ivy room presents

THURSDAY NOV 20TH

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Mutants

Dollar Store

The Angry Outlaws

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Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm

Advance Tickets Available / $15 Door

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IVY ROOM

860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

MUTANTS

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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’re latest, Curse Of The Easily Amused, was released on July 15, 2022. 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 their 2022 retrospective album, "PARTY!"

Dollar Store

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DOLLAR STORE is:

Jeff Ott (Fifteen, Crimpshrine, Phone Bill, SAG, and Phallucide) - guitar vox

Dave Slaverave - bass vox

Leda Gannon (Wire Graffiti) - vox sax guitar

Phill Thee (Apogee Sound Club, The Big Forgive, Future Twin) - drums.