Shake Ray Turbine was an American DIY rock/punk band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
They formed in the summer of 1995 and played their first show that August with Richard Matson as vocalist.
As of late 1998, Shake Ray Turbine had material for their second full-length album (with several songs reaching the 7-14 minute marks), but none of these songs were ever recorded; their last show as Arkansas residents was with Fugazi in Conway, AR in November 1998.
Members have also played in the bands Amen Booze Rooster, Blood Feathers, Flip'n Sync, Soophie Nun Squad, William Martyr 17, Revolver Red, The Cannonballs, Hiram Ragan Experience, The Insides, Lazy Fair, The Earthworms, Hundred Years War, Heads Are Heavy, Fuse of Ire, Basil, Stoney Jacksons, Full Service Quartet, Sean Na Na, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Lapse, and Aspera.
Split 7" with Full Service Quartet on Landmark Records Split 7" with The Divine Hookup on Donut Friends Records Song, Pace, on the Listen to What I'm Made Of compilation CD (As The Unfixers) Shake Ray Turbine on MySpace Clay Simmons talks about Shake Ray Turbine's last show with Fugazi Ben Dickey on IMDB Ben Dickey Music