Suspects

Suspects is a United States group associated with paisley underground, active in 1979. The line-up includes Kendra Smith, Russ Tolman, Steve Wynn and Gavin Blair. It is also identified as Steve Wynn’s 1979 UC Davis college band.

Line-up and formation

The group forms around a small cluster of musicians linked to Steve Wynn, with Kendra Smith, Russ Tolman and Gavin Blair also credited as members. The project belongs to Wynn’s early college-era work at the University of California, Davis.

Related identifications

The name Suspects also appears in connection with other acts described as a Belgian coldwave band from Hamont and as a third-wave ska band from Houston, Texas, but the United States group is the one anchored by the verified membership and 1979 activity.