"Party People Eater" live at the Tractor Tavern 5/9/08
“They’ve got a gripping, Aerosmith-emulating energy onstage, and the riffs fly at you like machetes. Presence like that isn’t easy to bottle, though engineer Brian Brown did a solid job of doing just that on their sophomore release.”
- Hannah Levin, Seattle Weekly
"Shim slayed the main stage crowd. These guys were unabashed heshers, long-haired, mutton-chopped, crude, and oversexed. It was guitar-driven classic rock, not the a $200-a-ticket geriatric cashing-in kind, but in the 'we just wanna party with you' guitartastic kind."
- Jonathan Zwickel, Seattle Times
"Spirited guitar-driven rock 'n' roll with an emphasis on bluesy, stand-alone riffs, catchy hooks, ever-present, radio-ready choruses and the occasional cowbell. Songs with such lyrics as 'Love me like an animal/ Purring in the cool moonlight/ Want me like a cannibal/ Cause it's feeling like a full-moon night' just ache to be shouted in the car, shower, wherever people act as if they're the star of their own personal concerts. Shim makes it easy to rock out."
- Shawn Telford, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Blinding lights, smoke machines, merciless swagger and pure unadulterated rock 'n' roll. It doesn't get any better than that. Seattle's own red-blooded, riff heavy arena-rock band SHIM pounds out classic-rock tinged anthems replete with blistering metal solos, thundering rythyms and call and response choruses."
- Sound Magazine
"Immediate and clever, they pound out riffy rock just this side of the metal divide, while whip-smart storytelling and odes to not climbing corporate ladders make up the lyrics."
- The Inlander
"...so raw and full of energy that it may get your blood pumping. It also will get your feet stomping and your musical hunger fed. In the Veins is full of riff-driven rock music that will grow on you like a fungus, and if enough people hear about these guys, the sky is certainly the limit."
- Bullz-eye.com
“A heavyweight rock outfit that’s poetic and pure. ‘Satisfied’ is the sound of complicated people enjoying simple things. It’s vibe is 12:45 bar time, knee-deep in High Life, and the lyrics are nothing short of revelatory. It’s an anthem that was waiting to be written.”
- The Inlander
“...party rock with an atomic brain…You just never know where the body of one of these songs is going to throw a punch or a kick next.”
- ThreeImaginaryGirls.com
"Anthem rock that's cooler than anthem rock, which'll sway those dickheads who think they're too cool for anthem rock."
- Mansplat
“...a cut above… a welcome respite from your average Seattle band.”
- Seattlest.com
"...they rock like some sort of mad, out-of-control rocking machine that was set on high and left outside in the rain."
- Seattle-powerpop.blogspot.com
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Take a listen to one of the coolest sounding bands outta Seattle “SHIM”. Jason talks with Ragan about the new album, the origin of the band name, were those badass triangle lights came from and million dollar cat piss filled homes. All this and more on this episode of CIOM Radio!
WAS THINKING ABT SHIM YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS WRITING A BLOG ABT HAWAII. DIDN'T POST THAT BLOG COS I GOT DISTRACTED. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE BEST BANDS I'VE SEEN IN SEATTLE! YOU'RE ALSO ONE MY OLDEST FRIENDS AND YOU NEVER FAIL TO KEEP IN TOUCH. YOU ARE ALSO ALWAYS PLAYING AT HIGH DIVE...WHY IS THAT?? YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING PAIN IN THE GRASS NEXT YR!!! TALK TO JOLENE ABT THAT.
Friday is going to RAWK!!!! Can't wait!!! I'm looking forward to hearing the new material. I'm sure it will be THE best release of 2009. Keep up the great work guys!!
i'm noticing a severe lack of future shows on your page. i've been craving good live music that can rock my face off. maybe you guys should do a show sometime in the near future is all i'm sayin. :)
Are YOu ready for action SHIM? We are Rocking the FUCK ON in Michelle's honor! - West Coast Tour Dates for Sept. 2-15 Up Now! Spread the word! and thanks for listen to our tunes. Please stop in and leave us some luv - let us know what you think about us. Your voice matters! <3's - Meldrum
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