{{Short description|US musical group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Shinyribs | image = Shinyribs - OSMF 2019 - Ron Baker.jpg | caption = Shinyribs at Old Settler's Music Festival. Photo - Ron Baker (2019) | image_size = | landscape = | alias = | origin = Austin, Texas, United States | genre = swamp funk, Southern soul | years_active = 2007–present | label = Mustard Lid Records, Nine Mile Records, Blue Élan Records | associated_acts = {{Flatlist| *Picket Line Coyotes *Kev Russell's Junker *The Gourds *Tijuana TrainWreck Horns *Shiny Soul Sisters }} | website = [http://www.shinyribs.org Shinyribs.org] | current_members = Kevin Russell<br>Keith Langford<br>Mason Hankamer<br>Daniel "Tiger" Anaya<br>Mark Wilson<br>Eric Baker<br>Marty Muse<br>Kellee Fuller<br>Mars Wright | past_members = Alice Spencer<br/>Kelley Mickwee<br/>Winfield Cheek<br/>Jeff Brown<br/>Danny Levin<br/>Jay Stiles<br/>Courtney Santana<br/>Sally Allen<br/>Mike Stewart }}
'''Shinyribs''' is a 9-piece swamp funk / Southern soul band from Austin, Texas.
== History == Shinyribs began in 2007 as a solo side project of singer/guitar player Kevin Russell, then of longtime Austin band The Gourds.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corcoran |first=Michael |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/why-kevin-russell-of-shinyribs-turned-his-side-project-to-a-full-time-job-7066206 |title=Why Kevin Russell of Shinyribs Turned His Side Project to a Full-Time Job |publisher=The Dallas Observer |date=2013-12-26 |accessdate=2016-05-18}}</ref> At first "Shinyribs" referred to Russell personally in connection with his solo shows, but Russell later performed under the name "Shinyribs" in a band with other musicians, such as Gourds bandmate, drummer Keith Langford. "Shinyribs" then transitioned to be the name of the band as well.<ref name=honkytwerk>{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Rich|title=Don't blame Shinyribs' Kevin Russell if 'honky twerk' takes off|url=http://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article_9e3fa55e-af8e-11e3-91e9-0019bb2963f4.html|website=Midland Reporter Telegram|accessdate=24 June 2016|date=19 March 2014}}</ref> The name derives from something called out to Russell by a transient woman to whom he had previously given a plate of ribs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joyce |first=Matt |url=https://texashighways.com/culture/make-it-shiny/ |title=Make It Shiny, The joyful mash-up of Austin band Shinyribs |publisher=Texas Highways |date=January 2015 |accessdate=2025-01-03}}</ref>
After the Gourds went on hiatus in 2013, Shinyribs became Russell's and Langford's primary vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wildsmith |first=Steve |url=http://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/musical-hedonist-kevin-russell-channels-his-joy-into-shinyribs/article_df55852e-9193-5e51-9e28-f57024102854.html |title='Musical hedonist' Kevin Russell channels his joy into Shinyribs |publisher=The Daily Times |date=2016-04-20 |accessdate=2016-05-18}}</ref> By 2016, Shinyribs included bass guitar, keyboard, horns (Tijuana TrainWreck Horns), and backing singers (Shiny Soul Sisters).<ref>{{cite web|last=Brand |first=Aaron |url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2016/jan/28/get-movin-music-shinyribs/414463/ |title=Get movin' to the music with Shinyribs |publisher=Texarkana Gazette |date=2016-01-28 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>
Shinyribs' sound is a combination of many styles and influences.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/Recipe-for-Gulf-Coast-style-Shinyribs-4352305.php |title=Recipe for Gulf Coast-style Shinyribs: Love, death and food inspire Kevin Russell's brand of swamp funk |work=Houston Chronicle |date=2013-03-13 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> Russell calls it "country-soul" and "swamp-funk."<ref>{{cite web |last=Cadgène |first=Suzanne |url=http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2015/06/reviews/albums/shinyribs |title=Album Reviews: Shinyribs, Okra Candy |publisher=Elmore Magazine |date=2015-06-26 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> The ultimate decisions on Shinyribs' musical direction are based on Russell's vision for the band.