

Comparisons have been drawn with early punk bands such as The Clash, Sham 69, The Sex Pistols, and Stiff Little Fingers. CMJ New Music Report described their sound as "blue-collar pop-influenced punk". The band's sound is a traditional punk rock sound, and has been described as " street punk". Swingin' Utters is currently on tour to support the celebration of the Fat Wreck Chords 25th Anniversary. This exit leaves Johnny Bonnel as the only original member left in the band. It is also the last album to see original member and longtime drummer Greg McEntee who has recently left the band in mid 2015. Most recently the band has released their latest album " Fistful of Hollow" which was released in 2014. In April 2013, the band toured Australia with Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner. Longtime bassist Spike Slawson has left the band and is replaced by Miles Peck. The band finished their second full-length since their return, Poorly Formed, which was released in early 2013. After a seven-year hiatus, the band returned in 2010 with the Brand New Lungs EP, and followed it with the album Here, Under Protest in 2011. In 2010 a tribute album for the band, Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters, was released. The band's track "The Lonely" was included in the Association for Independent Music (AFIM) Indie Award-winning soundtrack of the 2001 film That Darn Punk. The band toured the US with The Damned and Dropkick Murphys in the early 2000s. Spike Slawson, Max Huber and Jack Dalrymple have also provided lead vocals on occasion. While Johnny Bonnel is the lead singer of the group, lead guitarist Darius Koski provides lead vocals on many of the band's tracks. They have been signed to Fat Wreck Chords since 1996, releasing A Juvenile Product of the Working Class that year and releasing five further albums on the label since. The band's 1995 album The Streets of San Francisco won them 'Best Debut Album' at the Bay Area Music Awards, and they were included on the first Vans Warped Tour. The band changed its name to The Swingin' Utters in 1994. The early lineup comprised singer Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, guitarist/accordionist Darius Koski, bassist Kevin Wickersham, and drummer Greg McEntee. Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters began in Santa Cruz, California, later moving to San Francisco.

After a seven-year hiatus, the band reformed in 2010 and have since released four more records. Swingin' Utters (often typeset as $wingin' Utter$, and originally called Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters) is a Californian punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s. SideOneDummy, New Red Archives, Quality of Life, BYO Records, TKO, Fat Wreck Chords Left to right: Spike Slawson, Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, and Jack Dalrymple. This is an independent reddit community, our views are independent of Electric Forest or any company affiliated.Swingin' Utters at 924 Gilman St. Please do not post about sneaking in drugs, any illegal items, or any items against HQ's Guidelines. This includes blogs, e-shops, playlists, and other works created and posted by yourself. Posts involving self advertising whether it be outside groups or your own shop will be removed.


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