I had only lived in Denver a few months when I met Virgil Dickenson from Suburban Home Records, owner of the label and guy in charge of Denver’s Punk Rock Bowling Tournament.It was 2002 and the teams, made up of local musicians and their friends dressed in costumes that mimicked Halloween, had gathered to determine […]
The latest release in Fat Wreck Chords’ Live in a Dive series, the Swingin’ Utters left me with two questions. One: How do they get the sound to be so much better than any dive-bar punk-rock show I’ve ever been to? Two: Why does every band that picks up an accordion end up sounding like […]
Johnny “Peebucks” Bonnel – lead vocalsSpike Slawson – bass/vocalsChuck Worthy – rhythm guitarGreg McEntee – drumsDarius Koski – guitar/vocals/the occasional accordion I will always correlate the Swingin’ Utters with my first radio show I had years ago at KSCU. It was an early morning slot, which was really hard for a vampire such as myself. […]
