The Cashville Trash Pandas Album Review

Artist: The Cashville Trash Pandas

Album: The Cashville Trash Pandas

Released: 2026

Artist Website: https://www.cashvilletrashpandas.com/

The Cashville Trash Pandas are a "Neo- Punk, Outlaw Country Rock Band" to quote the bio from their website. That's a great description of this outfit! If that means a nasty rock and roll band with swag to spare, then it is spot on! It's the kind of music that the listener has a physical reaction to. The kind that contorts your face as you think to yourself 'these cats came to play and they mean business!"

The first single Sacrifice is a perfect example of the punk/country description. It has early punk leanings with a bit of twang. The Ramones come to mind at first listen, but The Ramones didn't play telecasters and live in Nashville. Being from New Jersey it's hard to ignore The Smithereens vibe of it as well. What this band has in common with The Ramones and The Smithereens is they all sound like extraordinarily great garage bands. It's the kind of playing that comes with time and seasoning, but they still seem to have one foot planted in raucous youth, playing loud and annoying the neighbors. What's more rock and roll than that? 

The White Trash Song grabbed my eye based on the title, and the deal was sealed with the first downbeat. What was unexpected is when the band drops into the groove the guitar is on the offbeat, adding to the irresistibly cool vibe this band is creating. The harmonized guitar solo feels derivative of Thin Lizzy. CTP seems to have listened to pretty much every band that has ever plugged in and turned up. Not showing any favoritism to whether they are from London, NYC or Nashville. They are using anything and everything to keep it real. 

Chicken, Beer and Atmosphere is a bluesy rock and roll cut that would turn any roadhouse out. There is a joint on the Gulf Coast called The Florabama that this song should be the soundtrack to. It's a dirty beach bar that is quite possibly the best gig in the country for a band like this. There is a pulse to this band that you can feel instantly when the intro riff comes in on this great track. It's ballsy and the speakers are moving real air. It's just plain old gritty feel good rock and roll. It's got an edge, but somehow doesn't even flirt with hard rock. Quite a balancing act that CTP nails perfectly. 

This Cashville Trash Pandas consist of singer Jubal Lee Young, guitarist Max Williams, bassist Mike Carty and drummer Chuck Sigler. This is one of those units where one and one equals three. There is a chemical reaction that is happening when this group plugs in and starts to throw it down. It is hard to put into words just how cool this band is. It's like trying to describe James Dean to someone who has never seen him. Everything about The Cashville Trash Pandas is real. The gear, the anger, the delivery of their songs, right down to the 8x10. They literally look exactly like they sound! If you like a more dirty and driving approach to a four on the floor bar band, these guys are for you in every way. 

Check out the interview below...

Tell us the brief history of your band or musical career.

Jubal: Chuck and I met in high school and had a band. He was a couple of years older, so off he went to college, where he met Max. Eventually, they became part of the Oxford, MS band, The Kudzu Kings. And I met Mike through a mutual friend’s seasonal haunted attraction here in Nashville twenty-something years ago. So there’s a web of long histories, throughout.

Chuck: Started playing drums when I was 8 years old got a drum set when I was 13. Was in a band with Jubal In high school ..played a lot in the '90s opening for famous bands. Currently in the Kudzu Kings and CTP.

Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

Jubal: Good Troublemakers. And musically, just authenticity. Like Miles Davis, I’ve always been into people who can just make you feel it, even if it’s a little wild and imperfect.

Chuck: Thrash,avant-garde, indie music.

Mike: Musical: Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, and John Paul Jones. They are the strongest. The people I admire the most. What they’ve done.

What album has had the greatest impact on your life as a musician?

Jubal: I’m hoping it’s our new one.Chuck: Yes/FragileIs there a particular song that has resonated with you for a long time?

Jubal: Well, The Worker’s Song, is one, and why it’s on the album. I’ve been listening to that song since I was a young teenager, at least, when I would swipe my dad’s Dick Gaughan records and study them. Our arrangement is quite closely related to my dad, Steve’s, of course. He did it on a later album called “Primal Young”.

