question: Which American alternative rock band formed in 1999 performed in concerts opened by Mulchmen?
answer: The Breeders
context: Title: Mulchmen
  Passage: The Mulchmen were an instrumental surf rock band based in Dayton, Ohio during the late 1990s.  Their style combined the surf guitar influence of Dick Dale or Link Wray, early British punk, and the use of a theremin.  They have opened for bands such as Dick Dale, Man or Astro-man? , Los Straitjackets, and The Breeders.
  Title: The Breeders
  Passage: The Breeders are an American alternative rock band formed in 1989 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses.  The band has experienced a number of lineup changes; Kim Deal has been the band's sole continual member.  Their first album, "Pod" (1990), though not commercially successful, received wide critical acclaim.  The Breeders' most successful album, "Last Splash" (1993), is best known for the hit single "Cannonball".
  Title: R.E.M. discography
  Passage: American alternative rock band R.E.M. released 15 studio albums ranging from 1983 to 2011, three live albums, 14 compilation albums, one remix album, one soundtrack album, 12 video albums, seven extended plays, 63 singles, and 77 music videos. Formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry, the band was pivotal in the development of the alternative rock genre.  Their musical style inspired several other alternative rock bands and musicians, and the band became one of the first alternative rock acts to experience breakthrough commercial success.  R.E.M. has sold over 85 million copies of their studio albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.
  Title: The Stick People
  Passage: The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles.  Best known for guitarist duo Bernie Godwin, son of producer Dito Godwin, and Mike Stone, former Queensrÿche guitarist.
  Title: Skating Polly
  Passage: Skating Polly is an American alternative rock band formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, in 2009.  The band was founded by multi-instrumentalist step-siblings Kelli Mayo (born March 29, 2000) and Peyton Bighorse (born July 11, 1995), who were just 9 and 14 years old when the band formed.  The band is noted for its members alternating instruments, poetic lyrics, intense live shows, melodic arrangements and an eclectic array of songs that vary in style from riot grrrl to piano-based indie pop.
  Title: Love and Rockets (band)
  Passage: Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash (vocals, guitar and saxophone), David J (bass guitar and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums and synthesisers) after that group split in 1983.  Ash and Haskins had recorded and performed in another band, Tones on Tail, between 1982 and 1984.  Love and Rockets' fusion of underground rock music with elements of pop music provided an early catalyst for alternative rock.  They released seven studio albums before breaking up in 1999 and reformed briefly in 2007 for a few live shows, before splitting again in 2009.
  Title: The Breeders discography
  Passage: The discography of American alternative rock band The Breeders consists of four studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, ten singles and twelve music videos. Kim Deal, then-bassist of American alternative rock band the Pixies, formed The Breeders as a side-project with Tanya Donelly, guitarist of American alternative rock band Throwing Muses.  After recording a demo tape, The Breeders signed to the English independent record label 4AD in 1989.  Their debut studio album "Pod" was released in May 1990, but was not commercially successful.  After the revival of the Pixies and Throwing Muses in 1990, The Breeders became mostly inactive until the Pixies' breakup in 1993.  With a new lineup, The Breeders released their "Safari" EP in 1992, followed by their second studio album "Last Splash" in 1993.  "Last Splash" was The Breeders' most successful album; it peaked at number 33 on the United States "Billboard" 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.  The album spawned the band's most successful single, "Cannonball".  The single peaked at number 44 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number two on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart.
  Title: Beasts of Bourbon
  Passage: Beasts of Bourbon are an Australian alternative rock, blues rock band formed in August 1983, with James Baker on drums (ex-Hoodoo Gurus), Spencer P. Jones on guitar (The Johnnys), Tex Perkins on vocals (Dum Dums), Kim Salmon on guitar and Boris Sujdovic on bass guitar (both ex-The Scientists).  Except for mainstays, Jones and Perkins, the line-up has changed as the group splintered and reformed several times.  Their debut album, "The Axeman's Jazz" (July 1984), was the best selling Australian alternative rock album for 1984.  Their debut single, "Psycho", is a cover version of the Leon Payne original, and was the best selling Australian alternative rock single for that year.  However the group disbanded by mid-1985 and each member pursued other musical projects.  They reformed in 1987 and issued a second album, "Sour Mash", in December 1988 on Red Eye Records.  According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, it "virtually redefined the parameters of guitar-based rock'n'roll.  The Cramps-influenced swamp-rock of old had been discarded for a more adventurous slab of gutbucket blues and avant-garde weirdness.  Perkins' voice had matured into an authentic blues growl".  Their fifth studio album, "Gone" (January 1997), reached the Top 50 ARIA Albums Chart.  Their seventh studio album, ""Little Animals" (21 April 2007) on Albert Productions, which also peaked into the Top 50.
  Title: No Devotion
  Passage: No Devotion are a Welsh/American alternative rock band formed in 2014.  They are composed of American vocalist Geoff Rickly (of the band Thursday) from New Jersey, and former band members of the Welsh band Lostprophets.  The band formed in the wake of Lostprophets' dissolution in 2013.
  Title: They Might Be Giants
  Passage: They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.  During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a drum machine.  In the early 1990s, TMBG expanded to include a backing band.  The duo's current backing band consists of Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf.  The group is best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music.  Over their career, they have found success on the modern rock and CMJ charts.  More recently they have also found success in children's music, and in theme music for several television programs and films.
citations: Mulchmen The Breeders