Welcome to our Off the Wall Band Website!
Ready to rock & stir up cool memories with the Off the Wall Band? Bringing you variety in live music (roots rock, classic rock, soft rock, country, folk, Motown, blues, originals & more)!
Band Concept: Remember those platinum & gold album award plaques hanging on recording studio/record label & other exhibit walls? Meet our crew below, playin’ some of those tunes from off those walls….
We hand pick the coolest hits from off those walls (plastered with platinum or gold album awards), giving careful thought about the mix. We also throw in some surprises, such as a few originals & some cool OTW renditions of songs.
It’s so awesome to see folks enjoy our song picks & reminisce about their past & current loves.
A million thanks to our audiences/friends/musician friends for the great feedback, love, support and inspiration!
Meet the OTW crew:
- Tinker -
Guitar & vocals - Joe -
Drums (sometimes we have other guest drummers like Chris “Crispy Rounds”) - Jon -
Bass, Lead Guitar & vocals (Update: RIP Jon) - Eileen -
Guitar, keys & vocals - Jim -
Lead Guitar, Bass & backing vocals
Cugini's with Chip
We have a major passion for playing music and lovvvvve to see the listening audiences smile and have a rockin good time!
Upcoming OTW Shows
Off the Wall History
OTW is a cool and a wonderful musical family: Let's start with Back of the Rack, an awesome group (with Tink, Deb, Chip, Jim Motz and Bougie a/k/a Walter Welch) that primarily played the Frederick/Poolesville/upper Montgomery County, MD circuit for several years before the sad loss of their talented lead guitarist, Jim Motz (RIP). An earlier carnation of the Off the Wall" group existed for a brief time with most of these members and various other lead guitarists prior to Back of the Rack.
Meanwhile, there were the annual Darnestock concerts, other band/trio configurations and other major influences (and encouragements) from other local musicians, from which Jim & Eileen emerged. As the Darnestock hosts did from time to time, they'd invite special guest performers to join for the fun annual outdoor concert event. Enter Tink and Debbie; after being on band hiatus for 2 years, Tink & Deb gladly joined as guest singers for D'stock 2007. Welllllll, certain trouble would continue to brew after that cool D'stock event, Off the Wall (OTW) was reincarnated with Deb, Tink, Chip, Rick, Jim & Eileen! We played a number of great public & private gigs together.
Five years later, OTW changed its lineup via some life changes w/Rick & Chip (including Chip’s move to sunnyland FL). OTW later welcomed Chris and Jon to the crew in Nov 2012 as part of the new rhythm section (with Jon & Jim swapping bass & lead guitar for added versatility). Chris had a great soft touch & dynamics. He plays a mean Cajon too for those tight spaced-
Early 2016, Chris went on hiatus for several months to take care of some personal business. Dean Preville “The Animal” stepped in temporarily to lend us a hand (or couple sticks, we should say). Superb time keeper & pocket player. Dude can sing too!
Chris returned to us in May 2017 & 2018. Since then he & other drummers fill in.
We’ll always remember the awesome gigs & times with Rick, Chip & Dean -
Another member we’ll miss is one of our core members “Deb” who is taking a break to spend more time with her grandchild.
All our players/singers (of past & present) bring incredible diversity and experiences as well as wonderful sonic spices to the OTW sound mix (not to mention the added spirit & fun).
OTW continues to grow as the amazing talents & potential of its members are tapped and pushed to new heights, much of this attributed to our audience feedback (musician and non-
Many thanks goes to our audiences for their past and continued support -
Contacting Us
To get on our email list, bookings (yes, we also play private events/parties), and other info, contact Eileen via email:
info@offthewallband.com
Check out Off the Wall Band -
Next show
TBA
Please check for updates as we recover from our recent loss.
The music must go on as Jon would say.
Boris’ Pond Party with Rick
AHOP -
Our 1st Band Photo
Photo Collage
Chip sportin’ an Off the Wall T-
All rights reserved -
Let’s rock & reminisce together!
2021 Shows
- More dates to come! Stay tuned!
Dean “the Animal” at Wheaton VFW 2/18/17
Band shot with Dean -
Photo & art by Eileen (Copyright)
Meet the Dogs or Dawgz OTW Crew:
On occasion, part of Off the Wall members partner up with the legendary Derwood Dogs, forming Dogs (or Dawgz) Off the Wall:
- Stu Judd -
Guitar & vocals - Jeff Payne -
Lead Guitar - Rich Perry (occasional guest drummers: Randy Snowman, Joe Mori or Chris “Crispy Rounds” -
Drums - Jon Reeve -
Bass, Lead Guitar & vocals (Update: RIP Jon) - Eileen -
Guitar, keys & vocals - Jim -
Lead Guitar, Bass & backing vocals
Other Archives
Some more band pics with past and current players:
Eileen & Stu at Muldoons 2004 -
Bill Frye Bash. Probably singing Pink Houses
A song samples from one of our shows at the American Legion Laurel Oct 2019:
“Night Moves”, accompanied by a slide show from different shows with the “Dawgz” from Stu Judd.
Some other songs from the American Legion Laurel show Oct 2019:
Mony Mony and Wanted Dead or Alive
Magic Carpet Ride and Fisherman’s Blues
More snippets coming soon!
Video -
Announcement:
Sadly, our dear friend and music partner of many years, Jon Reeve passed in his sleep May 2021. We will cherish all the fond, fun & crazy memories. He’ll be forever etched in our hearts. Rock on in the beyond Jon!
Personal invites are being sent to help us celebrate his life.
