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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Chase Long Beach

The first installment of Straight Up Random’s T.G.I.F. band recommendation series features the band Chase Long Beach. After reading the mini-interview with the band, be sure to check them out on their official site or check out their music on MySpace!

INTERVIEW:

**All questions answered by Patt Fitzgerald of Chase Long Beach**

How did the band come together?

Karen and I met at a local youth center and decided to start a band. I had seen a Mighty Mighty Bosstones music video a week before we met and I had told my sister I was going to start a ska band. 7 years later here we are! 

How’d you come up with your name?

It was the first name we liked and we decided to go with it.

What bands are you influenced by?

I am influenced by a lot of bands: Sublime, Alkaline Trio, Suicide Machines, Bob Marley, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and many, many more.
 
How would you describe your music for people who have never heard it before?

Punk Rock with Horns!!!!

What makes your band different from all the other ones out there?

Chase Long beach is the only developing ska band touring and releasing new records.