The band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante (John Kiffmeyer) left the previous incarnations, The Ne'er Do Wells and Thee Shatners.
The band was asked to open for Green Day during the 1994 Dookie tour, along with Pansy Division.
The band won a category in the 1996 Bay Area Music Awards ("Bammies") for "Outstanding Alternative Pop/Rock Group" and embarked on a tour in the United States and Japan with the Mr. T Experience.
While on U.S. tour with The Queers, Seelig and bassist Jess Hilliard both quit the band onstage after a fight.
They returned to record the second album And A Whole Lotta You, but they were soon replaced with Steve Faine (previously of Decal and The Stimmies) and Gary Gutfeld (of Redemption 87).