MARLON AND THE SHAKES is a Chicago band that offers up a perfectly mixed musical cocktail of funk, pop and rock music. The group has delivered infectious grooves and to countless private events, clubs, and festivals across the country. Most recently THE SHAKES embarked on a project called “12 In Twelve“, where the group committed to writing, recording, and releasing one song a month in 2021.  It’s a creative and logistical challenge, but the band has already made fast work of it starting with their January release “Hemisphere”.  They also dropped their self-released debut EP, “Here Come the Shakes” in 2019. High user reviews of songs from the album earned THE SHAKES a featured artist on Reverbnation.com in the summer of 2019 as well as a spot on their “Rising Chicago Artists” playlist. All of the MARLON AND THE SHAKES music  is available on all major streaming outlets.  Their talents have brought them to a number of events across the United States.  A highlight of 2020 was closing the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California on the Pioneer Pro Audio stage.

SHAKES band leader MARLON LONGID cut his musical teeth playing with some of the finest musicians of this time, sharing the stage with roots rock legend Rick Danko (The
 Band), Dennis DeYoung (Styx), Blues Traveler and Chicago R&B great Pete Special (Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows). He formed the rock outfit SoulFix in 1999 and eventually earned the right to play with national acts Staind, Maroon 5 and King’s X. Marlon proudly uses Paul Reed Smith guitars, Fender amps and Franklin Straps.