Going unplugged usually means retreating technologically, but for Utter, it also means scaling up the size of their rock band.
Originally composed of four members - seniors Eddie Abel, Adam Shearer, Danny Schletz, and Rory Brown, the band will grow to as many as eight on Saturday when they add a pump organ, trumpet, cello, and a vocalist for the unplugged concert in the FHS auditorium at 9 p.m.
Each of the new musicians - seniors De Ane Price on cello, Justin Martin on trumpet, Desiree Moore on vocals, and Chip Galloway on organ - wrote their own parts.
"The new musicians will help the music sound fuller," said Abel. "It's more experimental than anything."
"It will be almost a jazz band style," said Shearer.
Utter will play original songs and their versions of songs by Sublime, Danzig and Alice and Chains.
"I remember our first paid gig at the Elks Club," said Abel. "It was cool 'cause it was our first time on stage. We had fun."
With the the band's times winding down, Shearer has decided to reveal a greater meaning behind the group's name, which has been represented by cows.
"Under the word 'Utter' we usually draw a cow's udder, and it kept people from asking about the name," said Shearer. "But Utter actually refers to a small voice that nobody hears."
"We play on the bovine jokes as much as possible," said Shearer The band's practice room is filled with not only cattle memorabilia but also (bras which Schletz sometimes wears) during practice sessions.
The fans will hear from Utter after the concert, when they do a "fully-plugged" concert on March 14 for Flathead Rocks.
"That'll be one not to miss," said Abel. "But it'll be a sad day."