21 Dec 2012 - Rock & Pop at The Yardbird
Mr Shankly are a Ska Pop Reggae band that formed in 2009 in Birmingham with toolshop records in Selly Oak as its headquarters. Benjy Walsh (vocals, guitar) and Richard "Canadian" Western (bass, vocals) had been playing in local bands together for the past two years whilst setting up the toolshop rehearsal space and studio.
They had a vision of starting a SKA inspired band staying true to the 'rude boy' movement still strong in Birmingham and its surrounding areas. They set about recording there own songs for six months during 2009 and came up with the first demo ep 'Mr Shankly'. Songs such as "The Girl at the Bookies" and "Hey Ma" literally came out of nowhere. With the right tunes in place they then set about recruiting like minded musicians towards the end of the year. Lead guitarist Tim Botfield came on board in November ‘09 who brought his own vibes and ideas to the band. A chance meeting in a Birmingham music bar brought the last cog in the machine on board in the shape of Ilias Lintzos, an already established drummer back home in Athens who was looking to get into a band in England.
The four musical troubadours rehearsed religiously through the bleakest winter in living memory and started electrifying audiences of sell-out crowds in the midlands area with there own take on the SKA/Reggae music they all love. Now having found their feet the band, are ready to spread there wings further afield and take the music world by storm! Mr Shankly have a new member on Saxophone, Peter Lewis, a very talented performer from Birmingham who has his roots back to Jamaica.
DJ’S – Rock The Jazbah
Every Friday night resident DJ’s Billy Chill Fingers and Richie Re-Issue bring you the tightest funk, soul and rock’n’roll, hiphop, beats and swing, alongside top UK and international bands playing funk, hiphop, ska, reggae and worldwide grooves.
Doors: 8pm-2am / Free Entry
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