Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers

Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers started their hell-for-leather, Penta-caustic roadshow just over three years ago and in a short time have earned quite a name for themselves with their unique brand of American Gothic that is all-at-once irreverent, revisionist, dangerous, and fun. Led by their wildly charismatic rail thin frontman, the blues-harpist J.D. Wilkes, th' Shack*Shakers are a four-man wrecking crew from the South whose explosive interpretations of the blues, punk, rock and country have made fans, critics and legions of potential converts into true believers.

Drawing from the rustic charm of cotton-field hollers, funeral marches and murder ballads and the unhinged energy of Texas polkas, spaghetti western anthems and gritty, punky sound bombs, Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers break American music down to its essentialsâ€"only to rebuild it into their own monstrous, agri-dustrial abomination.

For the uninitiated, the band's debauched live show is the necessary counterpart to their hard-hitting recordings. On stage, J.D. Wilkes is like a mad southern preacher with a bible in one hand and a glass of strychnine and a lit cigarette in the other. Meshing Pentecostal themes with pained lyrics and show-stopping moves that draw comparisons to Tom Waits and the grotesque facial and bodily contortions of Iggy Pop, the band has developed a live show like none other.

In addition to his musical accolades, J.D. Wilkes has also been recognized as an accomplished illustrator and painter whose sketches further the band’s mission of celebrating and honoring the tradition of the American south.

(Biography by Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers)

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