The Mulchmen are an instrumental surf rock band based in Dayton, Ohio active during the late 1990s. Their style combined the surf guitar influence of Dick Dale or Link Wray, early British punk, and the use of a theremin. They have opened for bands such as Dick Dale, Man or Astro-man?, Los Straitjackets, and The Breeders. After the band dissolved, guitarist Nick Kizirnis joined Eyesinweasel, a side project of Tobin Sprout. In 2000 Kizirnis released a solo album entitled "The Distance" on ATOM Records: https://open.spotify.com/album/0fsFCMYU4fGIzrDrjYYqMv?si=WxPQIqLcQOCBGJppn1Oq9Q Brian Hogarth formed The Viceroy Kings with bassist GeeGee Bradley: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7F49gfwzyef7KcVoodnvRA?si=g814FSlrQkCxfaazILMeAg In 2019 The Mulchmen reunited for the Dayton Music Festival with drummer Jim Macpherson (The Breeders, Guided by Voices). The show was recorded for a CD/digital release due out December 4, 2021 on Nicky Kay Music. Brian Bagdonus - bass (1995) Brian Hogarth - bass Nick Kizirnis - guitar, theremin Gregg Spence - drums Jim Macpherson - drums (2019-) All The News That's Fit To Surf (7" EP - 1996, Luna) Louder Than Dirt, Thicker Than Mud! (CD - 1997, Big Beef) Covered With Mulch (Cassette - 1998, Big Beef) Greetings from Planet Stupider (CD - 1998, Big Beef)