Ghosts and Vodka was an American instrumental

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band from

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. The band was made up of two guitarists, Victor Villareal, and

Sam Zurick Make Believe was an indie rock band, initially formed as a touring version of Joan of Arc. The band was initially composed of eccentric voiced singer Tim Kinsella, guitarist Sam Zurick, bassist Bobby Burg, and drummer/keyboardist Nate Kinsella. ...

, bassist Erik Bocek, and drummer Scott Shellhamer. The band formed after Bocek and Zurick met Villareal and Shellhamer at a Sky Corvair reunion show in 1998. Bocek and Zurick were both members of

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at the time, but quit when the four formed Ghosts and Vodka (Zurick would return to Joan of Arc several years later). Ghosts and Vodka continued to play until 2001 when Villareal and Zurick opted to concentrate on

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, which saw them reuniting with their ex-

Cap'n Jazz Cap'n Jazz (sometimes stylised as caP'n Jazz) was an American emo band formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villarreal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitaris ...

bandmates

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and

Tim Kinsella Tim Kinsella is an American musician, author, and film director from Chicago, Illinois. Known for his eccentric singing voice, he first rose to prominence as lead singer and lyricist of the emo band Cap'n Jazz which he co-founded with his brothe ...

. In 2003, the Sixgunlover label compiled the group's full anthology onto one CD. In March 2009, the band announced that they had their first practice in 8 years, but later that year announced that they were not continuing in the near future. On March 20, 2020, pre-orders became available for the first ''Precious Blood'' LP pressing.

Members

* Victor Villareal (guitars) - Formerly of

, later in

. *

(guitars) - Formerly of Cap'n Jazz, later in

, currently in

and

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. * Erik Bocek (bass) - Formerly of both Tetsuo and Joan of Arc. * Scott Shellhamer (drums) - Formerly of Tetsuo, currently in American Heritage.

Discography

* ''Memento Mori'' 7-inch EP (

Hefty Records Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III,

References

External links

Official MySpace Page
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