We will maybe never know what Shinyribs is. Sometimes, it’s a sprawling multi-piece ensembleslapping the air until it grooves; sometimes he’s a somber subtle songwriter pouring poetry onthe ground from a cup half full. Either way it’s always the house-party-meets-library that is,Kevin Russell.Raised in Beaumont, TX, and Shreveport, LA—the cradle of swamp pop, Leadbelly, and bayouR&B—Russell distills those regional sounds into something both timeless and immediate,dripping from hisfingers like honey, salt & fat. Think Texas Gulf Coast meets Muscle Shoals,songs carved and weaved by hand with a storyteller’s heart.Shinyribs evolved from a solo residency Russell began under that moniker in the mid-2000s,after an incident in a Houston club, playing a private party for a group of welders where hebought a homeless woman a plate of ribs. “Her name was Roberta,” says Russell. “She was ahigh priestess of transistor radios and an almost forgotten music she called ‘Chilibump.’ Forthat plate of Ribs that night she gave me in return a name, Shinyribs and a road map to themysterious big thicket sounds I had only heard of from old timers and time travelers.” WithLeaving Timeproduced byDavid Beck(Texan Weekend, Blue Healer), Russell parks theparty bus behind the venue and sits in a lawn chair in the street lights with the bugs and adingy moon. Joined by extraordinary bassist, arranger and co-producer,Mason Hankamer,keyboardistJonny Keys(Uncle Lucius), drummerDees Striblingand Mr. Beck singing gourd-like harmonies while handling multiple Instrumental touches,Leaving Timeis a departure andan arrival showcase of Russell’s long evolution as a classic Texas songwriter. The songsreconnect with Russell’s literary roots, the folk and country influences that shaped his workwith The Gourds, and the ever-present irreverence guiding his musical journey since his earlyyears. Kevin Russell - Shinyribs - invites you into his junkyard of juke, his shack of shakin’ souls, for aSunday evening sit down, a slow sound for a sweet night. When the time is just right forLeaving, let ya mind wander into believing. It’s Leaving Time