Spoonshine Bio and Press

About the Band

Spoonshine has been working, touring the west coast, up north to Alaska, down south to Joshua Tree California. Members have traveled back and forth to Europe for studio session work. Recently, Jacob Navarro was asked to collaborate with Eddie Vedder on his song “Better Days” for the movie soundtrack “Eat Pray Love”. His mandolin playing can be heard featured on that song. Not long ago, they connected with producer Adam Kasper (Cat Power, Pearl Jam, REM, Tragically Hip, Into The Wild soundtrack, Soundgarden….), and ventured into the studio to explore ideas, along with George Schwindt from Flogging Molly acclaim on drums. This album is recently completed, and preproduction for the follow up has already begun. Matt Hermstad (drums) has joined the roster, along with James Moffitt (guitar), and the sound continues to evolve. Of a recent performance the editor of Jambase wrote this about the band: “With a thick, steady low end like Railroad Earth and a leader on mandolin/acoustic guitar that strongly recalls The Bad Livers, Spoonshine rumbled with all the growl and scrapple you’d ever want from a string band with rock leanings. With fierce picking that recalls Tim O’Brien in his youth and a voice that just might unleash hellfire one day, Jacob Navarro made one feel, by turns, that the grave loomed near or one had just gotten the best kiss they could remember in recent history….” Dennis Cook, Jambase. Stay tuned, Spoonshine is just getting started.

Discography-

Dance All Night- Their first studio album, showing off the multiple influences that make Spoonshine shine.

Live @ Joshua Tree- Recorded at the festival, and for sale 20 minutes after the set was over!

Live @ The Woodchopper’s Ball- Recorded live on Guemes Island, Spoonshines adopted home. Their most recent album, a great night on Guemes.

Though you won’t hear a song played in a purely traditional manner, it still holds on to tradition. It is a tradition of the new, and hopes to bring people together with singing, dancing, and feeling good about life.

Spoonshine members are:
William Cook – guitar, stand up bass, vocals
Jacob Navarro – mandolin, guitar, vocals
Matt Hermstad – drums
James Moffitt – guitar