Shorty

Shorty was an American alternative noise rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. The band consisted of vocalist Al Johnson, guitarist Mark Shippy, drummer Todd Lamparelli, and bassist Luke Frantom. After the group's breakup in 1994, Al Johnson and Mark Shippy would go on to form the underground art rock band U.S. Maple.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Shorty's material in January 1993 via their 'Dynamite Lover' song. The song was included in the Peel Out In The States (Program 01) show, as well as their other track, 'Samtastic' on Peel Out In The States (Program 03) programme, which he described both of them as 'Yank sizzlers'. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes until the near the end of 1994. 
==Shows Played==
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*01 November 1992 (Ö3) (seems this programme is more likely to have been broadcast in January 1993 rather than 1st November 1992): 'Dynamite Lover (7"- N*****hat)' (Bovine)
;1993
*01 January 1993: 'Dynamite Lover (7 inch-B side of [(N)(i)(g)(g)(e)(r)(h)(a)(t)])' (Bovine)
*17 January 1993 (BFBS): Dynamite Lover (7" - (N)(i)(g)(g)(e)(r)(h)(a)(t)) Bovine 
*23 January 1993: 'Dynamite Lover (7")' (Bovine)
*23 January 1993: 'Last One In My Mouth Is A Jerk (7")' (WorryBird Disk)
*30 January 1993: Samtastic (7" - Last One In My Mouth Is A Jerk) WorryBird Disk
*01 February 1993 (Ö3): 'Samtastic (12"-Last One In My Mouth Is A Jerk)' (WorryBird Disk)
*07 February 1993 (BFBS): Samtastic (7" - Last One In My Mouth Is A Jerk) Worry-Bird Disc
*05 March 1993: 'Samtastic (7"-Last One In My Mouth Is A Jerk)' (Worrybird Discs)
*31 July 1993: N(i)(g)(g)(e)(r)hat (album Thumb Days) Gasoline Boost Records GB 06 (not surprisingly Peel does not reveal the song title) 
*18 September 1993: Kaput (7" - Kaput!) Skin Graft Records 
*24 September 1993 (BFBS): Kaput (7" - Kaput!) Skin Graft 
;1994
*07 October 1994: I Prefer 'Nitwit' (CDEP/10” - Fresh Breath) Skin Graft
*21 October 1994: I Prefer Nitwit (EP - Fresh Breath) Skin Graft 
*28 October 1994: Fresh Breath (10" EP) Skin Graft 
*29 October 1994 (BFBS): 'I Prefer Nitwit (10")' (Skin Graft)
*05 November 1994 (BBC World Service): I Prefer Nitwit (10" - Fresh Breath) Skin Graft
*07 November 1994 (Ö3): 'I Prefer Nitwit (10"-Fresh Breath)' (Skin Graft)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists