The Mummies(1st ever New England Appearance) Thee Fabulous Itchies

150 Chestnut Street,Providence RI 02903

25 April, 2021

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THE MUMMIES! 1st EVER NE appearance!! also DJ sets by Wyld Card DJ's and DJ Jack D! BUY TICKETS! this will sell out! Formed in late 1988 by Maz Kattuah (bass guitar) and Larry Winther (lead guitar), the band's lineup also included Trent Ruane (organ, saxophone) and Russell Quan (drums).[1][2] The group became a key musical force in San Francisco's emerging garage punk scene alongside the Phantom Surfers and the Untamed Youth, although the band set out to be more crude than their contemporaries.[1] The group jokingly adopted the moniker the Mummies and immediately became known for their style of dress, clothing themselves in tattered rags like actual mummies. This homemade choice of attire was influential on the local garage punk scene, with newer groups also dressing in similarly gimmicky clothing.[3] Influenced by R&B and 1960s garage rock bands such as the Sonics and the Fabulous Wailers, the Mummies, according to promoter and musician Jorge "Real Boss Hoss" Ojeda, "created the 'budget rock' sound. They recorded their own records on cheap, damaged gear and self-released them".[4][5] Indeed, starting with their debut performance at the Chi Chi Club in February 1989, the band was committed to a "do it yourself" approach, optimized by their cheap, vintage gear and Farfisa organ, a characteristic instrument of 1960s garage.[1][2] In 1990 the group released their debut single, "That Girl", on the Mummies' own short-lived Pre-B.S. Records.[1] "We recorded nearly everything we did on a rack-mount cassette 4-track", explained Ruane "Despite those four tracks we recorded things live, and mostly premixed on two tracks. By premixed I mean I would manually ride the mixer during the recording, and adjust levels on-the-fly, like boosting the guitar track during the solo".[6]