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Shoestring Strap

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Shoestring Strap performing "Push Back the End" Live on 6/23/07 at the Ocean Beach Street Fair

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Member Since: 11/17/2005
Band Website: shoestringstrap.com
Band Members: Dave Lowenstein - Guitar, Banjo, Vocals

Brennan Orndorff - Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar, Vocals

Kent Stephens - Bass, Vocals

Keith Tenzer - Mandolin player Emeritus, currently representing the band in Germany

Here it is, rough cut footage of our part in the Movie "Circus of Life" with none other than Wiliam Shatner. Oh Yeah!

Influences: Old 97s, Son Volt, Wilco, Whiskeytown, Uncle Tupelo, Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Hank Williamses, Hank Thompson, Bobby Bare, Townes Van Zandt, Willie, Waylon, Merle, Junior Brown, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Emmylou, The Grateful Dead, Alcohol, Cigarettes
Sounds Like: Shoestring Strap
Record Label: nada
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Band’s A little better when you’re a little liquored up

Yeah, great review for Mudgrass across the pond at Americana-uk.comShoestring Strap "Mudgrass" (Independent 2007)'...this band's little better when you're a little liquored up!''Mudgrass' is what the ...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:08:00 PST

Clown Movie!

Yep, we're in that san diego reader agin'. Check out the story on our clown movie shenanigans.http://www.sdreader.com/published/2007-08-09/blu rt.htmlClowns for Cannes "We went to a soundstage in L.A. ...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:55:00 PST

Review of Mudgrass in the San Diego Troubadour

Shoestring StrapMudgrassby Jody WoodLocal country outfit, Shoestring Strap, put together a darn good drinking soundtrack if I've ever heard one. Hell, they named one of the songs 'If Jesus Was Whiskey...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:33:00 PST

Shoestring Strappenings

http://www.myspace.com/shoestringstrapFriends,There's a whole lot going on in Shoestring Strap's world right now andwe want to make sure you know all about it. The number one big thingwe want to start...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:31:00 PST

San Diego Reader Article about our Mormon CD Mixup

Yep, scroll to the bottom of the page to read about what happened with Mudgrass:http://www.sdreader.com/published/2007-07-05/blurt. html...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:32:00 PST

Review of Mudgrass on Taproot Radio in North Carolina

Thanks to Calvin Powers at Taproot Radio for the review!http://www.taprootradio.comShoestring Strap's latest release, Mudgrass, is a country-rock road house release that begs to be sung along with. Th...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:37:00 PST

Video of us Playing the OB Street Fair 2007

Yeah, this is kickass! We always play better when we don't know we're being recorded. This is a video of us taking Push Back the End out to the edge and back for our great OB Street Fair crowd. Dig It...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:06:00 PST

Climbin' the Charts!

Sort of...Burrito is the Track of the Day at Garageband.com for July 3rd, and won a reviewer's choice award for Best Lyrics for the week of June 25th! Yeah! ...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:09:00 PST

We're in the movies!

Check it out, it's our cinematic premiere. This is in an upcoming indie film called Circus of Life. We're the clowns with the banjos :) ...
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:16:00 PST

Mudgrass available through Cdbaby.com!

Yep, Mudgrass is now available on them internets through cdbaby.com! Look for it on the iTunes within a couple months too....
Posted by Shoestring Strap on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:49:00 PST