Horace Pinker
Horace Pinker is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona and based in Chicago, Illinois. They combine a pop-punk sound with political lyrics.
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| Origin | Tempe, Arizona, United States Chicago, Illinois, United States (based in) |
| Genres | Punk rock, punk pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Jump Start Arctic Rodeo OffTime Thick JumpUp! |
| Members | Greg Mytych Bryan Jones Scott Eastman |
| Past members | Bill Ramsey Don Meehleis Chris Bauermeister Matt Arluck Miguel Barron Karl Eifrig Jeff Dean Jonathan Richardson Jesse Everhart Gregg Dessen |
| Website | Official site |
Horace Pinker has played in over 21 countries including Brazil, China and Australia. They have played in festivals including the Dynamo Open Air in the Netherlands, Popkomm in Germany, Belgium’s Groezrock, 2007 Vans Zona Punk Tour in Brazil, PouzzaFest in Montreal and The Fest 11 in Gainesville, FL.
They have appeared on over 30 compilations albums, 12 EPs (including a split with Face To Face and an EP on Fat Wreck Chords), the DVD video compilations Cinema Beer Nuts (Hopeless) and Punk Broadcast System (Cold front), plus various features in TV shows and magazines.
They have toured for the releases of Power Tools (Justice), Burn Tempe To The Ground (One foot), Pop Culture Failure (Jump Up!), Copper Regret (Cold front), Red-Eyed Regular (Off Time), Texas One Ten (Thick), Carnival Nostalgia: 2000-2006 (Enemy One) and 2011′s Local State Inertia (Jump Start, Arctic Rodeo/Off Time).
In 2010, the band toured China, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. The same year, they recorded the follow-up to their 2005 album Texas One Ten.
After a tour of Canada in August 2011, they released their new record “Local State Inertia” in October 2011 followed by a European tour in March 2012. The US release for “Local State Inertia” was in November 2012 on Jump Start Records.
Line up
- Current Members
- Greg Mytych - bass, vocals
- Bryan Jones - drums (founding member)
- Scott Eastman - guitar, vocals (founding member)
- Former Members
- Bill Ramsey - drums (founding member)
- Miguel Barron - bass (Deminer, Armchair Martian)
- Matt Arluck - guitar (Deminer, Sweet Cobra)
- Chris Bauermeister - bass (Jawbreaker)
- Jesse Everhart - guitar
- Jonathan Richardson - guitar/bass (Early Day Miners)
- Gregg Dessen - bass (founding member)
- Karl Eifrig - bass (Lynyrd's Innards, Mexican Cheerleader)
- Don Meehleis - guitar, vocals
- Jeff Dean - guitar (The Bomb, All Eyes West, Noise By Numbers)
Discography
- Full-lengths & EPs
- Powertools (1994, Earwax/Justice)
- Burn Tempe to the Ground (1996, Onefoot)
- Copper Regret EP (2000, Coldfront)
- Pop Culture Failure (2000, Jump Up!)
- Red-Eyed Regular EP (2003, OffTime Records)
- Texas One Ten (2005, Thick)
- Carnival Nostalgia: 2000-2006 (2007, Enemy One Records)
- Local State Inertia (2011, Arctic Rodeo Recordings)
- Local State Inertia (2012, Jump Start Records)
- Recover EP (2015, Dead Broke Rekerds)
- House of Cards EP (2022, OffTime 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)
- Song About Selling Out (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:
- Orleans, CBS, 1997, song Switch from Powertools
- Party Of Five, FOX, 1997, song 67 Cents from Powertools
- Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1998, song First Everything from Powertools