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Slick Shoes
Slick Shoes performing in 2016
Background information
Origin
Antelope Valley, California, United States[1]
Genres
Punk rock, pop punk, skate punk
Years active
1994–2004, 2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2015-present
Labels
SideOneDummy, Tooth & Nail, Fueled by Ramen
Members
Ryan Kepke
Joe Nixon
Jackson Mould
Jeremiah Brown
Jonah Peterson
Past members
Dale Yob
Andrew Tremblay
Greg Togawa
David Stoltenberg
Adam Stiletto
Kevin Clark
Josh Kleven
Bill Lanz
Jordan Mould
Slick Shoes is an American punk rock band from Antelope Valley, California, United States. The band formed in 1994 and made their first release as a self-titled EP in 1996.[2] In 2022, Loudwire magazine named the "Wake Up Screaming" album one of the 50 greatest pop-punk albums of all time.[3]
Slick Shoes released six full-length CDs, four of them on Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records. They also released an EP, a split with Autopilot Off and a greatest hits CD entitled The Biggest & The Best, featuring three previously unreleased songs.
The band had gone through numerous line-up changes over the years, but singer Ryan Kepke and Joe Nixon (drums) performed on every release, while Jeremiah Brown (bass) played on all except their final album, Far From Nowhere (2003), released by SideOneDummy Records instead of the Tooth & Nail.
The third album, Wake Up Screaming (2000) got production from Bill Stevenson of Black Flag fame.[4]
The band's success rode the back of the mid-to-late '90s Christian punk popularity wave that spurred churched teens around the nation to embrace the genre and even start rock clubs, such as the 9th Hour in Richmond and The New Union in Minneapolis.[5][6] They toured alongside both secular and Christian acts (most notably bands such as Face to Face and MxPx, respectively).[7] In 2002, they toured with Mighty Mighty Bosstones;[8] in 2003, they played the Vans Warped Tour and were featured in Warped Tour DVD in 2004.[9][10] The Jonas Brothers, when teens, were fans and traveled to their shows.[11]
^"Slick Shoes". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^"50 Greatest Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Purchase, New York. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^Haworth, Graham (18 May 2001). "Punks Play For God". Music. The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 11.
^Holmberg, Mark (20 June 1997). "Strong Music for Strong Beliefs: Church Gambles on Rock Club". Flair. The Times Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. C1.
^Sarachik, Justin (30 June 2014). "5 Punk Rock Bands Every Christian Music Fan Should Know". Breathecast News. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"MXPX". Calendar. LA Weekly. Los Angeles, California. 13 February 1997. p. 104.
^Guerra, Dan (24 July 2003). "Punk Rock's Warped Tour Begs the Adventurous". Entertainment. The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. p. E4.
^Escalante, Joe and Kris Martinez (directors) (2004). Vans Warped Tour '03(DVD) (documentary). Costa Mesa, California: Kung Fu Records and Image Entertainment. Event occurs at 47:55. OCLC 56124571. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^Dorsey, Brian (2 July 2004). "Punk Rock's 'Endless Summer?'". Arts. The Star-News. Chula Vista, California. p. 12.
^Campbell, Rachel (3 June 2019). "Jonas Brothers talk MxPx gigs, "punching people in the face" in mosh pits". Alternative Press. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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