Swingin Utters

Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters at 924 Gilman St. on December 4, 2009. Left to right: Spike Slawson, Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, and Jack Dalrymple.
Background information
Origin	Santa Cruz, California
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1987-present, hiatus from 2003 -2010
Labels	SideOneDummy, New Red Archives, Quality of Life, BYO Records, TKO, Fat Wreck Chords
Associated acts	Filthy Thievin' Bastards, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Re-volts, Viva Hate, One Man Army, Dead to Me, ToyGuitar
Website	www.swinginutters.com
Members	Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel Darius Koski Jack Dalrymple Miles Peck Luke Ray
Past members	Aric McKenna Kevin Wickersham Greg McEntee Joel Dison Max Huber Spike Slawson

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. After a seven-year hiatus, the band reformed in 2010 and have since released three more records.

Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters began in Santa Cruz, California, later moving to San Francisco. The early lineup comprised singer Johnny "Peebucks" Bonnel, guitarist/accordionist Darius Koski, bassist Kevin Wickersham, and drummer Greg McEntee. The band changed its name to The Swingin' Utters in 1994.

The band's 1995 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.

They have been signed to Fat Wreck Chords since 1996, releasing A Juvenile Product of the Working Class that year and releasing five further albums on the label since.

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.

The band toured the US with The Damned and Dropkick Murphys in the early 2000s. They also toured Europe with Rancid.

The band's track "The Lonely" was included in the Association for Independent Music (AFIM) Indie Award winning soundtrack of the 2001 film That Darn Punk.

In 2010 a tribute album for the band, Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute to the Swingin' Utters, was released. After a seven-year hiatus, the band returned in 2010 with the Brand New Lungs EP, and followed it with the album Here, Under Protest in 2011.