THE HISTORY OF THE BAND

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November 2012
Performed at The Heights Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH.
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November 2012
Lead vocalist, Jay Shrub, appears on the song "Headphones" from Cleveland's very own, Tropidelic.
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September 2012
Performed at the 25th Annual Michelob Dayton Reggae Fest.
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September 2012
Performed at the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH alongside:  Best Coast, Dinosaur Jr, The Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Tennis, and many more.
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June 2012
Performed at Comfest 2012 on the off-ramp stage.  Comfest is the largest outdoor festival in Columbus, OH.
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June 2012
Performed at the Spring Badfish Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park alongside:  Badfish - A Tribute To Sublime, Scotty Don't, The Revivalists, and many more.
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May 2012
Performed at Hookahville 12 at Legend Valley alongside:

* Gov't Mule
* The Yonder Mountain String Band
*ekoostik hookah.
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May 2012
Performed at the Tribal Connection Art & Music Festival at Shawnee Caverns.
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April 2012
Featured in C Magazine as the Beyond 270 musical artist to watch.
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March 2012
Performed a very special St. Patrick's Day show alongside Badfish - A Sublime Tribute at The LC in Columbus, OH.
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November 2011
Performed alongside LAW Records artist, Ballyhoo!, in multiple cities.
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October 2011
Peformed alongside Zach Deputy at Woodland's Tavern in Columbus, OH.
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October 2011
Performed alongside LAW Records artist, Passafire, at  The House of Blues in Cleveland, OH.
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September 2011
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September 2011
Performed at the Fall Badfish Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park alongside:  Badfish - A Tribute To Sublime, Scotty Don't, Waterband, Full Service, and many more.
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September 2011
Featured in Columbus Alive as the Sensory Overload band.
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August 2011
Performed alongside reggae legend, Yellowman, at Skully's in Columbus, OH.
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August 2011
Performed alongside Tribal Seeds, Seedless, and Micah Brown at The Basement in Columbus, OH during the Summer Soundwaves Tour.
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August 2011
Performed at Woodshock 2011 at Legend Valley alongside:  Kottonmouth Kings, hed PE, and many more.
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July 2011
Shrub was featured on the One Big Family 9 compilation featuring:  SOJA, Pacific Dub, Pato Banton, Toko Tasi, Jack Maness, Stick Figure, The Expendables, Jon Wayne and The Pain, Josh Heinrichs, and more.  
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July 2011
Performed alongside Tomorrow's Bad Seeds at The Basement in Columbus, OH.
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June 2011
Performed at Comfest 2011 on the Gazebo stage.  Comfest is the largest outdoor festival in Columbus, OH.
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June 2011
Performed alongside reggae legends, The Mighty Diamonds, at Woodland's Tavern in Columbus, OH.
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March 2011
Performed at the ATX Wildfire Reggae Fest in Austin, TX alongside:  Collie Buddz, General Smiley, Fortunate Youth, The Supervillains, Seedless, and many more.
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February 2011
Performed alongside Rebelution at Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH.
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September 2010
Voted by readers as High Times Magazine Unsigned Band of the Month (September 2010).
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June 2010
Reached #21 on the Amazon.com Reggae Bestseller charts.
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March 2010
Our debut album, Senorita, registered 3 songs in the TOP 10 Alternative Hip Hop Charts at CDBaby.com - with the song "Cherries" registering in at the #1 spot.
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March 2010
Featured as the Exposed! band on the reggae / rock authority website, ThePier.org
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February 2010
Our debut album reached #1 on the LALA.com Fastest Rising Reggae
Artist charts.
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February 2010
Released our debut album, Senorita.  The album features the amazing artwork of Opie Ortiz from The Long Beach Dub All-Stars.
The Shrub band by the RV
Jay Shrub - Vocals
Lyrical - Vocals
Benny Coleman - Bass / Vocals
n8 - Keys / Effects / Vocals
Josh "Alligator" Altfater  - Guitars
Daniel Zwelling - Drums
Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, the six piece "Reggae / Rap / Rock" fusion, Shrub, has been rapidly gaining momentum and building a solid national fanbase since being voted by readers as High Times Magazine Unsigned Band of the Month (Sept 2010).

Shrub is currently recording a new album with acclaimed producer, Sylvia Massy (Tool, Prince, Johnny Cash, etc).  The new album features guest appearances by:  C-Money from Slightly Stoopid, Dubmatix, and Kimberly Freeman from One-Eyed Doll.  The album is set to be released late Spring 2013.

Shrub is also currently working with legendary hip-hop artist/producer, Blueprint from Rhymesayers Entertainment, on an EP set to be released Summer 2013.

Their music garners comparisons to artists like: Sublime, Cypress Hill, The Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, Gym Class Heroes, and G. Love, yet maintains an innately unique and raw sound all their own.

Shrub has shared the stage with: Collie Buddz, Rebelution, Yellowman, Kottonmouth Kings, Gov't Mule, Hed PE, Badfish, Yonder Mountain String Band, Ballyhoo!, ekoostik hookah, Zach Deputy, Mighty Diamonds, Tribal Seeds, The Young Dubliners, Passafire, Seedless, Micah Brown, Fortunate Youth, Spiritual Rez, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, Echo Movement, Best Coast, Dinosaur Jr, The Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Tennis, and many more.

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