ABOUT:
Boston’s MUCK & THE MIRES have been described by legendary Runaways producer Kim Fowley as “a mix of the 1964 Beatles and The Ramones.” Fowley went on to produce several of the band’s releases, helping shape their signature blend of British Invasion meets high-energy punk.
The group first gained international attention when Little Steven Van Zandt crowned them the #1 Garage Rock Band in the U.S. during his MTV Battle of the Bands. Since then, Muck & The Mires have taken their electrifying live show around the globe, with performances across the USA, UK, EU, South America, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.
They’ve shared the stage with some of rock’s most iconic names, including The Sonics, The New York Dolls, Ray Davies (The Kinks), The Flamin’ Groovies, The Stooges, and even a Beatle—Pete Best.
Muck and the Mires are Muck (formerly of The Voodoo Dolls and The Queers) on vocals and guitar, Jessie Best on drums, Pedro Mire (ex–The Apehangers) on lead guitar, and bassist John Quincy Mire.
When not touring, the band continues to rack up airplay around the world. They've been featured multiple times on SIRIUS XM’s Underground Garage, where they’ve twice earned the coveted title of “Coolest Song in the World”—first with “I’m Your Man” and most recently with “Beat Revolution,” the title track from their seventh full-length album.
BIOGRAPHY:
MUCK AND THE MIRES, Boston's International ambassadors of garage rock 'n' roll, have been described as a blend of the 1964 Beatles and the 1977 Ramones. Their songs are reminiscent of the 1960's British Invasion, all two minutes long and ALL POTENTIAL HITS!
Their live show is a high energy blast of fast-paced, post-punk gritty garage rock and roll. They have built a worldwide following through relentless touring, radio and satellite airplay and a string of recordings, produced by Kim Fowley and Jim Diamond, considered by many to be cult classics.
Formed in 2001, MUCK AND THE MIRES are pehaps the first group to ever have a “Best Of” collection released before ever playing a note together; “All Mucked Up -The Best of Muck and the Mires”. In reality, these raw recordings were home demos created by Muck (Evan Shore formerly of The Queers and The Voodoo Dolls). Originally passed off as the lost sessions of an unknown sixties garage band, In 2001, the demos were issued on CD in Canada on AMP RECORDS and subsequently on vinyl by SOUNDFLAT RECORDS of Germany.
Following the immediate success of the album, Muck assembled the real-life Muck and the Mires, who's current lineup features founding members JESSIE BEST (Drums) and PEDRO MIRE (Lead Guitar) and long-time bassist JOHN QUINCY MIRE.
In 2004, the band gained worldwide recognition when they were featured on MTV
as the winners of Little Steven Van Zandt's (E-Street band/Underground Garage) national battle of the garage bands contest. The group appeared that summer at Little Steven's festival in NY alongside Bo Diddley, The Stooges and The NY Dolls. Later that same year, they toured Europe for several weeks and quickly built a large following both home and abroad thanks to strong airplay and worldwide live appearances.
In 2006, DIONYSUS RECORDS (Burbank, California) and SOUNDFLAT RECORDS jointly released the album “1-2-3-4” which quickly climbed up college and satellite radio charts. The song Caught In A Lie" was subsequently featured in the History Channel's film "Vietnam in HD" and the record received a four-star rating from England’s prestigious Uncut Magazine, prompting their first UK tour. 
In Liverpool, they headlined the famous Cavern Club and caught the attention of ex-BEATLES manager Allan Williams.
It should be noted that, despite their offer to employee him, The man who gave away the Beatles also turned down Muck and the Mires. Following a slew of dates across the US, the group embarked on a seven-country European Tour which included arena-sized dates with surviving members of The MC5.
Rock legend KIM FOWLEY
(the Runaways/Kiss) stepped in to produce the group's 2009 release "Hypnotic". Critically acclaimed, this was their first full-length effort for London's Dirty Water Records who had issued an EP (Doreen) and a single ("I'm Down With That") the year prior. While on tour in England, the group was surprised to learn that their single had introduced the popular American phrase "I'm Down With That" to Londoners. They spent the year promoting Hypnotic with high-profile shows such as their appearance with the NY Dolls at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX and at the Bukta fest in Norway with Ray Davies (The Kinks), Roky Erickson and Kaiser Chiefs.
MUCK AND THE MIRES headed to Detroit to record the follow up album with acclaimed White Stripes producer JIM DIAMOND. 2011's "A Cellarful of Muck" proved to be the group's biggest selling album to date, scoring record of the month on Spanish National Radio. in 2012, the group returned to Europe, while back home, they once again proved their wide appeal playing the Life Is Good Festival with contemporary artists including Dave Mathews. They served as Kim Fowley's back up band when he performed his outrageous live show in Hollywood.2013. Tracks from their final session together were included on the album DIAL M FOR MUCK.
After a non-stop worldwide tour including Japan, Europe, Canada, South America and the USA, the 2020 pandemic saw the band retreating to the studio producing an impressive 16 new tracks which were released on the EP. "Take Me Back To Planet Earth"((Rum Bar Records) and "Greetings From Muckingham Palace"(Dirty Water Records). "Greetings From Muckingham Palace" has been called by many critic the group's best. Perhaps best put by Faster and Louder "If you're looking for an album to wash away the stink of 2020, you've found it! When not touring, the band continues to rack up airplay around the world. They've been featured multiple times on SIRIUS XM’s Underground Garage, where they’ve twice earned the coveted title of “Coolest Song in the World”—first with “I’m Your Man” and most recently with “Beat Revolution,” the title track from their seventh full-length album.
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