What is "shinobu"

Shinobu is an American indie rock band from the California Bay Area. Its members include Bob Vielma on bass guitar, Jon Fu on drums, Matt Keegan on guitar and trombone, and Mike Huguenor on vocals and guitar. Matt Keegan also plays in the band Bomb the Music Industry, and Mike Huguenor plays in Classics of Love, and Hard Girls. In 2006 Shinobu put out "Worstward Ho!" on Asian Man Records, their first release with distribution. They have played with acts such as Xiu Xiu, Sage Francis, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Shinobu is also part of the Phat 'n' Phunky Phamily, with members playing in local acts such as "The Runaway 5", "Taft's Brigade", "The Satans" and "The Rap$callionz". They are well known throughout the area for their "Cuddle Shows", which have featured a mix of Phat 'n' Phunky acts and touring bands such as Andrew Jackson Jihad, "Keyboard" and legendary Japanese punk rockers the Ging Nang Boyz. Shinobu have often said Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band is their biggest influence as a band.

is a Japanese verb meaning or . It is a Japanese given name used by either sex. Shinobu is also the dictionary form of shinobi which can be combined with mono to make shinobi no mono , an alternative name of ninja.

Shinobu is a unisex Japanese given name.

Shinobu may also refer to:

• Shinobu (band), an American indie rock band
• Mount Shinobu, a mountain in the center of Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan