Artist description A musical anarchist collective! We are an ever expanding, ever evolving diverse mix of consiousness expanding music. We play music to educate and heal!!! We want to present problems to our listeners (the first step to solving a problem, is realizing that it exists!), and then work towards solutions. We firmly believe that the way to bring about masive social and political change is through trancendence, and consciousness expansion! WE CAN RISE ABOVE, BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!! WE DON'T HAVE TO LET FASCIST WAR MONGERS RULE US!!!

Music Style Good music comes from all walks of life!

Musical Influences Dead Kennedys, Phish, Propagandhi, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Cibo Matto, Frank Zappa, George Clinton & Pfunk, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground, Ani DiFranco, John Lennon, Nirvana

Similar Artists We don't sound like anyone you've ever heard (I guarentee!)

Artist History The idea for the Shiitake Mushrooms has been around for a few years now, but it is rollin' like a snowball down a mountain now!!! Get on board, it's history in the making. The history of the name: My friend and I were looking at a yummy vegan pizza with Shiitake Mushrooms on it, and my friend pointed out "Hey! It says 'Shiit, Take Mushrooms!" I laughed and remarked "That would be a cool name for a band!" And thus, the Shiitake Mushrooms were born. Shiitakes are a fine mushroom grown primarily in Japan. They are not psychoactive, but they are packed with protein! The more research that I did into them, the more assured I was of the name of the band. They are good for the brain, and they help fight cancer! That is exactly what we are all about. We are brain food, and we fight the cancers of the world (illegitimate "governments", and corporate feudalism!) PEACE!!!

Group Members I am David Ney. The band is whoever happens to be playing with me at the time! I hope to see 30-40 musicians, and dancers on stage at all times! Wanna join a band? Lemme know!

Instruments Guitars (Electric and Acoustic), Bass, Drum kit, Virtual Drummer, Drum Machine, Roland Juno-106, Beatbox, Digital FX (MOTU 828), Djembe, Bong Drum, Water Guitar, Samples

Albums "Peace, Love, Solidarity, Anarchy", "Insane Mafia Death Cult Members Run the Government", and "Learning to Deprogram Myself" (All demo albums!)

Press Reviews http://dc.indymedia.org click on the "Musical Resistance" link!

Additional Info VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!!!!

Location Coeur d' Alene, Idaho - USA

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