Shinobu (band)

Shinobu
Origin	San Jose, CA, USA
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Let's Go Records, Asian Man Records, Quote Unquote Records, Phat 'n Phunky
Associated acts	Hard Girls, Classics of Love, Gnarboots, Boboso, Bomb the Music Industry
Website	http://www.phatnphunky.com/
Members	Mike Huguenor (Vocals, Guitar) Bob Vielma (Bass, Vocals) Matt Keegan (Guitar, Vocals) Jon Fu (Drums)

Shinobu is an American indie rock band from the California Bay Area. Its members include Bob Vielma on bass guitar, Jon Fu on drums, Matt Keegan on guitar and trombone, and Mike Huguenor on vocals and guitar. Matt Keegan also plays in the band Bomb the Music Industry, and Mike Huguenor plays in Classics of Love, and Hard Girls. In 2006 Shinobu put out "Worstward Ho!" on Asian Man Records, their first release with distribution. They have played with acts such as Xiu Xiu, Sage Francis, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Shinobu is also part of the Phat 'n' Phunky Phamily, with members playing in local acts such as "The Runaway 5", "Taft's Brigade", "The Satans" and "The Rap$callionz". They are well known throughout the area for their "Cuddle Shows", which have featured a mix of Phat 'n' Phunky acts and touring bands such as Andrew Jackson Jihad, "Keyboard" and legendary Japanese punk rockers the Ging Nang Boyz.

Discography

• 10 Thermidor (Quote Unquote Records, 2015)
• The Albert Square/Shinobu split 7" (Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2011)
• Tangram Sailors/Ashtray Sea (Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2010)
• Exhaustive, Exhaustive (Quote Unquote Records, 2010)
• Strange Spring Air (Quote Unquote Records, 2009)
• Shinobu/Pteradon split 7" (Asian Man Records, Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2007)
• Worstward Ho! (Asian Man Records, 2006)
• Herostratus vs. Time (Let's Go Records, 2004)
• Exhaustion, Exhaustion (Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, 2003)

External links

• Shinobu Bandcamp page
• Sound Scene Revolution: Interview with Shinobu (Podcast)
• Phat 'n' Phunky Phamily site