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=William Michael |url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/how-shinyribs-became-texass-hottest-band-6520040 |title=How Shinyribs Became Texas's Hottest Band |publisher=Houston Press |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> Live performances generally feature Russell dancing on stage<ref>{{cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Michael |url=http://www.artslabormagazine.com/shinyribs-dancing-with-the-scars/ |title=Shinyribs: Dancing with the Scars |publisher=Art+Labor+Austin |date=2015-04-10 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> or in a conga line extending through the venue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-25 |title=The rise of Shinyribs – cat5 |work=cat5 |url=https://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2015/08/21/the-rise-of-shinyribs/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725082325/https://blog.beaumontenterprise.com/cat5/2015/08/21/the-rise-of-shinyribs/ |archive-date=2016-07-25 }}</ref>
<blockquote>"Shinyribs is flamboyant and has completely no rules.... He’s free and is dancing like no one’s watching. He’s all about love and having fun and celebrating life."<ref name=honkytwerk/></blockquote>
In addition to playing its original music, Shinyribs covers songs like "Waterfalls" (TLC), "Pony" (Ginuwine), "Buy U a Drank" (T-Pain), "All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor), "Golden Years" (David Bowie), "I Gave Up All I Had and Sorry You're Sick" (Ted Hawkins), "Me and Paul" (Willie Nelson), "Hey Pocky A-Way" (The Meters), "The Wind Cries Mary" (Jimi Hendrix), "Heart of Stone" (The Rolling Stones), "No Diggity" (Blackstreet), and "Baby Don't You Do It" (Marvin Gaye/The Band).<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Doug |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-08-07/the-sacred-and-the-profane/ |title=The Sacred & the Profane: Ride along with Shinyribs |publisher=The Austin Chronicle |date=2015-08-07 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/Shinyribs2014-10-03.mrsoul_flac16 |title=Shinyribs Live at Albino Skunk Music Festival on 2014-10-03 |date=2014-10-03 |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vuhaus.com/videos/shinyribs-golden-years-old-settler-s-pop-up-session |title=Golden Years (Old Settler's Pop-Up Session) |publisher=KUTX Music 98.9 – Austin |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>
Shinyribs' Kevin Russell produced ''Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins'' with Jenni Finlay and Brian T. Atkinson for Austin-based label Eight 30 Records. The album features Shinyribs ("Who Got My Natural Comb"), James McMurtry ("Big Things"), Kasey Chambers (the title track), and Mary Gauthier ("Sorry You're Sick").
== Members == * Kevin Russell - lead vocals, guitar, ukulele, mandolin * Keith Langford - drums, percussion * Mason Hankamer - bass guitar, upright bass, tuba * Daniel "Tiger" Anaya - trumpet * Mark Wilson - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute * Eric Baker - keyboards * Marty Muse - pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, bongos * Kellee Fuller - backing vocals, percussion * Mars Wright - backing vocals, percussion
== Former members ==
* Alice Spencer - backing vocals, percussion * Kelley Mickwee - backing vocals, percussion * Winfield Cheek - keyboards * Jeff Brown - bass guitar * Danny Levin - violin * Jay Stiles - keyboards, melodica * Courtney Santana - backing vocals * Sally Allen - backing vocals * Mike Stewart - bass guitar, "skwanga"
== Discography == ===Shinyribs=== * ''Well After Awhile'' – 2010 * ''Gulf Coast Museum'' – 2013 * ''Okra Candy'' – 2015 * ''I Got Your Medicine'' – 2017 * ''The Kringle Tingle'' – 2018 * ''Goin' Home B/W He Said If I Be Lifted Up'' (Need To Know) – 2019 * ''Fog & Bling'' – 2019 * ''Late Night TV Gold'' – 2021 * ''Transit Damage'' – 2023
===Compilations=== * Shinyribs: "Dollar Bill Blues", ''More Townes Van Zant by the Great Unknown'' – 2010 * Kevin Russell: "All the Time", ''While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records'' – 2014 * Shinyribs: "Bolshevik Sugarcane", ''Austin Music Vol. 13'' – 2014 * Shinyribs: "Song of Lime Juice and Despair", ''Texas Music Scene: Live, Vol. 1'' – 2015 * Shinyribs: "Who Got My Natural Comb", ''Cold and Bitter Tears: The Songs of Ted Hawkins'' – 2015
