Why haven’t I talked about Lonesome Shack here before?I have no excuse. Despite the fact that they don’t have the correct number of members, according to Indie Rooney, the local duo of Ben Todd and Kristian Garrard have been crafting their dirty, low-fi, electric blues for several years now and satisfying audiences thoroughly. Last year they released the excellent full-length Slidin Boa, which you can listen to in its entirety via Bandcamp and then purchase on vinyl (really the best medium for listening to Lonesome Shack) from our friends at Knick Knack Records.
In the meantime, watch Chris Todd’s video for the song “Sexual Release.” The video, like the band, is ramshackle, gritty, cool, transgressive, and hilarious. I hope Kristian uses this in his demo reel when he applies to So You Think You Can Dance.