When Teague Kernan was 12 years old, he saw Stevie Ray Vaughan and other musical legends perform at a Blues Festival in New England. After getting Harmonica for the Musically Hopeless for Christmas that year, he started listening to the blues and blowing harp. He was hooked. With no money for lessons, Teague sought out local harmonica player Dave Fuller. For the next two years, he traded weekly harp instruction for household chores. Soon he was also writing songs and singing.

Teague formed his first band, Dead Man’s Hand, with best friend and current band mate Chris Lombardi and was actively playing Boston area clubs by age 18.In the years since, Teague has played with countless great musicians, including Boz Scaggs, Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Deringer, and John Fishman (of Phish). He has also played with Agent Orange, Flock of Seagulls, Government Mule, Smokin’ Grass, and numerous other local and national acts.

He worked as a blues harp player for Bryan Lee at the Old Absinthe Club on Bourbon Street in New Orleans and, in 1996, opened for a C.C.R. reunion concert in Alaska.

Born in Schenectady, NY, Chris Lombardi moved to Groton Massachusetts in the mid 1970s. He and Teague Kernan became fast friends in high school and have played in several bands together through the years, including Dead Man’s Hand and Flat Nickel.
Chris has also played with Badd Dog Blues Society, The Back Beat Drivers, The Fly Daddies, and Pimp Daddy Jesus.

Influenced by classic and blues rockers like Led Zepplin, Ronnie Earl, Steve Cropper, and Jimmy Vaughn, Chris’ guitar work brings you along for a great ride wherever you travel in Shantytown.

Originally from Cleveland, OH, Alex Cordrey is a recent transplant from the Nashville scene, where he spent eight years living and working among some of the best in the business. In 2004, moved to Berkeley, CA in search of musical evolution and more vegan restaurants.

Alex has toured regionally and overseas with groove-rock Rubido and has performed and recorded with Joseph Wooten (Steve Miller Band, Victor Wooten), with funk/Latin/R&B band Nova Tone, and with Debbie Ritter & 4-40 Blues (multi-category winners of the Music City Blues Society awards). During his 17-year career, Alex has also studied with legendary Motown bassist Bob Babbitt (Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder), bassist C.C. Thomas (Babyface/Jeffrey Osborne), drummer Chester Thompson (Genesis/Frank Zappa), and bassist Roger Spencer (Les Brown/Harry James).

Justin Markovits has been in music for 13 years. Since making the unlikely transition from horns to drums, Justin has played in a number of bands, including Tripp, Vacuum Treehead and, most recently, The Blue Eyed Devils.

As a Blue Eyed Devil, he toured with the North Mississippi Allstars and opened for Taj Mahal at the San Francisco Blues Festival. His last collaboration with that band, The Legend of Shorty Brown, was produced by Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers) and was nominated for Outstanding Blues Album of 2004 by the California Music Awards.