What is a Common Shiner?
A.) The bruised flesh under, above or around the eye after a fist, knee of elbow is introduced to the face during a sandlot baseball brawl, a pick-up basketball game at the park or a guy says something he shouldn't have said to the pretty girl at the corner pub.
B.) A small, abundant fish found throughout the vast number of streams and lakes in the Midwest and Northeastern United States.
C.) These guys from the Grand Rapids area of Michigan who write and play clever songs with lyrics that actually mean something to the wide variety of people who listen to their music.
All of the above, I guess, is the correct answer, but for today's lesson, the answer is C. And these guys, this Common Shiner, are singing about the love, the hope, the melancholy and the anger in all our lives. But most importantly, the humor in it all.
Morgan Foster: Acoustic Guitar/Lead Vocals
Andrew Huisjen: Electric Guitar/Background Vocals
Vijay Bangalore: Drums
Michael James Brooks: Keyboards/Background Vocals
