The Bye Bye Blackbirds

The Bye Bye Blackbirds
The Bye Bye Blackbirds performing at The Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA, on September 21, 2013. L-R: Lenny Gill, Bradley Skaught, Aaron Rubin.
Background information
OriginOakland, California, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, power pop
Years active2005 (2005)
LabelsAmerican Dust, Rainbow Quartz
MembersBradley Skaught
Aaron Rubin
Lenny Gill
Joe Becker
KC Bowman
Kelly Atkins
Past membersWilliam Duke
Michael Derrick
Chuck Lindo
Ian Robertson
Ali Abbors
Charlie Crabtree
Andrew Wakefield
Ian Lee

The Bye Bye Blackbirds are an Oakland, California-based indie rock and power pop band, fronted by guitarist and vocalist Bradley Skaught. The San Francisco Chronicle described their work as "British Invasion guitar-pop with a twinge of country and roots," in which "disparate rock influences – '60s rock, '70s power pop, '80s college radio and indie rock – come together for catchy, harmony-laden songs."

Rock critic Tris McCall wrote that the band is "firmly established as one of the best and hardest-working independent power-pop outfits in Northern California," with songs that "contain monster singalong hooks."