~1994-1995
Members
Biography
Bubblegum Crisis were a not very good band that existed for a short time in the mid 1990's. The band played about 8 - 10 shows in Thunder Bay. The band was started when Chris Houle and Matt Henry approached Chad Dziurda about jamming. After the demise of Mobius, Chad parted ways with the brothers Rhyno and began jamming with Chris and Matt in Matt's basement. They loosely attempted some covers and threw around some original ideas.
Chad had earlier been approached by Gary Dougherty of Headcramp at Crocks N Rolls about starting up a project. When the boys decided to get a little more serious, They called Gary up to play some of the ideas they'd been "working" on. Gary was an accomplished drummer and fit in well, sharing a similar sense of humour and a love of Shamrock Shakes.
Chris and Chad shared guitar duties while Matt filled the bottom end with bass. Gary was a few years older and had a lot of playing, writing and touring experience. Although easy going, Gary inspired the boys to step up their playing and get serious with writing. Chris, Chad and Matt were still teenagers and inexperienced writers. The material was crude, and unfocused. Most of it was fairly loud, fast, melodic and up-beat. Chris handled the vocals as no one else could sing worth a lick of shit. The boys spent the winter getting material together and eventually played shows at Croc's 'n Rolls and The L.U. Pub.
After about a year, the band began to grow apart. Each member was developing a musical personality and aesthetic that seemed to clash. Jamming became sporadic and less productive and eventually Daugherty left to fill a vacant drum spot in the band Trigger Happy. The other three kept jamming informally but soon, Matt Henry decided to form a new band called Speedway Squad with Chris, while Chad took a break from writing and performing to learn drums and screw around.
This band did not record any of their material and thank fuck for that.