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booking:
e: booking@badbuddy.band
tech/general:
emily bachynski
e: info@badbuddy.band t: 780.554.3450
management:
Lorne Petersen
e: lpetersen@badbuddy.band
t: 403.415.9444

Press Quotes

“… a totally raucous and amazing show all around: psychedelic surf, punk, pop, you name it - though above all it felt like something NEW.”
- Edmonton Journal - Show Review

“Edmonton’s Bad Buddy has enough energy to fill a football stadium”

- Dominionated - Single Review

“To be honest, Edmonton’s Bad Buddy scares the hell out of me they’re so electrifying - comical and fierce, a total confidence machine with thrashy pop songs so infectious you’re still banging your head to them six months later.”
- Edmonton Journal - Edmonton’s Best Concerts of 2019

“… they’re a force to be reckoned with …”
- Sonic 102.9 - Artist of the Year, Feature

“… the band excels at finding where the political and personal intersect, and diving headfirst into it with a fearsome intensity and an unmatched sense of humour.”
- Cups ‘n’ Cakes Network - Feature

“… a ‘holy shit’ level of pure, unadulterated fun.”
- Cups ‘n’ Cakes Network - Most Anticipated of 2024

“… easily one of the most exciting bands in the province right now.”

- Edmonton Journal - Show Review

BIO

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“... a totally raucous and amazing show all around: psychedelic surf, punk, pop, you name it - though above all it felt like something NEW.”

- Fish Griwkowsky, Edmonton Journal

Tight-as-can-be three-part harmonic explosions wrapped in a gritty, primal, snarling exterior, Bad Buddy (Edmonton, Alberta) is quoted as being “a force to be reckoned with” (Sonic 102.9). The electric energy of their live show is only amplified by the exceptional songwriting ability possessed by the band. The female-fronted Motown-surf-punk band commands attention, painting strong, feminist, sonic pictures drawn from real-life inspirations. Picture The Shirelles meets the Ramones meets Queen.

Bad Buddy released their sophomore album Bad Buddy II (2024), an album preceded by their critically acclaimed self-titled debut LP (2021) and EP, The Sneakie Peakie (2018). Bad Buddy II (2024) peaked at #2 on CKUA (Alberta), #7 on NACC Canadian, #158 on NACC US and #24 on !earshot charts. In 2024, the band partnered with Bent Stick Brewing (Edmonton, Canada) on a Bad Buddy beer. The beer release party sold-out two days in advance, selling 156 tickets at $20 each, and sold $9/head in Bad Buddy merchandise.

Bad Buddy is Emily Bachynski (guitar, vocals), Andi Vissia (guitar, vocals), Chloe Yakymyshyn (bass), and Geoffrey Hamdon-O’Brien (drums).

Performance Highlights

2024 PERFORMANCES:
June 1st - Downtown Spark Block Party

June 14th - MC at Contemporary Calgary

June 15th - Lilo Music Festival

July 19-21 - Wild Mountain Music Festival

August 9-11 - Edge of the World Music Festival

September 28 - BENT STICK presents: Bad Buddy ROCKS THE DOCK - specialty beer release/live show

PAST PERFORMANCES:
Bad Buddy/Thomas Thomas - October 5-6, 2023

• Calgary/Edmonton band collaboration for Thomas Thomas Album Release

Sunshine Music Festival - September 2-3, 2023

• Annual music and arts festival of over 40 years in Powell River, BC

Bella Coola Music Festival - July 14, 2023

2023 Summer Tour - July 4-18, 2023

• Western Canadian Tour

Miesha and the Spanks Calgary/Edmonton Album Release - April 21-22, 2023

JUNOfest - March 10, 2023.

• Performance at The Buckingham in Edmonton, AB

Lord of the Wings - October 1st, 2022.

• Edmonton food and music festival at Remax Field

Sea Change Super Friendly Music Fest - September 10-12, 2022.

• Inaugural Edmonton Punk Festival in Edmonton, AB 

Taste of Edmonton - July 30th, 2022.

• Annual food and music festival in Edmonton, AB

Wild Mountain Music Fest - July 15-17, 2022

• Annual Music Festival near Hinton, AB

North Country Fair - June 16-19, 2022

• Annual Music Festival in Driftpile, AB

Bad Buddy live at Lowlands Yards - July 23rd, 2021.

• A socially distanced outdoor show at Lowlands
  project space.

Flying Canoe Volant - Feb 1st, 2020.

• Annual Music Festival in Edmonton, AB

Bad Buddy/Torchettes mini tour - Dec 13 - 15, 2019

Debut Tour - July 4th - August 6th, 2019

• Toured from Vancouver to Winnipeg  

North Country Fair 2019 - June 22 - 25th, 2019

• Annual Music Festival in Driftpile, AB

South Country Fair 2019 - July 19-21, 2019

• Annual Music Festival in Fort MacLoed, AB

Taste of Edmonton - July 24th - 2019

• Food and Music Festival 

Highlandia Music Festival 2019 - June 16, 2018

• Edmonton Music Festival

Sled Island Music Festival

Ship and Anchor, The Legion, Sloth Records: 2017 & 2018

• An  annual festival  featuring more than 250 bands, comedy film and art with

  30 000 attendees in more than 35 venues.  

Next Fest 2018 -June 6th, 2018

• Performed at the Catalyst Theatre as a part of the 11 day festival.

How To Say Goodbye: An Obituary for Canadian History - Mile Zero Dance. December 16, 2017

Bad Buddy w/D.B Buxton and Ghostears - The Sewing Machine Factory. December 9th, 2017

Bad Buddy w/Mark Sultan and Power Buddies - The Rec Room South. October 27th, 2017 

Bad Buddy w/Single Mothers and Desiderata  - The Needle Vinyl Tavern, October 2rd, 2017

Tuckingham: Live Bands fronted by Drag Queens - The Buckingham. March 23, 2017

UP+DT Festival 2016 - Downtown Edmonton Community League. October 9, 2016

• The fourth annual UP+DT music festival. UP+DT is a festival that celebrates independent music

  and arts featuring 60+ performers and 16+ music venues.