Guys grease your hair back, ladies put your hair in a bee-hive, and everybody put on your dancing shoes because the Bottletones will be back in town to put on their one-of-a-kind rockabilly extravaganza at the Copper Dragon Saturday.

We are going to blow the roof of that joint, said Scratch Bottletone, lead howler for the Bottletones, as he was hurriedly packing for a show in Chicago. I think this will be the blow-out night for the Halloween weekend.

Scratch is not bragging about the Bottletones’ ability to drive crowds wild, he is simply referring to the fact that people seem to love the band’s music.

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They play mostly rockabilly and surf with a touch of swing, said Cassandra Solven one of the dozens of behind-the-scenes supporters of the Bottletones’ fan base.

There is definitely a high demand for the Bottletones brand of booze-fueled rock n’ roll. They have been touring extensively throughout the Midwest, playing shows in Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and many points in between.

We have been playing three shows a week for the last few months, Crash Bottletone said. We’ve been considering offers to tour in Japan and in Europe, but we are holding out for an offer that is a bit more lucrative.

Big money may be in the band’s future. The band’s latest CD, Corn Rampin’, was picked up for international distribution by Hep Cat Records, the world’s largest rockabilly label.

They keep wanting more of the CD, which is a good sign, Crash said. We only have about 50 of the first pressing left, and those will probably sell out at the show on [Sunday]. Hopefully, Hep Cat will decide to pay to have another pressing done.

And if their Corn Rampin’ CD is not enough Bottletones for your liking, do not worry, the band is planning on releasing a new CD by the summer.

It should have 16 new songs on it, Crash said. We are currently looking for a place to record it since the place where we recorded the last one, Sound Core Studios, isn’t in business anymore.

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For more information about the Bottletones, check out their web page (www.geocities.com/nashville/3766). It is full of pictures and information about the band.

We are in the process of adding the lyrics to all the songs off the last album and lyrics to a couple songs off of the album, Scratch said.

Opening the Saturday show will be local ska-core band The Boro City Rollers.

The cover charge for the Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave, show will be either $3 or $4, and the show will start at about 10 p.m. For more information call 549-2319.