The current kings of the Columbus music scene, The Johnson Brothers Quartet, return to Oldfield’s on High on Friday for their first show in town in five months.The band is the new configuration of the former Fabulous Johnson Brothers, featuring Curtis Roberts on bass, Aaron Pickering on Vocals, Doug Beale on guitar and Matt Fielding on drums. Tom Boyer will be joining the band on keyboard as a guest performer. The last show the Johnson Brothers played was at Chelsie’s prior to its closing. Since the last show the Johnson Brothers have gone through a process of streamlining.Roberts said dropping a large horn section from the band seemed necessary. “The band was too big, no record labels wanted to deal with us,” Roberts said.The strength of the group stems from the fact that Roberts, Pickering and Beale have been playing together for the past 11 years. Since the removal of the horn section, Beale has moved out to Los Angeles to try to promote the Johnson Brothers’ sound to the music industry. At this point, the Johnson Brothers are trying to concentrate their musical efforts on Los Angeles, Columbus and New York.The band is also currently working on a new demo and hoping to record a five-song CD after their recent success with their album “Universal Tongue.” The album didn’t get much written press but it gained a lot of radio play on CD 101 and out-of-town stations. The CD also sold out in the Columbus area. Aside from the bands recent transformation in composition, they have also gone through a lot of name changes. From their original name “Lost Generation” the band has taken a steady progression.”Our name was ‘Johnson,’ a silly porno pun,” Roberts said. After that the band added “Bros” then “Brothers” and finally added “Fabulous” because the crowds had become just that, fabulous.Pickering and Roberts describe the sound of the Johnson Brothers as moody soul rock. “We’re a perfect mixture of the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Motown,” Roberts said. “The best description of us is Mick Jaggar with an Afro.”The band, influenced by everything from country to metal, creates its own sound, but it’s different from the last time they played. “It’s not as pop,” Roberts said. “Our music’s heavier and got more soul.”Aside from having their own sound, the Johnson Brothers put on a show all their own. High energy and wild fans create an interesting atmosphere. People removing articles of clothing and dancing on stage with the band is not uncommon.The Johnson Brothers have recently played with some big label bands like Parliament, KC and the Sunshine Band, Cheap Trick and Social Distortion.The Johnson Brothers play Friday at Oldfield’s on High with Stepford Five and Saturday with Kettle and Cleopatra Grip at Little Brothers in the Short North.