Name: Macerator + THE MUTANTS
Start: 2024-03-09T20:30:00
End: 2024-03-10T02:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

ivy room presentsSATURDAY MARCH 9TH—<h2>MACERATOR</h2><h2>THE MUTANTS</h2><h2>THIRD THURSDAY BAND</h2>—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm$15 Advance / $17 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fb.me/e/WiLX4QSa">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2>MACERATOR</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386885421368236/">(Facebook </a>/ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/maceratormusic?utm_medium=copy_link">Instagram</a>)—Country music, sort of. San Francisco music: 100%.A five piece band that is sometimes more than five pieces, but always a little surprised we are playing something fun. We are also always happy to kick your ass. <h2>THE MUTANTS</h2>(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.sfmutants.com/">website</a> / <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://themutantssf.bandcamp.com/">bandcamp</a> / <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/SFMutants/">facebook</a> /<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/thesfmutants7/"> instagram</a>)—Following in the still-reverberating cultural footsteps of the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, the San Francisco Bay Area had its own vibrantly creative local punk scene by the late 1970s. The Mutants, one of its most popular acts, have their first archival release in two decades. Curse of the Easily Amused is available July 15 on CD and digital with a vinyl LP planned for later this year. Fronted by Fritz Fox, alongside fellow singers Sue White and Sally Webster, the Mutants' were formed in 1977 by seven local art school students. They found inspiration in the wildly diverse strains of punk rock emanating at the time, as well as Andy Warhol's Factory, John Waters' Dreamlanders, low budget filmmakers George and Mike Kuchar, and perhaps most intensely, San Francisco's glitter-and-makeup adorned performance art troupe, the Cockettes. The fledgling Mutants quickly built a fervent local following based on their energetic, art-damaged live shows. In 1980, the band's first two releases appeared on legendary Bay Area indie label 415 Records: the three-song The Mutants EP, and the 415 Music compilation which included "Baby's No Good." Two years later, the band's sole LP, Fun Terminal, was released by Mutiny Shadow International. The Mutants made frequent trips to Los Angeles throughout their existence to play such storied venues as the Whisky a Go Go, the Masque, the Starwood, and the Hong Kong Café. They also embarked on four east coast tours that included stops at Danceteria and Hurrah in New York City, the Rat and No Name in Boston, and the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. By the mid-80s, the band had splintered, although they have continued to reunite sporadically over the decades for live shows. Fun Terminal was reissued on CD in 2002 with 10 bonus tracks. They are joined by an ever-evolving lineup of new Mutants with histories in such groups as Tuxedomoon, Negativland, Frightwig, No Alternative, the Offs, the Next, and others. Like the title of the first song on this retrospective, "PARTY!"<h2> THIRD THURSDAY BAND</h2>(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Third-Thursday-Band-100063696691117/">facebook</a>)—The Third Thursday Band grew out of a monthly mixed musics, bands and jams scene at the Bay View Boat Club in San Francisco, started and hosted by TTB frontman/singer Mike Dingle over 25 years ago. The core is a power trio featuring guitarist par excellence Mike McKevitt, drummer Bruce Slesinger (founding member of the Dead Kennedys) and bassist Andy Henning. They’ve been playing together for over 15 years, and can back almost anyone up in practically any genre. We are happy to have Mark Yee on saxophone and keyboard, trombonist Richard Marriott (Club Foot Orchestra), and an assortment of guest vocalists.Third Thursday’s material ranges from Abba to Zappa, with an emphasis on the latter. We were Steve Mackay’s (Stooges, Violent Femmes and Commander Cody) local band for the last 15 years of his life. He was a TTB co-founder. We continue to perform Steve’s material regularly. Our motto: “possibly perfect for your party!”