Editing Swingin' Utters

{{Short description|American punk rock band}}
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| caption           = Swingin' Utters at 924 Gilman St. on December 4, 2009. Left to right: Spike Slawson, Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, and Jack Dalrymple.
| landscape         = Yes
| background        = group_or_band
| Alias             = 
| origin            = [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]], [[California]]
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Punk rock]]|[[street punk]]|[[cowpunk]]}}
| years_active      = 1988–present
| label             = [[SideOneDummy Records|SideOneDummy]], [[New Red Archives]], Quality of Life, [[BYO Records]], TKO, [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
| spinoffs          = {{hlist|[[Filthy Thieving Bastards]]|[[Re-Volts]]}}
| associated_acts   = [[Filthy Thievin' Bastards]], [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]], [[Re-volts]], [[Druglords of the Avenues]], [[Viva Hate (band)|Viva Hate]], [[One Man Army (band)|One Man Army]], [[Dead to Me (band)|Dead to Me]], [[ToyGuitar (band)|ToyGuitar]]
| website           = {{URL|http://www.swinginutters.com}}
| current_members   = [[Johnny Bonnel|Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel]]<br>Darius Koski<br>[[Jack Dalrymple (musician)|Jack Dalrymple]]<br>Tony Teixeira<br>Luke Ray
| past_members      = Aric McKenna<br>Kevin Wickersham<br>Greg McEntee<br>Joel Dison<br>Max Huber<br>[[Spike Slawson]]<br>Miles Peck
}}

'''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.<ref name="Bush">Bush, John "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/swingin-utters-mn0000755745 Swingin' Utters Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref> After U.S. and European tours supporting the release of 2003's "Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass and Bones", some band members concentrated on raising their new families. From 2003-2010, the band played frequently, though mostly limited to the west coast of the United States and Canada, taking a break from any longer, comprehensive touring or recordings. During this time, they released the "Live in a Dive" double live album on Fat Wreck Chords (2004), and "Hatest Grits", a b-sides and rarities compilation (2008). After a seven-year gap in the release of any new, original recordings, the band released the "Brand New Lungs" 3-song 7-inch ep in 2010, followed by the "Here, Under Protest" LP (2011), and have since released four more records, and have resumed touring internationally.

==History==
Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters began in [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]], [[California]], later moving to [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]].<ref name="Bush" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Brian |date=March 19, 2019 |title=Veteran SoCal Punk Band Swingin' Utters Play Cincinnati in Support of Its Most Overtly Political Album to Date, 'Peace and Love' |url=https://www.citybeat.com/music/veteran-socal-punk-band-swingin-utters-play-cincinnati-in-support-of-its-most-overtly-political-album-to-date-peace-and-love-12183370 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530131942/https://www.citybeat.com/music/veteran-socal-punk-band-swingin-utters-play-cincinnati-in-support-of-its-most-overtly-political-album-to-date-peace-and-love-12183370 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Cincinnati CityBeat |language=en}}</ref> The early lineup comprised singer Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Darius Koski, bassist Kevin Wickersham, and drummer Greg McEntee.<ref name="Bush" /> The band changed its name to the Swingin' Utters in 1994.<ref>"The Swingin' Utters," ''Book Your Own Fuckin' Life #3: Do-It-Yourself Resource Guide.'' San Francisco: Rocco Publishing and Maximum Rocknroll, 1994; pg. 10.</ref>

The band's 1995 album ''[[The Streets of San Francisco (Swingin' Utters 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]].<ref name="Bush" /><ref name="Osterbeck">Osterbeck, Ryan "[http://www.metroactive.com/metro/02.07.07/musicbox-0706.html Swingin' Utters]", ''[[Metro Silicon Valley|Metroactive]]'', retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

They have been signed to [[Fat Wreck Chords]] since 1996, releasing ''[[A Juvenile Product of the Working Class]]'' that year and releasing seven original albums, two EP's, a rare/b-sides compilation, a best of compilation, several 7" singles, and a live record on the label since.<ref name="Bush" />

