Wrangler Brutes
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Wrangler Brutes | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
| Years active | 2003–2004 |
| Labels | Kill Rock Stars |
| Past members | Sam McPheeters Andy Coronado Cundo Si Murad Brooks Headley |
| Website | Official site |
The Wrangler Brutes were an American hardcore punk band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California.
History
Wrangler Brutes were formed around vocalist
LP, Zulu, recorded in May 2004 with Steve Albini. The album featured Chris Thomson (of Monorchid and Circus Lupus fame), as well as Circle Jerks' Keith Morris on vocals. The band recorded their October 8, 2004, show at Monkey Mania in Denver, Colorado, with Permanent Record Studios. The concept was to release a "bootlegged" live version of their Zulu album, but due to the band's split, the live CD was never released. However, a limited-run cassette-only version of the ZULU Live "Bootleg" recording was released on January 21, 2017 by 25 Diamonds Label.[2] In December 2004, at the end of a lengthy Japanese tour, McPheeters bowed out and was replaced for the band's last US show by Dean Spunt of the bands Wives and No Age
.
The band was known for somewhat confrontational and hectic live performances which were heralded by their biggest fans as a return to the artsy yet entertaining briskness of early-Los Angeles
Shakespeare's Henry V
.
McPheeters also penned an over-the-top dismissal of Zulu for the OC Weekly under the name "Walter Burgerns," an anagram of the band's name.
Band members
- Sam McPheeters - vocals
- Andy Coronado - guitar
- Cundo Si Murad - bass
- Brooks Headley - drums
Discography
- 1 sided 7" (WBR, 2003)
- 16-song cassette (WBR, 2003)
- Zulu LP / CD (WBR / Kill Rock Stars, 2004)
- Zulu "Bootleg" CD - Live from Monkey Mania - Denver, CO (Unreleased, 2004)
- 16 Song Cassette Revisited LP (X-Mist, 2005)
- 16 Song Cassette Revisited, Again 8"x 2 (Clarence Thomas, 2005)
- Denver 10/08/04 Cassette (25 Diamonds Label, 2017) (cassette version of Zulu "Bootleg" CD - Live from Monkey Mania - Denver, CO)
References
- ^ Heller, Jason. "Wrangler Brutes". Westword. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Wrangler Brutes – Denver 10/08/04". Discogs. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
External links
- Wrangler Brutes' label site featuring a "fake" photograph of the band
- album review of Zulu
- OC Weekly "This band is a nightmare I can't wake up from."
- interview with Sam McPheeters
- show review from Noise Pop Festival
- live photos
- album review of Zulu by Walter Burgerns
- Discogs release data
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