Formed in early 2006 as a three piece punk band, Captain Bud quickly gained a local following of punks, surfers, stoners, skaters and misfits while playing the local live music dives.
Gaining a reputation as a crazy party band, the bud branched out around the SouthWest surf towns of England and quickly found they could entertain people in any venue from punk rock pits to trendy bars. This had a lot to do with the genre defying sound the band was forging. Consisting of dub, reggae, folk, rockabilly and of course punk rock. Their high-energy shows are an awesome experience, one minute you’re witnessing the madness of a full scale mosh pit and the next you're grooving to a deep dub bass line with the smell of ganja in the air.
Taking influences from around the world, bands like Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Social D and NOFX all play a heavy part in influencing Captain Buds sound. The Kingston dub vibes of Lee Scratch Perry, the aloha surf sounds of Jack Johnson, and of course the politcly charged anger of UK punk rock can all be heard too! Through these infuences the band has managed to forge its own unique sound and party vibe that any one can be part of.
In 2006 the band released its first independent EP entitled “Charlie Don’t Surf†this rough demo was received well by reviewers and fans alike and the band sold over 1000 copies through myspace and at shows. Then in 2007 the band created it's own DIY label PipeLine Records as a source to release music to a worldwide audience. PipeLine has grown into a family of bands and friends all with the same mission...to spread good vibes and party!
After the rushed release of the buds second CD "Wicked Woman" in summer 2007 the boys decided to call it a day. Dredge and Si carried on as an acoustic duo called "the Bud" for some months before Captain Bud returned as a 5 piece band in November 2007 working with the UKs biggest ska label "Party House Records" and of course the bands own label PipeLine Records."
Constantly gaining new fans Captain Bud have never sounded better than right now! Always working hard with a DIY aproach, the Bud are set to release the third CD "Unite" this year as well as a spring/summer tour here in the UK and a US tour in October. With the help of good friends, crazy fans and some kick ass bands, Captain Bud are on a mission to build the UK rock reggae scene brick by brick.
UPCOMING SHOWS...
UNITE PRE-ORDERS...
Unite hits stores worldwide on May 27th, you can make sure you grab your copy now by pre ordering. Order it before May 27th you'll get free stickers and a promo poster!
CHECK OUT THE OLD RELEASES...
August 2006 "Charlie Don't Surf EP"
June 2007 "Wicked Woman LP" (PipeLine Records)
Download it direct from iTunes
Our friends at Superbank Movies in Australia used our track "So Long" from the Charlie Don't Surf EP on this sweet surf video over at GO211.com
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