Thee Swank Bastards

Bio:

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Desert Surf

It’s our proud proclamation! We’re the band that can play for any occasion! Thee Swank Bastards specialize in a wide variety of events: wedding receptions, corporate events, private parties, cocktail hour music, porn conventions, quinceneras, bar mitzvahs, etc. You name it we'll play it.

Thee Swank Bastards!!!

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Member Since:

July 26, 2004

Members:

Jesse "Treble Without a Cause" Del Quadro - Guitar

Shaun "Beelzebozo" Coleman - Bass

and "Whomever" shows up with a drum kit.

Influences:

Phantom Surfers, Ghastly Ones, FenderIV, Benny and the Goons, Sir Bald Diddley, The Drags, Joe Rogan, The Cramps, Link Wray, The Meteors, The Reverend Horton Heat, James Brown, Jon Spencer, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, R.L. Burnside, Dick Dale, Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Charlie Parker, Billy Childish, Beavis and Butthead, Jackie the Jokeman, Deuce Coupes, Muddy Waters, The Aquamen, Deadbolt, The Makers, The Kaisers, The Mighty Kegsmen, D.M. Bob and the Defecits, Thee Mighty Ceasers, The Neanderthals, ManorAstroman, Jimmy Reed, Carey Bell, Howlin' Wolf, The Sentinals, Dave Meyers and the Surftones, Lightnin' Slim, Hound Dog Taylor, The De-fenders, Larry Bright, The ElCaminos, The Centurions, Willie Dixon, Public Enemy, Lily Tomlin, Lenny Bruce, Steven Wright, Clay Tyson, Redd Foxx, Flip Wilson, Jonathon Winters, Bob and Doug Mckenzie, Nipsey Russell, Bill Cosby, Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Diller, George Burns, Grace Allen, Mel Brooks, Shelley Berman, Woody Allen, Bobcat Goldthwait, Emo Phillips, Dick Gregory, Robert Baker, W.C Fields, LaWanda, Tom Lehrer, Jimmy Lynch, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Jackie Mason, Don RIckles, Martin Mull, The Marx Brothers, Bob Newhart, The Mummies, the Seeds, the Fabulous Wailers, The Surfaris and the Original Surfaris, Beastie Boys, Los Straitjackets, Fabulous Impala, Slim Harpo, Junior Kimbrough, The Animals, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Mempmis Slim, Las Vegas Grind(The Tom Ingram weekender in Las Vegas and the albums), The Rockets Combo, Ray Sanders and Friend, Mike Lawling, The DelCades, The Ape Quartet, The Mapes, The Crewnecks, Randy Proffit and the Beachcombers, The Cavemen, Screaming Lord Jim and the Peccadilly Squares, The Spinners, The Blues Project, Long John Hunter, Guitar Wolf, all the Surf Creature compilations, early Beatles, (pre hippy), The Pygmies, the Triptides, Bob Moore and the Temps, Vistas, Avengers VI, Newport Nomads, Lonely Ones (yes Lonely Ones), Jackie and the Cedrics, Saturn V feat. Orbit, Southern Culture On The Skids, Satan's Pilgrims, Hasil Adkins, Elmore Williams, The Astronauts, Milt Buckner, The Henchmen, The Wolfmen, Untamed Youth, Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, RoyalTones, Moptops, Regents, Bedwells, Gestics, Vulcanes, Moons, Motivations, Hustlers(the band and people), Motions, Nomads, Johnny O'Keefe, Elroy Peace & Bow Ribbon, Mad Mike and the Maniacs, Wildtones, Wailin' Bill Dell, Del-Roys, Volcanoes, Portuguese Joe, PineToppers, Orbits,In The Shadow Of Blood, James Brown, Johnny Cash, A tribe called quest, Stereolab, Cat Power, Marlena Shaw, Mastodon, Buzzcocks, bronson, At The Drive-In, Flipper, Zeros, Biz