Jimmie's Chicken Shack
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| Jimmie's Chicken Shack | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Annapolis, MD. |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Genres | Funk Rock |
| Labels | Koch Records Island Defjam Records Rocket Records Fowl Records |
| Members | Jimi Haha Matt Jones Christian Valiente Jerome Maffeo |
| Past members | Casey Hean Derrick Dorsey Kevin Murphy Mike Sipple Dave "Double D" Dowling Che Colavita Lemon Jim Chaney Jim McD |
Jimmie's Chicken Shack is an American alternative rock band from Annapolis, Maryland. They emerged through MTV airplay during the final days of the grunge era. The band was discovered in 1994 and subsequently managed by the producer Richard James Burgess.
Jimmie's Chicken Shack has released six albums; Chicken Scratch,Spitburger Lottery, which were combined on the 2for1 Special CD, Giving Something Back, all of which were on the influential regional indie label Fowl Records. JCS then signed with Elton John's label Rocket Records and released Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope and Bring Your Own Stereo this was a troubled time for the band internally and there were several changes of members and also with the major label as they were shunted from Rocket/Island to Rocket/A&M then back to Rocket/Island and after the sale of Polygram to Universal Music Group they were moved onto Island Defjam. After fighting for nearly three years to get released from Island Defjam, they released Re.Present on Koch Records. Prominent singles include "High" and "Dropping Anchor" (both from Pushing...), "Do Right" (from Bring Your Own Stereo), and "Falling Out" (featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind) (from Re.present).
JCS has always been hard to classify. No two records, let alone songs, have sounded the same. Though confusing to the commercial radio world their fans appreciate the band's independent attitude and the varied sounds that each record offers. The band continues to tour as it has for the past 13 years playing the grass roots, high energy shows that built their reputation often playing sets as long as 3 hours.
They are currently at work on a new studio album that should be released sometime this year. The working title is "Making Babies".
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[edit] Trivia
- Jimi Haha appeared on The Jerry Springer numerous times. He appeared as a paid actor as well as himself and performed the song "Don't Fit In."
- JCS appeared on MTV shows such as Oddville and 120 Minutes.
- Jimi Haha appeared on the short lived MTV show Say What Karaoke.
- Jimi Haha's previous band was called 10 Times Big.
- Casey Hean has a new project called News Travels Fast.
- Matt Jones played in Aphile before joining JCS.
- Jerome and Christian both played in Fidel.
[edit] Show Antics
JCS shows often include comedic antics by the band. Some of these include:
- Jimi Haha licking his guitar to show the crowd his "guitar licks."
- The entire band taking shots on stage and getting drunk.
- Making fun of each other.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Jimi Haha – vocals, guitar
- Matt Jones – guitar, vocals
- Christian Valiente – bass, vocals
- Jerome Maffeo – drums
[edit] Past
- Casey Hean – guitar
- Derrick Dorsey – bass
- Kevin "Thunderball" Murphy – drums
- Mike Sipple – drums
- Dave "Double D" Dowling – guitar
- Che Colavita Lemon – bass
- Jim Chaney – drums
- Jim McDonough – guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Chicken Scratch 1993)
- Spitburger Lottery 1994)
- 2for1 Special 1995)
- giving something back 1995)
- Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope (1997)
- Bring Your Own Stereo (1999)
- Re.Present (2004)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack Myspace page
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack Official Website
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
