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"The Misery Jackals - EP -Review-"

Misery Jackals

(self-released)

myspace.com/themiseryjackals

To the punks: If you've just started spinning the Misery Jackals EP, don't stop after the first few notes. To the hillbillies: Brace yourselves; the Misery Jackals play a kind of punk bluegrass they affectionately call "pillbilly browngrass." The title of the second track, "Crack and Similac," suggests as much. It's hard to believe this musical mix could work, but the Misery Jackals pull it off, offering a tight, banjo-heavy sound. Their "punk" roots are apparent in their hilarious, off-the-wall lyrics, which they claim are based on true stories. These guys are such a capable punk band that they could drop the country shtick and not miss a beat. — Liss Vickery - Cleveland Scene


"Misery Jackals - EP"

Banjo, accordian, contrabass, jews harp, kazoo!? That's right! The Misery Jackals are here to turn the bluegrass brown! 7 songs, one with a title I have a hard time pronouncing ("The Ominous Anthropophagous Slackeye Slim"). Songs about roller derby girls, bad parenting, sex, and more. These guys call their music "Pillbilly Browngrass", and I can see why! Standout track is "Misery Jackal", which is really a straight-forward punk/rock 'n roll song with acoustic instruments, and lyrical sentiment similar to that of Dennis Leary's "Asshole". If you want a taste of dirty urban Appalacian music, you can get the CD through CD Baby. Rating: 5 out of 5.
(self-released)
- Artless Nonculture


"a wild hillbilly ruckus"

Misery Jackals
— The Misery Jackals EP

Yeeeehaw! This group of backwoods, dive bar-dwelling Ohioans raises quite a hillbilly ruckus, if the average hillbilly group sang about rollergirls named Gail and desperate searches for cocaine for which to cook some crack or the dangerous crosswalk at Akron's Mill Street.

The band describes its music as ''Pillbilly Browngrass.'' Its members sport monikers such as Beener Nix and Pirate Jenny (who wears an eyepatch!).

Its old-timey acoustic guitar/banjo/accordion/double bass/washboard/drums lineup belies its subversive sense of humor, found in songs such as the ummm . . . cautionary tale (I guess) of Keep It in Yer Pants. It's also found in the truly odd story-song The Ominous Anthropophagous Slackeye Slim, about a man who was ''shot in the face while still in his mother's belly'' and grows up to become an angry cannibal and eventually a flesh-eating zombie.

The band's theme song, Misery Jackals, is a straight-ahead punk song played hillbilly style (the band also sometimes performs ''banjotized'' covers of classic punk tunes).

It's fun and goofy stuff that I'd wager gets the average bar full of properly lubricated patrons a hootin'-and-a-hollerin'.

It's available at CDBaby.com.

By Malcolm X Abram
Published on Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 - Akron Beacon Journal


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THE MISERY JACKALS are a DIY project, motivated by a punk ethic of cooperation and hard work, in an effort to produce a unique and rockin’ show.

THE MISERY JACKALS formed on January 2, 2008 and quickly began playing all over Northeast Ohio. Since then, they have toured the country as far away as Austin, Texas.

THE MISERY JACKALS emerged from ghetto dive bars and backwoods hollers alike, blending punk and bluegrass with elements of roots and zydeco. THE MISERY JACKALS original songs are usually based on true stories, or real people who have inspired their composition. THE MISERY JACKALS also perform “banjotized” interpretations of punk classics, as well as traditional material. Call it what you like, they call it Pillbilly Browngrass.