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Shinyribs - Gulf Coast Museum [2013]


Kevin 'Shinyribs' Russell is known as the front man of the Austin, TX musical combo, The Gourds. Born in Beaumont, raised in The Church Of Christ, he found his calling in the 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. Since 1994 The Gourds have become a favorite of the Americana/Hippie Jam/Genre Bending scene.

Russell, in search of an outlet for his massive stockpile of songs, began performing solo shows under the pseudonym Shinyribs as early as 2006. After playing a monthly show in Houston for the two years hehoned Shinyribs into one of the most interesting roots music experiences around. A revolving line up of Austin talent has evolved into the current top notch band; Gourds drummer, Keith Langford, Cerebral Pony Bass man Jeff Brown and Kentucky Fried Keyboard Whiz Winfield Cheek.

The sophomore Shinyribs full-length - Gulf Coast Museum - contains another 8 ''tall tales from Texas'' and a faithful cover of the 1972 Harlod Melvin smash hit If You Don't Know Me By Now, rendered on ukulele and sung by Russell and Brandy Zdan.

On tour in september in Europe.

Frontcover only

01. Sweeter Than The Scars 05:05
02. Take Me Lake Charles 03:16
03. Limpia Hotel (Chihuahua Desert) 04:21
04. Somebody Else 04:43
05. Texas Talking 03:26
06. Bolshevik Sugarcane 03:54
07. Sweet Potato 04:41
08. Song Of Lime Juice & Despair 03:20
09. If You Don’t Know Me By Now 02:54