Buckofive

Since the early 2000's, Philip Buchanan (vocals), Steve "Tater" Hensley (bass), and Todd Johnston (drums) from the Hodads have been playing as Buckofive (or Buck-0-Five or Buck O’Five or, for a little while, Suckerpunch), with others on guitar and keyboards, including Eric Wilson, Dale Ritchey, Jim Wright, Paul Sieg, Jack Browning, Rick Richards (Georgia Satellites), and Jonny Daly (Right As Rain, Drag The River). Philip released 3 albums of Buckofive recordings in 2023 and 1 more in early 2024. There may be more "in the vault".

The Dangleleros

In 2023, Dale Ritchey (guitar) from the Hodads released an EP by The Dangleleros, a band he put together to record his original songs in the studio. In the group were Philip Buchanan from the Hodads (vocals), Jeff Bakos (bass), Freddy McNeal (guitar), Mike The Hammer (drums), and Meek (backing vocals). In 2024, the Dangleleros released another EP with the remaining songs from the same recording sessions.

Philip Buchanan

In 2020, Philip Buchanan (vocals) from the Hodads released the single "All American" under his own name. Playing on the song were Jack Browning (guitar) and John Rosser (bass, drums), with backing vocals by Paul Sieg, Ali Buchanan, and Sydney Buchanan.

Road Hawgs

After the Hodads disbanded, Philip & Todd started the Road Hawgs, who put out 2 great southern rock albums — What You See Is What You Get! (1995) and Left Turn At Albuquerque (1997). Also in the Road Hawgs were Jim Wright (guitar), Joe Aukofer (guitar), and Sean Miller (bass).

Hodads Family

Crawdaddy: "I think of all these bands with mostly former Hodads members as the "Hodads Family" of bands — Hodads, Fontanels, Road Hawgs, Buckofive, Crawdad Crash, The Dangleleros, Philip Buchanan. They're all different, but they're all rock & roll. Putting all their songs together makes a pretty good playlist, which I did on Spotify and YouTube."

More Friends

• Bill Davis - Dash Rip Rock is one of the best live bands ever. Period. Bill has given me some valuable advice for navigating the music business over the years. See also: Borealis Rex, Swingin' Haymakers, Convergers and solo stuff.
• James Sardone - A high school & college friend who's been in several bands; he also gave me some good advice on the music business. See also: Jimmy Nations Combo, Loose Jets, Brickbat, and Sardines.
• Jim Wright - Jim was in a later version of the Hodads, then in the Road Hawgs, and more recently added some guitar to the Crawdad Crash cover of the Ramones' "Suzy Is A Headbanger". The Pepper Kitty Experience is one of his many projects. See also: Elzig, Evils, Asphalt Blaster, Bigfoot, Truckadelic, and Los Chucacobras.
• Todd Johnston - Todd played drums in a later version of the Hodads, then played in the Road Hawgs and Buckofive. He's been the drummer for the Georgia Satellites for many years now, and he also plays with the Mad Hatters, a Tom Petty tribute band.
• Walt Austin - A talented guy I met in my professional (non-music) life, Walt recently provided keyboards to the Crawdad Crash song "Victoria's Secret". See Walt Austin on Discogs for some of his other work, with Day By The River, Static..., and others.
• Jeff Bradley - Jeff played bass with the Fontanels. Russian Roulette Band is one of his latest projects. See also Russian Roulette Band on Facebook.
• Buddy Melton - My cousin Buddy has his own solo stuff and was also in award-winning bluegrass band Balsam Range. I'm also forever grateful that he played and sang at my dad's funeral, which locals called "the best funeral ever" in my home town.
• Nambil Mas - Sam is an incredible young metal guitar player; he played with Philip and Steve H. at a recent Songs For Kids benefit.
• Brothers Gillespie - My childhood buddy Mike Gillespie's boys' band. Saw them in Asheville one time. Good stuff.
• Wholihan - My daughter's friend Kevin has a few singles out.
• Neighborhood Tennis Club - My young friend Cam's band.
• Weekend Lovers - My daughter's friend Noelle's band. They're fun.
• Lunar Vacation - My son's friends' band. They're fun, too.