eMusic

Start Your Trial

Shake Some Action!

Shake Some Action!

Rate it!

Avg: 5.0 (2 ratings)

  • Formed: 2005 in Seattle, WA
  • Years Active: 2000s

Biography

Named for a classic album by the Flamin' Groovies, Shake Some Action! is a band from Seattle, WA, steeped in the influences of classic pop from the '60s through the '90s. Shake Some Action! was formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter James Hall, an Australian émigré who earned a loyal cult following in the Pacific Northwest for his work with the band the Jeunes. While the Jeunes earned enthusiastic press in both America and the United Kingdom for a pair of self-released EPs, the band split up in autumn 2005, with most of their repertoire unrecorded. Hall decided to use the Jeunes' song catalog as the basis for a solo album, and retreated to his home studio, cutting a dozen tunes with Hall playing all the instruments, except for guitar leads contributed by former Jeunes member David Bos. After completing the album, Hall opted to release it under the group name Shake Some Action!, and then formed a band to play the songs at live gigs in support of the record. Hall and Bos became Shake Some Action!'s guitarists, while the rhythm section of bassist Gary Miller and drummer Chris Campbell was recruited from fellow Seattle popmeisters the Scheme. Indie label Satellite 451 released Shake Some Action!'s self-titled debut in early 2007.
— Mark Deming , All Music Guide

Related Artists Ancestors, Peers and Acolytes

Similar Artists:

Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair, You Am I, Brendan Benson, Sloan

Roots and Influences:

The La's, Hoodoo Gurus, Redd Kross, Big Star, The Posies

The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.


Rolling Stone
Start Your Trial

Recently Viewed

© 1998-2009 eMusic.com Inc. eMusic and the eMusic logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the USA or other countries. All rights reserved.

All Music Guide © 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC

Facebook®, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia® are registered trademarks of their respective owners, Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Neither Facebook Inc., Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. nor Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. are partners or sponsors of eMusic. eMusic uses the Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia API but is not endorsed or certified by Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Wikipedia. eMusic does not pre-screen, monitor, endorse nor assume any liability for websites, contents, products, services or claims made by Facebook, YouTube, Flickr™ and Wikipedia®.