Billy Brandt / The Lucky Hustle & The Side Show Shuffle
Art Rock, Carnival Rock, Indie Jazz
Born from basement echoes and carnival ghosts, Billy Brandt’s The Lucky Hustle & The Side Show Shuffle spins post-pandemic strangeness into gritty jazz-folk noir. With a rusty pump organ, second-line grooves, and cinematic flair, Brandt leads you through a world of barkers, bittersweet ballads, and sideshow saints. It’s a soundtrack for the hustlers, dreamers, and anyone still dancing at the end of the ride.
Engineers / Mixing: Reed Ruddy Chris Rahm Andrew Ching
Mastering: Ross Nyberg
Billy Brandt – vocals, pump organ (“Bad News”), acoustic guitar (“Smile”)
Brian Monroney – guitars, bass, piano, programming, string arrangements
Mark Ivester – drums
Brad Boal – drums on “The Boulevardier” and “Smile”
Alexey Nikolaev – saxophone
Emmanuel del Casal – bass
Dan Kramlich – piano
Eugene Bien – piano (“The Boulevardier”)
Hans Brehmer – organ (“Bad News”)
Lauren McShane – cello
Libby Phelps – violin
Rick Neff – viola
Rachel Nesvig – cello
Brad Hawkins – conductor
Darelle Holden
Kelly Ash
Tina Hart
About Billy Brandt
BILLY BRANDT is a singer, guitarist, and composer whose music has working-class appeal that radiates masculine charm and chutzpah. He has a voice like dark roasted coffee with a hint of cream.
Raised in Hanover, MA, Brandt now lives in the Pacific Northwest. A mainstay on the Seattle music scene, he performs regularly in clubs all around the city. Brandt is a storyteller, both as a singer and composer, somewhat in the tradition of Tom Waits, though with a more refined and nuanced voice.