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The Superbums are made up of 5 guys from around the Brighton/Howell area of Livingston County who formed in the fall of 2008 down in Ypsilanti. The group was Josh Browns brainchild (with josh on vocals and trumpet), he recruited ex-bandmate (PistolWhippedKelly) Dan Bolterstein to play as the groups first drummer, and roommate Chris Hollis to play guitar. Danny got ahold of highschool friend and trombonist Bud Koltys to start a horn section (along with trumpeter Jason Schneeman) and the early bums went through various bass players (including dane kelly) over a couple months of practicing 5 or so original songs before going into hiatus due to traveling distances. In conversation that winter, Bud had mentioned the band to someone booking a ska based show in Chesterfield and accidently booked them to play at the end of January, 2009. With a months crunch time to get a set ready a lot of last minute changes had to be made. Josh kicked Chris out of the band over dedication issues and took over playing guitar, recruiting brother Nolan Brown to play bass. The Superbums recorded a poor quality demo (will work for) for the show, and last minute played a free show at B414 the night before. Reception was well met. Over the next year The Superbums would part with Jason Schneeman and play primarily as a 4 piece skapunk group (playing with hardcore, reggae and hip hop elements during their live shows) until Danny took hiatus to go on a small national tour with The Handmedowns. During his