Amoeba Music

Amoeba SF is thrilled to host a reading and signing of Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 (Korero Press) with authors Scott Sugiuchi and Chris Coyle, Estrus co-founder Dave Crider, PLUS a very special DJ set with Russell Quan and Trent Ruane of The Mummies! (Will The Mummies play their own records?! You'll just have to be here to find out.) Buy Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 at Amoeba SF that day to get into the signing line after the reading.

Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 is the complete, as-yet-untold, story of US garage rock powerhouse Estrus Records, which for nearly two decades churned out hundreds of releases from some of the biggest garage, trash, surf, and punk bands worldwide, among them The Makers, The Mummies, Man or Astroman?, and label head honcho Dave Crider’s drunk-punk quartet The Mono Men.

Shovelin’ charts the label’s highs and lows – from its highly successful hosting of the annual Garage Shock, arguably the greatest series of garage rock “festivals,” to the devastating loss of its warehouse in a fire that virtually wiped out its mail-order stock, as well as master tapes and precious personal possessions. Estrus is one of the few record labels whose cover art and other graphics matches the brilliance of its music, thanks to the contributions of US trashculture visionary Art Chantry, as well as Alex Wald and Darren Merinuk, and the book is packed with many of its iconic visuals. It also draws on lively, extensive interviews, never-seen-before archival photos, oddball artifacts and more to give a fascinating insight into the major players behind one of garage rock’s most influential and successful independent record labels.

Chris Alpert Coyle is a journalist whose work has appeared on CBS News, CBS Radio, WGN, KEXP and The Inlander. His limited musical ability has allowed him to tour the US with bar bands like Squish! and Sir Coyer & His Asthmatic Band. He has ties to Sacramento, San Diego, and Seattle.

Scott Sugiuchi has been designing for more than 30 years. Highlights include work for Artisan Films (The Blair Witch Project), John Waters, and countless bands, record labels, and venues. He is currently Art Director for Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.