Converting an abandoned meat locker into a rehearsal space, Damon and the Heathens hashed out their gritty sound over many late nights. Drawing from New Orleans Brass Bands and Detroit garage rock, they formed a horn-fueled soul punk sound all their own. They soon began hitting stages and taking names. Known for a raucous live show and a tight sound, the Heathens came into their own. The only thing holding them back is their bar tab.

"This six-piece punk-band-with-a-horn section out of Oakland sounds like a modern-day interpretation of Cab Calloway and early Tom Waits, complete with call-and-response bridges and tales of a seedy urban underbelly and the crimes committed, often by the narrator, therein. They're also hip to the funky blues of, say, the Chicago Transit Authority, but much like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones did with Ska, Damon and the Heathens mix it up with thrashes of punk rock." --Michael S Grant, Silicon Valley Metro

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