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Assigned reading: 'The Real Lincoln' |
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| Location: | NASHVILLE, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Mar 11, 2008 (665 days back) |
About Me |
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| THE LEGENDARY SHACK *SHAKERS: SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GOTH! Fri 3/7/08 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack Sat 3/8/08 Tulsa, OK Unit D Sun 3/9/08 Oklahoma City, OK VZD's Sat 3/15/08 Beaumont, TX Vortex Mon 3/17/08 Hot Springs, AR Maxine's Tue 3/18/08 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon ! Wed 3/19/08 Hattiesburg, MS Thirsty Hippo % Thu 3/20/08 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree % Fri 3/21/08 Atlanta, GA The Earl % Sat 3/22/08 Huntsville, AL Flying Monkey Fri 5/16/08 Austin, TX Stubb's - Outdoors * Sat 7/19/08 Lake Elmo, MN Deep Blues Festival Part of The Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival * Part of the Texas Rockabilly Revival ! Part of Gas, Food, Lodging Fest % Featuring a pre-show screening of Seven Signs Join Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers' mailing list! Just enter your email address! Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers started their hell-for-leather, Penta-caustic roadshow just a few years ago and have since 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, the 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. Described as "...the last great Rock and Roll frontman" by Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys), Shack*Shakers front man J.D. Wilkes began yelpin the blues through a ham radio microphone at his boyhood home of Paducah, Kentucky...a short farmer's blow away from where his future bassist Mark Robertson was cutting his teeth on punk rock and gospel in Nashville, Tennessee. When their paths crossed a few years later in the lawless honky tonks of Music City's Lower Broadway scene, they found their individuated styles and common interests meshed and that's when the like-minded, red-headed musical misfits began their crusade. With the addition of guitarist extraordinaire David Lee (South Carolina's preeminent bad-ass and "Illustrated Man") and drumming wunderkind, Brett Whitacre, th' Legendary Shack*Shakers have quickly become known for providing some of the best entertainment (live or otherwise) that you can get for your hard earned money. For the uninitiated, the band's debauched live show is the necessary counterpart to their hard-hitting recordings. Hillbilly royalty, Hank Williams III once said after touring with them that it was "like having SLAYER open up for you every night," and called J.D. Wilkes and his crew, "the best damn front man and band in America." On stage, J.D. Wilkes is like a mad southern preacher with a bible in one hand and a glass of strychnine 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. Having toured both the U.S and Europe relentlessly for the past two years, the word of mouth on the live Shack*Shakers experience is so strong that it reached the likes of Robert Plant, who made it a priority to see them at the 2005 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. One performance was all it took for Plant to join the converted. After seeing the band's show at SXSW, Plant invited the Shack*Shakers to support him on his recent European tour, which kicked off in Paris, France on November 9th. "It's F***ing Great," said Robert Plant on th' Legendary Shack*Shakers. "We try to tap into basic primal instincts," said Wilkes. "Rock 'n' roll is a cathartic release. Anything that doesn't realize that bestial nature isn't rock 'n' roll." The band is also well known for "The CB Song", a.k.a: the soundbed for the long-running "Sunglasses" Geico commercial, featuring the famous gecko spokeslizard. In addition to his musical accolades, J.D. Wilkes has also been recognized as an accomplished illustrator, painter, and filmmaker whose works further the band's mission of celebrating and honoring the tradition of the American south. Alarm Magazine recently described him as the "Ambassador of Genuine Traditional Southern Culture" and compared his unique storytelling abilities to that of other Southern voices such as William Faulkner, Johnny Cash and Muddy Waters. ================================================= CLICK HERE TO GET A PRE-MADE MYSPACE LAYOUT |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 5/17/2005Band Website: theshackshakers.com Band Members: Col. J.D. Wilkes...harp/frontman, Mark Robertson...bass, David Lee...guitar, Brett Whitacre...drums Influences: Field hollers, funeral marches and murder ballads...amped up to eleven. Sounds Like: Southern Gothic/punk blues .. .. width="425" height="350" .. .. width="425" height="350" .. .. width="425" height="350" .. Record Label: Yep Roc Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Psychobilly / Blues) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Seven Signs at SXSW! |
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| FYI:Be sure to catch JD's film "Seven Signs" at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) Austin Texas music conference. The film will be shown in the Obsolete Industries screening room, Tuesday March 11... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:48:00 PST |
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JD in the January Juxtapoz! |
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| Hello art fans!Check out the January '08 issue of the underground art magazine "Juxtapoz" for a profile on yours truly. Maybe those Left Coast types are finally ready to deem us Southern arteests as ... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:38:00 PST |
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Col. J.D. and Merle Haggard |
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| Hi Folks,just thought I'd pass along some cool news about Merle Haggard's new record "Merle Haggard, The Bluegrass Sessions". Yer old pal Col. J.D. plays harmonica on a few of the tracks right alongs... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:55:00 PST |
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The Swampblood Sound n more |
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| Hi kids,Swampblood marks the third and final installment of our "Tentshow Trilogy" series for Yep Roc Records. Like any trilogy, the plots and settings change while the themes remain. Just think 'Hitc... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:13:00 PST |
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Seven Signs at Staythirsty.com |
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| Check out the new Seven Signs clip featuring an audio interview with yours truly, Colonel JD at STAYTHIRSTY.COMStayThirsty.com is a terrific arts, culture & music magazine, whose writers were kind eno... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:21:00 PST |
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NEW "7 SIGNS" TRAILER ONLINE!!! |
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| Colonel J.D. Wilkes (frontman for th' Legendary Shack*Shakers) is proud to announce the arrival of an online film teaser for his upcoming, southern documentary "Seven Signs"...now posted at JDWILKES.C... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:28:00 PST |
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SHACK SHAKERS' TRAILER & GEAR RECOVERED! |
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| Unbelievable. At 10am this morning, Officer Rob Eggers with the Nashville Police Dept. awakened the sleeping giant Mark Robertson with the awesome news that the Shack Shakers' trailer, gear and merch ... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:32:00 PST |
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SEVEN SIGNS movie a GO! (press release) |
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| Possessed by a vision similar to that of the tent-show evangelists down in Dixie, Colonel J.D. Wilkes (the charismatic frontman and songwriter for the Legendary Shack*Shakers) sets off with a camera c... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:33:00 PST |
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ICHABOD VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.COM |
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| OK,The "Ichabod" video we labored so hard over is now posted on YouTube. It can also be seen on some of your cooler local video shows across the country. But while you're waiting between public acce... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 07:11:00 PST |
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Don Knotts...R.I.P. |
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| The world of comedy will never be the same. Don Knotts died today at age 81. Knotts, to me, was a comic genius and a trendsetter in the world of physical comedy. With his "Nervous man/Barney Fife" ... Posted by LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:19:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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