Shinola (band)

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Name = Shinola


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Origin = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Genre = Alternative Post-punk Alternative country
Years_active = 1994–1997
Label = Backporch Revolution Records
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Current_members = Alec Vance, Anthony Alvarez, Adam Walker, Cassie Marshall, Adam McKible
Past_members = Shana Herron
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Shinola was a rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, that existed from 1994 to 1997, and was a regular mainstay in the burgeoning local indie-rock scene of the time. Employing two guitars, electrified violin, drums, bass guitar, and occasionally Farfisa organ and banjo, their sound drew simultaneously on country/folk and punk rock influences. The band brandished left-wing politics on its album art, web site and flyers, but lyrically most of its songs focused on heartbreak.

They recorded the single "Vodka" (b/w "Who's a Fuck-up?") on Backporch Revolution, who released it in 1996. The record was accorded a favorable review by Billboard Magazine and other periodicals. The band had over 30 songs, but never released a full-length album. A compilation of singles, demos, and live recordings was released after the band broke up in 1997.

External links

* [http://www.backporchrevolution.com/artist.php?id=1 Shinola on Backporch Revolution Records]
* [http://www.mindspring.com/~backporch/shinola/ Shinola's original web site]