Slamuel Cunningham is a songwriter and performer based in South Texas, forged in odd places and hard lessons. Raised in the long shadow of art and absurdity, he spent years working behind aliases, releasing records under different names: Life Is Not Easy (1997), Till the Stars Don’t Shine and the Sun Don’t Rise (1999), Begun to Fight with Sam and The Clams (2002), and Chiffondle Me with Runes of Eden (2012).

His music lives somewhere between folk, blues, and alternative rock, shaped by the influence of Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, Tom Waits, Neil Finn, Ani DiFranco, Elliott Smith, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Beck, Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Smashing Pumpkins—without ever sounding like a tribute act.