The Masticators

The story

Formed in 1998 by guitarist Lisa Mychols, the Masticators were one of the finest bands on the great and bountiful Los Angeles pop scene as the 1990s turned into a new millennium. Mychols began playing in the mid-1980s in her native Long Beach, CA, sitting behind the trap kit with various psychedelic bands through high school before eventually taking up bass and then guitar. In 1991, following a move to L.A., she recorded a solo album, Lost Winter's Dream, with help from Darian Sahanaja, soon of the Wondermints.

From Last.fm, written by its listeners.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.

Members

• Lisa Mychols
• Severo Jornacion
• Robbie Rist
• Patrick McGrath

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with The Masticators in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with The Masticators in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like The Masticators

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• Sparkle*Jets UKLast.fm listeners
• Cockeyed GhostLast.fm listeners
• Static HaloLast.fm listeners
• Green Daysame scene: power pop, US
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• R.E.M.same scene: power pop, US
• MILEYsame scene: power pop, US

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of The Masticators’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.