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Evan Shanks

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Evan Shanks
Evan Shanks, Symbol Six
Evan Shanks, Symbol Six
Background information
Birth nameEvan Shanks
Born (1964-10-10) October 10, 1964 (age 60)
Los Angeles
OriginLos Angeles
GenresPunk rock, Rock & roll
Occupation(s)Songwriter, bassist
InstrumentBass
Years active1983–present
LabelsJailhouse Records, Symbol Six Music, Bad Idea Music
Websitehttp://www.symbolsix.com

Evan Shanks (born October 10, 1964) is an American rock bassist for Symbol Six and Entropy.[1][2]

Career

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In the early 1980s, Entropy played such venues as [3]Grand Olympic Auditorium and Cathay de Grande right in the heart of Los Angeles / Orange County Punk rock. They went on to play a steady stream of shows for Goldenvoice: 45 Grave,[4] The Circle Jerks, NOFX, The Melvins, The Minutemen, The Butthole Surfers,[5] 7 Seconds, DI, The Toy Dolls, The Effigies,[6] Wasted Youth,[7] English Dogs, D.R.I. (band), Detox, The Dickies, Conflict, and [8] The Dead Kennedys.

[9] In 2009, Ace & Eights performed with Slash and Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses.

Shanks is currently the bassist for the Los Angeles rock band Symbol Six.

Musicians collaborated with

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Discography

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  • 1985 Gross National Product EP - ENTROPY Catalog #BI-001 (Bad Idea Music )
  • 1986 Kaaos Zine Presents - ENTROPY Catalog #BCT 21 (Bad Compilation Tapes )
  • 2005 Farewell To Venice - ENTROPY (BDF Records )
  • 2006 Post-Industrial Hardcore - ENTROPY
  • 2010 Monsters 11 - SYMBOL SIX (Symbol Six Music)
  • 2014 Dirtyland - SYMBOL SIX Catalog #JHR 049 (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2014 SYMBOL SIX/Fang (band) Split Catalog #JHR 047 (Jailhouse Records)
  • 2015 SYMBOL SIX/Rikk Agnew Split Catalog #JHR 055 (Jailhouse Records)
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References

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  1. ^ "Entropy Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. ^ "Entropy Los Angeles".
  3. ^ "Entropy at Olympic Auditorium". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  4. ^ "Circle Jerks and Entropy".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "7 Seconds and Entropy".[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Entropy at Olympic Auditorium".[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "English Dogs and Entropy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  8. ^ "Dead Kennedys and Entropy".[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Slash and Steven Adler at the Viper Room".
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