$wingin' Utter$
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Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s.
- Having started out in Santa Cruz, California, the band moved to San Francisco, California, where they are now based. They have been signed to Fat Wreck Chords since 1997.
- As well as being classed as a "punk revival" band (reminiscent of bands such as Stiff Little Fingers, The Damned, Sham 69 and Eddie & the Hot Rods), $wingin' Utter$ have increasingly shown themselves to be influenced by Irish folk, particularly The Pogues.
- Members of the Swingin' Utters have been involved in many music side-projects, most notably Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski's Filthy Thievin' Bastards and Druglords of the Avenue (formed in Oakland, California in 2004), and Spike Slawson's Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (in which he is the singer).
- The most famous $wingin' Utter$ song is probably "Five Lessons Learned", which appeared on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.
Discography
- Gives You Strength E.P. - 1992
- Scared - 1992
- The Streets Of San Francisco - 1995
- The Sounds Wrong E.P. - 1995
- More Scared: The House of Faith Years - 1996
- A Juvenile Product of the Working Class - 1997
- Five Lessons Learned - 1998
- Brazen Head E.P. - 1999
- BYO Split Series, Vol. 2 (Split with Youth Brigade) - 1999
- $wingin' Utter$ - 2000
- Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones - 2003
- Live in a Dive - 2004
External links
- [Fat Wreck Chords Swingin Utters Page]
- [Official Swingin' Utters Page]
- [Swingin' Utters (Myspace)]
- [Filthy Thieving Bastards (Myspace)]
- [Druglords of the Avenue (Myspace)]
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