ION INDIE MAGAZINE September 2015, Volume 16 | Page 174

Story by Kiki Plesha • Photography by J.B. Bridges ION Indie Magazine spent a day of “fun in the sun” chock full o’ bands, bikes, babes, beards and admittedly…a few beers. And oh yeah-don’t forget those CARS! Some of the most bombastic, bodacious, utterly badass—okay, I’m in a “B” state of mind. But why not? We were at the B3 BAR AND GRILL in beautiful Austell, Georgia!!! The event was the ROCKABILLY RECKONING. JB BRIDGES and I were treated to some righteously in-your-face Rockabilly/Psychobilly music and a total immersion of this culture. The bands making the scene were THE GO-DEVILS, ATOMIC BOOGIE and MCPHERSON STRUTS--who took to the outdoor stage--and later, inside the spacious venue…we were movin’ and groovin’ to the musical stylings of THE KRANK DADDIES, PSYCHO DEVILLES and THE KOFFIN KATS. Talk about “people watching”…it was a bumper crop of bearded boys and beautiful babes in their best rock and roll finery! And the music! Upright basses thumpin’, guitars squealin’ and drummers driving the beat, that started at the toes and reverberate up through the eyeballs. I’d like to extend a huge ION Indie Magazine shoutout of gratitude to the sponsors of ROCKABILLY RECKONING…you helped turn out an event that music-lovers and bike/auto aficionados alike reveled in. We were delighted to share in this momentous event with some of the warmest and most welcoming cats and chicks, like, EVER! A special thanks to CARLOS BICKERS, proprietor of the B3 BAR AND GRILL, STEVE MURRIN--THE American Biker Lawyer and our good friend, J.B. WALKER of J.B. WALKER AND THE CHEAP WHISKEY BAND (who, by the way, appeared in the very FIRST issue of ION). J.B. Walker and his Granddaughter Paisley WWW.B3BAR.COM Music by THE KRANK DADDIES “Johnny Cash Kicks Ass”