Rubblebucket is an American indie-dance band from Brooklyn, NY.
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Musical couple Alex Toth (trumpet, band leader) and Kalmia Traver (vocals, saxophone) first met at the University of Vermont where they were both enrolled as music majors. Upon graduating in 2006 they joined the reggae group John Brown's Body and began touring the United States.
Alex had been developing a dance band that merges psychedelic indie rock, upbeat dance and left field arrangements. In June 2007 the pair met percussionist Craig Myers at an art opening and party in the old Hood Milk plant in Burlington, VT. The music that was improvised that night would later be arranged and elaborated by Alex and become the first contributions to band's repertoire.
In March 2008 Rubblebucket self-released their debut album, "Rose's Dream" under the name Rubblebucket Orchestra and began to tour full time.
In 2009 the band embarked on three national tours and was featured in Relix Magazine's "On The Verge: 5 Artists You Should Know." Additionally they were chosen by SPIN Magazine as a "Must-hear artist from the 2009 CMJs." On October 13 they released their second studio album, self-titled, and officially changed their name to Rubblebucket. In December they won a Boston Music Award for Live Act of the Year.
In March 2010 Rubblebucket relocated to Brooklyn, NY and continued to tour nationally through the summer with appearances at festivals such as High Sierra, All Good Music Festival, and the Liberate Music and Dance Festival. On October 19, 2010 they released their Triangular Daisies EP which included a cover of the Beatle's "Michelle" which Paste Magazine named on their list of 50 Greatest Beatles Covers of All Time.
In Spring 2011 Rubblebucket released their third full length album Omega La La. It was recorded at DFA studios and produced by Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Holy Ghost) & mastered by Joe Lambert (Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Herbie Hancock). On April 4, 2011 the band released it as a free download via their website preceding an official physical release on June 21 through MRI Distribution.
Former: Mark Stewart, John Rogone, Andreas Brade, David Sleininger, Derek Beckfvold, Ari Diaconis, Russ Flynn, Geza Carr, Maria Christina Eisen, Dan Durham