The Shods

The Shods are a Lowell, Massachusetts based punk band, which have release five albums and an Ep to date. The Shods have a small and loyal regional following, and remain well known in their home state.

The Shods formed in 1993 in Lowell, Mass between musician Roy Costa, Scott Pittman, and Music mainstay Kevin Stevenson, whose projects already included Formicide, Only Living Witness, and DuckDuck. within a week of forming the band produced a debut Ep titled "I'm in Lowell". Two years Later, in 1995, the band released the debut full-length album "Here Come The Shods" on a self-created label called Poorhouse Records.

After recruiting F.J. Ventre on Bass, and Dave Aarnoff on second guitar, work began on what was intended to be their major label release on MCA. This deal, however, fell through and the band shelved the project until 2001. Also durring this time Kevin began playing in what became known as the Rivers Cuomo Band. After many lineup changes during the recording of Bamboozled and Thanks for Nuthin', The Shods were threatened to come to an end when lead guitarist Kevin Stevenson learned he was battling multiple sclerosis. Following the tragic news, the band pushed forward by releasing Tippy in 2003. Although activity has been mostly stagnant in recent years the band has done a handful of reunion shows including one in support the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys in 2007

Albums

*I'm In Lowell -Ep
*Here Come The Shods
*Stop Crying
*Bamboozled, Jilted, Hornswoggled + Hoodwinked
*Thanks For Nuthin'
*Tippy

Members

*Kevin Stevenson
*Scott Pittman
*Dave Aarnoff
*Dave Livingston

Former members

*Roy Costa
*James Guadette
*Craig Silverman
*F.J. Ventre
*Jay Buckley
*Micah Smalldone

External links

*" [http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/profiles/view.bg?articleid=1032548 The Shods Biography] " by Kerry Purcell, "The Boston Herald"
* [http://www.scottmatthewpittman.com/bands/shods.html Shods Info]
*MySpace|theshods|The Shods