In 2002, The Bad Things were formed out of the ashes of A Midnite Choir, a cult favorite in the, then burdgeoning Seattle underground...
In 2002, The Bad Things were formed out of the ashes of A Midnite Choir, a cult favorite in the, then burdgeoning Seattle underground cabaret scene. Upon the demise of the Choir, Jimmy the Pickpocket and Mad Wilcox began playing new songs on the wet, Seattle sidewalks under the Bad Things moniker eventually growing into the 6-piece ensemble that you see today. The Bad Things have released three albums of their original blend of Gypsy, Americana, Cabaret, Ska, and various Folk music on their own Silent City Records. They've played festivals like Bumbershoot, Folklife, Seattle Weekly's REVERB Festival, The Georgetown Music Festival, and the Seattle International Cabaret Festival and have shared the stage with DeVotchKa, Balkan Beat Box, Slim Cessna's Autoclub, The Gothic Archies, and Firewater among others. In the fall of 2009 they recorded an album with Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba set for release in summer of 2010 on Nobacon's Verbal Burlesque Records.