SHAKE YOUR PEACE! is a San Francisco-based band known for their ebullient live performances, radical ecological & social justice politics, and bicycle-based music tours.

Founded in 2004 by lead singer Gabe Dominguez in New York City, the band has seen two distinct phases:

From 2004-2009 the band was an acoustic three-piece punk/folk/pop ensemble (this sound is captured on the 2006 release: Sing It As You Please).

In the Fall of 2009, following “SHAKE YOUR PEACE!‘s 4th Annual Bicycle Music Tour of Utah,” Dominguez took a two-year hiatus from performing with SHAKE YOUR PEACE!  During this time he began creating a new style of music he calls “Whup” – a celebratory and political dance music style combining: Afro-Latin rhythm, bluegrass fiddle, black gospel choir-style harmony, call & response, and spirit invocation, and Dominguez’ own anarchistic take on the American folk and pop/rock music traditions.

In the Fall of 2011, at a bicycle-powered concert at UC Berkeley’s historic Sproul Plaza, the Whup sound was unveiled with a seven-piece version of SHAKE YOUR PEACE! The band featured an all-star lineup of Bay Area musicians from the bluegrass, salsa, rock, and world music communities.

Since its debut, the band has been honored to perform at venerable Bay Area stages and events including: Yoshi’s San Francisco, the main stage of the 2011 Cannabis Expo, PedalFest in Oakland’s Jack London Square, and Cafe Du Nord.

You can see SHAKE YOUR PEACE! at one of their upcoming shows in the San Francisco Bay Area.