Huckleberry Artist Preview: Shook Twins

Idaho’s own Shook Twins will be performing for our early birds on Thursday night at the Community Campground. Yep, Katelyn and Laurie are identical twins and they’re accompanied by Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis. Central elements of the Shook Twins’ sound are a wide range of instrumentation, including banjo, guitar, electric and upright bass, mandolin, electric guitar, electronic drums, face drum (beatbox), glockenspiel, ukulele, banjo drumming and their signature golden EGG. Beautiful twin harmonies, layered upon acoustic and electric instrumentation coupled with Laurie’s inventive use of percussive and ambient vocal loops, and Katelyn’s repurposed telephone microphone, set their sound apart, creating a unique and eccentric blend of folk, roots, groove and soul.

The twins are the main songwriters but they have recently started backing up their band members, Niko Daoussis (Cyber Camel) and Anna Tivel (Anna and the Underbelly) and adding their stunning songs to the mix.

Each Shook Twins song tells a story, distinctive, sharp, genuine, and well – sometimes quirky. Drawing from their life experience, select subjects include, being potters’ daughters, imagined superpowers and a chicken named ‘Rose’ they befriended. Shook Twins also pull out unexpected takes on classic hits, retellings of their musician friends’ songs, heartfelt ballads and rhythm driven dance numbers.

Check out their video for “Awhile” below.

They call Portland home now, but haven’t shaken their Idaho roots. You’ll want to get up to the mountain early on Thursday night so you do NOT miss what is sure to be an amazing performance!

For more about the Shook Twins, click here. For tickets to the Huckleberry Jam, click here.