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The Mutts
12+ albums
lesser known yet streamable artistsHearGarage Rockindiealternative rock
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2 bands: 1) Formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by Spencer Eldridge, Larry Fortunato, Kevin Grover, Jacques Olivier and Eddy Sill, The Mutts became an influential garage rock group during LA's post-punk period and played on bills with many popular acts of the era, including The Go-Go's, The Bangles, Adam Ant, The Dickies, The Minutemen, X, Fishbone and many others. Fishbone debuted as an opening act for the band at Madame Wong's in LA's Chinatown. The group released two EPs on local independent labels, "Fire Hydrant" on Music Rage Records in 1984 and "The Mutts" on Shanghai Records in 1985, but the combo wouldn't come into its own until Grover and Sill took over as frontmen after singer Eldridge and guitarist Olivier left the group in 1986. Musically reminiscent of artists like The Faces and The Replacements, the jangle 'n' crash Mutts were billed as "Drunk and In Concert" and headlined Saturday night shows on the Sunset Strip for nearly a decade with the addition of a new guitar player, Billy Murrell (aka Stinko the Clown), and numerous drummers, including Paul Legaspi and Robbie Rist. Michael Bernheim and Victor Junger, two hall of famers from Burbank's hell-raising hotrod gang, teamed with the group in the 1980s to assist with public relations and road management tasks. Bernheim (aka the Party Fascist), functioned as a sixth member of the combo by providing tireless business support and zany antics, which eclipsed the dysfunction of the band's members combined. Perhaps more no
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