Suburban Legends | |
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Suburban Legends in 2002. (LtR: Brian Klemm, Brian Robertson, Vince Walker, Aaron Bertram, Derek Rock, Dallas Cook. Across: Tim Maurer. Not pictured: Chris Maurer.)
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Background information | |
Also known as | The No Tones, Bomb Squad |
Origin | Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
Genres | Ska punk, rock, pop, Funk, Disco |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Rock Ridge Music, Self-released, Subrange (Japan), Brand New Hero (UK) |
Associated acts | Avenged Sevenfold, The Belvederes, Big D and the Kids Table, Kids Imagine Nation, The Littlest Man Band, Mêlée, Perilous, Personal Satisfaction, PopBritannica, Skrotum Kiss, Aquabats, Pinkly Smooth, Reel Big Fish |
Members |
Vincent Walker Aaron Bertram Brian Robertson Brian Klemm Chris Lucca Brad Polidori Edward Larsen |
Past members |
Tim Maurer Chris Batstone Luis Beza Dallas Cook Phillip Inzerillo Josh Lander Brent Feige Justin Meacham Chris Maurer Mikey Hachey Fred Johnson Jimmy Sullivan Derek Rock Dallas Kruse |
Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through its numerous regular performances at the Disneyland Resort, a series of lineup changes in 2005 introduced elements of funk and disco into the group's style. Since 2009, the band has gradually returned to its ska roots, as well as notably including cover versions of songs from Disney films and television series.
Influenced by artists such as Reel Big Fish, Michael Jackson and Oingo Boingo, the band was formed in 1998 as The No Tones, consisting of vocalist Tim Maurer, guitarist Josh Landers, bassist Justin Meacham, drummer Fred Johnson, trumpet players Vince Walker and Aaron Bertram, and trombonists Ryan Dallas Cook and Brian Robertson. A few months after forming, Landers was replaced by Brent Feige and Johnson by Jimmy Sullivan and the band changed their name to Bomb Squad, under which name they released an EP, now known as the Bomb Squad EP.
In 1999 the band changed their name to Suburban Legends. Guitarist Brent Feige left the band shortly before the release of the first demo album, Origin Edition, for which they recruited guitarist Brian Klemm. The album was self-pressed and even though Brian Klemm was already in the band, Vince Walker recorded the guitar parts for the demo album.