The Stitches is an American 1970s-style
punk rock band formed in 1993 in
Orange County
Orange County most commonly refers to:
*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
,
California
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, United States. The Stitches record on independent labels such as Disaster,
Gold Standard Laboratories
Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, United States, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was headqu ...
, Vinyl Dog, Suburbia,
TKO, and
Kapow.
Current band members are Mike Lohrman on vocals, Johnny Witmer on guitar, Pete Archer on bass, Jim Kaa on guitar and Craig Barker on drums. Former members include drummer Johnny Sleeper and guitarist Logan Graham and Retard Ron and Ted.
In 2008, Witmer co-founded The Crazy Squeeze with Sleeper, Graham and Tara Belle of
Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
-based Ciril.
Discography
Albums
* ''
8x12
''8 x 12" '' is a studio album by the punk rock band The Stitches. It was released in 1995 on Vinyl Dog.
Track listing
*All Songs Written by The Stitches, except where noted.
#"Nowhere" 2:33
#"I Can't Do Anything" 2:01
#"Throw It Away" 1:36
#"B ...
'' (1995)
* ''
12 Imaginary Inches
''12 Imaginary Inches'' is an album released by the 1970s-style Orange County, California, punk rock band The Stitches
The Stitches is an American 1970s-style punk rock band formed in 1993 in Orange County, California, United States. The S ...
'' (2002)
* ''You Better Shut Up and Listen'' (Live Album on Picture Disc)(2002)
* ''Live @ Der Weinerschnitzel 2003 DVD'' (2010)
* ''Unzip My Baby...All 7 inches'' (collection of all 7"s on 1 LP) (Wanda Records- 2013)
EPs
* ''4 More Songs from the Stitches''
* ''
5 More Songs from the Stitches''
* ''Do The Jetset'' (2011 Vinyl Dog)
* ''D- Demos 7"'' (2013 Modern Action Records)
Singles
* "V/A You Know It's a Product..." (1994)
* "Sixteen" / "Something New" (1994)
* "Two New Cuts" (1995)
* "Sixteen" / "Heaven" (1995)
* "Talk Sick" (1997)
* "2nd Chance" (1997)
* "Living' at 110" (1997)
* "You Tear Me Out" (1997)
* "Cars of Today" split w/
Le Shok
Le Shok was an American electropunk band from Long Beach, California. The band was made up of members of various other punk bands from the area and existed from 1997 until early 2001, releasing numerous seven-inch records and splits, releasing one ...
(1999)
* "
Automatic" (2002)
* "Monday Morning Ornaments" (2010)
* "Split w/ The Gaggers" (2013)
* "Split w/ Miscalculations" (2014)
Compilations
* ''It Smells Like Spring'' (1997)
* ''Old Skars And Upstarts'' (1998) (includes "Livin’ At 110")
* ''Viva la Vinyl Vol. No. 3'' (1999) (includes "I Just Wanna Fuck")
* ''A Fistful Of Rock-N-Roll Vol. No. 3'' (2000) (includes "My Baby Hates Me")
* ''Punch Drunk III'' (2001) (includes "Cars Of Today")
* ''Old Skars And Upstarts 2001'' (2001) (includes "Pick Me Up")
* ''Old Skars And Upstarts 2002'' (2002) (includes "Electroshock Carol")
* ''The L.A. Shakedown'' (2003) (includes "Automatic")
* ''Punch Drunk V'' (includes "Better Looks (When You're Dead)") (2004)
* ''A Tale Of Rotten Orange'' (2010) (includes "Monday Morning Ornaments")
External links
The Stitches interview Thrasher Magazine - June 2002
Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups from Orange County, California
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