Shark Bait

Shark Bait

Shark Bait is a group from Dublin, Ireland, active from 1985 to the present. It is identified as a psychobilly act, and the name is also used by several other unrelated bands in different places and styles.

Other acts using the name

One version of Shark Bait is a screamo, folk and emo band formed in Louisiana. That group has members drawn from several other local bands and releases music including Growing Pains, Still Growing and a split recording with Adaje.

Another Shark Bait is a Dutch band founded in Haarlem, Netherlands, in 2008 by bass player Tim Verwaal and keyboard player Remon Rijper. The other members are Sebastiaan Weerman on guitar and Bas de Keijzer on drums, with the band also using the website shark-bait.nl.

A further Shark Bait is a San Francisco-based industrial, noise and improv troupe made up of musicians and performance artists. That group uses walls of noise, tape loops, metal percussion, distorted vocals from both men and women, and elaborate live shows with light displays, projected films, slides, performance art, audience participation and a large stage setup. Its performances with Crash Worship at venues including 924 Gilman, The Omni and The Stone in the early 1990s are described as legendary, and the group is also associated with the use of psychedelic drugs and the distribution of sugar cubes at shows.