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World Class Thugs

Rank #16 Phoenix, AZ Americana / Indie / Eclectocentric

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Label: Idelwine

Bio: World Class Thugs is an eclectic band that brings many different sounds to the table. The thugs run the gamut from carousel music, jug-beat folk, and roots-rock, to post-punk melodies and low desert tales of sorrow. Instruments in one show may include: accordion, washboard, flute, mandolin, banj... See Full Bio

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recording some songs at 'the shed' studios for our 3rd cd. i am giving the recorderman overhead drum mic technique a shot, i will let ya know how it goes.. also, can anyone call levon helm and ask h

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"I believe World Class Thugs made a wise decision in naming their first album Curio. Each song evokes curiosity, perhaps nostalgia. Each is unique unto itself. They might all be collected in a single cabinet like those pictured on the album, all part of the same history but all different."

— Carly Schorman, YabYum Music and Arts

"The band's new album, Curio, doesn't sound like the work of any mooks; instead, it's a jazzy Americana excursion."

— Jason P. Woodbury, Phoenix New Times

"The band, which took its moniker from famed linguist Noam Chomsky’s essay “Media Control,” plays the furthest thing from “thug” music, sounding at times on their debut CD, “Ameripirahna,” like a band equally at home in a German cabaret, a ska club or even a honky-tonk."

— Chris Hansen Orf, Get-Out Magazine

"And what a mix it is — uptempo ska mixed with psychedelia, Kurt Weill-ish depressionism, swing music — almost like Squirrel Nut Zippers with untreated ADD."

— Serene Dominic, Phoenix New Times

"Much like a traditional band, World Class Thugs have guitar, bass, drums, and vocals, but they also cleverly mix in clarinet, banjo, and the washboard, along with atypical instruments, to create their signature Americana sound."

— Az Weekly Magazine

"If you thought a broom was just for cleaning up a mess, think again. World Class Thugs use a variety of non-traditional instruments in their shows to create a varied style that appeals to fans of many genres."

— Nicki Escudero, AMP Az Press

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Girls Who Wear Glasses
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The Lost Leaf
Phoenix, AZ, US | 6:00pm
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Phoenix, AZ, US
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The Dusty Buskers
Buskers + Thugs = :)
Nov 4
The Early Mourners
You have a great sound! We would love to play a show with you some time!
Sep 20