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. Mulch, the band, has been around for about 12 years now. They have always made an attempt to blend a power pop sound with honky tonk. Although the members have changed over the years, they still have been able to stay focused on their vision of bridging the gap putting out two albums and plans for a third coming in 2006. Mulch has been a featured on various videos and television including ESPN on a special segment for Dave Mirra, Video Groove in-line skate videos, and numerous surfing videos. They were also a house band at the Galaxy Theater and Coach House for a minor league wrestling for ECW and WWF. Their music has also been featured in various commercial segments for radio stations. The original lineup included Snidley, Randy Edgerly, Scraps as the core with Lora on the drums and later Jason Thornberry and Armondo Del Rio making contributions on the drums. The current lineup features original singer and songwriter Brad Grit(aka Snidley) on guitar and vocals. Grit has always been the creative force behind Mulch and has penned several notable Mulch songs over the years including Greener Skies(R. Edgerly- Lyrics), Dear Aunt Rosie, and Pinata. On the drums is Jerry Lee who has had previous touring experience with a band called the Ditch Bank Oakies, of which he was a founding member. On the bass guitar is Jason Carmen aka Cousin Carms. His previous gigging experience was in a punk rock outfit called Broken Gavel who had a short run in the O.C.. Recently added on as guitar is Keenan Castello, who is a touring veteran, including a stint as the guitar player for Carter Falco, opening up for various atists including Shooter Jennings and Toby Keith. The Mulch quarter has been busy in 2007 preparing for the release of their third album which will be released in this fall. MULCH and the current members have played with a number of successful acts over the years including the Black Crows, Dinasaur Jr., Unwritten Law, the Meat Puppets, Firehose, the Voodoo Glow Skulls, the Toadies, Samiam, Shooter Jennings, Toby Keith, and more recently Merle Jagger, Randy Weeks, John Doe of X doing country, Dale Peterson, the Haymakers, Rocco Deluca & the Burden, Chris Gaffney and the Hacienda Brothers. –S. Doyer