Mad Caddies >> This past Sunday I was blessed to see the Mad Caddies play live after a 5-year hiatus from AZ. With a new album due in a month and Tempe wrapping up the first half of their Spring tour, I couldn't begin to explain my levels of excitement. After all, this is the band that got me into ska music so many moons ago. If you haven't listened to, checked out or even heard of Mad Caddies, get to it because you won't regret it.
photo c/o Tiny Kim
Club Red hosted the event, providing a small stage with loud sound and, to my surprise, enough room for a pit. Fortunately, I showed up at the perfect time. Just 5 minutes in, the Caddies dawned the stage and warmed up with a new song and some from their previous album Keep It Going including 'Backyard' and 'State of Mind'.
From sea-shanties to polka to straight up punk, Mad Caddies deliver and with the addition of their keyboardist Dustin Lanker [joined in 2007, so new to me] the Caddies added new flair to old hits.
photo c/o Tiny Kim
Finishing off with a solid encore performance of 'All American Badass' and the band members literally playing into the audience, they concluded the night with a 'thank you very much, see y'all next time'. Let's just say they made up for all those years they were dearly missed.
photo c/o Tiny Kim
James
