
Druglords of the Avenues have unveiled some details for their new record, New Drugs . The group, fronted by Swingin' Utters ' Johnny Peebucks, plan to release the new record in May. Druglords of the Avenues last released Sing Songs in 2009 and will be performing at this year's Punk Rock Bowling .
Are you wearing green this Sunday? ► The Bixby Knolls headline a St. Patty's Day shindig at the Down and Out Bar with Anthem of Silence, Jake Johnston Group and Whippoorwill. ► HighasaKite plays an in-store at Amoeba. ► And Swingin’ Utters , Sean & Zander , Wild Roses and Jason Cruz & the Howl all team up at the Echoplex. Also: Part-Time Punks' Anarcho Punk Nite at the Echo K’noup & Kelly, Derek Anthony Gray, [...]
Swingin' Utters have been in existence forabout 25 years. The band, consisting of Johnny Bonnel (vocals), Darius Koski (guitar/vocals), Greg McEntee (drums), Jack Dalrymple (guitar) and Miles Peck (bass) are back with their eighth album Poorly Formed , which is released on March 18th via People Like You Records . Swingin' Utters are older, sure, but that doesn’t mean their getting boring though. Poorly Formed is a bit calmer – moving away from their renowned Punk Rock sound to something more melodic. [...]
To enter this contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners for will be chosen at random and will be awarded one pair of tickets unless otherwise noted. Friday, February 22nd ALO , Diego’s Umbrella @ The Fillmore The show starts at 9pm, $32.50, all ages. Click here to purchase advance tickets . [...]

Punknews.org and Fat Wreck Chords have teamed up to give one lucky reader a chance to win a signed copy of Swingin' Utters ' latest album Poorly Formed , as well as a poster. Two runner-ups will receive a CD of the new album. Be sure to catch Swingin' Utters on tour

Swingin' Utters are streaming their upcoming release, Poorly Formed , in its entirety. The album is due out February 19, 2013 via Fat Wreck Chords . Pre-orders are available here . You can listen to Poorly Formed here . Swingin' Utters will be heading out on tour tomorrow. You can check out those dates here .
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Blimey, another week down, and as we're edging ever closer to the one day a year when you're legally allowed to tell literally everyone that you love them (that's how Valentine's Day works, right?), we thought we'd find you some shows that you can proclaim amour about, too. Without any further ado, let's get on with this week's quite brilliant Tracks. CHVRCHES - Recover CHVRCHES don't do anything that is any less than brilliant. Three fully realised studio tracks, three absolute blinders. It doesn't take Statto to work out that's a 100% [...]

Swingin' Utters have released another song from their forthcoming release, Poorly Formed, via Revolver magazine . The song, entitled "Brains," draws inspiration from various platforms as described by lead singer, Johnny Bonnel: Jack [Dalrymple] wrote the music, I wrote the lyrics... This was my favorite music Jack sent me to write a song to. When we went in to record a rough demo for this, it was originally titled 'He Must Respect The Chemistry' and needed some tweeking. 'Brains' was inspired by my wife, The Velvet [...]

Swingin' Utters have released a new song entitled "Stuck in a Circle." The song can be found on their forthcoming release, Poorly Formed. which is due out February 19. The group have also released a handful of dates for February before they head to Australia with The Dropkick Murphys and Frank Turner .
Continuing our series of live Q&As, Punknews is thrilled to have the the ever charismatic Johnny Bonnel of The Swingin' Utters . Bonnel will be on hand to take your questions about Swingin' Utters, his work as an artist , the new record or settle the debate about the best album he's made. All answers will appear under the username, "Pbux." Remember all rude or harassing comments will be deleted.

Swingin' Utters have revealed the details for their upcoming 2013 release. The record will be titled Poorly Formed and is due for a February 19, 2013 release via Fat Wreck Chords . Swingin' Utters guitarist, Darius Koski, detailed the new record as well as touring plans: Our new record was written pretty quickly, more so than anything we've done in the past. One of the reasons, I think, was that Jack [Dalrymple] had several songs in various stages of completeness, but once he decided to give Johnny [Bonnel] the [...]

Fat Wreck Chords are currently streaming 2 new songs from Swingin' Utters and Old Man Markley . Both bands are each streaming one song from their upcoming 7-inches, The Librarians Are Hiding Something and Blood on My Hands respectively, both of which are due out November 6. You can check them out on the Fat Wreck Chords music player here .

Swingin' Utters have completed work on their next full length and follow up to Here, Under Protest . The album is due out in early 2013 but in advance of that, the band is planning to release a new 7-inch titled The Librarians Are Hiding Something on November 6, 2012 . The single is the first appearance of new bassist Miles Peck with the band. The song was co-written by Jack Dalrymple and vocalist Johnny Bonnel. The title track will be backed by a Darius Koski [...]

Swingin' Utters are headed to Europe for a tour of the continent that kicks off tomorrow. According to label Fat Wreck Chords , the band will be debuting some of their new songs on this outing; the band has been in the studio recording a new album, with a planned fall release.

Swingin' Utters have posted a new studio video in anticipation of their next album for Fat Wreck Chords . They began recording the album back in late June and guitarist Darius Koski recently told Alternative Press a bit about it: We have [a bunch of] songs. We all just want to keep the momentum going. Jack [Dalrymple] from One Many Army hasn't written for our band yet, so, on this record, him and Johnny [Bonnel, vocals] wrote six songs or so. I wanted him to write for us for a really [...]

Hootenanny 2011 brought the heat on stage and off this past weekend. The annual festival is held in Oak Canyon, just east or Irvine. Artists pictured include Dropkick Murphys, The Reverend Horton Heat, Murder City Devils, Supersuckers, Royal Crown Revue, Swingin Utters and Viva Hate. Photos from July 2, 2011 by Carlton Beener. [View with PicLens] [...]

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Long-running street punks Swingin' Utters are making their way to the area for the first time in nearly a decade; October 2001 was the last time the San Francisco quintet came through town.You'd... Continue reading "Swingin' Utters at the Bottleneck this Saturday (+ MP3)" >

Swingin' Utters have announced the next two months of tour dates as they support their new album, Here, Under Protest . The run will feature shows with Have Nots , Continental, Reverend Horton Heat and an appearance at the Oak Canyon Ranch Hootenanny 2011 with Dropkick Murphys , Murder City Devils and Supersuckers .