Jukebox Hardknocks
Denver, Colorado, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2020
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With the band using a Cramps-saluting title, Songs the Jukebox Taught Us, it would be easy to call its music "rockabilly" or "psychobilly" and move on. But the Hardknocks' fifth EP in two years injects more than a healthy dose of classic honky-tonk into the sound, so much so that it's totally fair to call this an actual honky-tonk band. It gets pretty twangy with Adam Stern's pedal steel guitar contributions and singer Andy Christ's baritone vocals. And the influence is present in the songs. The band drops two originals, but the remaining four songs are covers of masters of the honky-tonk genre — Hank Thompson, Hank Mills, Faron Young and Buck Owens. They're all artists you might skip over in the bargain record crate, but probably shouldn't. - Westword
Discography
2022 Songs The Jukebox Taught Us
2022 Flowers By The Door (single)
2022 I Cast A Lonesome Shadow (single)
2022 I'm Not The Only One (single)
2021 Alcoholic Anthems
2021 America's Most Haunted
2021 Play One More For My Radio Sweetheart
2020 Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk
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Jukebox Hardknocks is a Denver-based band formed in 2020 featuring members of local hardcore punk bands such as Reno Divorce, Out For Blood and Chemical X. The sound is vintage honkytonk, rockabilly and roots music played with a punk rock edge. To date the group has released five EPs and two digital singles.
Some notable shows include opening for Reverend Horton Heat at The Oriental Theater and The Delta Bombers at HQ in addition to appearances at the Hot Rod Rock & Rumble and Punk Rock Saves Lives festivals. Jukebox has headlined local shows at Lion's Lair, East Fax Tap and Yacht Club.
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