Jerkweed, “South Carolina’s premiere mediocre pop punk/emo band,” was formed officially in September 2023, joined by Ryan Hanifin and drummer Marc Voyer.
The group covers the kind of music you could’ve caught in Warped Tour circa 2003, like blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World and Sum 41.
Zutell, (who is also the owner of Coast records, the downtown recording studio that is a six time Best of Charleston winner) said Jerkweed is about bringing new life to the music that he, Swinson and their friends grew up with.
“It’s pop punk, emo music, the music that shaped our teen years and continues to shape what we really like,” he said. “It was a huge part of our musical upbringing.”