Our band started in Brooklyn in the early ’90s. Playing loud, not fast, but a little smarter (and sloppier) than we probably had a right to. We all came together around Jesse Bates, a songwriter with a gift for songwriting that hits like a punchline and a gut punch at the same time. His songs are emotional without being sentimental. Funny without being jokey. He's honest, and he's a poet.

In 1996, we released our debut album Los Dudes on Republic Records (Universal Music). Eric “Roscoe” Ambel produced it. He's the same dude who played with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Del-Lords, and Steve Earle.

Our second album, Hipster Retirement Home, released in 2016 on indie label Neighborhood Records. Ambel came back to produce. Andy York, longtime guitarist for John Mellencamp, joined us on guitar (Andy also played in Los Dudes for a short while after our first record.)

Our third record, Beauty in Brooklyn, is our newest chapter. This one’s produced by Tommy Stinson. (The Replacements; Guns N’ Roses)

We’ve always played the kind of rock that doesn’t care what year it is. The kind that’s about truth, not polish. We’ve been called garage rock, indie rock, alt-rock, whatever...we rock!