Mad Caddies

Mad Caddies
The Mad Caddies in 2006
Background information
Also known as	The Ivy League the Caddies
Origin	Solvang, California, United States
Genres	Ska punk, reggae, punk rock, pop punk
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Fat Wreck Chords
Associated acts	Ellwood
Website	www.madcaddies.com
Members	Chuck Robertson Todd Rosenberg Sascha Lazor Keith Douglas Ed Hernandez Graham Palmer Dustin Lanker
Past members	Boz Rivera Derrick Plourde Carter Benson Mark Iversen Brian Flenniken Chris Badham James Malis

The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) are a ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released six full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs.

The Mad Caddies sound has influences from broad ranging genres including ska (especially ska 3rd wave), punk rock, hardcore punk, swing, reggae, jazz, Latin music, polka, even cowpunk ("Crew Cut Chuck") and sea shanties ("Weird Beard").

Founding members Chuck Robertson, Sascha Lazor, Todd Rosenberg, and Carter Benson started the group while attending Santa Ynez Valley Union High School but the band's membership has changed frequently since its inception. Robertson, Lazor and Rosenberg all play in the current lineup which also includes horn players Keith Douglas and Ed Hernandez, who have both played in the band since the late 90s. Keyboard player Dustin Lanker joined in 2007 followed by bassist Graham Palmer in 2009. Former members include Mark Iversen, Brian Flenniken, Boz Rivera and Derrick Plourde.

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. The Caddies have toured extensively throughout their career including tours across the USA, Europe, Japan, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America.