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In the early 1900s, Jugband music was all across the southern United States. People may not have been able to afford a piano or trumpet, but they picked up whatever they could find and turned it into music. The Dexter Street Stompers think the genre is ready for a revival so they're leading the way. Playing a washtub bass, jaw harp, kazoo, washboard, banjo, and (of course), a jug the Dexter Street Stompers are taking the jugband (and non-jugband) world by storm! When the band first got together, they thought it would be fun and hoped the bygone music would bring smiles to a few faces. After an appearance on Seattle's independent radio station, KEXP, and a brief appearance at a summer festival, the calls began. People started booking the Dexter Street Stompers at venues all over town and across the Pacific Northwest. After playing for a few months to full houses, the band decided it was time to record. In the old time spirit, the Dexter Street Stompers released a 7" record in