The Bad Livers have released several albums since they formed in 1990. Industry and Thrift, of 1998, and the 1997 sound track for for Richard Linklaters' The Newton Boys being the two recent releases.

The bluegrass band consists of Danny Barnes (guitar, banjo), Mark Rubin (acoustic bass) and Ralph White (fiddle), with an occasional tuba solo from Rubin. Bad Liver audiences are apt to demand tuba solos, in fact.

Their sound is more far reaching than bluegrass. This group plays pretty much "whatever they feel like," which ranges from Flatt & Scruggs to Thelonious Monk.

Their style has been dubbed "trash-bluegrass" or "bluegrass punk." The band simply describe their sound as BAD LIVERS music. They rose to a degree of fame playing covers of punk, jazz, and rock tunes, but soon realized they had to perform their own music, and most of their albums have been original work. They build a wooden shed for one album in order to achieve the "old-timey" sound they wanted.

The Bad Livers have a busy touring schedule and are a frequent international touring act. You can keep up with their appearances, sample their sense of humor and read their "just us folks" news and notes on the Bad Livers website.