| By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers |
| Published Jan. 11, 2006 at 5:24 a.m. |
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Milwaukee alt rock outfit The Gufs -- Goran Kralj, Morgan Dawley, Dejan Kralj and Scott Schwebel -- will gig together in Brew City for the first time in almost two years on Sat., April 1 at Shank Hall at 8 p.m. The opening act will be announced at a later date, and tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at all TicketMaster outlets and online.
The Gufs' last public appearance was at the first and only Summerfest Encore event in September 2004. The band has been on hiatus while members focus on family, careers, other projects and tracking for new music for a possible CD to be released this June. The Shank Hall appearance is expected to showcase some new songs along with the classics like "Smile" and "Crash" that still occasionally spin on local radio, mainly 102.1 FM.
After eighteen years together and with all of the original members still in tow, The Gufs have established a bit of a legacy among Milwaukee rock bands by making simple and honest music, and maintaining a significant group of dedicated fans. Their first full-length CD recording "Staring into the Sun" hit in 1990, and their major label debut was the self-titled 1996 release on Atlantic Records.
Six years since the release of their last album, The Gufs have now returned to Milwaukee to begin work on their seventh studio recording. Led by frontman Goran Kralj, the Gufs are back and ready to continue to build. Goran, who has a solo album and career, will play a free all ages show at 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 at The Gasthaus on the UW-Milwaukee campus.
The Gufs' Web site is thegufs.com.
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Posted by cruciality on June 25, 2007 at 11:12 p.m. (report)
Yow, The Gufs are back?? The last thing the world needs...a bunch of middle of the road, sappy "rock" snags from a bunch of posers. SMILE...hurl. Goran and his particular brand of arrogant, denticular bs, music to pull your own teeth by. Dajn (lol) total phony...thinks he's a hippy, he is, a bitter angry hippy driving a Harley? Sure sign of a poser..riding a crap a** bike. Scott, he's getting some. Morgan..not quite sure, along for the ride, perhaps...WHATEVER. They are all participating in the dumbing down of rock and roll a la doosh. Counting Crows have more edge in their sacks than the GUFS..lol
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Posted by OMCreader on Jan. 19, 2006 at 10:21 p.m. (report)
Josh said: Way to go guys!!!!!!! Cant wait to see you all again!!!!
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Posted by OMCreader on Jan. 16, 2006 at 4:25 p.m. (report)
Michael Meyer said: Why wont they just go away.
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Posted by OMCreader on Jan. 13, 2006 at 10:16 a.m. (report)
tsar said: "Let me guess...the critics who posted comments probably think that bands like Good Charlotte are good...." this is excellent logic! everybody knows the Gufs are so freakin' great and irresistable that if you don't like them, you must like crappy music. to others-why the negativity? because this is a pompous band that always needed to be taken down a peg or two. the band was always a crap version of the Connells (and do you remember them?) who acted as if they were a superior version of the Beatles. i think it's odd that there are people out there who DON'T want to see that kind of arrogance rewarded with, at the very least, a written slam.
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Posted by OMCreader on Jan. 12, 2006 at 7:50 p.m. (report)
tpm said: I think that only one of the gufs actually lives in Milwaukee. Also if you really can't stand them so much why are you wasting your time posting andything. I'm really exceited to see them play.
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