Shrimp Boat
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Shrimp Boat was an American
rock
band formed in Chicago
in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, Sam Prekop
and Eric Claridge formed The Sea and Cake
. Ian Schneller and Tom Jasek went on to form Falstaff. Schneller's experience with the band would also lead him to create Specimen Products
.
United States
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rock
Rock music
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band formed in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, Sam Prekop
Sam Prekop
Sam Prekop is a rock/pop musician in the band The Sea and Cake. He also has released three solo albums. Prekop first gained recognition in the band Shrimp Boat from 1988 to 1993. Many artists have performed in the Sam Prekop band, such as Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, Jim O'Rourke, and Archer Prewitt...
and Eric Claridge formed The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in the mid-1990s in Chicago out of the ashes of local bands The Coctails and Shrimp Boat. The group's name came from a willful reinterpretation of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol...
. Ian Schneller and Tom Jasek went on to form Falstaff. Schneller's experience with the band would also lead him to create Specimen Products
Specimen Products
Specimen Products is a Chicago-based manufacturer of custom guitars and amplifiers, led by luthier Ian Schneller. Specimen's instrument and audio equipment production consists of commissioned pieces, one-off experimental designs referred to as "Singletons", and limited production run items...
.
Members
- Eric Claridge (drums, bass)
- David Kroll (bass, banjo, tenor sax)
- Sam PrekopSam PrekopSam Prekop is a rock/pop musician in the band The Sea and Cake. He also has released three solo albums. Prekop first gained recognition in the band Shrimp Boat from 1988 to 1993. Many artists have performed in the Sam Prekop band, such as Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, Jim O'Rourke, and Archer Prewitt...
(vocals, guitar, bass) - Ian Schneller (guitar, vocals, drums)
- Brad WoodBrad WoodBrad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. He served as a drummer for the band Shrimp Boat. Brad records, mixes and produces records and is based in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in earnest in 1988 with the construction of Idful Music Corporation- a recording studio in...
(drums, soprano sax)
Discography
- Some Biscuit (1988)
- Daylight Savings (1988)
- Speckly (1989)
- Volume One (1991)
- Duende (1992)
- Small Wonder EP (1993)
- Cavale (1993)
- Something Grand (2004)
- Speckly, released on CD (2005)