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Whisky a Go Go

8901 W. Sunset Blvd., 90069, West Hollywood, CA, US

www.whiskyagogo.com

Capacity: 500

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Doors open: 18:00

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Guttermouth biography

Guttermouth have been at the forefront of the punk rock and pop punk scene since their formation in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California.

The band formed in the late eighties when they would play shows, parties and skateboarding events during 1988. They came together in the summer of 1989 sharing a love for some of the biggest bands in the punk rock scene such as The Vandals, Social Distortion, Fear, the Descendents, Bad Religion and more. Out of these influences, they honed their own craft and sound over the years with a predominantly fast punk sound. They released their first record, “Full Length” in 1991, which organically expanded the band’s following. They built friendships with contemporaries The Offspring and the Vandals.

On September 13th 1994, the band released their second album “Friendly People” on Nitro Records, a label founded by Dexter Holland of The Offspring. “Teri Yakimoto” is the third instalment from Guttermouth, released in 1996 by Nitro Records; it was a continuation of the bands signature fast paced punk rock music with controversial and sarcastic tongue in cheek lyrics. The album went on to reach #33 in the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Their following album “Musical Monkey” followed a similar sort of success and then the following year, they released a live album “Live from The Pharmacy”. The live part of the album was recorded in South Carolina. “Gorgeous”, released on June 1st 1999 was the band’s last album with Nitro Records, and also the heaviest.

Moving to Epitaph Records, saw Guttermouth, only maintain the sound that they had built their following on, as they released the album “Covered with Ants” on April 10th 2001. The album reached number 31 on the Billboard Independent Charts. They experimented a little bit on this album with using organ, banjo and fiddle. The band made it to the prestigious House of Blues and decided to record a live album that night, of their 21-song set. The album was released on October 7th 2003. “Shave the Planet” was the tenth album by Guttermouth, released on August 22nd 2006. It was the final album to feature the founding member, Scott Sheldon.

Live reviews

As a fan of punk rock, I'm always down to have a good time when it comes to concerts. However, few concerts provide the perfect blend of fun and punk that a performance by The Queers does.

The Queers' music, like a lot of punk rock, is truly just about having a good old wild time. When I saw them in Detroit, the audience around me certainly understood this, as well, joyously and riotously revelling when the band announced songs like "I Didn't Puke," "Brush Your Teeth," and "I Want C**t." When the latter was announced, one of the more inebriated members of the crowd to my left shouted, "Who doesn't?!" much to the enjoyment of the other members of the crowd around us. I, myself, laughed out loud because that's absolutely the type of fun-loving environment I'd expect at a wild concert such as The Queers.

"This Place Sucks," the last song in their set, felt especially appropriate to me, seeing as the song was being played as the final one in a set being performed in Detroit, Michigan. However, none of the audience members were offended, which didn't surprise me; after all, they are fans of The Queers. Instead, the cheering and clapping was extra uproarious, with members whistling and jumping up and down in appreciation.

Anonymous

The name Guttermouth suggests that their might be something offensive or vulgar associated with the punk band’s music, but I had no idea to what extent until I saw them live. However, this wasn’t necessarily a bad element of their performance, it’s designed to shock and gain a reaction from the audience, and is executed in a sarcastic manner. Although the band have faced issues surrounding this in the past and have been excluded from certain events, their music is great, and seeing them live is a real experience! The show was at an outside venue, and it was absolutely packed, Guttermouth played their classics such as Asshole, and That’s Life, which went down pretty well. Although Ty Smith and Mark Adkins are funny and sometimes offensive, I think on this occasion there was too much talking between songs, however what they did play was great. There was a lot of moshing and crowd surfing, sometimes from the band themselves, but the atmosphere was great.
It’s surprising, but the bands can maintain their vocal and instrumental performances whilst throwing themselves around the stage nonstop! It was a really fun concert, visually exciting, you never knew what was coming next, and the musicians were pretty talented.

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