Fletch Cadillac
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Fletch Cadillac are a psychobilly
influenced punk rock
band from Norwich
, UK. The band formed in the early months of 2004 initially as a 3 piece consisting of brothers Ben & Joe and long time friend Dov. The band brought in Ollie 'Jugs' Ward in early summer 2006 to form the 4 piece they are today.
In September 2005 they filmed their first music video for their song Time To Die with funding from BBC Norwich.
Fletch Cadillac's debut EP was released on 27 January 2006 at their headlining show at The Ferryboat Inn
, Norwich. The EP is being released with the help of Power Chord, a local independent record label.
Fletch Cadillac's next release will be a split EP with Destructors666, a reformed version of UK punk band Destructors.
, with shows in Germany, Switzerland, France, UK and Netherlands.
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
influenced punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, UK. The band formed in the early months of 2004 initially as a 3 piece consisting of brothers Ben & Joe and long time friend Dov. The band brought in Ollie 'Jugs' Ward in early summer 2006 to form the 4 piece they are today.
In September 2005 they filmed their first music video for their song Time To Die with funding from BBC Norwich.
Fletch Cadillac's debut EP was released on 27 January 2006 at their headlining show at The Ferryboat Inn
The Ferryboat Inn
The Ferry Boat Inn was a public house and live music venue in Norwich, UK, which closed in 2006.- Current Situation :The Ferry Boat Inn is now closed and in January 2010 was sold to the Borthwick family, who have recently received planning permission to build Norwich Backpackers on the site...
, Norwich. The EP is being released with the help of Power Chord, a local independent record label.
Fletch Cadillac's next release will be a split EP with Destructors666, a reformed version of UK punk band Destructors.
Band members
- Joe Halliday - guitar, vocals
- Ben Halliday - drums, vocals
- David 'Dov' Platford - bass, vocals
- Ollie 'Jugs' Ward - guitar
Releases
- Time To Die (single, self-released, 2005)
- Time To Die (music video, September 2005)
- self-titled EP (EP, The Power Chord Label, 27 January 2006)
- split EP with Destructors 666 (split EP, Rowdy Farrago Records, September 7)
Touring
The band completed its first European tour in November 2006 as touring support for The CreepshowThe Creepshow
The Creepshow is a band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The band formed in 2005 when the four original members got together with the purpose of starting a psychobilly band. The Creepshow writes the majority of their songs about horror films....
, with shows in Germany, Switzerland, France, UK and Netherlands.
Trivia
- The band name is taken from the film Fletch LivesFletch LivesFletch Lives is a 1989 comedy film starring Chevy Chase. It was directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Leon Capetanos based on the character created by Gregory Mcdonald. Fletch Lives was released by Universal Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Fletch.- Plot :Chevy Chase once again...
. The idea for using this as a name came from their Father, who also played the Butler in their Time To Die Music Video