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The Wages Of Sin

Punk rock sea shanties and Applachian death polka!

About Me

The Wages of Sin play traditional music for non-traditionalists. They mix Celtic with country with Appalachian with rockabilly with Tex-Mex with bluegrass, and follow the whole mess with a bracing shot of punk rock. Alternately rowdy and mournful, they're sure to get your feet tapping, your heart palpitating, and your liver crying for mercy. Repent, ye sinners, and be saved!You can buy cool Wages' junk right here!

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Member Since: 6/18/2005
Band Website: thewages.com
Band Members: Jesse Stewart - Lead Vocals and Guitar/ Nick Kirschner, aka Brock Huntington, aka Nick The Grip, aka Pockets - Upright Bass and Backing Vocals/ Nate "Napkins" Atkins - Drums and Percussion/ T. Royal Morgan - Fiddle/ Marc Robben - Mandolin, Guitar, Harmonica and Backing Vocals/ Tom Martin - Banjo and Backing Vocals
Influences: The Misfits, Flatt and Scruggs, The Pogues, Waco Brothers, The Clash, Johnny Cash, Fugazi, Hank Williams, Flogging Molly, Robbie Fulks, Motorhead, Drive-By Truckers, Judas Priest, The Everly Brothers, Charlie Daniels, AC/DC, The Sonics, Korpiklaani......bluegrass, honky tonk, punk rock and the blackest of black metal.
Sounds Like: If Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs joined The Clash, and Shane MacGowan dropped by the rehearsal space for a few (too many) drinks.......and then they all devoted their lives to sailing and plundering the seven seas. It wouldn't hurt if they dabbled in the black arts, either.
Record Label: My CheckBook Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Sneak attack song 3 - "The Righteous Stranger" - Advance tix for sale to CD Release show!

Good morrow knaves and fellow mavericks,  Well, another week has passed, and that means it's time for another song from "Gringo Mariachi" to make it's debut here on our MySpace site. While we h...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:22:00 PST

Sneak preview song 2 - The Drunkard's Prayer - It's Blasphalicious!

Dearest comrades, Yesterday brought us the single worst day in the history of the American financial markets. It appears the New Depression is upon us......soon we'll be standing in bread lines, but ...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:28:00 PST

New song debut - world premiere of "Ten Fathoms Deep"!

Good day fine sirs and madames, Today we're happy to bring you the first sneak peak of our new album, "Gringo Mariachi", available on November 7th. Every Tuesday between now and November 7th, we'll b...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:42:00 PST

Avert yer eyes - new pics of tWoS!

My my, aren't you just a little glutton for punishment? Yes, we have some new pictures posted. One is a group shot featuring all current members of the band. In said photo, you can even see our reclu...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:25:00 PST

Live Wages Podcast & CD Release Show Details

Greetings to all of the parishoners in the holy mother church of The Wages. Bow your heads in prayer and let the guilt wash over you. We've got a couple of news items for you all this week. First thin...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:26:00 PST

tWoS II - CD Release Show on 11/7/08!

Here it is, folks......the Wages news you've been awaiting. After a very long courtship, an even longer engagement, and after breaking it off a time or two.....we've finally set a date. That's ri...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:55:00 PST

The Wages have Olympics Fever...or perhaps Scarlet Fever...catch it at King Cobra on Aug 16!

Fellow Patriots, With the Olympics in full swing, what better way to fuel your unhealthy, jingoistic national fervor than by cheering on six loutish Americans with little or no athletic ability? Nee...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:14:00 PST

The Wages rise from the dead: August 16th at King Cobra

Groan. Moan. Brains. We're zombies.....get it? We figured that whole zombie thing isn't played out enough, so we're jumping on board. There's always more room on the bandwagon, especially The Wages b...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:45:00 PST

Recording Update & Summer Shows

Blast.....the sun is finally coming out in Seattle, and it's fucking awful. Sunlight is so oppressive. Well, just like any good batcaver would do, we'll be coating ourselves with SPF 10,000 and hidin...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:02:00 PST

Don’t waste Memorial Day weekend on outdoor activities and sobriety......

Let's face it......Memorial Day weekend is a made-up holiday for the benefit or department store linen sales. It's not like you're going to spend your time thanking and honoring America's veterans. Yo...
Posted by The Wages Of Sin on Wed, 21 May 2008 10:27:00 PST