Washboard Jungle is a four-man group that combines elements of folk music, classic rock, comedy, dance, and performance art.
[4][5] Often referred to as a "post-modern jug band,"[6][7] they've used up to 40 musical instruments and household utensils in their live shows,[8] including washboards, spoons, bongos, pennywhistle, melodica, a potato masher, a carrot grater, a toy hammer, a vacuum cleaner, water glasses, and digital samplers.
[1] The group has a longstanding relationship with the New York experimental performance space Dixon Place,[13][14][15][16] and has performed at other New York theatrical and music venues,[17] including regular appearances in the "No Shame" series at the Public Theater.
They sometimes perform for children,[8][20][21][22] and they continue to receive airplay on kids' radio programs.
[25] A poster advertising the band is visible briefly during a scene in the 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery, behind Woody Allen's character.