Horace Pinker

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Horace Pinker
Origin Tempe, Arizona, United States Chicago, Illinois, United States (based in)
Genres Punk rock, punk pop, indie rock
Years active1991present
Labels Jump Start
Arctic Rodeo
OffTime
Thick
JumpUp!
MembersGreg Mytych
Bryan Jones
Scott Eastman
Past membersBill Ramsey
Don Meehleis
Chris Bauermeister
Matt Arluck
Miguel Barron
Karl Eifrig
Jeff Dean
Jonathan Richardson
Jesse Everhart
Gregg Dessen
Website Official site

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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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.[ citation needed ]

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Television

Horace Pinker songs were used in the following television programs:

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