Mad Caddies
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The Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California
. The band formed in 1995
and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EP
s. The Mad Caddies sound has influences from broad ranging genres including ska
, punk rock
, hardcore punk
, swing , reggae
, jazz
, Spanish, polka
, even cowpunk
("Crew Cut Chuck") and sea shanties
("Weird Beard").
, Sascha Lazor
, Todd Rosenberg, Carter Benson and James Malis started the group while attending Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
but the band's membership has changed frequently since its inception. Drummer Todd Rosenberg left the band in 1999, Benson left the band in 2002
, bassist Mark Iversen left the band in 2006
and drummer Brian Flenniken
left in 2008 to be replaced by Boz Rivera. In 2010 original drummer Todd Rosenberg returned to the band alongside childhood friend Graham Palmer on bass.
In the band's early beginnings in the mid-1990s, they performed as Cracked Macaroni at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. Shortly thereafter, the band played under the name The Ivy League, but in 1996 they changed their name after signing to the Honest Don's Records
label to avoid confusion (and potential litigation) with two prior bands that went by the same moniker. The band's debut album, Quality Soft Core
, was released the following year. After the release of the album, the band was signed to Fat Mike's label Fat Wreck Chords
, through which the Mad Caddies have released 5 studio albums, 2 EPs and a live album
EPs
Live albums
Compilations
Solvang, California
Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census...
. The band formed in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s. The Mad Caddies sound has influences from broad ranging genres including ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, 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...
, hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, swing , reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, jazz
Dixieland
Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...
, Spanish, polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
, even cowpunk
Cowpunk
Cowpunk or Country punk is a subgenre of punk rock and New Wave that began in the UK and California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or New Wave with country music, folk music, and blues in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style...
("Crew Cut Chuck") and sea shanties
Sea Shanties
Sea Shanties is the debut album of Progressive Rock band High Tide. The cover artwork was drawn by Paul Whitehead.-Production:Denny Gerrard produced Sea Shanties in return for High Tide acting as the backing band on his solo album Sinister Morning...
("Weird Beard").
History
Founding members Chuck RobertsonChuck Robertson
Chuck Robertson is the lead singer of the ska punk band Mad Caddies. He was born in Solvang, California and has been in the band since its formation in 1995. Since 1993 he has been collaborating with fellow band member Sascha Lazor.-External links:*...
, Sascha Lazor
Sascha Lazor
Sascha Lazor is the guitarist and banjo player for the third wave ska band Mad Caddies. He was born in Solvang, California and is signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Sascha spends much of his time in Kingston, Jamaica writing and recording popular Jamaican artists.....
, Todd Rosenberg, Carter Benson and James Malis started the group while attending Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Ynez, California, is a public high school serving the Santa Ynez Valley. 1,150 students are enrolled. Santa Ynez High School was founded in 1896. SYVUHS was a . The school's mascot is a pirate and its colors are orange and black. Sports teams compete in...
but the band's membership has changed frequently since its inception. Drummer Todd Rosenberg left the band in 1999, Benson left the band in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
, bassist Mark Iversen left the band in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
and drummer Brian Flenniken
Brian Flenniken
Brian Flenniken is the drummer of the ska punk band Mad Caddies. He replaced former member Todd Rosenberg after the latter's departure in 1999.-External links: Profile on Mad Caddies official website...
left in 2008 to be replaced by Boz Rivera. In 2010 original drummer Todd Rosenberg returned to the band alongside childhood friend Graham Palmer on bass.
In the band's early beginnings in the mid-1990s, they performed as Cracked Macaroni at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. Shortly thereafter, the band played under the name The Ivy League, but in 1996 they changed their name after signing to the Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records
Honest Don's Records was a subsidiary label based in San Francisco, California, set up along with Pink & Black Records by Fat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat....
label to avoid confusion (and potential litigation) with two prior bands that went by the same moniker. The band's debut album, Quality Soft Core
Quality Soft Core
Quality Soft Core is the first full-length release from the Mad Caddies.-Track listing:# "I'm So Alone" – 4:09# "Distress" – 3:49# "Cup O' Tea" – 1:44# "The Bell Tower" – 2:42# "No Se'" – 2:41# "Crew Cut Chuck" – 1:56# "Goleta" – 1:24...
