Shinobu (band)
Encyclopedia
Shinobu is an American
indie rock
band from the California
Bay Area
. Its members include Bob Vielma on bass guitar
, Jonathan Jing Fu on drums
and keyboards
, Matt Keegan on guitar
, keyboard and trombone
, and Mike Huguenor on vocals
, guitar, and keyboards. Matt Keegan also plays in the band Bomb the Music Industry, and Mike Huguenor plays in Classics of Love
, and Hard Girls. In 2006 Shinobu put out "Worstward Ho!" on Asian Man Records
, their first release with distribution. They have played with acts such as Xiu Xiu, Sage Francis, and Ted Leo/the Pharmacists. Shinobu is also part of the Phat 'n' Phunky Phamily, with members playing in local acts such as "The Runaway 5", "Taft's Brigade", "The Satans" and "The Rap$callionz". They are well known though out the area for their "Cuddle Shows", which have featured a mix of Phat 'n' Phunky acts and touring bands such as Andrew Jackson Jihad
, "Keyboard" and legendary Japanese punk rockers the Ging Nang Boyz.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. Its members include Bob Vielma on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Jonathan Jing Fu on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Matt Keegan on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboard and trombone
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, and Mike Huguenor on vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitar, and keyboards. Matt Keegan also plays in the band Bomb the Music Industry, and Mike Huguenor plays in Classics of Love
Classics Of Love
Classics Of Love are an American punk rock band formed by former Operation Ivy singer Jesse Michaels. The band's music goes back to while Michaels was doing solo acoustic shows and was approached by Mike Park of Asian Man Records about recording the songs in a studio...
, and Hard Girls. In 2006 Shinobu put out "Worstward Ho!" on Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
, their first release with distribution. They have played with acts such as Xiu Xiu, Sage Francis, and Ted Leo/the Pharmacists. Shinobu is also part of the Phat 'n' Phunky Phamily, with members playing in local acts such as "The Runaway 5", "Taft's Brigade", "The Satans" and "The Rap$callionz". They are well known though out the area for their "Cuddle Shows", which have featured a mix of Phat 'n' Phunky acts and touring bands such as Andrew Jackson Jihad
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Andrew Jackson Jihad is an American folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2004.-History:Andrew Jackson Jihad was formed after its original drummer, Justin James White, approached Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, who had just left Rodan and The Sub-Standards...
, "Keyboard" and legendary Japanese punk rockers the Ging Nang Boyz.
Discography
- Tangram Sailors/Ashtray Sea (Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2010)
- Exhaustive, Exhaustive (Quote Unquote Records, 2010)
- Strange Spring Air (Quote Unquote Records, 2009)
- Shinobu/Pteradon split 7" (Asian Man Records, Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2007)
- Worstward Ho! (Asian Man Records, 2006)
- Herostratus vs. Time (Let's Go Records, 2004)
- Exhaustion, Exhaustion (Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2003)