Dave Hernandez
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Dave Hernandez plays guitar
and bass in the American
indie band The Shins
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Hernandez met Shins frontman James Mercer when both lived in Albuquerque playing in underground bands in the early/mid 90s. Hernandez's punk band Scared of Chaka
and Mercer's indie pop band Flake were both part of the thriving Albuquerque independent rock scene that spawned bands like The Drags, The Rondelles, and Henrys Dress.
Among the other bands Hernandez has played in are Broadcast Oblivion, The Charming Snakes, and The Boskos.
He has played guitar on records by Big Business, The Intelligence, and Sean Na Na.
He is currently the frontman for Seattle garage band Little Cuts.
Hernandez currently resides with his wife Sophia, and their baby girl Paloma in Seattle, Washington
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Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and bass in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie band The Shins
The Shins
The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
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Hernandez met Shins frontman James Mercer when both lived in Albuquerque playing in underground bands in the early/mid 90s. Hernandez's punk band Scared of Chaka
Scared of Chaka
Scared Of Chaka is a punk rock band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, which was formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist David Yanul Hernandez, bass guitarist Dameon Waggoner and drummer Jeff Jones. Jone was later replaced by Ron Skrasek. The band played a Dickies inspired mix of garage and...
and Mercer's indie pop band Flake were both part of the thriving Albuquerque independent rock scene that spawned bands like The Drags, The Rondelles, and Henrys Dress.
Among the other bands Hernandez has played in are Broadcast Oblivion, The Charming Snakes, and The Boskos.
He has played guitar on records by Big Business, The Intelligence, and Sean Na Na.
He is currently the frontman for Seattle garage band Little Cuts.
Hernandez currently resides with his wife Sophia, and their baby girl Paloma in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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