The Basement Benders

Chattanooga-based punkers Basement Benders channel each member's previous bands into a whirlwind of urgent and upfront punk rock, as heard on their 2015 debut album Lydiad. Formed from the ashes of Dark Rides, vocalist/guitarist Buddha (aka Brian D. Bush), guitarist Ashley Krey, and drummer Morgan Stickrod, drafted in Krey's partner and This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb member Terry Johnson on bass. Although each member had a rich history of playing in local punk bands -- including Hidden Spots, Drug Czars, Sharp Knife, Tulsa, Future Virgins, and more -- the band didn't just rehash th...