In this day and age everyone has a band, and its easy to get lost in the haircuts and the "this-core" and the "post-that"and the long band names that invoke bloody doom, so when a bunch of accomplished musicians get together and use their abilities to craft sun soaked Southern California reggae and laid-back ska, its like, "finally, a band that I can just drink beer and dance to." That band is ELLWOOD. Originally born out of lazy days that Chuck (the golden-voiced singer of the Mad Caddies) and Todd (Mad Caddies original drummer) spent jamming together for fun, ELLWOOD organically matured into a full-fledged band with the addition of friends Dustin (Cherry Poppin Daddies) on keys and Graham on bass.