Thu 13 Dec 2007
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If you’ve not heard The Muggs before your in for a real treat. Their a three peace blues rock band from Detroit Michigan. I asked Tony Denardo (keyboad/bass) if The Muggs will be doing a US tour?Tony: “WE CHOSE TO BE ON T.V. YOU SEE, THE MUGGS CANNOT TOUR UNLESS WE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING DECENT MONEY ON THE ROAD. MOST DETROIT BANDS GO ON 6 WEEK TOURS, COME BACK EVEN AND THAT’S A VICTORY BECAUSE THEY PLANTED SOME SEEDS SO TO SPEAK. IF THE MUGGS WERE TO BREAK EVEN…..WE’D BE BROKE AND HOMELESS…..!”How did the tour of Spain come about ?
Tony: “WE HAD GREAT DISTRO OVERSEAS FOR A HIT MINUTE BEFORE OUR THEN LABEL, TIMES BEACH RECORDS, HAD FINANCIAL WHOA’S. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SPAIN TOOK A LIKING TO OUR 1ST AND ONLY LP THUS FAR, “THE MUGGS”, AND THAT GAVE WAY TO A SPANISH LABEL SLASH TOURING COMPANY NAMED, “LOVE TO ART” TO WORK OUT A DEAL.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TOUR IN OCT. 2006, BUT THE PAYBACKS HAD A ‘LITTLE STEVEN’S UNDERGROUND GARAGE’ OPPORTUNITY AND WITH DANNYMUGGS BEING THE LEAD GUITARIST IN THE PAYBACKS, AND BECAUSE WE’RE ALL FAMILY IN DETROIT, THE MUGGS RESPECTFULLY DECLINED SPAIN. SO……..IN JANUARY 2007, THE PAYBACKS, WHO WERE ALSO VERY SUCCESSFUL IN SPAIN, WERE ASKED, FOR THE THIRD TIME TO TOUR(1ST TIME THEY WERE THE DETROIT COBRAS OPENER, 2ND TIME THEY HEADLINED WITH THE HENTCHMEN AS OPENERS) AND THE 3RD TIME THE MUGGS WERE ASKED TO BE OPENERS AND SO RETURNING THE FAVOR BACK.”