Dusty Rhodes and the River Band were an American six-piece indie-rock group from Anaheim, California. They were heavily influenced by the folk-rock sounds of The Band, the orchestration and production
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band "Dear Honey" video shoot
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The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1994. Throughout many fluctuations in the group's lineup, singer the MC Bat Commander and bassist Crash McLarson have
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
…national acts, including Damn Pretty Things, Brand New, Gogol Bordello, Blind Melon, Flogging Molly, Jonny Lang, Los Lobos, Mofro, Shooter Jennings, The Aquabats. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band finished recording their second full length in January 2009. The album is titled Palace and Stage, it was produced by…
The Aquabats performing in Anaheim, California, in December 2012
Singer Christian Jacobs and bassist Chad Larson (pictured above in 2013) formed the Aquabats with former trumpeter Boyd Terry as a joke band in 1994.
As part of the band's superhero image, each member of The Aquabats adopted a stage name and backstory. Christian Jacobs' alter ego is "The MC Bat Commander", whose trademark look includes a drawn-on mustache and blacked-out tooth.
Drummer Travis Barker was a member of The Aquabats during their commercial peak in 1997 and 1998, before leaving to join pop punk band Blink-182.