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
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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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It all started with a recording session in June of 2006 to record their song "If Jesus was Whiskey" which became the soundtrack to a scene in a movie starring William Shatner and Casey Kasem ("Circus of Life", coming to a film festival near you) and grew into Shoestring Strap's second album. With live performances slowing down while their Bass player and his wife prepared to have their first child the band holed up in the studio between January and April of 2007 and got to tracking.
Entitled "Mudgrass", their name for their own dirty mixture of country, bluegrass and bluesy southern rock, the fourteen-track opus is a thick and heavy dose of original tunes that evoke such influences as Old 97s, Uncle Tupelo, and The Jayhawks while creating a distinct sound of its own.
Most of the album is built up from tracks recorded live on stage in December of 2006 and pulsates with the raw energy of the hot lights, sweaty fans, and $2 PBRs.
Kick back, crack open a cold one, and let Shoestring Strap rock your world!
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Im telling you, you need to call my father in law for a drummer .. he is one of the best .. and I will give you his # tonight. You can even look him up on line .. Michael Atesalp
Hey Shoestring Thanks for the add, and welcome to my friends list. Took a listen to some of your songs, and ya'll have a great sound. Thanks again Gary Farmer Farm Boy Music Group
It took me while to realize that song I heard last night on the Roots Rock podcast was Shoestring Strap. It sounded great, and I wasn't even liquored up (hardly). Good job!
