The Muffs and Dog Party

Hey kids, do you like the rock and roll?

The Davis Live Music Collective sure does, and we’re bringing it to you this summer.

Please join us to welcome the Muffs with special guest Dog Party at Odd Fellows Hall, Friday, July 17th. We’ll open the doors at 7pm and get the show going shortly thereafter. Tickets are available online or at Armadillo Music in Davis, $15 advance includes fees, expect to pay more at the door.

Formed in Los Angeles in late 1990, the Muffs are Kim Shattuck (lead vocals & guitar), Ronnie Barnett (bass & backing vocals) & Roy McDonald (drums).They’ve attracted tons of attention for their energetic, exciting live performances as well as a rock solid body of studio work. After singles released by Sub Pop, Au Go-Go and Sympathy For The Record Industry, the band recorded three critically acclaimed albums – The MuffsBlonder & Blonder, and Happy Birthday To Me – for Warner Brothers/Reprise.

Their songs have appeared on over a dozen soundtracks for major motion pictures, most notably their cover of “Kids In America” which leads off the gold-selling soundtrack in addition to the opening credits of the beloved movie Clueless.

2013 saw Kim join and depart the Pixies, and Roy reunited with his former band Redd Kross for their well-received Researching The Blues album on Merge in 2012. With last year’s release of Whoop Dee Doo on Burger Records the Muffs are celebrating an energetic return to their pop-punk roots. They will be playing select dates in the U.S. and in foreign countries for their adoring fans, so don’t miss this chance to rock the f@%k out!

Sacramento favorites Dog Party will kick things off with their own brand of catchy melodies, tight harmonies, fuzz pedals and big drum rock and roll.

Formed in 2007 by sisters Gwennie and Lucy Giles, the duo draws influence from the classic sounds of the Ramones as well as contemporaries Ty Segall to synthesize their own unique style. Careful listeners will also notice a nod to bands like Cub and Tiger Trap.

Both play a multitude of instruments, but their live show consists of Lucy on drums and Gwendolyn on guitar with both sisters sharing lead vocal duties. The Dog Party live show owes a debt of influence to old Bikini Kill footage they both have absorbed, and also Sex Bob-omb — that’s right, the fictional band from the cult comic book series Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. They have an uncanny ability to incite nostalgic awe in older audience members, while fueling the fire of frenzied dancing in the younger ones.
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