While Johnny Bonnel is the lead singer of the group, lead guitarist Darius Koski provides lead vocals on many of the band's tracks. Spike Slawson, Max Huber and Jack Dalrymple have also provided lead vocals on occasion.<ref name="Greene2">Greene, Jo-Ann "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/dead-flowers-bottles-bluegrass-and-bones-mw0000021275 ''Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

The band toured the US with [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]] and [[Dropkick Murphys]] in the early 2000s.<ref name="Bush" /> They also toured Europe with [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]].<ref name="Taylor">Taylor, Lewis (2003) "[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/He's+still+Asleep+at+the+Wheel,+and+it's+a+good+thing.-a0102229598 He's still Asleep at the Wheel, and it's a good thing.]", ''[[Eugene Register-Guard]]'', May 16, 2003, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

The band's track "The Lonely" was included in the [[American Association of Independent Music|Association for Independent Music]] (AFIM) Indie Award-winning [[That Darn Punk Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] of the 2001 film ''[[That Darn Punk]]''.<ref name="HueyST">Huey, Steve "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/that-darn-punk-mw0000001436 ''That Darn Punk'' Original Soundtrack]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Morris">Morris, Chris (2002) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=dxAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22that+darn+punk%22&pg=PA10 Wainwright, Parton Take Indie Awards]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', March 23, 2002, p. 10, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

In 2010 a tribute album for the band, ''Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters'', was released. After a seven-year gap in the release of any new, original recordings, the band returned in 2010 with the ''Brand New Lungs'' [[Extended play|EP]], and followed it with the album ''[[Here, Under Protest]]'' in 2011.<ref name="Bush" /><ref name="CityWeekly">"[http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/event-58764-swingin-utters.html Swingin' Utters] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130221074542/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/event-58764-swingin-utters.html |date=2013-02-21 }}", ''[[City Weekly]]'', July 23, 2010, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Heaney">Heaney, Gregory "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-under-protest-mw0002122077 ''Here, Under Protest'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

The band finished their second full-length since their return, ''[[Poorly Formed]]'', which was released in early 2013.<ref name="Swanson">Swanson, Kristen (2012) "[http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/in_the_studio_swingin_utters In The Studio: Swingin’ Utters on rejuvenating the band, the Fat Wreck family and their new album]", ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'', July 17, 2012, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>  Longtime bassist Spike Slawson left the band in 2011, and was replaced by Miles Peck. Miles left the band in May 2017, and was replaced by Tony Teixeira.

In April 2013, the band toured Australia with [[Dropkick Murphys]] and [[Frank Turner]]. The band released the album ''[[Fistful of Hollow]]'' in 2014. It was the last album to see original/co-founding member and longtime drummer Greg McEntee, who left the band in April 2015. He was then replaced by Luke Ray. Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski are the only remaining original members of the band.

Swingin' Utters toured with several other Fat Wreck alumni to support the celebration of the Fat Wreck Chords 25th Anniversary, in August 2015. The U.S. tour was followed by a show in Tokyo, Japan.

