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Pinebender

Punk band from IL · formed 1997

emo
hockey-core
indie rock
midwest emo
slowcore

Pinebender photo — Photo from the public record

Shows on record: 6
Rooms played: 6
Cities: 1
Releases: 11
Last show: May 3, 2024Metro

About

Pinebender is a band from IL, formed in 1997, tagged emo, hockey-core, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2024, across 6 rooms in 1 city.

Pinebender formed in 1997 — MusicBrainz
Matt Clark: member — MusicBrainz
Stephen Howard: member — MusicBrainz
Pinebender has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1999–2006 — MusicBrainz
Pinebender has 4302 listeners on Last.fm — Pinebender on Last.fm
Pinebender has released 10 recordings between 2000 and 2026 — Pinebender on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

6 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20101 show
20131 show
20141 show
20151 show
20171 show
20241 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 3, 2024	Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Bongripper, Immortal Bird, Bleached Cross	Support	Bongripper, Immortal Bird, Bleached Cross
Sep 24, 2017	Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Shannon Wright, Nina Nastasia, Screaming Females, +6	Support	Shannon Wright, Nina Nastasia, Screaming Females, +6
Aug 26, 2015	The Empty Bottle · ChicagoSupportwith Del Rey, Electric Hawk	Support	Del Rey, Electric Hawk
Dec 31, 2014	Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Pelican, The Life and Times	Support	Pelican, The Life and Times
Aug 23, 2013	The Burlington · ChicagoSupportwith Big'n, Bear Claw	Support	Big'n, Bear Claw
Mar 12, 2010	Beat Kitchen · ChicagoSupportwith Follows, Pelican	Support	Follows, Pelican

Where they play

6 rooms in 1 city

Rooms played most

Beat Kitchen · Chicago1 show
Hideout · Chicago1 show
Metro · Chicago1 show
Subterranean · Chicago1 show
The Burlington · Chicago1 show

Cities played

Chicago6 shows

Releases

11 releases, 1999–2026

Lovitt Worldwide! 31 Years Of Lovitt Records!
2026
Working Nine To Wolf
2006 · Album
Pretty Activity - 2006 Sampler
2006
Live At Schubas 07/15/2004
2004
The High Price of Living Too Long With a Single Dream
2003 · Album
Building Records Presents 60 Songs
2003
Too Good To Be True
2002
After Hours #16: Sentimental Journey Issue
2002
Explanation Of Scientific Explosion - Chicago-Midwest (U.S. Pop Life Vol. 14)
2001
Things Are About To Get Weird
2000
Things Are About to Get Weird
1999

Lineup

Matt Clark
Stephen Howard

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 7 plays, 2003-08-01–2003-09-11 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Mr Smith) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Pinebender — Metro, 2024-05-03 — Poster · Metro, 2024-05-03 — Songkick

Pinebender — The Empty Bottle, 2015-08-26 — Poster · The Empty Bottle, 2015-08-26 — Songkick

Pinebender — Subterranean, 2014-12-31 — Poster · Subterranean, 2014-12-31 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Pinebender on Last.fm	Artist facts
Pinebender on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.