Markey, Breakestra, Nancy Sinatra, Tipsy, Martin Denny, Mars Volta, Built To Spill, Cooper Temple Clause, Grandaddy, Placebo, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Idlewild, Pharcyde, Modest Mouse, Danger Mouse, Danger Doom, MF DOOM, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, Master Wilbur Burchette, Dr. John, Walter Wanderly Trio, Herbie Mann, Buddy Rich, Tomita, Amon Duul II, the rationals, Tommy James and the Shondells, Sir Mix-a-lot, Bobby Womack, Dr Octogon, Richard Pryor, Vermin, Treepeople, Redd Foxx, David Bowie, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Swollen Members, the drags, Bill Withers, The Damned, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Gun Club, Slits, Rufus Thomas, Cock Sparrer, Meters, makers, guitar wolf, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Alkaline Trio, Le Savy Fav, Q And Not U, Soda and his Million Piece Band, Beck, Ministry, Chokebore, Brian Eno, Discharge, My Morning Jacket, My Chemical Romance, Neil Young, Tenatious D, Roy Ayres, Crass, El Vez, Mclusky, Runaways, Joe Stalin, Defari, The Pavers, Ice-T, The Libertines, Archers of Loaf, Murder City Devils, Adolecents, Helmet, The Yardbirds, The Divine Comedy, Dead Milkmen, the 9ines, soul searchers, the Specials, Weird Al, Funky 4 +1, Slick Rick, Husker Du, Sugar, sausage hostages, Cramps, the dirty mops, Plastic Bertrand, Chuck Berry, Titti Soto, thee headcoats, Chokebore, Boilermaker, Love, Rocket From The Crypt, Hum, Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Lovage) , Sparta, The Kinison, Jackass, Cake Like, Mudhoney, Ramones, KRS-ONE, Pinback, Public Enemy, Elvis Presley, Pixies, Snuff, Beastie Boys, Supersuckers, Catherine Wheel, Gary Numan, Descendents, All, Piebald, Leatherface, cocteau twins, Hot Water Music, gwenmars, FFI, amber halo, Big Black, Shellac, Lee "scratch" Perry, Lubricated Goat, Shel Silverstein, canned heat, bronson, flogging molly, Pegboy, Air, gerry and the pacemakers, gwenmars, Grand Buffet, the Adverts, killing joke, Dean Martin, Martin Denny, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eazy-muthrfukin-E, Ice Cube, Trans Am, Against Me!, Cramps, stooges, selector, rolling stones, ny dolls, heartbreakers, blondie, king tubby, seeds, joan jett, dictators, aquabats, chuck berry, buddy holly The Clash, X, Sinatra, Nashville Pussy, Issac Hayes, Sebadoh, Flash Express, Louis Prima, Eric B & Rakim, Adam Ant, AC/DC, Jon Spencer, saints, sex pistols, stetsasonic, Trail of Chode, Bauhaus, Blood Brothers, The Breeders, The Cars, the queers, !!!, Elvis Costello, The Cure, The Damned, De La Soul, Dead Kennedys, Depeche Mode, Dillinger Escape Plan, Jungle Bros, Elastica, ELO, GBH, Erase Errata, The Flaming Lips, Fugazi, Grandaddy, The Jam, Mercury Rev, early Ministry, Minor Threat, TMBG, NOFX, Misfits, Mission Of Burma, early Motley, Morphine, New Order, NIN, Nirvana, NWA, Outkast, pavement, Probot, Psych Furs, PULP, Q and Not U, Radio Birdman, Radiohead, Refused, early REM, early Kool & the Gang, Shudder To Think, The Smiths, Soul Coughing, Spoon, Stereolab, T. Rex, Tears For Fears, Television, TOOL, Van Halen (DLR),Velvet Underground, The Walkmen, WHAM!, Wings, The Zombies, zeros, Nuggets 1 & 2 ...

..Helping the Las Vegas music scene suck since 1962!! ..

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Sounds Like:

good music .

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