The brothers Jamin and Jesse Marshall formed the group in 2003, beginning as a 3-piece punk rock band with Greg Johnson.
The next addition was another long-time friend, Beau Batts, replacing Jamin on drums, which brought him to the front as lead vocalist.
In this time, "The Lost Seamen" and "We're Going Dancin' Tonight"[4] were released, and short tours around the surrounding states with another local band, Zombie Co-Pilot, were commonplace.
They switched to acoustic instruments and guitarist Ian Cook took over lead vocals, moving original vocalist Jamin Marshall back to drums.
While changing the dynamic within the remaining members, guitarist Dallin Bulkley as well as mandolinist Kirk Skatvold and banjoist Andrew Carew from the now defunct Zombie Co-Pilot were recruited, as well as others from more local bands, adding multi-part harmonies to its punk rock roots to round out the new sound.