INTERESTED IN THE SHACK BAND?
ARTIST BIO
What originally started as an organic, impromptu and free-flowing collection of musicians casually performing in the renovated remains of a dilapidated “shack†in Blacksburg, VA has morphed into what is now The Shack Band. Since 2010, things have changed. The band relocated from Blacksburg to Richmond, VA. A true lineup was established, with four members signing on. The songwriting abilities and sensibilities matured and improved. At the start of 2013, the quartet became a quintet with the addition of a horn player adding more complex arrangements and texture to the band’s already well-established sound. But, the one thing that never wavered was The Shack Band’s intent to wow new crowds with their off-the-cuff, high-energy live shows melding funky rock ‘n’ roll and soaring harmonies with a strong emphasis on song-writing.
The past few years, The Shack Band played 250 + shows up and down the East Coast and as far west as Chicago, while performing alongside a number of national touring acts, including: moe., Moon Taxi, The Machine, Perpetual Groove, The Pimps of Joytime, The Heavy Pets, Assembly of Dust, Everyone Orchestra and Dangermuffin among others. Thanks to their raw, infectious live shows and incessant touring, The Shack Band have seen, felt, and heard the effects of their budding reputation and burgeoning fan base. In February of 2012, they released their first EP, Born & Raised, to a sold-out crowd in their hometown of Richmond, VA. In 2014, the band released their first full-length album "America" which featured 13 previously unreleased tracks. For the next year, the goals are simple yet ambitious: hit the rarified level of 200+ live shows, release their first full-length album, and continue to hone their craft while writing and learning new material.
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SONG LIST
Covers
JJ Cale – After Midnight
The Rolling Stones – Ventilator Blues
The Rolling Stones – Loving Cup
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
Pink Floyd – Time
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
Pure Prairie League – Amie
Backstreet – No Diggity
Biz Markie – Just a Friend
Fresh Prince of Bel Air – Theme Song
Afroman – Colt 45
Little Feat – Spanish Moon
Phish – Funky Bitch
Phish – Stealing Time
Phish – Gotta Jiboo
Ween – Roses are Free
Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London
Widespread Panic – Down
Widespread Panic – Tall Boy
Moon Taxi – Suspicious
Moon Taxi – Gunflower
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
Beck – New Pollution
Bill Withers – Use Me
Couldn’t Stand the Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughn
ALO – Lay You Down
Van Morrison – Into the Mystic
Van Morrison – And it Stoned Me
Tom Petty – You Don’t Know How it Feels
Squeeze – Tempted
The Wood Brothers – Luckiest Man
John Mayer – Queen of California
KC and the Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight
Billy Joel – Movin’ Out
Originals
Got Work to Do
Samba
Tip Cup
Gabby’s Song
Mae’s Song
America
Seal the Deal
Down South
The Others
Before it’s Over
Needle in the Hay
House
Muddy Waters
Waiting
Maybe it’s Me
Made My Day
Meant to Be
Rock Bottom
Everything I’m Not
Took Her Out
Café Diem
Share It
Livin’ a Lie
Much Too Much
Picture Yourself
Change
Take Me Now
Sleepin’ Alone
City Lights