Shinyribs' Kevin Russell sings for Texas dog leash laws – mySA

Shinyribs frontman Kevin Russell and Andrea Magee will debut songs and music videos about leash laws on February 4.
Renowned alt-country band The Gourds are perhaps most well known for their cover of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice.” The singer-rapper of that cover, Kevin Russell, now the leader of eminently popular swamp-country-soul-whatever band Shinyribs, is now focusing his energies on actual dogs.
On February 4, Russell, alongside Beat Root Revival musician Andrea Magee, are unveiling songs and music videos about local leash laws at Fiesta Gardens at 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St., Austin, TX 78702, on the lake.
The rain-or-shine event, from noon to 2 p.m., will provide attendees an opportunity to leave with dogs from Austin Animal Center, as well as leashes as part of a giveaway. It’s all very on-brand.
Street Sweets will be giving away free desserts and the Bark Rangers — Park Rangers in charge of, you guessed it, dog stuff — will be at the event.
The videos created for the event comprise a larger citywide advocacy project for leash awareness, led by local city programs and nonprofits Austin Animal Center, Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Animal Advisory Commission, Austin Parks and Recreation Board, Austin Parks Foundation, and The Trail Foundation.
Russell has already won an award for his off-leash video, the Professional Choice Wagsies Award, which is a very real award given by the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement & Hill’s Nutrition.
Russell formed Shinyribs in 2007 as a side project of The Gourds, which has been on hiatus for a decade. The supergroup is characterized by its raucous live shows and multitude of country-tinged covers of pop, soul, and hip-hop hits.
Magee, born in Belfast, moved to Austin in 2016 and plays with Beat Root Revival and as a solo artist. She has toured with Jeff Bridges, Brian Wilson, Brian Setzer, among others.
Chris O’Connell covers all things Austin. He can be found @theechrisoc.

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