==Musical style==
The band's sound is a traditional punk rock sound, and has been described as "[[street punk]]".<ref name="Bush" /> ''CMJ New Music Report'' described their sound as "blue-collar pop-influenced punk".<ref name="Sciarretto">Sciarretto, Amy (1999) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=5Z-PJmeTAzMC&dq=%22swingin+utters%22&pg=PA25 Swingin' Utters ''Brazen Head EP'']", ''CMJ New Music Report'', July 19, 1999, p. 25, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref> Comparisons have been drawn with early punk bands such as [[the Clash]], [[Sham 69]], [[the Sex Pistols]], and [[Stiff Little Fingers]].<ref name="Greene">Greene, Jo-Ann "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-streets-of-san-francisco-mw0000082994 ''The Streets of San Francisco'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="DaRonco">DaRonco, Mike "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/juvenile-product-of-the-working-class-mw0000665557 ''Juvenile Product of the Working Class'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Jenkins">Jenkins, Mark (1996) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414135122/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-803012.html Descendents Persist; Utters' Clash Envy]", ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 13, 1996</ref> The band have also incorporated elements of [[country music]] and [[roots rock]], with comparisons to band such as Dropkick Murphys and [[the Pogues]].<ref name="Heaney" /><ref name="Jenkins" /><ref name="Bell" /><ref name="BellR">Bell, Robert (2011) "[http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/randy-rogers-and-wade-bowen-play-revolution/Content?oid=1825009 Swingin' Utters]", ''[[Arkansas Times]]'', June 22, 2011, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Loftus">Loftus, Johnny "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-a-dive-mw0000655393 ''Live in a Dive'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved September 30, 2012</ref> Bonnel cites early punk rock bands and Celtic music as his early influences.<ref name="Deseret">"`Utters' have come a ways since their cover days", ''[[Deseret News]]'', October 31, 1998</ref> Darius Koski said of their music "I've always thought of [our] songs as just loud, aggressive and fast folk or country songs."<ref name="Osterbeck" />

==Side projects==
Members of the Swingin' Utters have been involved in many musical [[side project]]s, most notably [[Johnny Bonnel]], Darius Koski, and [[Spike Slawson]]'s [[Filthy Thievin' Bastards]] (formed in 2000).<ref name="Bell">Bell, Mike (2001) "{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115073230/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Swingin_Utters/2001/06/01/pf-750207.html Swingin' into Utter despair]}}", [[Canoe.ca]], June 1, 2001, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Thrasher">"[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Filthy+Thieving+Bastards.-a087129714 Filthy Thieving Bastards]", ''[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]'', July 1, 2002, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Weiser">Weiser, Rosy (2012) "[http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_20511823/darius-koski-santa-cruz-county-stories-keeping-rock Darius Koski, Santa Cruz County Stories: Keeping the rock-n-roll spirit intact]", ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]'', April 30, 2012, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref> Druglords of the Avenues with [[Johnny Peebucks]] singing (formed in [[Oakland, California]] in 2004), and [[Spike Slawson]]'s [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] (in which he is the [[vocalist]]).<ref name="Laban">Laban, Linda (2005) "Punk act Me First is wacky to the last", ''[[Boston Herald]]'', January 10, 2005, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref><ref name="Elfman">Elfman, Doug (2005) "[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Feb-18-Fri-2005/weekly/25714158.html They've got it covered]", ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', February 18, 2005, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>

Drummer Greg McEntee also joined [[Viva Hate (band)|Viva Hate]] in February 2007, and the [[Re-Volts]] are [[frontman|fronted]] by [[Spike Slawson]], with Darius Koski and [[Jack Dalrymple (musician)|Jack Dalrymple]] on guitar for their first record. Dalrymple was the former vocalist/guitarist for fellow Fat Wreck band [[Dead to Me (band)|Dead to Me]] as well. Jack also sings and plays guitar in two bands that are on Adeline Records: [[One Man Army (band)|One Man Army]], who briefly reunited after almost a decade of hiatus and released a new EP, and toyGuitar, in which Jack is joined by Miles Peck on guitar. A former Utters bandmate, Miles was also the lead singer and guitarist in Bay Area punk band the Sore Thumbs.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==Band members==
'''Current members'''
* [[Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel]] – lead vocals (1988–present)
* Darius Koski – guitars, vocals, accordion (1990–present)
* [[Jack Dalrymple (musician)|Jack Dalrymple]] – guitar, vocals (2006–present)
* Luke Ray – drums (2015–present)
* Tony Teixeira – bass (2017–present)

