Friday 30 March 2007



The Goddamn Shame

It’s been awhile since I’ve come across a band on Myspace that’s made me sit up and take notice, but I’ve taken a shining to Chicago’s The Goddamn Shame. Members Nick Hudac (vocals, guitars), Matt Deming (guitars), Jon Hersh (drums), Deb Umunnabuike (bass) and Josh Zenker (bassus emeritus, according to their Myspace page–does that mean he’s their ex-bass??) list Swervedriver and My Bloody Valentine as influences alongside Wilco, Sonic Youth, The Libertines and Material Issue (they get bonus point for even remembering the ‘Issue!). An EP, Dispatches from the Grey City, was released last year, and the band is currently working on material for another short-player of likeminded dreamy, shoegaze pop. Drop them a line to pick up your own copy of the EP if you dig this:

The Goddamn Shame, “Everett Avenue”





by J. Di Gioia | 2 Comments »

This entry was posted on Friday, March 30th, 2007 at 2:10 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “The Goddamn Shame”

Josh Zenker April 3rd, 2007 at 12:41 am

Yes, that’s correct. I played bass for the Shame until I moved back to Philly last spring. That’s me on the Dispatches from the Grey City tracks, but the newer recording of “Sherman’s March to the Sea” is Deb.

Thanks for featuring us on your blog. It’s always a thrill to read a favorable review.

stickfinger mcbeeb April 5th, 2007 at 5:55 pm

these guys are fucking drunks. The only way they are possibly musicians if your idea of a musician is keith richards on a bender playing through steve vais pedalboard high on mexican glue. I saw them play once and they managed to get through two songs before the singer got sick and played the rest of the show kneeling down in his or someone elses puke.

but theyre loud and thats pretty coool. if youre there basist you probably had to leave to attend aa meetings.