Whiskeytown, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Robert Earle Keen, Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Son Volt, Clarence Carter, Otis Redding, CCR, Southern Culture On The Skids, Lucero, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Neil Young, Steve Earle, Sly & The Family Stone, lots of 90s country bands like Confederate Railroad....Free beer. Crazy women. Old brick buildings. Late nights. The highways and byways of North Carolina. The color green. Dim lights and thick smoke.
Call it alt. country.
Call it Southern rock.
Call it Americana.
Call it shake-yo-ass blues-fried boogie with flashes of raucous cow punk.
Call it a honky-tonk Chinese fire drill.
Any one of those musical descriptors could hit the mark during a Possum Jenkins show and be dead on.
Since coming together during their final year at Boone, North Carolina's Appalachian State University in 2004, instrument-swapping Americana quartet Possum Jenkins has toiled and triumphed in bars, clubs and at festivals across their home state, as well as venturing into South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
A sonic Southern recipe of simple but effective melodies married to boundless, off-the-rails energy find the tight-knit group zeroing in on a sound that seamlessly incorporates strains of the timeless mountain music of Appalachia, the compelling alt. country of East Nashville and Austin, a touch funky Memphis soul and a helping of unabashed Southern rock.
It's not hard to see why Possum Jenkins is just as comfortable sharing stages with outlaw legend Billy Joe Shaver as they are with blues rockers the North Mississippi Allstars. Fans of Shaver's raw, heartfelt country as well as those of the Allstars' brand of hill country boogie have both identified with the hard-driving and passionate Americana of Possum Jenkins that finds common ground in both traditions.
On Collection Of Bad Habits, the third independent studio release by Possum Jenkins, the Winston-Salem and Boone, NC-based quintet matches their strongest batch of original material with equally compelling production courtesy of Doug Williams (Avett Brothers, Mad Tea Party) of Electro Magnetic Radiation Recorders and former Emma Gibbs Band guitarist and vocalist Richard Upchurch.
In addition to solid playing throughout by the band, guest turns by Will Straughn (Emma Gibbs Band, Shannon Whitworth) and longtime collaborator Aaron Burleson on keyboards add depth to the band’s self-described blend of “Carolinacana.” Swapping instruments throughout and sharing songwriting and lead vocal duties, Possum Jenkins’ driving, country-tinged rockers mesh perfectly with soulful acoustic fare, delivering the band’s most mature and fully realized album to date.
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a collection of bad habits hasnt come off my playlist rotation in three months, it improves everytime i listen to it. i havent enjoyed an album this much since levon helm's dirt farmer. appreciate what yall do.
Great to hang out and meet you boys at Shakori Hills. The late night at the campsite was some hilarity that i will not soon forget. And don't believe a thing Brent says about me. He is a liar. ha! Thanks also for the Cd. Listened to it on the way home late Sunday night! Very nice indeed. Now, we have to get you boys to the ole ATL.
Ruby Jane Article in New York Times!! http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/who-do-these-guys-think-they-are/ AND Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think! Ruby Jane
Check out Fridays Company - http://www.myspace.com/fridayscompany Let us know what you think of our music! we are recording new arrangements of our music and they will be online soon! keep your eyes out!
Y'all did a fantastic job Saturday night. It was an honor to open for y'all. I kept trying to say bye at the end but I was really feeling sick and just had to duck out during your encore. Hope y'all had fun and let me know if you ever want to play together again!
I know! I realized that as soon as I posted the show and am about to fix it don't you worry! :) Can't wait to meet y'all and play together! The Windjammer is always a good time and a pretty attentive crowd I've found. Safe travels!