, was released the following year. After the release of the album, the band was signed to Fat Mike's label Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
, through which the Mad Caddies have released 5 studio albums, 2 EPs and a live album
Discography
Studio albums- Quality Soft CoreQuality Soft CoreQuality Soft Core is the first full-length release from the Mad Caddies.-Track listing:# "I'm So Alone" – 4:09# "Distress" – 3:49# "Cup O' Tea" – 1:44# "The Bell Tower" – 2:42# "No Se'" – 2:41# "Crew Cut Chuck" – 1:56# "Goleta" – 1:24...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Duck and Cover (19981998 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
) - Rock the PlankRock The PlankRock the Plank is the third full length release from the Mad Caddies.-Track listing:# "Shaving Your Life" – 2:06# "Mary Melody" – 3:09# "B-Side" – 2:58# "Days Away" – 3:44# "Bridges" – 2:41...
(20012001 in musicSee also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
) - Just One MoreJust One More-Personnel:Mad Caddies*Chuck Robertson – vocals*Sascha Lazor – guitar, banjo*Mark Iversen – bass*Keith Douglas – trumpet, background vocals*Ed Hernandez – trombone*Brian Flenniken – drumsGuest musicians*Spike Slawson – additional vocals...
(20032003 in music-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
) - Keep It GoingKeep It GoingKeep It Going is the fifth full length studio album by California ska punk band Mad Caddies, released on May 1, 2007.Keep It Going features production work from Grammy award winning producer Wayne Jobson and a guest appearance from reggae legend Duckie Simpson on a cover of Delroy Wilson’s...
(20072007 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
)
EPs
- The Holiday Has Been CancelledThe Holiday Has Been CancelledThe Holiday Has Been Cancelled is the first EP from the Mad Caddies. It was released on June 6, 2000.-Track listing:# "Falling Down" – 3:09# "Nobody Wins at the Laundromat" – 1:59# "Something's Wrong at the Playground" – 2:10# "Destro" – 2:25...
(20002000 in musicSee also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
) - 2007 Tour EP (Sold only on their 2007 tour, with 2 new tracks from Keep It Going, plus 4 older songs) (20072007 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
)
Live albums
- Songs in the Key of Eh!Songs In The Key Of Eh!Songs in the Key of Eh! is the first live recording from the Mad Caddies from a concert in Toronto, Canada.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:46# "Macho Nachos" – 3:39# "10 West" – 2:54# "Leavin" – 2:51# "Weird Beard" – 2:52# "No Hope" – 1:33...
(Live from Toronto) (20042004 in musicSee also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) - Live @ Munich Backstage Germany 2007 (only 300 copies of this live DVD were made worldwide)
Compilations
- Consentual SelectionsConsentual SelectionsConsentual Selections is the first best of album by California ska punk band Mad Caddies, released on July 20, 2010.-Track listing:#"Backyard" - 3:02#"Leavin" - 2:59#"No Hope" - 1:28#"Drinking For 11" - 3:54#"Mary Melody" - 3:08...
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) Greatest hits collection
Current members
- Chuck RobertsonChuck RobertsonChuck Robertson is the lead singer of the ska punk band Mad Caddies. He was born in Solvang, California and has been in the band since its formation in 1995. Since 1993 he has been collaborating with fellow band member Sascha Lazor.-External links:*...
- lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Sascha LazorSascha LazorSascha Lazor is the guitarist and banjo player for the third wave ska band Mad Caddies. He was born in Solvang, California and is signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Sascha spends much of his time in Kingston, Jamaica writing and recording popular Jamaican artists.....
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... - Keith Douglas - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Eduardo Hernandez - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Graham Palmer- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Todd Rosenberg- drums
- Dustin LankerDustin LankerDustin Ross Lanker is an American keyboardist, known for his work as a member of the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, a touring member of the ska punk band the Mad Caddies and as the singer-songwriter for the piano rock trio The Visible Men.-Career:A pianist since childhood, Lanker...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(touring)