Sorry for the lack of posting consistency lately. I've been busy with projects for school and the family has been feeling a little under the weather. Anyhow, I'm going to kick off this new feature with a favorite of mine that still remains relatively unknown outside of Chicago.
I never really know if The Mushuganas are broken up or not. They sporadically play one-off shows but are basically a now-defunct group from the south suburbs of Chicago that formed in 1993 and released most of their best material in the mid 90's. Their Dropout Girl 7" (on Harmless Records) is considered by many to be a Chicago punk rock classic with it's "Crimpshrine meets Johnny Thunders" sound and rough yet sappy love songs.
They broke up and reformed and broke up again a few times before I finally stopped keeping track. They played fast straight ahead gruff-yet-poppy punk rock until they got back together in 1997 and went in more of a garage rock direction that alienated and turned off many of their fans (me included).
Their discography (ie: good stuff from the early years) is scheduled to be released by Beer Can Records this April. For now though, the Dropout Girl 7" and the other track below (a cover of Winepress' 'Disappointed' from the A Taste Of Chicago compilation) are out of print.
That being said, if anyone out there has a copy (MP3 or otherwise) of the Rocco Records compilation The Check's In The Mail: The Rise And Fall Of The Rocco Empire that is way out of print and has a few great Mushuganas tunes on it, drop me a line. I haven't heard those tunes in years.
MP3 | The Mushuganas - Dropout Girl Dropout Girl 7"
MP3 | The Mushuganas - 18 Dropout Girl 7"
MP3 | The Mushuganas - Maybe Dropout Girl 7"
MP3 | The Mushuganas - It's Raining Dropout Girl 7"
MP3 | The Mushuganas - Disappointed A Taste Of Chicago Compilation
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Thanks for the kind words.
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