Hailing from the punk music Mecca of Windsor, Ontario, The Shrugs play a ferocious brand of music. They are led by the charismatic Nick Shrug whose parents’ unfortunate accident with a cuisinart led to the financing of the band. Nick is bright, creative, driven and more than a little odd. He designed the band’s look, which includes monocles, bow ties, and berets (because the fezzes kept falling off). But always remember, they aren’t a garage band they are a carport band! The Shrugs can’t buy a break: they bicker; their equipment fails them; their slick Italian manager, Tony (aka “Asshole”) thinks nothing of booking them in Tierra del Fuego the night after a gig in Philadelphia; their ex-bass player, Angelique, is a mannequin; and the girls don’t show up for strip poker night - but as long as the Pabst Blue Ribbon is flowing, the garage music is cranked, and they have each other, they’ll be okay because they’ve got the spirit of rock and roll within them.