Muddy Ruckus, Portland, ME United States, Americana, Indie, Rock, Alternative, Avant-Garde, Blues Rock, Drum & Bass, Experimental, Folk Rock, Garage, Grunge, Hard Rock, Instrumental, Jam Band, Pop Punk, Psychedelic, Punk, Roots Music, Shoegaze, Soft Rock, World

Muddy Ruckus

Username: muddyruckus

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Type: Band/Artist

Portland, ME United States

http://www.muddyruckus.com

Genres: Alternative Americana Avant-Garde Blues Rock Drum & Bass Experimental Folk Rock Garage Grunge Hard Rock Indie Instrumental Jam Band Pop Punk Psychedelic Punk Rock Roots Music Shoegaze Soft Rock World

Local Clubs Played: 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝒄𝙡𝙪𝙗𝒔 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙: 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙈𝘼 Portland House of Music, Aura, The State Theatre, Big Easy, Blue, One Longfellow Square, Prescott Park, Empire, Old Port Fest, Eureka Hall, Plough and Stars, Toad, Levitate Music Festival, Alchemy, The Parlour, Paradise Rock Club, The Press Room, 3S Arts, Bayside Bowl, etc.

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𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔, 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒄𝒌, 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐬 is a wild-hearted, feral psyche rock duo known for transforming minimalist instrumentation into a full-throttle sonic eruption. Fronted by guitarist/songwriter Ryan Flaherty and drummer/vocalist Erika Stahl, the band delivers a 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒆. Stahl thunders on a custom suitcase kick drum while Flaherty runs his guitar through a maze of two guitar amps and one bass amp simultaneously—an alchemy that turns raw voltage into atmosphere, grit, and cinematic fire. Praised as “𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬” (Glide Magazine) , Muddy Ruckus performs with the reckless conviction of punk, the hypnotic pulse of slow-core, and the shadowy glow of noir cinema. Their songs unfold like haunted sermons—both bruised and beautiful—balancing unhinged rhythm with poetic control. In 2023, they released their fourth album, Vacationland, which critics hailed as otherworldly. As Motif Magazine wrote, “Vacationland rocks like it’s opening a portal to another dimension. The tunes are vivid with visions that sound like nightmares sung in lullabies… A sonic blood rush to places nobody imagined existed.” In 2025, Muddy Ruckus pours out a new evolution of tracks including their latest single "𝟑𝟎𝟐𝟓" — a 15 minute instrumental that takes the listener on a lucid journey to another musical dimension. Relentless touring, DIY spirit, and a visceral stage presence have earned Muddy Ruckus a cult following and comparisons to The White Stripes, The Doors, and The Velvet Underground, though the band remains defiantly their own creature. What they create is not nostalgia—it’s resurrection. At its core, Muddy Ruckus is an act of transformation: turning distortion into devotion, rhythm into revelation, and the raw into the unforgettable. 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 — 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦. “Using the striking, heavy language of romanticism... Rare that a song can accomplish what classic literature sought to.”— 𝑮𝒂𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒆 “Infectious, foot-stomping americana tunes... Similar to the White Stripes duo power, Muddy Ruckus delivers full-bodied sound with nothing but guitar and suitcase drums.” — 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 “Their music is down and dirty, steeped in the mud of the Mississippi delta and the Louisiana swamps, but also in the mud and grime of Woodstock and the mosh pit at an outdoor punk show.” — 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚

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