About — The Invincible Casuals

Right Now

Chandler, Rikki & Steve

The current Invincible Casuals is a trio: Rikki Bates (drums), Chandler Travis (bass, songs), and Steve "Woo Woo" Wood (guitar). After about ten years of turning down requests to regroup, Travis, Bates and longtime Casual Wood got back together in the summer of 2023 — and enjoyed reviving their repertoire so much that they decided it might be something that somehow really still needs doing. Voilà: the Invincible Casuals were (re-)born, much to the delight of a surprisingly large flock of fans who never gave up, including a goodly throng of "Casualties" who never missed a Sunday of the original band's thirty-plus year run at the Wellfleet Beachcomber, their home bar on Cape Cod.

Chandler Travis, Rikki Bates and Steve Wood, Music Room, Nov 2023

Music Room, Nov 2023 · Photo: Marc A. Thai

The History

1980 – 2013: The Incredible Casuals

Founded by Chandler Travis, Steve Shook and Rikki Bates in 1980, the Incredible Casuals were something of a New England legend until they disbanded in 2013. Their first full-length album, That's That, was released on England's Demon label in 1986 and on Rounder in the US the following year — following a handful of singles on NRBQ's Red Rooster label, the arrival of later NRBQ guitarist Johnny Spampinato, and the departure of guitarist Shook (later replaced by Aaron Spade). The original Casuals produced five more "official" full-length releases, along with a score of homemade efforts and a 2007 "Best Of" collection, and toured extensively in the US, Europe, and Japan, where many of their albums have been re-released.

Memory Lane

Flyers, posters, and ephemera

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