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Black Jake & the Carnies, "The Original Kings of Crabgrass", are a punk/bluegrass band out of Ypsilanti, Michigan. "Crabgrass" refers to the group's stylistic mash-up of punk, bluegrass and americana. The current and variously pseudonymous members are Black Jake (banjo, lead vocals, lyrics), Gus Wallace (fiddle), Zach Pollock (mandolin), Joe Cooter (bass guitar), Billy "the Kingpin" LaLonde (drums, washboard), and JC Miller (accordion). The band released its debut album, ''Where the Heather Don't Grow'' in 2008. The song "Happy Easter to Ya" was on the Jackson Citizen Patriot's list of best new songs of the year at number No. 21, beating out many better-known groups such as R.E.M. 〔() ''My Favorite Songs of 2008, No. 30-21'', Bill Chapin, Jackson Citizen Patriot〕 Black Jake and the Carnies have performed live shows throughout Michigan, as well as in Ohio,〔() ''Black Jake & the Carnies, Hullabaloo'' Toledo City Paper〕 Indiana,〔() ''Where the Heather Don't Grow'' Black Jake & The Carnies, D.M. Jones〕 and Chicago, and a performance on Brown Student Radio's show, "Phoning It In".〔() Phoning It In- Black Jake & the Carnies〕 They recently had their debut performance at The Ark, Ann Arbor's venerable folk venue.〔() ''Black Jake & the Carnies to be in Ann Arbor Today'', Rachel May, Detroit Free Press〕〔() Black Jake & the Carnies, Current.com〕 ==External links== * (AllMusic Review- ''Where the Heather Don't Grow'' ) * (Americana.uk Review- ''Where the Heather Don't Grow'' ) * (Black Jake & the Carnies on MySpace ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Jake and The Carnies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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