Description

Originally based out of Nyack, Finn & The Sharks held court at The Office on Main Street where their regularly sold out shows were a weekend ritual for area rockers. Playing up and down the East coast, they were a constant presence in the NYC underground scene at CBGB’s, The Peppermint Lounge, The Lonestar Cafe, The Bottom Line and Max’s Kansas City. As one of the first bands in the Punk/New Wave era to launch into the Rockabilly revival, Finn and the Sharks distinguished themselves from their peers in the way they broadened their approach to include strong original songwriting with influences ranging from early Rock’n’Roll to Blues, Soul, Country, New Orleans style R’n’B, Doo Wop and Swing.

The band and each of the band members have played, recorded and written with numerous luminaries of  America’s musical culture including B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, The Belmonts, Luther Allison, Wayne Kramer, Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Bob Dylan, Vassar Clements, Pete Seeger, Lenny Kaye, Ben E. King, Chuck Berry and many more too numerous to mention.

The band members are:  James “the Finn” Finnen (lead vocals, standup bass, guitar and baritone sax), Billy Roues (lead guitar, mandolin and vocals), Steven “Muddy” Roues (stand up bass, acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals),  Ed “The Hammerhead” Steinberg (drums and vocals), and Kenny Margolis (piano, organ, accordion and vocals).

With 3 recent albums of both new and previously unreleased material recorded in their early years, the reunited Finn and the Sharks have returned to the stage with a vengeance. Their live shows are legendary for being high energy, heart pumping and roof shaking affairs leaving audiences breathless yet begging for more. They still rock as hard today, not to be missed!