What’s your favorite accomplishment as a musician thus far?

Jubal: Not quitting.

Chuck: When Sonny from Widespread Panic fussed at me and Kudzu Dave ... When we were laughing our asses off he demanded to see our backstage passes.. And then Mikey walked by and smiled and said hi. We opened for them at Mudd Island a long time ago.

Tell me about your favorite performance in your career.

Chuck: Playing the Beanland reunions with JoJo Herman and George McConnell in 98

What's the best piece of advice another musician ever gave you?

Jubal: Probably the people that told me to get good at golf, because that’s where all the deal are made. I obviously, didn’t listen. I hate golf.

Chuck: Stay in school. Jim Gaines, producer.

What's new in the recording of your music?

Jubal: Less perfection. Perfection is boring and sometimes even alienating. Leave some dirt on it.

Chuck: Being able to record drums In my own studio and sending it to the other guys.

How has your music changed over the years?

Jubal: I have continued to try and grow and be a student, and as a result, I think I’ve just gotten better at it all over the years. But this band was my attempt to take it back to the very basics. The simple, angsty, rebellious, loud rock and roll of my teens. Sharp and sheepish. Back to the source. And it feels great!

Chuck: It's gotten less stupid. More song based.

What inspires you to write the music you write?

Jubal: It sounds dull out loud, but honestly, it’s just being present and observing life and being ready to catch that thing out of the ether that can then become a great song, if you work at it. Some of them are easy, others are labor. But when you really get something, it’s wonderful. For a minute. Then you want that feeling again, so...

Chuck: Usually other people's music.

What made you want to play the instrument you play?

Jubal: I was just surrounded by guitars as a kid. It was the easiest and most logical one to go for, really.

Chuck: In Nashville rock and roll was everywhere in the late '70s and the early '80s and I wanted to play guitar and drums and drums just really attached to me to a greater extent.

How does your latest album differ from any of your others in the past?

Jubal: Back to the rock. I sure enjoyed making the last couple of hybrid bluegrass albums, but I was feeling the call of the electric guitars and drums again. I heeded.

Chuck: This one just rocks harder.

How are you continuing to grow musically?

Jubal: I’m always just trying to be humble and teachable and get better at this.

Chuck: By making sure I practice how often ..drums and guitar and that is.

Are there any musicians who inspire you that are not famous? What qualities do you admire about them?

Honestly, a great deal of my heroes are virtual unknowns. Not all, but I do love some obscure folks. Often what I admire is that they didn’t quit and they didn’t compromise. Getting famous doing something you don’t feel sounds like hell to me.

Chuck: Definitely. I just don't know their name since they aren't famous, but they definitely inspire me.. like any good band at the Basement East etc.

Describe your worst performance. What did you learn from this experience?

Jubal: Well, it was from a LONG time ago, but, at least for me, being intoxicated to any real degree on stage is just not an option.

Chuck: Couldn't hear anything. There was no sound check. Couldn't tell what was

going on and I flubbed a big gig. The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Tell me what your first music teacher was like. What lessons did you learn from them that you still use today?

Chuck: I wish I could remember his name, but I used to take free lessons down at Centennial Park ...guitar that is.. he made me play "the letter"and sing in 5th grade.

How would your previous band mates describe you and your work ethic?

Jubal: Insane workaholic, probably. I feel like I am always asking them something or to do something in group texts.

Chuck: I don't know. I do the best I can. I really try hard. I can't ever tell but I definitely work hard.

If you could play anywhere or with anyone in the world, where or with who would it be?

Jubal: I’m kind of feeling a full blown Jack White, Green Day, Cashville Trash Pandas fascist-defiance tour, honestly. Let’s go.

Chuck: The Dexateens or Pavement would be pretty cool. Maybe in Switzerland? I've never been there.

If you could change anything about the music industry today, what would it be?

Jubal: Sign unknowns and spend money on them.

