Joe Shelby - vocals/guitar/WILD TURKEY
Matt Shelby - drums/vocals/pabst
sometimes:
Matt Anderson - bass/busch/cow milkin'
Chris Shelby - bass/marathon runnin'/being a dad
Pete Shelby - organ/vocals/guitar/harmonica/mandolin
Freddy Hill - guitar/lap steel/shitgrin
Influences
George Jones, The Sadies, soured relationships, The Who, Bobby Lane, Neil Young and Crazyhorse, Pabst Blue Ribbon, The Cramps, Youngstown, The Ventures, Dick Dale, liquor
Sounds Like
hillbilly trash rock'n roll. give an old country song a lot of attitude, too much beer and a punksurfpsycho speed and you've got the muddy mess that is bob's country bunker...
Drunk-ass hillbilly garage ROCK. Kinda like if George Jones was in Crazyhorse. Formed at the intersection in time when Joe Shelby learned how to sing by way of old country songs and The Sadies came to Youngstown for the first time in 1998. Previous to this, younger brother Matt was honing chops on the drums after encouragement from Joe insisting they could have a family band. In 2001, after writing songs and experimenting with a couple of different bass players, the Bunker solidified it's line-up to include cousin Chris Shelby on bass and brother Pete on Hammond organ. By 2002, the Hammond proved too delicate and heavy for live use and the line-up shortened to the core 3-piece that most people know. At this time the set list expanded to include surf tunes and obscure garage rock classics that were just fun to play. The three piece line-up continued until 2005 when family responsibilities and a fair amount of growing up reduced the Bunker back to the original 2-piece of Joe And Matt. This continued until Matt Anderson replaced Chris on the bass in 2006. Since then the line-up has morphed to include Anderson and occasionally original members Chris and Pete when afforded. The Bunker has shared the stage with many notable acts since 2001 and include the likes of The Sadies, The Bottlerockets, Bare Jr., Dick Dale, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Okkervil River, Scott H. Biram and The Black Keys.
BONFROG Festival of Peers An eclectic celebration of local arts and entertainment
Bon Frog will have a carnival-like atmosphere with surprises around every corner! Glamor Girls to greet you - live painting performances - side show acts - magic - raffle - dancers - and vendors!
Be a part of enhancing the ambiance by participating in the costume contest! The winner will receive a gift certificate generously provided by SKINETHICS Tattooing & Body Piercing.
GET YOUR CULTURE SHOCKED!!!!
INSIDE STAGE Album The Robbie Jay Band Black Sheep Caravan Panzer Talk The McKelvy Raygun
PATIO STAGE The Weedhawks Denny London Simon Kenneally Sticks N Stones
ART EXHIBITION Featuring works by Samantha Grbinick, Jason Vaughn, Mary Farragher, Lora Finelli, Adam Sullivan, Joe Mondora, Hannah Woodroofe, Daniel Horne, Tony Armeni.
Only $8 to open the door to an unforgettable evening!!!
A portion of the the evenings proceeds will benefit SMARTS-Students Motivated by the Arts of YSU. This non-profit program offers K-12 students FREE music, dance, creative writing, and visual arts classes.
Representatives from the following area art organizations: SMARTS- Students Motivated By the Arts Oakland Center for the Arts, Artists of the Mahoning Commons, Artists of the Rust Belt, Arts Youngstown.
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