The Mendoza Line (band)

The Mendoza Line
The Mendoza Line at the Bowery Ballroom,
October 2006
Background information
OriginAthens, Georgia, United States
GenresIndie rock, alternative country
Years active1996–2007
LabelsKindercore, 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.

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