Muncie IN. Part of the No Bar scene in the 1980s, friends with owner Jon Rans. Here is some history: # Guano Brothers (high school absurdism 1978 - 1980) Doug Gipson and Phil Reavis. Here's Luisiana Blues from the first Muncie Sampler. While you're there check out Doug's alter ego Doug Suade and the Suadetones performing Lemonade # Disposable Air Sickness Band (more of the same, with drums 1978 - 1980) The Guano Brothers with a revolving cast of extras including Scott Forgey, Ron Franklin, Scott Douglas, et al. Here's the Gispon/Reavis/Forgey line up performing Send in the Clowns # Betterment of Youth (new wave covers and originals 1981 - 1983) Brian Baldus, John Goode, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons. Download coming soon. # Sign Language (poptones 1983 - 1984 ) Brian Baldus, Mark DeVoy, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons, Download coming soon. # Young Lords (gothtones 1984) Mark DeVoy, Neil McAnnally, Phil Reavis and Jyl Sammons. Download coming soon. # Mad Hatters (Velvety rock and surf 1984 - 1985) Piere Flood, Tim Noe, Mike Ost, Phil Reavis and John Terrill. Here's the Hatters (aka Soul Celtics) performing Baby with a Baboon Heart from the second Muncie Sampler. # Ten Cat Halos (Beefhearty miniature epics 1985) Tim Noe, Jaclyn Oddi, Mike Ost and Phil Reavis. Download on the way. # Atomic Butterfly (colossal improvisations 1985) The original line up was Dave Allen, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and Mitch Straffer. We had special guests too numerous to mention. Here's a handy introduction to Atom Butt. And here's even more. # Latent Chaos (art-damaged pop 1986-1995) Tim Noe, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and Jeff Weiss. Here are several tunes from the '84 to '86 line up. # Veritables (rock and surf 1986) Toni Arcuri, Mike Ost, Phil Reavis, John Terrill and Bill Weaver. Tunes coimg soon # Rosebloods (garage-eastern-surf, several releases reviewed in Option 1986-1993) More info on the way. For now, here's an early 4-track version of Sincerity from the second Muncie Sampler. # Phantom Lures (garage-pop 1996) Al Drane, Jon Rans, Phil Reavis and John Sheets.

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