Jimmie's Chicken Shack bring "Do Right" to Phantom Power

The Annapolis alt-rock band behind the 1999 hit plays the 400-capacity Millersville room on Friday, Dec. 18.

If "Do Right" was all over your radio and MTV in 1999, here's your pre-Christmas plan. Jimmie's Chicken Shack play Phantom Power in Millersville on Friday, Dec. 18.

The show was announced Oct. 29. It starts at 8 p.m., and tickets run $5–$100 through Eventbrite. Phantom Power holds 400. The listing is on JamBase.

The band is from just down the road. According to Wikipedia, Jimmie's Chicken Shack formed in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1994 and are best known for "Do Right," their 1999 alternative radio hit. Frontman Jimi Haha grew up in South Bowie and was writing songs by 14, WMAR 2 News reported when the band played Annapolis's Naptown Music Feast.

The name has a story behind it. Early on, the Michigan Daily explained that Jimmie's Chicken Shack was a small restaurant frequented by Malcolm X, and that with three band members going by some version of "Jimmie," the majority won.

With three band members going by some version of "Jimmie," the majority won.

They've stayed a regional draw in the decades since. The band has headlined the summer concert series at Seacrets in Ocean City and played Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, both well-known stops in the Mid-Atlantic. Phantom Power is another room of that kind: a 400-capacity club, where a band with one big hit and a long history can play the whole catalog and not just the song people came for.

The price range runs from $5 to $100, so look over the ticket options on Eventbrite before you buy. A Friday a week before Christmas is a good night to be out, and it's easy to bring along someone who only remembers the chorus.

Plenty of '90s alt-rock bands don't tour anymore. This one still does, and on Dec. 18 it's playing one county over from Lancaster.

Sources: JamBase listing: Jimmie's Chicken Shack at Phantom Power (jambase.com); Jimmie's Chicken Shack – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); WMAR 2 News – Jimmie's Chicken Shack brings the jams to Naptown Music Feast (wmar2news.com); The Michigan Daily (Bentley Historical Library) (digital.bentley.umich.edu); Seacrets & Ocean 98 Summer Concert Series Presents: Jimmie's Chicken Shack (seacrets.com); Rams Head On Stage – Jimmie's Chicken Shack (ramsheadonstage.com)