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About Me

We're a mix of old time psychadelia with some country - a little age and a little youthful exuberance. We started off as the acoustic duo Shane & Griff in 2005 and have since grown the band to include a really excellent bassist, Mike Chavez and prodigy boy, Ben Streicher. This gave us 3 gears of musical jamminess. Now with the addition of Scott Cecil on percussion, we have added an overdrive gear to our jams and we're having a lot of fun. We're currently playing the Cincinnati scene and making our presence felt around the city. This summer we are playing several festivals and shows... always searching for the best gigs. We love to play extended jams and we love to get really raw on some old classics. We like to put The Kickdowns stamp on everything we do. Can be best described as ballsy and raw, yet somehow classic and fun.

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Member Since: 6/4/2007
Band Members:SHANE BAKER - LEAD GUITAR GRIFF DELONG - RHYTHM GUITAR MIKE CHAVEZ - BASS MYSTERY MAN - DRUMS
Influences: Jerry Garcia/Jimi Hendrix/Beatles/ Bela Fleck (thanks for letting us use your equipment)/Phish (pre-millenium)/ Grateful Dead/Bluegrass/Iron Maiden/ Johnny Cash/Old Country/Thin Lizzie/ Richard Thompson/Hank III/Molly Hatchet/ Bob Dylan/Allman Brothers/Lizzy Borden/ Eric Clapton/BB King/Neil Young/Oak Ridge Boys/ Po Scat Man and the Melody Sisters/Ozzy/ John Simpson and The Slapbacks/Rush/ Pancho Sanchez and The Conquistadores/ U2/Various Scat/Various Gregorian Chant (before it went commercial of course)/ Various friends who we've had the pleasure of playing with throughout the years./ Whodini and that other magic dude./
Sounds Like: several species of small furry creatures gathered together in a cave grooving with a pict'
Record Label: The Label of The People
Type of Label: Indie

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August Hiatus

We are not playing any shows in August. We will be taking a break to work on new material. That's all. We will be back playing out in September. Check our calendar for details ...
Posted by The Kickdowns on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:21:00 PST