Effective period / Period of releases: 1983 - 1990

Members: Tim Carroll (2), Bambi Nonymous, Alistair Shanks, Gail Coulson, Jay Smith (10)

Tragic Mulatto was a punk rock, art band based in San Francisco, formed in 1982. Performing under pseudonyms, the band's nucleus consisted of vocalist Flatula Lee Roth (Gail Coulson) and bass guitarist Reverend Elvister Shanksley aka Lance Boyle (Alistair Shanks). The band released their albums on Jello Biafra's label Alternative Tentacles, with Dead Kennedys' bassist Klaus Flouride acting as producing several of their early albums.