The group was formed when lead vocalist 'Evil' Eddie Mark Jacobson booked himself in for a gig at The Zoo, a bar in Brisbane, without a band or any intentions of performing solo.
The venue held Jacobson's booking to him, and a backing band was assembled featuring DJ/percussionist Olly Thomas, bassist Dave Crane, and drummer Damien Green.
[5] In March 2005 Butterfingers aligned themselves with Festival Mushroom Records through a licensing deal between FMR and Valley Trash, the bands in-house label.
[3] "Figjam" and the preceding single, "Jesus I Was Evil" (a Darcy Clay cover) charted at No.
[10] In June 2007 the band won an APRA award - 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt".
[11] The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007,[12] which landed on Triple J's "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation.
I was submitting a lot of the music for Butterfingers, I haven’t finished it all yet.Jacobson's debut solo album, Welcome to Flavour Country, was released in November 2012.