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Lucky Boys Confusion Also Known As LBC Is A Rock Band From The Chicago Suburbs In DuPage County. Their Music Is A Mix Of Punk Ska And Hip Hop. The Band Consists Of Bassist Jason Schultejann Drummer Ryan Fergus Vocalist Kaustubh Stubhy Pandav Guitarist/vocalist Adam Krier And Guitarist Joe Sell. Pandav - Whose Experiences Growing Up With Recent Immigrants To The U.S. Are A Popular Theme Of The Band's Lyrics - And Krier Write The Majority Of The Band's Songs.
Beginnings As An Indie Band
Lucky Boys Confusion Formed In 1997 Shortly After The Breakups Of Pandav And Fergus's Band Farmboy And Krier And Sell's Band Spinning Jenny. After Recruiting Schultejann On Bass The Group Quickly Released An EP What Gets Me High. In Late 1998 They Released Their First Full Length Album Growing Out Of It Under Their Self-Owned Label Townstyle Records. The Group Toured Around The Midwest And Were Known For Their Exciting Live Shows. The Fan Base Worked Hard At Promoting The Band Fostering A Strong Loyalty To The Fans. The Members Of The Street Team And Fans Of The Group Are Known As The "420 Geeks". In 2000 The Band Released The The Soapbox Spectacle Featuring "Dumb Pop Song" Which Had Gained Plenty Of Airplay On Chicago Alternative Rock Station Q101 A New Version Of "Fred Astaire" And Five New Songs. During This Time The Band Also Recorded A Video For The Song "Dumb Pop Song." Edit Elektra Records & Mainstream Success
In 2000 The Band Was Signed By Elektra Records. They Headed To California In The Fall Of 2000 To Begin Recording Their New Album Throwing The Game Which Was Released On May 8 2001. This Album Featured New Versions Of Songs From Their First Two Releases And Several New Songs Including A Cover Of Jocelyn Enriquez's "Do You Miss Me?." The Band Also Released A Video For The Song "Bossman " Featuring Beenie Man. In 2008 "Bossman" Was Featured In A Commercial For The Gum Extra.
Their Second Effort For Elektra Records Commitment Proved To Be Their Most Popular Mainstream Album. Michael Miguel Happoldt Of Sublime Produced The Album Much To The Delight Of The Band Sublime Is One Of Their Biggest Influences . The Album Featured 15 New Songs And Also Shifted From Ska Or Hip Hop Influences To Pop Rock Influences. The Band Recorded A Video For The Song "Hey Driver " And The Song Was Featured In The Movies Looney Tunes Back In Action Without A Paddle New York Minute And The Video Game MVP Baseball 2004.
LBC Has Played A Two-Night Set With Various Local Bands In Chicago In The Week Before New Year's At Chicago Club The Metro Every Year Since 2000. This Annual Gathering Is Known As "Songs From A Scene." Citation Needed Edit Dropped By Elektra & Hiatus
In 2004 The Band Was Dropped By Elektra Records. They Band Playfully Referred To Them As "Neglektra" And Were Happy To Have A Fresh Start. In August 2005 The Band Independently Released The Red Tape Outtakes Demos And Heartbreaks A 12-Song Collection Of Unreleased Tracks And Outtakes.
The Band Released How To Get Out Alive On June 13 2006. It Contained Four New Songs As Well As A Cover Of Dramarama's "Anything Anything."
On September 20 2006 The Band Announced Via Its MySpace Page That They Were Going On Hiatus. Fans Everywhere Feared The Band Was Over But The Following Day LBC Quashed These Rumors By Saying It Was Only A "short Break" And That Fans Shouldn't Worry About The Future Of The Band. At Their Final Show Before The Hiatus In Iowa City Iowa The Band Reassured Fans That Their Annual "Songs From A Scene" Concerts Would Go On In December At The Metro In Chicago After They Returned To A Sense Of "normality" Over The Next Few Months.
On December 29 2006 At The Annual Songs From A Scene Series The Band Made Available Live And Acoustic. Recorded At The Beat Kitchen In Chicago By Local Recording Engineers Jay Zdyrski And Coleton Paskert On June 21 2006 It Is The Band's First Live Album. Edit Side Projects
In Late 2006 Lead Singer Kaustubh Pandav Along With Chicago DJ's JJ Flores And Steve Smooth Recorded A Debut EP As A Side Project. The Album Became Available On March 6 2007 In Both CD And Digital Format. The Side Project Entitled Shock Stars Played Their First Live Show At Double Door A Prominent Venue In Chicago's Music Scene.
In May 2007 Guitarist Adam Krier And Bassist Jason Schultejann Together With New Drummer Chris Smith Formed A Side Project Known As American Taxi. Their First Single "The Mistake" Was Launched On Memorial Day 2007 On Their Newly Formed MySpace Page. American Taxi Has Since Released An EP Entitled Runaway Songs Containing "The Mistake" And Five Other Tracks. Edit Closing Arguments
In December 2008 At Their 8th Annual Songs From A Scene Shows At The Metro In Chicago The Band Announced That They Would Be Releasing A New Album In 2009. It Is The Band's 3rd Full-Length Studio Album Following 2003's Commitment. On January 30 2009 At The Rave In Milwaukee Lucky Boys Confusion Announced That They Would Hold An Album Release Show For Their Upcoming Album On Sunday May 24th 2009.
The New Album Entitled Closing Arguments Contains Old Demos And Rare Songs As Well As One New One "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us." It Was Released Without Warning To ITunes Amazon MP3 And Other Digital Retailers. Closing Arguments Will Be Released Physically On June 23 2009.
The New Song "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us " Is Now On Lucky Boys Confusion's Official MySpace. Edit Discography Growing Out Of It 1998 Townstyle Records The Soapbox Spectacle EP 2000 Townstyle Records Throwing The Game 2001 Elektra Records Commitment 2003 Elektra Records The Red Tape Outtakes Demos And Heartbreaks 2005 Townstyle Records How To Get Out Alive EP 2006 Townstyle Records Live And Acoustic Recorded At The Beat Kitchen 2007 Townstyle Records Closing Arguments 2009 Townstyle Records Edit Members Kaustubh Pandav - Lead Vocals
Adam Krier - Guitar Keys Vocals Harmonica
Joe Sell - Guitar
Jason Schultejann - Bass
Ryan Fergus - Drums read less