ShugE shugE shugE is a native Minnesota songwriter recently returned from two years of making waves in the Gainesville, Florida music scene. After playing in a series of local bands throughout the 1990’s, shugE went solo in 2000, playing a sparse amount of public performances while working privately reinventing his solo act. He’'d play campfires, open mic’s, parties, protests, and the occasional music venue, —his lyrics and melodies quickly gaining loyal fans. In 2004 shugE moved to Gainesville and made an immediate splash on the local music scene. Within months of moving to Florida, shugE took over hosting the weekly acoustic showcase at Tim & Terry’'s Music & More, —at the time a dying hole-in-the wall venue. Tim & Terry'’s quickly became one of the most coveted stages for local songwriters, and many involved in the G’ville music community credited shugE’s music and hard work with reviving a stagnant acoustic scene. shugE also curated the Purple House Kapow (a 35 band festival), an event so successful the venue owners were forced to renovate and build a new stage to accommodate the exploding music scene they were suddenly privy to. In September of ’05, shugE moved back to his hometown of Minneapolis and immediately dove into a 4-month recording binge. After emerging from the studio, shugE has been playing shows at festivals and venues all around the Twin Cities, quickly building a loyal fan base and reconnecting with old friends and comrades. In September of ’06, (to pacify fans) shugE released two CD’s: “Mpls to G’ville & back” & “ALIVE IN FL” (including 9 live tracks). shugE has now been picked up by Anti-Civ Records, a new collectively run/owned community-oriented label. shugE recently released his new CD "shug07 (or captain buttsex)" on anti-civ records and toured the east coast with Cell Phone, O' Haste Annihilation, and Hangun Man last spring. shugE can currently be found performing all around the Midwest, sharing his original & politically charged punkgrass music for anyone with an ear for a damn good song. ShugE on Myspace ShugE's Forum