{{Short description|American rock band}} {{About|a band|the song|Shrimp Boats|boats used for shrimping|shrimp fishery}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Shrimp Boat | image = | caption = | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | genre = Indie rock, alternative rock | years_active = 1987–1993 | label = Bar/None, Rough Trade, Ajax, AUM Fidelity, Bomba | associated_acts = The Sea and Cake, Falstaff | current_members = Ian Schneller<br/>Sam Prekop<br/>David Kroll<br/>Eric Claridge<br/>Brad Wood | past_members = Joe Vajarsky (non-official member)<br/>Tom Jasek (non-official member) }}
'''Shrimp Boat''' was an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge formed The Sea and Cake.<ref name= "thefawn">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |url= https://www.avclub.com/the-sea-and-cake-the-fawn-1798194176 |title=The Sea and Cake: ''The Fawn'' |work=The A.V. Club |date=March 29, 2002 |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Ian Schneller and Tom Jasek went on to form Falstaff.<ref name= "falstaff">{{cite news |last=Corbett |first=John |url= https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/falstaff/Content?oid=889432 |title=Falstaff |work=Chicago Reader |date=January 11, 1996 |accessdate=May 17, 2018}}</ref> Schneller's experience with the band would also lead him to create Specimen Products.<ref name= "specimen">{{cite news |last=Rothschild |first=David |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/10/22/schnellers-fine-specimens-strike-a-chord/ |title=Schneller's Fine Specimens Strike A Chord |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 22, 1993 |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
==Members== *Eric Claridge (drums, bass) *David Kroll (bass, banjo, tenor sax) *Sam Prekop (vocals, guitar, bass) *Ian Schneller (guitar, vocals, drums) *Brad Wood (drums, soprano sax, keyboard)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/something-grand-mw0000205083/credits|title=Something Grand - Shrimp Boat | Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
===Non-official members=== *Joe Vajarsky (max sax) *Tom Jasek (drums)
==Discography== *''Some Biscuit'' (1988) *''Daylight Savings'' (1988) *''Speckly'' (1989) *''Volume One'' (1991) *''Duende'' (1992) *''Small Wonder'' EP (1993) *''Cavale'' (1993) *''Something Grand'' (2004)
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Category:Alternative rock groups from Chicago Category:American post-rock groups Category:Indie rock musical groups from Illinois Category:Musical groups established in 1987 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1993 Category:Rough Trade Records artists Category:Bar/None Records artists Category:AUM Fidelity artists
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