About Swagger:

Geoff Yeaton and Skot Pollok met each other while playing in bands in the thriving Orange County music scene. Geoff’s powerful, gritty yet melodic voice blended well the Skot’s straight-ahead, early Clash style of guitar playing, and Swagger was born.

Swagger’s earliest sound was influenced by the thriving Southern California punk scene. Wanting to expand the sound to encompass more garage rock overtones, Swagger pulled from some of their favorite bands, such as The Clash and The Replacements, to create a sound that had the power of punk but with a solid balance of melody and rock and roll groove. The last twist to the sound was Geoff’s saxophone, rounding out the sound and bringing the music to a new maturity level.

After a succession of members, the band landed on its final line up which includes drummer Danny Thompson (formerly with Material Issue) and Brian Doidge (formerly with The Aunt Bettys) on bass. The added song writing abilities of the new members, joined together with Swagger's already powerful and catchy writing, created the model for the new California sound. In 2003 and early 2004, the band, in it's early stages, played shows with international artists such as The Exies, Fiction Plane, Beautiful Creatures, and many up and coming national acts. Swagger was also honored to be a part of the MTV’s “You Hear It First” tour. 2004 also saw the band receive a nod at the Orange County Music Awards for Best Alternative Band.

In the new era of one hit wonders, American Idol, boy bands and music for kids, Swagger fills the void with powerful, heart felt songs about life, death, love and struggle. Swagger is what true rock and roll was meant to be.