Ghosts and Vodka was an American instrumental math rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1998 by Victor Villareal, Sam Zurick, Erik Bocek, and Scott Shellhamer, the group emerged after Bocek and Zurick met Villareal and Shellhamer at a Sky Corvair reunion show. The band released their debut EP Memento Mori in 1998. Ghosts and Vodka continued to play until 2001, when Villareal and Zurick opted to concentrate on Owls, reuniting with their ex-Cap'n Jazz bandmates Mike and Tim Kinsella. In 2003, the Sixgunlover label compiled the group's full anthology onto one CD titled Addicts and Drunks. The band announced a practice session in March 2009 but had no fruitful outcome. On March 20, 2020, pre-orders became available for the first LP pressing of their album Precious Blood, originally released in 2001.
