The Nuckle Brothers were a third wave ska band from Huntington Beach that was part of the early 1990s Orange County, California music scene, inspiring such bands as Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris and The Aquabats. Playing their first show in March of 1992 at the Ocean View High School Battle of the Bands, The Nuckle Brothers quickly built up a local following. Best known for their high energy, drunken and unpredictable stage shows. Their sound was a combinations of high speed ska with full horn sections and punk rock energy. The original band went through about 20 members playing shows with such ska heavyweights as Bad Manners, The Busters, No Doubt, Dance Hall Crashers, Sublime, Skelatones, Skankin Pickle, Reel Big Fish, Suburban Rhythm and many more before breaking up in '95. Since then they have done a string of reunion shows throughout the country.
