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About Me

Singer Dave Atkins and guitarist Tom Fallon actually met in the early '70s in junior high school, where they bonded over the fact that both collected Jimi Hendrix Records. Bassist Jeff Herwick met them in Kent in the early '80s when one of their bands opened up to one of his. He eventually replaced original bassist Lair Matic shortly after the band started. Jim Wilson came on as keyboardist while original drummer Sam Petrello was later replaced by Dave Swanson.

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Member Since: 3/19/2006
Band Members: Dave Atkins-Lead vocals, nuclear bomb testing, general nonsense/Tom Fallon-guitars and more guitars, harmonies and soul/Jeff Herwick -bass extrodinaire, altitude, martinis/Dave Swanson- drums, cymbals, attitude/Jim Wilson-piano, organ, ideas, space control----those who also served-Sam Petrello (original drummer), Lair Matic (original bassist) & Marky Ray (bassist at some point along the way)
Influences: 1950's & 1960's rock and roll. British Invasion, folk rock, psychedelia, country, punk, garage, and so on and so on.... Records for miles.........
Record Label: Get Hip
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

more reviews!!!

NEW SALEM WITCH HUNTERSS/T http://www.deafsparrow.com/ Without doing any research the first thing that struck me about this Cleveland band was their look. You can be as retro as you want, but you si...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:31:00 PST

another rave review!

New Salem Witch Hunters/Self-titled re-released: Get Hip Records Twenty years after this Cleveland, OH garage rock monster raised it head and released this on Herb Jackson Records, this slab of vinyl ...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:36:00 PST

We're Happening in Sweden!

from the Popism website out of Sweden....God Bless Abba... New Salem Witch Hunters - s/t (re-issue)-Get Hip Even though its not very likely that New Salem Witch Hunters will get an introduction ...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:50:00 PST

Buck Owens

Buck Owens, the rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and later brought it to television on the long-running show "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He w...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:48:00 PST

First album finally out on CD!!

...from the Get Hip press release..... The New Salem Witch Hunters are a Garage-Rock institution in their native Cleveland, Ohio and this CD is the long-overdue reissue (first time on CD) of th...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:27:00 PST

Free Times article-Sept. 2005

For the Record : The New Salem Witch Hunters' love of vinyl has kept them together CHANCES ARE the members of Cleveland's New Salem Witch Hunters own more records than any other band in Cleveland. Rec...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:29:00 PST

Cleveland Scene article 20th-Anniversary Show

New Salem Witch Hunters 20th-Anniversary Show Saturday, September 24, at the Beachland Tavern. If you weren't around to witness the New Salem Witch Hunters' early days, you might find it tough to gau...
Posted by New Salem Witch Hunters on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:23:00 PST