Despite their local popularity, The Beauty Shop actually first broke out far from Champaign-Urbana area in the United Kingdom. The Beauty Shop's sound is influenced by old-school punk, old country music stars, and lead singer John Hoeffleur's favorite band, The Minute Men. The band orignially formed in 1999, adding drummer Ben Ucherek in 2005. The current line-up of The Beauty Shop has been entertaining folks with great success and would just as happily take the feeling that accompanies performing on stage as they would their award nomination. Guitarist and vocalist John Hoffleur says the band appreciates and admires the talent level of their peers amongst whom there is mutual respect. The Beauty Shop took home the award for Best Roots/ Americana Band at the 2005 Local Music Awards.