Tucker B's are an Australian band, originally from

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, but based in

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since 2005.

History

The Tucker B's were formed at the end of 1994 by Matt Rudas and Andrew Houston, performing their first gig together at the Harbourside in

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. In 1995, with the addition of Sean Pezzali, they released a tape called ''Pipo Karna Eh''. ''Arm A Drunk'' was released in 1997; shortly afterwards, drummer Sean Pezzali left to work in Australia's north. In 2003, with the addition of Darren Nuttall and Tim Day, the Tucker B's released ''Bish Bosh II: The Bosh Bosh'' through Quietly Suburban Records. The band toured the album extensively throughout Australia. This schedule took its toll, with Tim Day leaving the band, to be replaced by Matthew Maguire from Adam Said Galore. In 2005 the band moved to

and released their fourth studio album, ''Chubby'', which spawned a hit single with "The Turning" on high rotation on

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and "Bullets" not far behind. In 2007, Matt Blackman ( Purplene, Charge Group, Palace of Fire) took up the role of drummer for the band (the eighth drummer the band has had). In 2009 they released their latest album, ''Nightmares in the Key of (((((Wow)))))'', which was produced by Burke Reid (

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, The Drones) and features contributions from Chris Ross (

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, Palace of Fire).

Touring

The Tucker B's have played many shows in Perth supporting artists including Bluetile Lounge, Molasses, O!, Squadcar 9x, Adam Said Galore, Jon Spencer and his Blues Explosion,

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, and in the Eastern States supporting Peabody,

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, Dappled Cities Fly, and

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and

amongst others. The Tucker B's have also played at the

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Festival in

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, complete with an extensive tour of the United States. This was followed in 2006 by a national tour supporting Wolfmother. In 2007 The Tucker B's performed at the

leg of the

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and at Homebake.

Members

Current

* Andrew Houston — bass, vocals (1994–present) * Matt Rudas — guitar, vocals (1994–present) * Darren Nuttall — guitar, vocals (2000–present) * Matt Blackman — drums (2006–present) * Brent Griffin (Spod); keyboards (live 2009–present)

Former

* Rick Bryant — guitar * Reid Butler — drums (2005–06) * Nikolai Danko — drums (2006) * Tim Day — drums (2003) * Horrie Gauze — drums * Damien Gill — saxophone * Michael Lake — guitar * Matt Maguire — drums (2003–05) * Sean Pezzali — drums (1995–1997) * Daniel Spittles — drums

Discography

''Pipo Karna Eh'' (cassette) — pendulum 12 (1994)

''Arm A Drunk'' — Aquamudvuv (1997)

''Chapter Music & Aquamudvuv compilations'' (Aquamudvuv)

''Bish Bosh II: The Bosh Bosh'' — Quietly Suburban (2002)

''29 Serious Girlfriends'' (EP) — Grimsey Records (2004)

''Chubby'' — Pompous/Inertia/
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(2005)

*The Turning *Oh Problem *Yes No Authority *Forget all these F**kss *The Legs *Nothing Can Touch Me Now You *Bish Bosh II: The Bosh Bosh *Undisciplined *Bullets *Suss Services *Lord We Are Your Playlord

''Nightmares in the Key of (((((Wow)))))'' — Low Transit Industries (2009)

References

External links

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Tucker B's Myspace

Remote Control Records Tucker B's page
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