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The Gufs

The band formed in Milwaukee in 1988 with Morgan Dawley (guitar), Dejan Kralj (bass), Goran Kralj (vocals, piano, guitar), and Scott Schwebel (drums) and were later joined by Brian Pettit (percussion). Their first gig was at The Unicorn, a legendary Milwaukee rock club. The Gufs signed a major label recording contract with Atlantic Records in the mid 90s. After two albums the band decided to part ways with Atlantic and went into relative musical seclusion. The Gufs have reunited only selectively since the early 2000s. They released an album on a small label and performed a series of outdoor concerts with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. During the pandemic of 2020/1 the band wrote, recorded, and released a series of new singles without ever being in the same room. The band took their name from the 1980's cult classic "The Seventh Sign", a movie about the end of the world. The "Guf" is the hall of souls in heaven. They were inducted into the Wisconsin Music Hall of Fame in 2012. [b]MEMBERS[/b] Goran Kralj - lead vocals Dejan Kralj - bass guitar Morgan Dawley - lead guitar, backup vocals Scott Schwebel - drums