPEAD and the song title rhymes with 'Face of Jades'. I HAVE SAID TOO MUCH!!!
• 5/22/01 Wow. It's been a long time since we updated this section. The biggest news is that 16 PIECE BUCKEt is now in Mach 2 phase. Jason Knarr has left the band to concentrate on his new band JACK ASS. Our new bassist is Casey McKenna of the band MAELSTROM. Catch Casey in MAELSTROM if you can because they are a killer band. Look for a MAELSTROM/16 PIECE BUCKET show soon. Maybe on Casey's birthday so he can just jam all night long. We will be writing some new songs soon (since we have been basically playing the same 12 songs since last fall) and probably be recording in the summer.
• 9/1/01-We have started working on our debut full length CD. We have two new songs that we have been playing out live recently and we plan on rehearsing in Sure Tone studios now, writing and recording the rest of the album. Four songs (two previously mentioned, one from last year, and one completely new one) have been recorded. Ten or so more to go. The planned CD release show is gonna be a big one. Originally scheduled for October 20 at Sudsy's. it has now been moved to Saturday, October 27 at Sudsy Malone's. This show is gonna be big one folks. The show, which will be a dual CD release show for 16 Piece Bucket and The Hypochondriacs will have a rockin lineup from headliner to opener of 16 PIECE BUCKET, THE HYPOCHONDRIACS, the LAZY AMERICAN WORKERS (from Toledo, OH), C.D. TRUTH (from Akron, OH), CHAPTER 11, and ELUSIVE TRAVEL. Get there early because this one is gonna be a long night of slammin rock and roll.
• 10/13/01-The album is almost complete. We are gonna try and finish up things today then it is just a matter of mixing the whole thing. We are still without a CD title but we have decided that it will be named after one of our songs. CD RELEASE SHOW OCTOBER 27 AT SUDSY MALONE'S!!!
• 8/13/02-The Bucket are back in the studio again. We are currently working on our followup to *Playing to Win*. There will be TWO CD release shows this time around. The ALL AGES CD Release show on Friday September 27 at the Warner House (344 Warner St.) w/ the Hypochondriacs, CD Truth (from Akron, OH), and Chapter 11. The BEER SLOSHING BAR MADNESS show will be on Saturday September 28 at Sudsy Malones (2626 Vine St.) w/ the Hypochondriacs, Rip RocknRaunch, After All, and Envenomed. Music will start at 9:00pm on both nights.
• 11/30/02-And the winner for the 2002 Cincinnati Entertainment Awardfor Punk Band of the Year is...16 PIECE BUCKET!!! That's right folks, we won the Punk Band of the Year category. Thanks a bunch to everyone that voted for us and thanks to City Beat for having us on the ballot. The Awards Ceremony on November 25 was alot of fun and we all had a blast. And we extend a big *Congrats!!!* to our pals in the band JACKASS who went home with the award for Metal Band of the Year.
• 12/21/02-CAMMY AWARDS NOMINATION VOTING TIME!!!It is time to vote on another Cincinnati Grammy type ballot-The Cammy's.....The Cammys are the CincinnatI Enquirer sponsored version of the Grammys. City Beat has the CincinnatI Entertainment Awards and the Enquirer has the Cammys [thanks to everyone that voted for us in the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards-The award is now sitting on display behind the bar at Sudsy Malone's].....Fans/friends/etc. vote for your favorite musicians, bands and albums, of the past year. After the three finalists are named from the categories, a broad committe of music, entertainment, and media professionals vote on the winners.....And of course, as a suggestion to vote for 16 PIECE BUCKET in the Punk Band category. Also, vote RICH WASSON in the rock vocalist category, and either CHRIS LEE, TROY BRYANT, or TIM WIZE in the Rock Instrumentalist category if you are so moved to do so. Online voting is done at http://cincinnati.com/freetime/cammys/vote.html.....Voting is easy and it only takes a minute and its a great way to thank and support your favorite local artists of 2002.....The Enquirer's seventh annual Cammy Awards concert event will showcase the varied music of Greater Cincinnati.....Cast your votes in as many categories as you like. For individual nominees, include instrument played and the group most associated with the player. (Please spell the individual and group names correctly.) Nominations will be screened by Enquirer writers and editors. Finalists in each category will be judged by committees of local music-industry professionals.....The Cammy's will be held at Jillians, March 9, 2002, 4:00 p.m. Only one online nomination form will be accepted per person/e-mail address. All forms must be received by Monday, January 13, 2003.....To vote, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a valid e-mail address, and reside in the Greater Cincinnati region, including the counties of Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Montgomery, Preble and Warren in Ohio; Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen and Pendelton in Kentucky; Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland and Union in Indiana.

• Congratulations to DECEIVING RALPH for taking home the 2003 Cammy Award in the Punk Rock category. Check out their site at http://deceiving.ralph.org