Tragic Mulatto

San Francisco-based noise/punk band active in the 1980s; released Locos Por El Sexo (1987) on Alternative Tentacles.

Associated with Alternative Tentacles; Locos Por El Sexo released in 1987. Review mentions stage-named contributors including Reverend Elvister Shanksley, Flatula Lee Roth and Richard Skidmark.

A highly enthusiastic review of Tragic Mulatto's 1987 album Locos Por El Sexo, released on Alternative Tentacles. The review highlights track 4, "Freddy," and praises the band's mix of noise, punk and Zappa-like oddity. Instrumentation (tuba, sax) and vocal performances by stage-named members receive special mention. The reviewer calls for rediscovery alongside contemporaries like Butthole Surfers and Camper Van Beethoven.

For:Fans of 1980s noise rock, post-punk and post-hardcore; collectors of Alternative Tentacles releases; listeners who like Zappa-adjacent oddity and punk experimentation.