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Bobz Bad Habit started in the fall of 2004 with Kevin Clinton on lead vocals, Chris Qualey on guitar and backing vocals, Bob Birtley on bass and backing vocals, "Dub" Birtley (Bob's 18-year-old son) on guitar & keyboards and Scott Pretzeus on drums. Kevin played in various bands in the Dubois, PA area and then the Akron/ Canton area. Bob is a seasoned veteran of the regional club scene. Chris and Scott have played in various local bands together and apart. Most notable, Scott recently played with Bill - Cleveland's Metallica Tribute band and Scott, Bob and Chris formed the core of Anthem, a Rush tribute band in 1996.Bobz Bad Habit has played numerous shows in the area, starting off at Safe Cracker's in Mentor. They went on to play shows at Rock City and Cabana's in Mentor, Cebar's Tavern in Madison and even headlined the Smoke In The Valley charity event in Weedville, PA in August '07. Most shows were played to a packed house.Mere weeks after the Rock City show in August '08, Kevin announced that he would be relocating to North Carolina for his job. This left a major void to be filled. Many Scene Magazine ads, auditions and months went by.Enter Mary Petras. Mary possesses fantastic pitch and range as well as the charisma and intensity the band was looking for. She has played in various local bands, namely After 5.Bobz Bad Habit is looking to be back out in the spring of '09 with some changes. Aside from the obvious addition of some female sung songs, Chris will be singing more on some of the heavier music plus playing keyboards on a few songs as well as maintaining guitar duties. The band feels a renewed intensity and can't wait to see you all out there in 2009.

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Member Since: 26/06/2004
Band Website: www.bobzbadhabit.com
Band Members: Mary Petras - lead vocals Chris Qualey - lead & backing vocals, lead guitar & keyboards Bob Birtley - bass guitar & background vocals R.W. "Dub" Birtley - lead guitar & keyboards Scott Pretzeus - drums & percussion
Influences: Hard Rock from the 70's to current: Rush, Journey, Kansas, Heart, Bon Jovi, Velvet Revolver, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy, Cheap Trick, STP, Creed, Billy Squier, Pat Benetar
Sounds Like: I dunno... you decide!
Record Label: NOPE
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

BOBZ BAD HABIT '09

Here we are, well in to '09. Currently Bobz Bad Habit will be putting together a promo pack (photos, cd, etc...) to book some shows. Musically they are ready and are eager to introduce Mary to all of ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Welcome Mary!!!

Bobz Bad Habit would like everyone to welcome, our vocalist, Mary Petras. Mary comes from Streetsboro and has quite a bit of vocal experience under her belt. The band cannot wait to get back out on th...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Changes in BBH

Bobz Bad Habit is sad to announce the departure of vocalist Kevin Clinton. Kevin had made a career move which has moved him to South Carolina. The band wishes him best of luck. Chris: "We love the guy...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:08:00 GMT

Summer blog

After successful shows at Rock City and Cabana's, Bobz Bad Habit will probably be taking the month of July off, unless something comes up. We'll take some time to work on enhancing the show, maybe lea...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:39:00 GMT

April 8 blog

Hello people, Just an update. We’d first like to thank everyone who’ve been coming out to see us. You’ve really been making it happen! The last part of ’07 and, so far, &r...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:07:00 GMT

READY FOR THE NEW YEAR!!

BBH is starting the New Year January 19 at Cebar's Tavern in Madison. We've taken a few months off to learn some new stuff, revamp the show and rehearse. We're excited about '08. We'll see ya out ther...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:19:00 GMT

July 28 @ Cebar’s Madison

Our July 28 show at Madison Cebar's was a blast!! There wasn't a really big crowd but those who were there were there to party. It was wild. We had some power issues early on but they were quickly res...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:11:00 GMT

BBH is still here!!

Yes, we're still around.We've been trying like hell to book gigs for this winter but have had no luck, you know, being blown off by bar owners or the old "We're booked up until 2080" routine. It's ver...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:19:00 GMT