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shagg
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» label: unsigned
» for fans of: Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Lenny Kravitz, The Commodores, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, The Neville Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Seal, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson
» latest album:
"Peach EP"
5 tracks
running time 18:47
$7.99
5 tracks
running time 18:47
$7.99
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SHAGG.
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Buh Ba Ba Ba, Shagg's first full-length album, coming spring 2005!
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Shagg is neo-soul meets rock, with a natural sound that evokes classic funk and R&B, along with jazz and worldbeat music.
Why this name?
One day, back when the band was trying to think up a name, then-drummer Ronnie blurted out, "It's just Shagg, man, Shagg." So it goes.
Do you play live?
Shagg plays live in NYC all the time.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
MP3 puts the "free" in freedom.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Maybe.
Band History:
Like many bands, Shagg's story started humbly with apartment rehearsals, in their case in Brooklyn, NYC, where the band wrote a dozen tunes. But the band's credibility took a huge leap forward when two of the five songs from their debut EP were named finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Starpolish critic Joe McCombs called their tune "Shade of Melancholy" "one of the best songs I've heard this year, by artists large or small. It's the track Ben Harper has waited his whole career to make, and by the end of its smoggy-jazz exaltations that 'everything's gonna be all right,' you're guaranteed to believe it regardless of your mood."
Starpolish critic Joe McCombs called their tune "Shade of Melancholy" "one of the best songs I've heard this year, by artists large or small. It's the track Ben Harper has waited his whole career to make, and by the end of its smoggy-jazz exaltations that 'everything's gonna be all right,' you're guaranteed to believe it regardless of your mood."
Your influences?
SHAGG is a pop/rock band drawing from classic R&B, funk, soul, and jazz.