Naked & Shameless
Known as the Acoustic Punk Kings of Kitsch Rock, [...] & Shameless are a drunkabilly duo currently based in Chicago Illinois.
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Background
Legend has it that Buck ([...]) and Dave (Shameless) met in a karaoke bar in Indonesia. Whatever the case, the pair ended up in Chicago a few years ago and have been making mischief ever since. Buck grew up in a trailer park in southwest Ohio, exhibiting signs of his huge talent from a very early age. Dave originally hails from Vancouver, Canada, but there is Kentucky in his genetic memory. It is through this filter (and a good deal of drinkin') that Buck and Dave have absorbed the music of their surroundings, from honky-tonks, to skid row bars, to little punk clubs. They personify the search for good times and strange salvation. [...] & Shameless are a fairly unique entertainment experience -- when grasping for a comparison, writers have suggested a lounge-punk version of Tenacious D, as both acts are two guys who lace their music with social parody and bawdy humor, but that's a pretty incomplete comparison. Think of Mojo Nixon, or Lux Interior doing show tunes, or duets by Elvis and Shane MacGowan, or countrified Ween. [...] & Shameless are also know for interactivity in their live show -- they encourage high-spirited participation. Fans are rabid. Detractors seethe. [...] & Shameless have played bills on with acts such as The Unknown Hinson, The Red Elvises, The Tossers, The Waco Brothers, Hogscraper, and others.
Discography
In Print CDs''
13 Drinking Songs (2001)
Sexxxy Americanz (2002)
Hot Dawg! (2005) EP (6-songs + sketches)
Drink, Fight, [...] (2006) Single (3 songs)
The Orange Peel Sessions (2007)
7" Vinyl''
Mowin' The Lawn (2005)
Compilation Tracks
"Drinking Song #18" appeared on Party Punk #1, and Sound In A Vacuum Volume 1
; "Pop My Cork" on Sound In A Vacuum Volume 2.
LE Promo EPs/Singles
Step Da [...] Back It's [...] & Shameless, Lawrence (Head Of Lettuce), Drink Ya [...]!, Live At The Milk Lounge, Better Than [...], Late Great Chicagoans, RedLine Radio
External Links
Official Website: http://www.nakedandshameless.com/