Chuck: There would be a sandwich stipend. It's not the music industry that's a problem. It used to be that music was the most exciting thing to do. Video games and the Internet and God knows what else from that point takes precedence. Now it's a different world. Pandora's box is opened. Push a button , make a song,look cute. Might delete later. As someone said on the internet the other day ..this Dude was wondering where all the bangers have gone? It's because there's no ugly dudes in music anymore. That's where your bangers come from. It's true.

What are your biggest obstacles as a musician?

Jubal: Time.Chuck: Just getting noticed in this murky media multiverse.

What do you think the best aspects of the music business are?

Jubal: The long plastic hallway is kept relatively clean.Chuck: The sandwich stipend.What strengths do you have that you believe make you the musician you are? Jubal: No quit in me.

Chuck: I never give up. I throw my whole body into it and I don't care what happens when I get out there even though it looks like I'm sitting completely still only my only slightly moving my arms.

Do you have any weaknesses that you're actively working to improve on?

Jubal: Everything and always. I think we should all strive to remain students, to grow, to get better, to heal, to unblock. Life is hard, and it can make for some hard feelings and rigid ways, if you let it. Don’t let it.

Chuck: Totally! I just try to make where it's second nature to get out there and do what I do instead of a struggle.

Describe your favorite and least favorite part about being a musician.

Jubal: Just that feeling when you know you have created something really great.

Chuck: Favorite part is playing. Least favorite part is the loadout and the drive home.

Do you have any anxiety about performing live?

Jubal: Sure. I think I always have, but I covered it up in some weird, nervous bravado when I was younger. It’s usually more subtle now, but I still worry. Mostly about not getting lost, lyrically. My brain never quite stops. I will throw myself off, juggling thoughts and lyrics sometimes.

Chuck: Not anymore. I can't wait to get up there

If you had to choose one... live performance or studio work, which do you prefer and why?

Jubal: There’s less heavy lifting in the studio. But they’re both pretty great.

Chuck: I like the live performance the most, however, this CTP album is pretty sick. Pretty surprised by it and the process was awesome. It was almost like reckless abandon..like leaving the warts in and not even caring.. And it worked out. I feel like we caught something in a bottle. Maybe it wasn't lightning. Definitely Gatorade or something like that.

What do you think about online music sharing?

Chuck: Music's more available to people technically and that's a good thing. I've heard more music than I ever heard my whole life recently that I could never listen to because I didn't have the money to buy CDs or records. All the time I was more about gas and bean burritos. I was broke back in the day. So with all its ups and downs I do appreciate being able to hear the music I'd like to listen to.

Describe your creative process when you write new music.

Jubal: It varies a lot, for me. Sometimes they jump out whole, other times it’s an uphill climb that takes years. You never know where the thing is gonna come from. Or when. Be prepared.

Chuck: To me it has to start with the right tempo and the right riff and as simple as that sounds, it has a huge bearing on how the song feels. I can usually come up with lyrics after that.

Other than being a musician, what was your dream job growing up?

Jubal: Standup comic or NFL player, probably. I was always all over the map. Chuck: Astronaut

Give us some advice for new musicians just starting out in the industry.

Jubal: It’s not a meritocracy. Just know that. Don’t quit. Find other ways to survive until you make it. If you never do, you will have built a life along the way. And that’s also good.

Chuck: I don't know. I was hoping some of them could help me out. But I would say don't fall into the trap of trying to play beyond your ability or trying to turn everything into jazz or into a massive jam... make songs people can relate to.

Mike: Nashville drummer Paul Cook: “Just show up.” A networking thing. You never

know who you might meet. Other influential people or who you might meet. One thing could lead to another.

What is your favorite piece of gear and why?

Jubal: Probably the 1997 Martin HD-28 that my father gave me.

Chuck: Right now I really love my bass drum. It has a crack to it and I like how my drum set's completely open in a world of muted drums.

How do you prepare for your performances and recording work?

