HAYSHAKER

Bio:

Order your HAYSHAKER CD Now by clicking the "add to cart" button below. CD's are $5.00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hayshaker is C.C. Rider on guitar and vocals, Laurie Rider (vocals), T.W. Lott (lead guitar), Matt Starling (bass, vocals), Josh Sharpe (pedal steel) and Matt Smith (drums). The band was formed in 2001 and released its first recording, “Black Holiday in Mexico City” (Shut Eye Records, Atlanta), in 2007. The harmonies of husband and wife, C.C. and Laurie Rider, make the music reminiscent of the Waycross legend Gram Parsons. The band is said to belie “their leanness in members by producing a massive sound sure to shake the tin roof off any roadhouse.” Pete Knapp of Shut Eye Records said: “Like a bulldozer in a field of wildflowers, this powerhouse from the land of Gram has enough intelligent twang to satisfy any lover of quality Americana music — and enough pent-up rage to satisfy any PBR-swillin’ NASCAR fan south of the Mason-Dixon line.” Hayshaker made the hour and a half trek down to Jacksonville’s Vision Sound Studios to record their seven-track Shut Eye debut, “Black Holiday in Mexico City.” The CD works hard to not suffer from repetition. Hayshaker experiments with the traditional pedal-steel, guitar picking, Scots-esque drinking song that is “Laurie's Song,” the roots rock sound of “Black Holiday” and the straight ahead rock stylings of “Dirtkick.” The band is comfortable enough with themselves to just play what comes out instead of sticking to a definitive sound. ...... .. ..

Juanita (Flying Burrito Bros. Cover) @ 12th Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull

Member Since:

November 27, 2005

Members:

CC Rider: GUITAR/VOCALS, Laurie Rider: VOCALS, T.W. Lott: GUITAR, Josh Sharpe: PEDAL STEEL GUITAR, Matt Starling: BASS GUITAR, Matt Smith: DRUMS

Influences:

Anything that's good ranging from Hank Williams Sr. to Nirvana

Sounds Like:

"Hayshaker is a gem, and if you're sick of that stadium country spectacle where the size of the hat is more important than the music, you'll regain your faith in pop music with Hayshaker."
Ink 19 Review

"Pack up your '56 Plymouth Fury and hit the long lonely dusty road and let Hayshaker's "Black Holiday in Mexico City" be your soundtrack."
TWANG NATION Review

"...the band is comfortable enough with themselves to just play what comes out instead of sticking to a definitive sound."
ninebullets.net Review

"This swamp-saturated indie rock has come along the lines of Parson and all of their Waycross Forefathers. Hayshaker is making some noise, and it's not just on stage."
11th Hour Review

"Their songcrafting is good enough to promise good things for the future of the band."
Pop Matters Review

"...a straight up kick you in the teeth country/rock ride (Black Holiday in Mexico City)..."
Lithium Radio Review

"Lyrically, Hayshaker renders a gothic country image that, while filled with the pre-requisite shit kicking and beer drinking, harkens back to the older age of country songs full of murder and angst."
South East Performer Magazine Review

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