Video: The Shaky Hands - Already Gone

ROCK OUT TO WALK OUT: THE SHAKY HANDS , DJ ANJALI AND THE INCREDIBLE KID, THE BOP OUT TO WALK OUT JAZZ QUARTET, & MORE ( The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel , 403 SW 10th) Powell's workers celebrate 10 years of union book slinging with Rock Out to Walk Out, a concert raising some cash for their strike fund (don't worry, they're not quitting the bookstore anytime soon!). The Shaky Hands headline, but the real show is Powell's employee bands performing folksy union songs. Also, there will be dancing. Book [...]

Portland-based riff-lords the Shaky Hands strike gold too infrequently on its third album of sweat-soaked rock 'n' roll. Classic-rock acolytes the Shaky Hands have made a name in Portland music circles for serving up a splintered brand of indie rock held together with rusty nails instead of frilly toothpicks. On its third full-length, Let it Die, the band once again adheres to this aesthetic with crunchy Chuck Berry riffs, singer Nicholas Delffs' gravel-choked rasp, and enough distorted rawness to drown out any conversation at your neighborhood bar. For anyone frustrated with the overly...

The Shaky Hands have released their third album on the Kill Rock Stars label. This is the first album for them to make after their original drummer left in mid-2008. Between that and Nicholas Delffs' month and a half trip to India, these guys went into the study ready to make something different. [...]

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