'''Former members'''
* Aric McKenna – guitar (1988–1990)
* Greg McEntee – drums (1988–2015)
* Joel Dison – guitar (1988–1992)
* Max Huber – guitar, vocals (1992–2002)
* Kevin Wickersham – bass (1988–1997)
* [[Spike Slawson]] – bass, vocals (1997–2012)
* Miles Peck – bass, vocals (2012–2017)

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==Discography==

===Studio albums===
* ''[[Scared (Swingin' Utters album)|Scared]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Streets of San Francisco (album)|The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (1995)
* ''[[A Juvenile Product of the Working Class]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Five Lessons Learned]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Swingin' Utters (album)|Swingin' Utters]]'' (2000) - CMJ No. 50<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=xyoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=swingin%27+utters&pg=PA84 Top 75]", ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'', February 2001, retrieved September 30, 2012</ref>
* ''[[Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Here, Under Protest]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Poorly Formed]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Fistful Of Hollow]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Peace and Love (Swingin' Utters album)|Peace and Love]]'' (2018)

===Compilations===
* ''[[More Scared|More Scared: The House of Faith Years]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Hatest Grits: B-Sides And Bullshit (Swingin' Utters album)|Hatest Grits: B-Sides And Bullshit]]'' - 2008
* ''[[Drowning in the Sea, Rising with the Sun]]'' - 2017

===Live albums/EPs===
* ''[[Live at the Fireside Bowl (Swingin' Utters album)|Live at the Fireside Bowl]]'' EP - 1996
* ''[[Live in a Dive (Swingin' Utters album)|Live in a Dive]]'' - 2004

===Singles/EPs===
* ''[[Gives You Strength EP]]'' - 1992
* ''[[No Eager Men]]'' - 1993
* ''[[Nothing To Rely On]]'' - 1995
* ''[[The Sounds Wrong EP]]'' - 1995
* ''[[I Need Feedback]]'' - 1998
* ''[[Brazen Head E.P.]]'' - 1999
* ''[[Teen Idol Eyes]]'' - 1999
* "[[Fat Club]]" - 2001
* ''[[Brand New Lungs]]'' - 2010
* "Taking The Long Way" - 2010
* ''[[The Librarians Are Hiding Something]]'' - 2012
* ''[[Stuck in a Circle]]'' - 2013
* ''[[Sirens (Swingin' Utters EP)|Sirens]]'' - 2020

===Splits===
* ''[[Swingin' Utters/Slip (split single)|Swingin' Utters/Slip]]'' ([[split album|split single]] with [[Slip (band)|Slip]]) - 1994
* ''[[Swingin' Utters/UK Subs (split single)|Swingin' Utters/UK Subs]]'' (split with [[UK Subs]]) - 1995
* ''[[Bombing the Bay]]'' (split with [[AFI (band)|AFI]]) - 1997
* ''[[BYO Split Series Volume II]]'' (split with [[Youth Brigade (band)|Youth Brigade]]) - 1999
* ''[[Der Glorreiche 7" Klub#4]]'' (split with Wham Bam Bodyslam) - 2012
* ''[[Swingin' Utters/Modern Action (split single)]]'' (Modern Action Records 2013)

===Compilation appearances===
* "Five Lessons Learned"- ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''
* "Stupid Lullabies" - ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]''
* "Eddie's Teddy" - ''[[The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show]]''
* "The Lonely" - ''[[That Darn Punk]]''
* "Dirty sea"- ''[[Keep the Beat, Hairball 8 records]]'' - 1996
* "Reggae Gets Big In A Small Town" - ''[[Mighty Attack]]'' - 1999
* "Back to You" - ''[[Short Music for Short People]]'' - 1999
* "Teenage Genocide" - ''[[Hardcore Breakout USA 1,2,3,...]]'' - 2004
* "Not Your Savior" - ''[[The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute]]'' - 2013

===DVD===
* ''Live at the Bottom of the Hill'' (2003)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.swinginutters.com}}
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p206774|pure_url=yes}} Swingin' Utters at AllMusic]

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