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Years active
  
1992–2003, 2012, 2015

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Origin
  
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Associated acts
  
The Life and Times, Season to Risk, Molly McGuire, Open Hand, Year of the Rabbit, Players Club, Every Time I Die, The Damned Things, Project 86

Past members
  
Allen EpleyJason GerkenPaul MalinowskiJosh NewtonJeff BrownTim DowJoel HamiltonShawn Sherrill

Members
  
Allen Epley, Josh Newton, Paul Malinowski, Tim Dow, Joel Hamilton, Jason Gerken, Shawn Sherrill, Jeff Brown

Record labels
  
DeSoto Records, Sub Pop, Anodyne Records

Genres
  
Post-hardcore, Math rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock

Albums
  
Lula Divinia, The Egg, Starless, Splay, Making Love EP

Shiner was an American post-hardcore band from Kansas City, Missouri that was active from 1992 to 2003.

Contents

History

The group formed in 1992, and quickly found wide exposure, releasing a vinyl EP in 1993 and touring with acts such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Chore, Jawbox, Season to Risk, The Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys. The group released their first LP, Splay (recorded at Steve Albini's Chicago studio) in 1996, and a second album, Lula Divinia the next year. Sub Pop took notice, and released a 7" single of the group's songs "Sleep it Off" and "Half Empty". Following this the band toured with Hum in 1998. A third full-length, Starless, was released on a label run by members of Descendents, Owned and Operated, in 2000. A fourth LP, The Egg, would follow before the group broke up in 2002. This was recorded and produced at Matt Talbott's recording studio, Great Western Record Recorders in Tolono IL. Malinowski and Gerken are now in Open Hand, while Josh Newton is the bassist for With Knives. Allen Epley is in The Life and Times. Shawn Sherrill is currently in Roman Numerals with Season to Risk members Steven Tulipana and William Smith.

The band also has the song "Third Gear Scratch" included on the soundtrack of the video game Saints Row 2.

Final show

After announcing that the band was breaking up, Shiner scheduled a final performance. The final show was held at The Madrid Theater in Kansas City on January 25, 2003. Houston, Dirtnap, and Elevator Division opened.

Reunions (2012–present)

Nearly ten years after its final show, Shiner announced a quintet of reunion shows in the US to celebrate the reissue of The Egg on vinyl on August 7, 2012. The dates include stops in NYC, LA, Lawrence, Kansas and Chicago:

  • 8.11 New York, NY – Gramercy
  • 8.18 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
  • 8.24 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
  • 8.25 & 26 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

    • In 2015, the band played a second series of reunion shows in conjunction with a vinyl reissue of Starless:

  • 7.15 Austin, TX – Red 7
  • 7.17 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
  • 7.18 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
  • 7.19 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

    • 2017 saw a similar short California tour in conjunction with the vinyl rerelease of Lula Divinia.

    Final lineup

  • Allen Epley (guitar, vocals)
  • Paul Malinowski (bass, formerly of Season to Risk)
  • Josh Newton (guitar, formerly of Season to Risk)
  • Jason Gerken (drums, formerly of Molly McGuire)

    • Previous members

  • Jeff Brown (drums)
  • Tim Dow (drums)
  • Joel Hamilton (guitar)
  • Shawn Sherrill (bass)

    • Singles and EPs

  • "Brooks" / "Released" (1993, DeSoto)
  • "Crush" / "Exhaust" (1994, Hit It!)
  • "Floodwater" / "Cowboy" (1995, HitIt!)
  • "Sleep it Off" / "Half Empty" (1997, Sub Pop)
  • "Farewell Bend Merger" (1998, DeSoto)
  • "Semper Fi" / "Sailor's Fate" (1999, DeSoto)
  • "Making Love EP" (2000, Anodyne, reissued in 2007)

    • Compilations

  • "Only Shallow" on the Soak Your Shoes in Red Wine and Strike the Angels Dumb compilation CD (2003, Grand Theft Autumn)
  • "Anytime" (credited as Ohms) on the No Escape: a Tribute to Journey compilation CD-EP (2003, URININE)

    • Songs

    Making LoveMaking Love EP · 2000
    The Truth About CowsThe Egg · 2001
    Kevin Is GoneStarless · 2000

    References

    Shiner (band) Wikipedia
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