The Mendoza Line | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_mendoza_line.jpg) The Mendoza Line at the Bowery Ballroom, October 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Athens, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, alternative country |
| Years active | 1996–2007 |
| Labels | Kindercore, Misra, Bar/None, Loose Music, Low Transit Industries |
The Mendoza Line was an American rock band formed in the mid-1990s in Athens, Georgia, and who eventually settled in Brooklyn, New York. Their name comes from a characterization of an intolerably low batting average (.200), based on the dismal .215 batting average of Mario Mendoza. They released eight full albums of sometimes folky, occasionally country-styled indie rock that is influenced by classic songwriters like Bob Dylan, John Cale and Paul Westerberg and alt-country bands like Whiskeytown and Wilco. They recorded for several labels, such as Kindercore, Misra, Bar/None Records and Loose Music.[1]