Damon and the Shitkickers was formed in 2008 by Damon Mailand, Matt Eady, and Charlie Hodge. Mike DiSanza joined the group in March of 2009, followed shortly by Igor Fiksman in April to round out the group. In 2011, Matt had to move on, and Anders Thomsen took his place. The group has a diverse background in music ranging from punk rock and heavy metal, to jazz and country. When they get toget...her though, there is no doubt that all these boys are all about playin some good old country music that they grew up listening to.

Damon came to the area from Montana and is a luthier working at Benedetto Guitars. His dad is Cowboy Poet who performs his material all around the cowboy poetry circuit. The driving force of the band, there is no question that Damon is the real deal.

Igor was born and raised in Ukraine, Soviet Union. He moved here in the early 90s and went to school at Armstrong Atlantic University as a classical guitar major. His real love was punk music, though, and played in a number of touring punk