Slick Shoes 3633563 226080565 2008-07-16T19:09:51Z 98.148.238.184 {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Slick Shoes | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Southern California]], [[United States|USA]] | Genre = [[Pop punk]] | Years_active = [[1994]]–present | Label = [[SideOneDummy Records|SideOneDummy]]<br>[[Tooth and Nail Records|Tooth and Nail]]<br>[[Fueled by Ramen]] | Associated_acts = Sigmund | URL = | Current_members = Ryan Kepie</br>Joe Nixon</br>Jackson Mould</br>Jermiah Brown</br>Jordan Mould | Past_members = Jonah Peterson</br>Dale Yob</br>Greg Togawa</br>David Stoltenberg</br>Kevin Clark</br>Josh Kleven</br>Bill Lanz }} '''Slick Shoes''' is a [[pop punk]] band with [[Christian]] origins from [[Southern California]]. Their name comes from the hit 1985 movie, ''[[The Goonies]]'', 'slick shoes' being one of the character Data's many gadgets. The band formed in 1994 and made their [[debut album|first release]] as a [[self-titled]] [[extended play|EP]] in 1997. They released 5 full length CDs, 4 of them on [[Seattle]] based [[Tooth and Nail Records]]. They also released an EP, a [[split record|split]] with [[Autopilot Off]] and a [[greatest hits]] CD entitled ''The Biggest & The Best'', featuring 3 previously unreleased songs. Slick Shoes' style could be described as fast and melodic, occasionally with a rough-edged [[hardcore punk]]/[[melodic hardcore]] sound. The band has gone through numerous line-up changes, but founding member and singer Ryan Kepke and Joe Nixon (drums) have played on every release, while Jeremiah Brown (bass) played on all except their final album, ''[[Far From Nowhere]]''. This was their first release without Tooth and Nail Records, which they left, not for religious reasons, but merely because their contract had finished and the band felt the need for a change. ''Far From Nowhere'' was released on [[SideOneDummy Records]] in the summer of 2003. The band was particularly successful in the [[Christian punk]] scene in the late 90s and early 2000s and toured alongside their peers, both [[secular]] and Christian (most notably bands such as [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]] and [[MxPx]], respectively). They also played certain legs of the [[Vans Warped Tour]] in 2003. == Post-2004 == Since touring in 2003 and early 2004 in support of ''[[Far From Nowhere]]'', Slick Shoes was very inactive (even their website was taken down), and on October 7, 2006 the band issued a statement through their [http://www.myspace.com/slickshoes MySpace page] saying that they had begun a side project called [http://www.myspace.com/sigmundspace Sigmund], and that Slick Shoes was on an "indefinite hiatus". Then, 15 months later on January 3, 2008, the band announced through MySpace that they had reunited: "Hey Everyone, Good news. Slick Shoes is back together with original members Ryan Kepke, Jackson Mould, Joe Nixon, and Jeremiah Brown. We also added guitarist Jordan Mould . Although we will not be touring extensively we will be playing shows and hope to record a new record in the near future. Don't forget to tell your friends." Their first show back together took place at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on March 1st, 2008. ==Discography== *''[[Slick Shoes EP]]'' (Released January 21st, 1997) *''[[Rusty (album)|Rusty]]'' (Released June 24th, 1997) *''[[Burn Out (album)|Burn Out]]'' (Released July 7th, 1998) *''[[Wake Up Screaming]]'' (Released May 23rd, 2000) *''[[Slick Shoes/Cooter Split]] EP'' (Released May 23rd, 2000) *''[[Slick Shoes (album)|Slick Shoes]]'' LP (Released April 9th, 2002) *''[[Far From Nowhere]]'' (Released July 8th, 2003) *''[[The Biggest and the Best]]'' (Released November 18, 2003) ==External links== *[http://www.myspace.com/slickshoes Slick Shoes MySpace Page] *[http://www.purevolume.com/slickshoes Slick Shoes Purevolume Page] *[http://www.sideonedummy.com/bands.php?band_name=Slick_Shoes Slick Shoes at SideOneDummy.com] [[Category:1990s music groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:Christian punk groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1994]] [[Category:Pop punk groups]] [[Category:Tooth and Nail Records artists]] [[it:Slick Shoes]]