- Filthy Thievin' Bastards
The Filthy Thievin' Bastards is an alternative punk group formed in 2000 in Oakland. The band was originally a side project put together by
Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski of theSwingin' Utters .Spike Slawson (also from Swingin' Utters) later joined the band, along withGreg Lisher fromCamper van Beethoven .Their music is influenced by
folk rock , celtic rock, and the Utters style of street punk. The project's first (short) album, "Our Fathers Sent Us", was release byTKO Records in 2000. In 2001, the band released "A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills" onBYO Records . The next album "My Pappy Was a Pistol" was released in 2005. In March 2007 Filthy Thievin' Bastards released their next album "... and I'm A Son of a Gun" onBYO Records . The naming of the last two albums was a nod to American Singer/SongwriterRoger Miller .Discography
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Our Fathers Sent Us (E.P.) " - 2000
*"A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills " - 2001
*"My Pappy Was a Pistol " - 2005
*"I'm A Son of a Gun " - 2007Reviews
* [http://www.kmnr.ca/2006/kMNR_v2006.102.htm#Filthy_Thieving_Bastards "My Pappy Was A Pistol" CD Review] by Chris Andrade for [http://www.kmnr.ca/ "kMNR"...Music News Weekly]
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:acfoxqlkldte~T0 All Music Guide]
* [http://www.myspace.com/filtythievingbastards Filthy Thieving Bastards (Myspace)]
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