Basic Information
Label: Nine Mile Records
Members: Kev "Shinyribs" Russell, Keith Langford, Jeff Brown, Winfield Cheek
Shinyribs
Austin, TX
Country / Folk Rock / Soul, Blues
Bio
Shinyribs Russell is known as the front man of the Austin TX musical combo, The Gourds. Born in Beaumont TX, raised in The Church Of Christ he found his calling in biker bars of Louisiana at the tender age of seventeen playing a hybrid of loud country blues rock and psychedelic swamp jangle for the grumpy ingrates congregated there. His regionally notorious band, The Picket Line Coyotes did the college faux chitlin circuit until their demise in the early 90's. The Gourds formed in 1994 and ha...
Comments
Johnny Miller The Riverside Co...:
Hi Shinyribs. How are you? Hope your doing well and best of luck with your music career. Drop a comment anytime friend. Johnny
Apr 16
Shiv:
coming back to listen ... liking devilsong
Sep 30
Hillbilly Haiku House Concerts:
Shinyribs'll slap with a big ol' sack o' happy!
Jul 28
flitcraft:
Dang good stuff!!! its sort of like Stevie Wonder, meets Johnny Winter and Bootsy Collins while hitchin' a ride in the back of Buddy Rich's pick-up truck on the road to Galilee.
May 31
Shiv:
What a fantastic rhythm ... listen to Who Built the Moon ... and tell me if you are not moved. Beautiful!
May 13
Roadside Revival:
Who Dat? Dat am Shinyribs!! Right on!! Honkey Tonkers Unite!! You're soooo good! Greetings from the Roadside!! www.reverbnation.com/roadsiderevival
Apr 10
Status
Status:
Shinyribs has a show on 01/21/2012 at 08:00 PM @ The Continental Club in Houston, TX http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/82675321 #concert
Press
"It was here that we got to see the true personality of Shinyribs. Singing in his folksy, poetry-laden yodel, telling jokes and stories that had the whole room rolling, and busting dance moves that would have made Jacko jealous, Russell demonstrated just “how it’s done” in Americana."
Artist Stats
Fans: 2,046
Song Plays: 13,991
Visits: 19,100
Video Plays: 1,603
Widget Hits: 26,652




