Bad Buddy is a genre-defying musical spectacle, casually time traveling from wartime boogie-woogie bops, to glitterball heartbreak slow dances, to eye-gushing punk bloodbaths. Bad Buddy launched its career in 2016, and was instantly making waves in the Edmonton music scene. Mere months after the band’s inception, Bad Buddy was invited to perform at Edmonton’s UP+DT Fest. The band’s resume has grown to include a host of reputable festivals, including an encore performance at Sled Island, as well as performances on the main stages of Wild Mountain Music Fest and The North Country Fair.
Bad Buddy’s eponymous debut album came out in July of 2020, featuring 13 original songs written, recorded, and produced by the band. The album was a success, reaching #1 on !earshot, a 4.5 star review from the Edmonton Journal (a syndicate of Postmedia), multiple “best release of the year” credits and over 32K streams on Spotify.
The band’s sophomore album, Bad Buddy II, was released June 21st, 2024.