caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
sam prekop at primavera sound 2013 -lsb- http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=10040/ thrilljockey.com -rsb- the sea and cake shrimp boat 1987 - present chicago , illinois , united states thrill jockey non_vocal_instrumentalist 18 october 1964 vocals , guitar , bass guitar electronic music post rock indie rock sam prekop - primavera 2013.jpg sam prekop
 sam prekop musician , painter
sam prekop

sam prekop -lrb- born october 18 , 1964 -rrb- is an american rock/pop musician in the band the sea and cake .
he also has released four solo albums .
prekop first gained recognition in the band shrimp boat from 1988 to 1993 .
many artists have performed in the sam prekop band , such as chad taylor , josh abrams , jim o'rourke , and archer prewitt .
his father is the photographer , martin prekop .
he has two brothers , the furniture designer hank prekop and the painter zak prekop .
