A five-man band out of Boston, MA, Swinging Steaks are among the originators of the current roots rock/ alt.country movement. Band members are:

• Tim Giovanniello - Vocals, Guitar, Lap Steel
• Jamie Walker - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Slide
• Jim Gambino - Vocals, Piano, Organ
• Paul Kochanski - Vocals, Electric and Upright Bass

The Swinging Steaks was formed in the late 1980s by former members of The Drive and friends. In 1991 they participated in the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble

WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble

The WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble, begun in 1979, is a Greater Boston "battle of the bands" competition co-sponsored by WBCN-FM and its local music show Boston Emissions....

. The Swinging Steaks' second album, Southside of the Sky (1993, Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records was an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia.-First Incarnation:...

) introduced the band to a national audience with two top ten AAA radio singles and appearances on NBC-TV's Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...

and NPR's Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage is a two-hour music radio show, first aired in 1983, produced by WV Public Broadcasting and distributed worldwide by National Public Radio and the Voice of America's satellite radio service. Hosted by Larry Groce, the program showcases diverse music, from the traditional to modern...

. Their four self-released albums, Suicide at the Wishing Well, Shiner, the live, acoustic Bare, and KickSnareHat have continued to expose the group to new audiences and garner them appearances at SXSW, CMJ

College Music Journal

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 Music Marathon and Nashville Extravaganza.

Creem

Creem

Creem , "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine," was a monthly rock 'n' roll publication first published in March 1969 by Barry Kramer and founding editor Tony Reay. It suspended production in 1989 but received a short-lived renaissance in the early 1990s as a glossy tabloid...

magazine called them: "the best country-rock out of Boston since Harvard student Gram Parsons put together his International Submarine Band"

In 2005 the band released "Sunday Best" on First National Records

First National Records

First National Records is a record label based in western Massachusetts, with national distribution through Redeye Music Distributors.First National's focus is on Americana, roots rock, and blues music. They released their first CD, Swinging Steaks' Sunday Best, in August of 2005....

 in the U.S. and Blue Rose in Europe.

The band's name apparently comes from a restaurant in Mexican Hat, UT, called The Mexican Hat Lodge that bills itself as the "Home Of The Swinging Steak".

Discography

• Southside of the Sky, 1993
• Orphans of God
  Orphans of God
  Orphans of God is a 2 CD compilation of songs performed by various artists in tribute to songwriter Mark Heard.Recorded and released after Heard's death in 1992, proceeds benefit the Heard Family Fund....
  
  , tribute to Mark Heard
  Mark Heard
  John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, USA....
  
  , 1996
• Suicide at the Wishing Well
• Shiner
• Bare
• KickSnareHat

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