Horace Pinker

:"This article is about the American punk rock band; for the fictional character see Shocker (film)."Horace Pinker is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona and currently based in Chicago, Illinois. They play an energetic, melodic form of pop-punk, filled with catchy hooks and political lyrics, and are staunch supporters of independent music. According to the band's official website [http://www.horacepinker.com/history/bio.html] , they have played over 700 shows in 18 countries, having performed with Fugazi, Butthole Surfers, Green Day, Agent Orange, The Melvins, Face to Face, Bad Religion, and Sick Of It All.

Line up

* Current Members
**Greg Mytych - bass, vocals
**Bryan Jones - drums (founding member)
**Scott Eastman - guitar, vocals (founding member)
**Jeff Dean - guitar
*Former Members
**Bill Ramsey - drums (founding member)
**Miguel Barron - bass
**Matt Arluck - guitar
**Chris Bauermeister - bass (ex-Jawbreaker)
**Jesse Everhart - guitar
**Jonathan Richardson - guitar/bass (Early Day Miners)
**Gregg Dessen - bass
**Karl Eifrig - bass (Lynyrd's Innards, Mexican Cheerleader)
**Don Meehleis - guitar, vocals

Discography

*Full-lengths & EPs
**"Powertools" (1994, Earwax)
**"Burn Tempe to the Ground" (1996, Onefoot)
**"Copper Regret" (2000, Coldfront)
**"Pop Culture Failure" (2000, Jump Up!)
**"Red-Eyed Regular" (2003, Offtime)
**"Texas One Ten" (2005, Thick)
**"Carnival Nostalgia: 2000-2006" (2007, Enemy One Records)
*Seven-inches
**"Big Ugly" (1991, Earwax)
**"Forty-Seven" (1992, Earwax)
**"Knives, Guns, & Ammo" (1993, Rhetoric)
**"Disposable comp" (1994, Social Retard)
**"Face to Face/Horace Pinker split" (1994, Rhetoric)
**"DIY Polemic Machine" (1995, Blurr)
**"Selling Out the Scene" (1995, Evade)
**"Horace Pinker / Doc Hopper split" (1995, Offtime)
**"I Hate Horace Pinker" (1995, Fat Wreck Chords)
**"80's Punk comp" (1995, Suburban Zine)
**"Live in New Zealand" (1996, only 7 pressed)
**"Horace Pinker Live" (1997, V.M.L.)
*Numerous Compilations

Television

Horace Pinker songs were used in the following television programs [http://www.horacepinker.com/disc/discography.html] :
*"Orleans", CBS, 1997, song "Switch" from "Powertools"
*"Party Of Five", FOX, 1997, song "67 Cents" from "Powertools"
*"", NBC, 1998, song "First Everything" from "Powertools"

External links

* [http://www.horacepinker.com Official website]

* [http://www.purevolume.com/horacepinker PureVolume page]
* [http://www.thickrecords.com Thick Records]
* [http://www.enemyonerecords.com Enemy One Records]
* [http://www.offtime.com Offtime Records]
* [http://www.fatwreckchords.com Fat Wreck Chords]
* [http://www.jumpuprecords.com Jump Up! Records]
* [http://onefootrec.com Onefoot Records]
* [http://www.pastepunk.com/features.php?v=154 2005 interview by pastepunk.com]
* [http://www.punknews.org/review/3994 Review of "Texas One Ten" by punknews.org]