== Television == Shinyribs provided the theme song, "Our Game", for ''Lone Star Law'', a series about game wardens within the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which premiered on Animal Planet on June 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Isner |first=Savannah |url=https://cf.press.discovery.com/ugc/press/2016/05/06/114825/NWL_LSL_release_FINAL.pdf |title=Animal Planet Wraps Up Monster Week on June 2 with the Series Premiere of Lone Star Law and the Series Return of North Woods Law |publisher= Animal Planet |date=2016-05-06 |accessdate=2016-05-18}}</ref>
== Awards == ===Austin Music Pundits Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Work/artist ! Award ! Result |- |rowspan="1"|2010 |rowspan="1"|''Well After Awhile'' |Austin Album of the Year | 7th place |- |} <ref>{{cite web|last=Corcoran |first=Michael |url=http://www.austin360.com/news/entertainment/music/2010-amp-awards-true-love-for-roky-erickson-othe-2/nRzF6/ |title=2010 AMP Awards: 'True Love' for Roky Erickson, other Austin musicians |publisher=Austin American-Statesman (Austin360.com) |date=2011-01-05 |accessdate=2016-05-20}}</ref>
===Lone Star Music Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Work/artist ! Award ! Result |- |rowspan="2"|2014 |rowspan="2"|''Gulf Coast Museum'' |Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- |Americana/Roots Rock Album of the Year | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="1"|2014 |rowspan="1"|Shinyribs |Live Act of the Year | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="1"|2014 |rowspan="1"|George Reiff |Producer of the Year | {{nom}} |- |}
===Austin Music Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Work/artist ! Award ! Result |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |rowspan="1"|Shinyribs |Band of the Year | 5th place |- |rowspan="1"|2015 |rowspan="1"|Kevin Russell |Musician of the Year | 4th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Shinyribs |Funk/Blues/Soul Band of the Year | 1st place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|KevinRussell/Shinyribs |Musician of the Year | 3rd place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Shinyribs |Best Austin Band | 2nd place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Shinyribs |Best Rock Band | 6th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Keith Langford |Best Drummer | 5th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Winfield Cheek |Best Keyboard Player | 6th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Kevin Russell |Best Male Vocalist | 5th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Kevin Russell |Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (ukulele) | 5th place |- |rowspan="1"|2017 |rowspan="1"|Kevin Russell |Best Songwriter | 5th place |} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2015/category:best-of-the-year/ |title=Austin Music Awards: 2015>Best of the Year |publisher=Austin Chronicle |date=n.d. |accessdate=2016-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2016/category:best-of-the-year/ |title=Austin Music Awards: 2016–2017>Best of the Year |publisher=Austin Chronicle |date=2017-03-13 |accessdate=2017-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2016/category:best-performing-bands/ |title=Austin Music Awards: 2016–2017>Best Performing Bands |publisher=Austin Chronicle |date=2017-03-13 |accessdate=2017-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2016/category:best-austin-musicians/ |title=Austin Music Awards: 2016–2017>Best Austin Musicians |publisher=Austin Chronicle |date=2017-03-13 |accessdate=2017-03-13}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * [http://shinyribs.org/ Shinyribs.org] * [https://shinyribs.bandcamp.com/ Shinyribs at Bandcamp] * [https://www.reverbnation.com/shinyribs Shinyribs at Reverbnation] * [https://www.facebook.com/Shinyribs-273600490675 Shinyribs Facebook] * [https://twitter.com/shinyribs Shinyribs Twitter] * [https://archive.org/details/Shinyribs Shinyribs recordings on Archive.org]
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Category:Musical groups from Austin, Texas Category:Musical groups established in 2007 Category:2007 establishments in Texas