About
Born and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, Matt Shukin has been performing since a young age at various venues around the Chicago-land area. Influenced as a kid by the sounds of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Little Richard, and Jimi Hendrix, Shukin started to develop an ear for music. He played in metal bands & recorded avant-garde art rock in high school, and proceeded to front the band Pleasure Horse after graduating. After expanding by playing many different genres, including hard rock, thrash metal, punk, blues, jazz and soul, he found his own unique sound. With a versatile array of original material and cover songs, he provides not only quality music, but a good time. Shukin is currently fronting his own trio, The Ramblers, as well as playing guitar with local garage soul group Black Bolts.
Accolades:
1st Place - Shanahan's Food & Spirits Songwriters Competition 2017
1st Place (The Roaches) - HomeGrown Arts & Music Fest Battle Of The Bands 2018
2nd Place (Shuk 'N' Rudy) - Mullen's Bar & Grill Open Mic Contest 2018
1st Place (Black Bolts) - Tivoli Theatre Battle Of The Bands 2019
