# Shrimp Boat

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{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{About|a band|the song|Shrimp Boats|boats used for shrimping|shrimp fishery}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Shrimp Boat
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| origin = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), U.S.
| genre = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock), [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock)
| years_active = 1987&ndash;1993
| label = [Bar/None](/source/Bar%2FNone_Records), [Rough&nbsp;Trade](/source/Rough_Trade_Records), Ajax, AUM&nbsp;Fidelity, Bomba
| associated_acts = [The Sea and Cake](/source/The_Sea_and_Cake), Falstaff
| current_members = Ian Schneller<br/>[Sam Prekop](/source/Sam_Prekop)<br/>David Kroll<br/>Eric Claridge<br/>[Brad Wood](/source/Brad_Wood)
| past_members = Joe Vajarsky (non-official member)<br/>Tom Jasek (non-official member) 
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'''Shrimp Boat''' was an American [rock](/source/rock_music) band formed in [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago) in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, [Sam Prekop](/source/Sam_Prekop) and Eric Claridge formed [The Sea and Cake](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sam_Prekop) (vocals, guitar, bass)
*Ian Schneller (guitar, vocals, drums)
*[Brad Wood](/source/Brad_Wood) (drums, soprano sax, keyboard)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/something-grand-mw0000205083/credits|title=Something Grand - Shrimp Boat &#124; Credits|website=[AllMusic](/source/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)

==References==
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==External links==

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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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