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Bad Dudes are a band out of Los Angeles, California. They started in 2004 out of the demise of Miracle Chosuke, a dance/punk/spazz outfit from Costa Mesa. Bad Dudes began playing local shows at downtown LA venue/artspace The Smell (it is still the most common place to see them perform), and are considered one of many prominent acts to emerge from the "Smell scene" in the mid 2000's. While Bad Dudes has enjoyed a strong "cult" following since its inception, they seem to have been ignored by the recent media/consumer focus on The Smell and other "Smell Bands" like HEALTH, The Mae Shi, Mika Miko, No Age, Abe Vigoda,and Silver Daggers. This could possibly be due to the many lineup changes Bad Dudes has endured since they began, including their original drummer, Ben Aigboboh, who helped define their energy and bombasti-cism onstage. After losing Ben to law school, Bad Dudes continued, enlisting Jesse Applehans from legendary local prog band Upsilon Acrux.

Bad Dudes and Upsilon Acrux, in fact, have a long-standing history together, aside from touring and playing many shows local together:

1) They have shared 5 members since Bad Dudes began (Brady Miller, Jesse Applehans, Marty Sataman, Phil Cobb, Chris Meszler).

2) Founding Bad Dude guitarist Dan Gerchik is roommates with founding Upsilon Acrux guitarist Paul Lai.

3) Founding Bad Dude bassist Daniel Haworth is roommates with founding Upslion Acrux drummer Jesse Applehans.