Banner Pilot is a punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...

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Their music is heavily influenced by acts such as Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker (band)

Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement...

, The Lawrence Arms

The Lawrence Arms

The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:...

, Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

, and Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...

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History

The band was formed by Nate Gangelhoff and Nick Johnson in 2005 following the dissolution of their previous band, Rivethead. The two self-released a demo the same year, garnering positive reviews from both Punknews  and Razorcake

Razorcake

Razorcake is a 501 non-profit organization that publishes the Razorcake fanzine, a DIY punk rock fanzine published bi-monthly out of Los Angeles, California...

. The following year they released the EP Pass the Poison and toured the East Coast, drawing the attention of Go-Kart Records.

In late 2007 and early 2008 the band recorded their Go-Kart Records debut full length, Resignation Day. Mike left the band to return to school and Corey was recruited as a replacement for their summer West Coast tour.

In April, 2009 Banner Pilot was signed to Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

. Their first album for the label, titled Collapser was released on September 1, 2009. Shortly after they embarked on an East Coast tour in support of the album with labelmates Dead to Me

Dead to Me (band)

Dead to Me is a punk rock band from San Francisco, founded by vocalist/guitarist Jack Dalrymple, drummer Brandon Pollack and bassist/vocalist Chicken of Western Addiction...

 and Teenage Bottlerocket

Teenage Bottlerocket

Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...

 that included an appearance at The Fest

The Fest

The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, organized by No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, country, and metal acts. The Fest first took place in 2002 and has since attracted a large number of punk bands...

 in Gainesville, Florida.

Fat Wreck Chords also released a remixed version of the band's first album, Resignation Day

Resignation Day

Resignation Day is the first album released by Banner Pilot. The record was originally released in 2008, but due to the original album being mastered improperly, it was remixed and re-released with two extra tracks in 2010 on Fat Wreck Chords....

 in 2010.

In April, 2010, the band did a European tour, which included a stop at Groezrock

Groezrock

Groezrock is an annual music festival that takes place in Gestel, a part of Meerhout, Belgium. It started out as a small rock and pop festival with a few hundred people attending, but has evolved into a large punk rock festival, with attendances now exceeding 30000. Since 2003 there have been...

, an annual music festival in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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Other projects

Nate is a guitarist in the punk band The Gateway District and occasionally plays with Off With Their Heads

Off With Their Heads (band)

Off with Their Heads is a punk rock band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule...

. He is also a writer, having recently released a book that is a compilation of his zines entitled You Idiot . Corey is the guitarist/vocalist for Minneapolis punk band The Manix.

Studio albums

• Resignation Day
  Resignation Day
  Resignation Day is the first album released by Banner Pilot. The record was originally released in 2008, but due to the original album being mastered improperly, it was remixed and re-released with two extra tracks in 2010 on Fat Wreck Chords....
  
  (2008)
• Collapser
  Collapser
  Collapser is the second album released by Banner Pilot. It was released on September 1, 2009 on Fat Wreck Chords. 330 copies were made on colored vinyl...
  
  (2009)
• Heart Beats Pacific (2011)

Members

• Nick Johnson - Guitar, vocals (2005–present)
• Nate Gangelhoff - Bass (2005–present)
• Corey Ayd - Guitar (2008–present)
• Danny Elston-Jones - Drums (2005–present)

• Mike Johnson - Guitar (2005–2008)