Jimmie's Chicken Shack

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Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Origin Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Genres Alternative rock, post-grunge, funk metal [1]
Years active1993–present
Labels Koch, Def Jam, Fowl, The Rocket Record
MembersJimi Haha
Island Styles
Christian Valiente
Jerome Maffeo
Matt Jones
Past membersDerrick Dorsey
Kevin Murphy
Mike Sipple
Dave "Double D" Dowling
Che Colavita Lemon
Jim Chaney
Jim McD
Matt Jones
Casey Hean

Jimmie's Chicken Shack is an American alternative rock band from Annapolis, Maryland. They are best known for their singles "High" and "Do Right". In 1996 they signed to Elton John's Rocket Records and released two major-label albums, Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope and Bring Your Own Stereo . Both LPs enjoyed minor chart, radio, and MTV success and produced their best-known hits, "High" and "Do Right." After years of squabbling with their label and finally being set free from their contract, the band released three more albums independently, re.present , Fail on Cue , and 2econds. [2]

Contents

History

Early years (1993–1996)

Chicken Scratch was recorded by Mark Strazza at Hound Sound in Baltimore in 1993 for $600, after the band was together for 6 months. It was only released on cassette. Spit Burger Lottery was recorded by Mike Forjione at The Mansion in Annapolis in 1994 for $400. It was only released on cassette. 2 For 1 was released on CD in 1995. The band took both cassettes and released them on their first CD. They swapped the order so that Spit Burger Lottery started the CD, then Chicken Scratch. Jimi Haha created the album art on a photocopy machine at Office Depot. Giving Something Back was a live record recorded at multiple venues in and around Baltimore including Hammerjacks, Graffitis and 8X10. Their soundman at the time, Jamie Rephann, would later work with acts like 311, Jane's Addiction, ZZ Top and many others. The record was released at a sold-out show at Hammerjacks in Baltimore. It was released on Fowl Records, a label co-founded by band member Jimi Haha.

Rocket/Island years (1996–2004)

Singles from ...Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope were "High," "Dropping Anchor," "Blood," and "Another Day." "High" and "Dropping Anchor" both have music videos. The video for "High" was shown on MTV's 120 Minutes. Many of the songs on Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope were included on previous independent releases. It was produced by Steven Haigler and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. "High" went to #10 on the Active Rock chart in Billboard Magazine. It was released on Rocket Records, which was started by Elton John and a subsidiary of Universal. Bring Your Own Stereo was released by Island/Def Jam in 1999. The time between the two major releases was a troubled time for the band internally. There were several changes of members and trouble with the major label as they were shunted from Rocket/Island to Rocket/A&M then back to Rocket/Island and after the sale of Polygram to Universal Music Group, they were moved onto Island Def Jam. "Do Right", "Trash" and "Lazy Boy Dash" were singles released from Bring Your Own Stereo. "Do Right" was the first single released and the only JCS music video to make it onto MTV's Total Request Live with Carson Daly. "Trash" received little airplay but was played live on a music show on the USA Network. A promo single of "Lazy Boy Dash" was released when it was featured in the 2000 movie The In Crowd . "Ooh" was featured in the 2000 movie Pay It Forward . It was produced by Jim Wirt and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge and David Leonard. The video for "Do Right" aired as Buzzworthy on Total Request Live and other shows on MTV. "Do Right" went to #8 on the Alternative chart in Billboard. Early releases of the album included a card to mail to Fowl Records for a free copy of the Slow Change EP . This EP is now rare. The tour for these albums was with bands such as 311, Live, Everclear, Creed, Fuel, Finger Eleven, Joydrop, Self, Earth to Andy, Sumack and many others. In January 2000, the band was chosen as openers for 311 [3] for a 27-show tour, spanning from February 21 to March 29, with Jimmie's Chicken Shack as the sole opening act (including one special guest appearance by Incubus at a Winston-Salem show). [4]

Koch Records (2004–2008)

After fighting for nearly three years to get liberated from Island Def Jam, they released re.present on Koch Records in April 2004. "Falling Out" (featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind) was the only single released from re.present. A music video was made for the single and received limited airplay through various outlets. This album was recorded by Frank Marchand and mixed at Waterford Digital in Severn, Maryland. It was released on Koch Records. Fail On Cue was released in January 2008 on Fowl Records. Some of the new songs on the album are "Mutha Luvas," "The Quiet Ones," "Another Great Idea," and "Making Babies." The album also included the band's second studio-recorded cover of a song, Fugazi's "Waiting Room". This record was recorded by Jerome Maffeo in Jerome and Christian's house in Catonsville, Maryland. It was released on Fowl Records.

Solo projects (2002–current)

Jimi Haha started a band in 2002 called Jarflys. They put out a record called Anonymous. They continue to play in Annapolis. They have never had a band practice. The band is Jimi on guitar and vocals, Bryan Ewald on guitar, Noel White (Aidan Ewald currently) on drums, and Larry Melton on bass. It was released on Fowl Records. Jimi Haha put out his first solo CD under the name Mend The Hollow in December 2016. The record was produced by Jim Wirt, who produced J.C.S.'s Bring Your Own Stereo and was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge and mastered by Robert Ludwig. All of the odd-numbered songs were recorded live in a few hours by the members of Jarflys. The even-numbered songs were tracked with Gingerwolf on lap steel, Dominic Fragman on drums and Jim Wirt on bass and keyboards. [5] It was released on Fowl Records.

Reunion (2021–current)

When playing live, the band will be performing as a five-piece, but will continue as a four-piece on dates that Island has overlapping shows with his other band, Candlebox. 2econds is the band's most recent studio record. Featured players are Jerome Maffeo, Christian Valiente, Island Styles and the record reintroduced Matt Jones, after playing with the band Cowboy Mouth from New Orleans for several years. The album was produced by Jim Wirt at Superior Sound in Cleveland, Ohio. The LP was released October 25, 2022 by Fowl Records.

Members

RoleAlbum
2 for 1 Special Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope Bring Your Own Stereo re.present Fail on Cue 2econds
Vocals/GuitarJimi Haha
GuitarJim McDonoughDave DowlingCasey HeanMatt JonesIsland Styles
BassChe' LemonDerrick DorseyChristian Valiente
DrumsJim ChaneyMike SippleKevin MurphyJerome Maffeo

Discography

Studio albums

Independent albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main. Rock
US
Modern Rock
1996"High"20Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope
1997"Blood"
1997"Another Day"
1998"Dropping Anchor"33
1999"Do Right"12Bring Your Own Stereo
2000"Trash"
2004"Falling Out"
(featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind)
Re.Present
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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