Member Since: 6/22/2004
Band Website: shotbaker.com
Band Members:
(L-R) Nat (Bass) • Chris (Drums) • Tony (Vocals) • John (Guitar)
Photo by: Angel Wetter from Embrace Photography
Influences: Minor Threat, Naked Raygun, Avail, Central Standard, Descendents, Black Flag, About the Fire, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dead Kennedys, Fugazi, Slayer, Embrace, Rites of Spring, The Matics, Dillinger Four, Cat Stevens, Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel, Bill Hicks, Operation Ivy, Common Rider, The Vindictives, Apocalypse Hoboken, Oblivion, The Bollweevils, 88 Fingers Louie, The Fighters, No Empathy, Ramones, Dinosaur Jr, Penthouse Sweets, Pailhead, Wilco, Johnny Cash, Danzig, The Arrivals, Kris Kristofferson, Samhain, Tim Barry, Sludgeworth, Bob Dylan, The Effigies, Jawbreaker, Zero Boys, Bright Eyes, Vacation Bible School, Pegboy, Das Kapital, Motorhead, The Queers, Daniel Johnston, Leonard Cohen, The Police, The Clash, Jets to Brazil, The Brokedowns, The Methadones, Mitch Hedberg, Stiff Little Fingers, Andy Z and the Steve Harvey Moustache Experience, The Specials, The Symptoms, Wesley Willis, The Explosion, Face to Face, Smoking Popes, The Buzzcocks, Misfits, Nofx, Bhopal Stiffs, Rise Against, Winepress, The Bomb, and the undying desire to avoid getting real jobs.
FAQ1: What does Shot Baker mean? Nat was obsessed with an independent film called Trinity And Beyond (the Atomic Bomb Movie). Here's Shot Baker...
Sounds Like:
Chicago Sun-Times“Take Control†is a melodic, self-assured and thoroughly irresistible punk gem." -Jim DeRogatis
Alternative Press "...the four-piece play some of the most addictive, balls-to-whatever-wall-you've- got punk around." -Tim Karan
Razorcake 'Straight ahead punk rock from this Chicago four piece: great melodies, tight chops, and thoughtful songwriting." –Sean Koepenick
Punknews.org "This band epitomizes the golden trifecta of talent, passion, and relentlessness, and it should carry them right off lake Michigan into the homes of people that love good punk rock all across the country. "
-Anchors
Punk Planet "This is so rad... sing-along punk that you just can't pass up."
Chicago Innerview : "...a highly volatile mixture of raw aggression, anger, passion and love for the music." -Bart Niedzialkowski
Radio One Chicago '...amongst the most exciting punk bands that have ever thrown music out of my speakers... the band lives and breathes honesty and sincerity through their songs, and nowhere is it more apparent than when the band is playing live."
–Mike Gibson
Screaming Bloody Mess "... a refreshing take on straight-forward, inspiring punk-rock ... This stuff is played well, tight, dripping with earnest, and even a little disgust." -Christopher Kelaart
Record Label: Riot Fest Records/Underground Communique' Records
Type of Label: Indie