Biography
Though never quite matching G.G. Allin’s ability for outraging moral decency, this Chicago, Illinois, USA-based outfit has managed to continually offend and confuse throughout their career. Originally formed by frontman Blag Dahlia as Suburban Nightmare, the band’s earliest incarnation was as a garage outfit, and the first full Dwarves album, 1986’s Horror Stories, continued this sound. When the Dwarves took their volatile show on the road across America, stories of 15-minute shows, onstage sex acts and audiences soaked in bodily fluids only heightened the buzz around the band. Add to this their preference for pseudonyms and a rotating door policy for band members, helped to sustain the band’s already unsavoury reputation. Toolin’ For A Warm Teabag documented the band’s scatological approach, and also saw the debut of their skull and crossbones motif. With a relatively settled line-up comprising Blag Dahlia aka Blag Jesus (vocals),...
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