The Portland-based band
The Shaky Hands, which features two graduates of Hood River Valley High
School, has signed with Holocene Music, an independent record label in
Portland. They will be releasing their eponymous debut album this April.
The Shaky Hands, made up of Colin Anderson on
drums, Nick Delffs on guitar and vocals, Nathan Delffs on pedal steel and
percussion, Jeff Lehman on guitar, and Nick Pounders on bass, got their
start in 2003.
The cover art for the
Shaky Hands album.
The Shaky Hands’ CD can be pre-ordered at: www.holocenemusic.com/shop
or www.amazon.com
Find more info on the band and listen to selected
tracks off their album at:
www.myspace.com/shakyhands
Lehman and Pounders, who grew up in Hood River and
graduated from Hood River Valley High School in 2000, joined the line up
in 2004.
Pounders, whose stage moniker is Mayhaw Hoons,
has, along with Lehman, been playing in various bands around Hood River
and Portland for more than 10 years.
In 2006 The Shaky Hands recorded their debut
full-length album at Sidecar Studios, which is due to be released from
Holocene Music on April 10.
There will be two record release parties in
Portland, a 21-and-over show to be held at the Holocene, at S.E. 10th and
Morrison on April 7 at 9 p.m., and an all-ages CD release party at the
Artistry, S.E. 43rd and Division St. on April 14.
