Squad Five-O is an American punk rock band from Savannah, Georgia no longer formally touring or recording, but rather only performing occasional weekend concerts.
[1] Like their initial ska-punk stylings, their name was derived from a cross between the television shows Hawaii Five-O and The Mod Squad.
Squad Five-O was founded by the Fortson brothers, Jeff and John, who initially formed a high-school band called Gypsy Rose with a drummer named Juan.
the band evolved through several names, members, and sounds before finally signing to a local record label, BulletProof Music.
[2] The band's following grew quickly, spurred on by the growing popularity of artists such as Five Iron Frenzy, the Insyderz, Supertones and third-wave ska in general.
After the attacks of September 11 occurred the following year, Tooth & Nail decided to change the album's cover to show a picture of the band members.
"After playing GMA conventions and Christian sales conference showcases, I began to realize that this whole thing is an industry... We are a business...
[2] They also began to tour in more mainstream venues than churches,[7] as explained by Jeff Fortson: "Jesus said to be fishers of men; we have realized that you can't do that unless you're where the people who need him are.
[5][10] Their 2002 eponymous release was produced by Barry Pointer, and featured a sound which the band characterized as more in tune with their live shows.
Their web site went dead in early 2006 and have had small amounts of activity from their Myspace page including posting a B-side track titled "Easy to Shoot" but it has been assumed the band has broken up to move on to other projects.
Bassist John Fortson & guitarist Adam Garbinski formed the rock band Gasoline Heart with Louis DeFabrizio, formerly of the Kick.