North Central Ohio rock band Yellow No. 5 was formed in 1995 in Richland County/Bellville by vocalist, guitarist Jeremy Lucas. Since their beginning they have received radio airplay, music placements on MTV and many endorsements. The three-piece recently released their latest 6-song EP: Vacant Star (Spin World Records/SWR). The songs were recorded at John Schwab Recording Studios/JSR Studios in Columbus, Ohio from 2024-2025 with Chief Engineer Colin Coffey (Slash, Myles Kennedy, Halestorm), with the exception of bonus track “Alien,” from 2023.  Yellow No. 5 recently returned from an extensive 12-date national tour across 10 states, dubbed as the From Dusk Till Dawn Tour. The tour included gigs in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and San Bernardino—a major highlight of the trip was their 9:30 p.m. performance at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go, on Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.  The band is no stranger to touring as they have traveled through the U.S. and into Canada, sharing stage...

Written By Neil Shumate, OOTB Publications Melbourne, Australia raised, Long Beach, California residing rock-and-roll Davies’ brother duo OF LIMBO are releasing an acoustic unplugged album this summer.  Brothers Jake and Luke both share roles of vocals and guitar, and in 2017 they released their CD Nicotine and in 2023 they released their self-titled album.  They have toured with Blue Oyster Cult, Wolfmother, Faster Pussycat, Hinder, Candlebox, Buckcherry, Small Town Titans and Joyous Wolf, among others. From the upcoming new Unplugged album, they recently released a third single: their cover of Van Halen’s 1988 song “Finish What Ya Started,” along with a video that gives a salute to the classic original.  Jake gave time for an in-depth interview with OOTB to discuss the cover song (and Sammy Hagar’s opinion of it), the new 9-song album, the overall writing process, the current state of rock and metal, and what’s all next for the band. What made you want to record a str...

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    We formed in Columbus, Ohio as a 4-piece in Nov. 2023, with  Shawn Gerboc  (drums),  Spencer Chicketti  (guitar, lead vocals),   Alex Brannon  (bass), and  Ax Stinnett  (keys, rap vocals).  Over the past year we've had a couple lineup changes, but three of the four original members remain (Shawn, Spencer, Ax) with  Aaron Sartain  taking up the bass in place of Alex, and we've added  Mohamed El Hamahmy   on lead guitar as the 5th in our now 5-piece. Our first show was scheduled at  Ace of Cups  on February 13th, but it was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances with the headlining band.  Our next show is at Summit Music Hall on April 25th as part of ToadFest, which begins at 2 p.m. Tickets Available Here Our friends  Rachel Gerboc  ( Bands In The Bus ) and  Gabriel Goulding  both shot Live Photos and Video at our most recent show, which was March 15th at Boxland in Wo...