Panhandlers Union is a group of boxcar rejects that play crunchy trashy punky folky songs about serial killers, whiskey, and trains.
This was a heavily local-gigging band, we played on average 3-4 shows a week all over San Jose during the summer of 2016.
I decided to play under the name of my Dungeons & Dragons character at the time:
Cacophony Jones.
I got to be known for throwing my neon hair around, as you can see in this early video of ours, a cover of Dahmer Does Hollywood by Amigo the Devil.
My first show with them, we roll up to the venue/bar, I take my bass Jolene out of her case…and the entire fingerboard falls off of it in one piece.
The Show. Must. Go On.
I think fast, I’m being introduced to the owner who’s making sure we’re all set for the show. I ask if he has any duct tape.
Instant punk cred.
Art by Noggin, Tooth & Nail at Johnny V's