Jubal: It’s pretty mundane. Just go over the material and try to not screw it up.

Chuck: Well I kind of have a little conversation with myself and I'm like well.. I guess this is about to happen. And then I jump into it as quick as I can.

What does your practice routine consist of?

Jubal: Pure chaos. None, really. But I’m always playing and singing off and on throughout the day, so I stay relatively sharp.

Chuck: Freeform playing around the kit, completing ideas, completing fills, going back around and integrating everything and connecting all the neurons so that it doesn't sound shaky and it sounds natural.

What do you like most about your new album?

Jubal: I wanted to go back to the beginning. To the source. For me that was simple guitar rock with an angsty attitude and snarky message for authority. That kid is still in here. It seemed like a fine time to let him shout a bit.

Chuck: How it just freaking smolders... I love it.. it has an attack to it, and I love the way the drums sound. I love the Worker Song among others.

What artists do you enjoy listening to nowadays?

Jubal: I haven’t been in charge of the car stereo for a decade now. Damn kids! I kid, of course. It’s just the one kid, who’s actually a grown adult now. Her tastes are often archaic, and it’s like listening to my own collection.

Chuck: I've been listening to a lot of Steven Malkmus, Silver Jews, Cage The Elephant, Sabbath, Jack White Dexateens.. I love that Bob Dylan album Planet Waves that has The Band on it It's like he said "all right. That's the take" and it's like the first take on every every song.

How do you promote your band and shows?

Jubal: The usual modern ways, I reckon. You do video content, you create events, you run band pages, you make flyers, you buy ads sometimes. And you hope you cut through.

Chuck: I don't know. I use social media. Word of mouth. I'd spin a sign if I was told to.

What is the best way to stay updated on current news; gigs, releases, etc.

Jubal: Follow us on social media @cashvilletrashpandas or keep an eye on the website, where you can additionally sign up for the mailing list. At which point my ADHD kicks in and you may never hear from us... so follow us on social media! Yeah.

Chuck: Instagram or Facebook or www.cashvilletrashpandas.com

Anything you would like to share, from new merch to upcoming shows/tours or songs/albums?

Jubal: We’re rolling this out pretty quickly. “Sacrifice” hits streaming services on September 11. Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth) September 25, and the album withy a likely third single suggestion is due October 16.

Chuck: Just can't wait to see you out there and play these songs for you.

What's next for your band?

Jubal: We are already starting to make a follow up album, and otherwise, we’re booking in and around Nashville for now.

Chuck: We've already started working on our second album and I hope that I get to sing one for you.

What are your interests outside of music?

Jubal: All of it, a little bit. OK, maybe not. A lot of it. I think life is interesting, and the universe is fascinating. It’s not always been true, but these days, I’m happy to be here. Hope to hang out for a bit. I like to cook. Chill with my daughter, dogs and cats.

Chuck: I love working in the garden. I love working on cars, but most of all I love my family.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself.

Jubal: I worked in Nashville radio off and on for years. It used to be fun, but corporations mostly killed it. Empty buildings running automation mostly now. Sad.

Chuck: One time the headlining act refused to let me use their drums. I reckon it was a bit of a misunderstanding. So we made A bass drum out of a box And duct tape.. and we hung my cymbal from a bass string from the ceiling rafters and played our set. And it was good.

Are there any artists outside of your genre that have not had much influence on your music that you enjoy?

Jubal: I think everything you enjoy finds a way to influence you, whether it stays recognizable as such or not. I have been influenced by Sesame Street songs, Hank Williams, and Kurt Cobain. At first, you might think that’s weird, but then when you hear me, it sort of makes sense.

Chuck: I listen to a little bit of everything so anything from Coltrane to Weezer. Have you listened to the Pinkerton expanded edition? It's crazy.

Anything Else You Would Like to Include?

Jubal: Please enjoy this project. It could use your love. I’m looking forward to making another album with this band. It’s what the world needs right now, I think.

Chuck: Thank you.