Outlaw Deluxe & Fort Knox at the February 4th Honky Tonk Happy Hour!

Fort Knox and Outlaw Deluxe:
The Perfect Combo for Honky Tonk Happy Hour

Jamie Lyn and the Honky Tonk Happy Hour return to the Shrunken Head on Friday, February 4th with Fort Knox at 6pm, and local “gunslingers” Outlaw Deluxe rounding off the bill starting at 7pm sharp. So belly up to the bar at The Shrunken Head for some raucously original neo-traditional country music --- and you may even win a homemade pie in the weekly raffle.

Kicking the show off, songwriter Jamie Lyn’s band Fort Knox will bring you stinging lyrics and wry humor. Jamie Lyn channels June Carter and Loretta Lynn in her own brand of neo-traditional "Deep Woods Off" country, with Fort Knox (Ryan Combs, bass; Chris Bechtol, drums; Chase Potter, lead guitar and fiddle) following wherever she leads. Brooklyn Country.com stating “Jamie Lyn infuses her honky-tonk story songs with a whole lot of humor, feeling and good-time energy”.

At 7pm, Outlaw Deluxe take the stage, playing their hard drivin’, straight-shootin’ brand of rockin’ country classics with a double fistful of originals that keep the crowd hollering for more.

The Shrunken Head is a full-service restaurant and bar located in the heart of Columbus, Ohio, offering happy hour specials daily, and the Honky Tonk Special for this show: a shot of Jim Beam and a Budweiser for a mere $5. Admission to this event is free, and all ages are welcome, although those under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

First Honky Tonk Happy Hour of 2011!

Broken Ring & The Salty Caramels at the Honky Tonk Happy Hour

January 12, 2011. Columbus, OH. The Honky Tonk Happy Hour features a very special lineup for the first show of 2011, with the Salty Caramels at 6pm and Broken Ring at 7pm. This is a great treat for Columbus roots-music fans, who will have the chance to hear an a lineup of great female singer-songwriters, with the Caramels being a little bit country, and Broken Ring being a little bit rock-n-roll.

The Salty Caramels are the brainchild of Columbus-based songstress Molly Winters, whose collboration with Bree Frick (Matt Monta and the Hot Coal Band) and Angela Perley (Angela Perley and the Howlin’ Moons) has been kicking up a lot of dust in the local papers. With their robust blend of harmonies, the Salty Caramels manage to evoke the same sensation for listeners that the Jeni’s Ice Cream flavor brings to your taste buds, with the Columbus Dispatch declaring “The entrepreneur behind Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - and the popular Salty Caramel flavor - reflects their music: creative, locally sourced and constantly changing”. The Salty Caramels are: Angela Perley (vocals, guitar, percussion, saw, slide whistle, kazoo); Bree Frick (vocals, guitar, bass, percussion); and Molly Winters (vocals,
guitar, percussion, kazoo, glockenspiel).

Broken Ring is an Athens-based alt country/Americana band with a spirited female lead. Drawing on raw and sassy originals with a bucketful of vintage and contemporary tunes, Colleen Carow (rhythm guitar), Jeff Redefer (guitar), Bill Rawlins (percussion), and Steve Phalen (new on bass) approach each song with thoughtful reverence. It’s fine fodder for this fatback, toe-tapping throwdown – lovingly complicated by the brooding elixir of a searching songbird. Recent press comments include: "This is one fun band that's worth checking out. Expect some swinging originals and twangy covers from one of the best groups we've heard from Athens in quite some time." -- Jackie Welker, Court Street Grill and “Colleen Carow is a mix of Norah Jones and KT Tunstall. Her soft vocals seem to float over her music, creating laid-back folk. It is easy to tell from her lyrics that she has a master's degree in poetry. Light, but at times bluesy, Carow introduces folk to its sultry side." -- The Athens Post, "Listen Locally”.

As always, we’ll be raffling off one of Jamie Lyn’s homemade pies every happy hour, and the Shrunken Head offers the Honky Tonk Special: a Budweiser and a shot of Jim Beam for $5.