Chub

Chub are a six piece ska/rock band from the southcoast of England. Chub formed in late 2002, when trumpet player Richard Clare and guitarist Ian Paddington wanted to create a band that played their favourite genre of music at the time, Ska. The band convinced their friend Mike SLader to play drums and recruited in Clare's brother Andy to play bass. The lineup was almost complete, when brass band friend Sam Lane offered his services as a trombonist. The band spent several months minus a real lead singer, until Ellis Mason, the then girlfriend of Andy Clare, agreed to sing. The band performed their first gig at a local school hall in July 2003, playing a number of ska covers. After this the band went on to play a number of other gigs that...