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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 perfectly calibrated chaos machine – their three-part harmonies detonate with mathematical precision while maintaining the raw, primal energy of a punk show at its peak. This is what happens when exceptional songwriting collides with Motown-meets-surf-punk aesthetics, creating feminist anthems that feel both vintage and visceral.”
- DORK Magazine - Show Review

“… pack(ing) a colossal amount of information into concise, quicksilver pop songs. Merging the pathways between punk rama-lama and three-part doo-wop harmonies, they’re a quite outstanding bunch of musicians. But it’s more than mere technical chops – at their core, Bad Buddy are fascinated with the pop song as an artefact, resulting in the kind of dizzying fare The Lemon Twigs, say, would sell a kidney to master.”
- Clash Magazine - Show Review

“… 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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Tight-as-can-be three-part harmonic explosions wrapped in a gritty, primal, snarling exterior, Bad Buddy (Edmonton, Alberta) is what Clash Magazine (UK) describes as “… pack(ing) a colossal amount of information into concise, quicksilver pop songs. Merging the pathways between punk rama-lama and three-part doo-wop harmonies, they’re a quite outstanding bunch of musicians. But it’s more than mere technical chops – at their core, Bad Buddy are fascinated with the pop song as an artefact, resulting in the kind of dizzying fare The Lemon Twigs, say, would sell a kidney to master.” Picture The Shirelles meets The Ramones meets Queen. 

Bandmates Andi Vissia, Geoffrey Hamdon-O’Brien, Chloe Yakymyshyn, and Emily Bachynski are “a perfectly calibrated chaos machine” according to DORK Magazine (UK) - “their three-part harmonies detonate with mathematical precision while maintaining the raw, primal energy of a punk show at its peak. This is what happens when exceptional songwriting collides with Motown-meets-surf-punk aesthetics, creating feminist anthems that feel both vintage and visceral.”

Performance Highlights

UPCOMING:
August 15th - Edmonton Fringe Festival
September 17th-20th - Reeperbahn (Hamburg, Germany)
September 30th - Big Shiddy Tunes - The Buckingham (YEG)

PAST PERFORMANCES:
The Ship and Anchor (YYC) 30th Anniversary - July 30th, 2025

• 35th Birthday Bash of legendary Calgary music venue w/The Blue and Brain Bent

The Great Escape - January  25th, 2025

• Music Festival in Brighton, UK

Japan Tour - April 6-24th, 2025

• 12 dates in 12 cities across Japan.

Winterruption YEG at The Starlite Room w/ReignWolf

• January  25th, 2025

‘Rock the Dock’ at BentStick Brewing

• September 28th, 2024

Edge of the World Festival - Haida Gwaii

• August 9-11th, 2024

Wild Mountain Music Festival

• July 19-21st, 2024

LieLow Music Festival

• June 15th, 2024

Bad Buddy II Alberta Album Release Tour

• May 23-25th, 2024.

Together YEG - March 28, 2024

• JUNO Legacy Concert Series

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.