[citation needed] According to Dave Baksh the band "started when guitarist Chuck Coles was getting kind of antsy in Brown Brigade in that he wanted to write – he's a natural songwriter.
On October 23, 2010, the band played as a guest act at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario, supporting Gentlemen Husbands' on their EP release show.
[3] A month later, frontman Chuck Coles has confirmed that drummer Matt Worobec decided to leave the band for personal reasons, and that Theo McKibbon is indeed his official replacement.
It was then announced that the album, to be titled Somewhere Between Free Men and Slaves, is set to be released in summer 2011, but it since has been delayed to an unspecified date.
[5] In January 2012, it was announced through a Canadian press sheet that the band's debut full-length album Somewhere Between Free Men and Slaves would be finally released on April 24, 2012 through MapleMusic Recordings, and supported by a single show in Toronto, Ontario on March 21, supporting the recently reunited Treble Charger.
On September 23, 2018, lead guitarist Dave Baksh uploaded a video on his Facebook page, also featuring lead singer and guitarist Chuck Coles, announcing the band will be playing their first show together in five years on November 7, 2018 at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Ontario in support of Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary.
[1] They are influenced by a variety of bands ranging from The Clash, Nirvana and Blind Melon to Tom Waits, Grand Funk Railroad and the Pixies.
Other influences include The Replacements, Joe Strummer, King Tubby, Bad Religion, James Brown, Anthrax, Public Enemy, Kool Keith and Max Romeo.