Captain Buckles

New Orleans-based, no-nonsense band of sidemen championing good vibes! Funk, rock, blues & soul originals!

New News!

We are super stoked and immeasurably grateful to be one of the recipients of the Threadhead Cultural Foundation Grant! It is really special to be recognized, received, and trusted by such a wonderful, supportive and active community to produce a full-length album of music that truly represents our hearts and captures the chemistry of our band. An opportunity often only available to signed bands, we're now able to authentically focus on our art and have more means to make it kick as much as possible. All of the sounds and grooves of New Orleans that we've been soaking up in our collective decades-plus experience backing local luminaries have been cooking for some time, and we're excited to season it and serve it up in a fresh and inspiring way, the way only a band's band can! Thank you, Threadheads, for sharing your fire with us. We look forward to continuing to share our fire with y'all and beyond!

To support the Threadheads mission of assisting regional arts & artists check out ⁦www.thcfnola.org⁩ !

Check out our new single!

A blues rocker with vocals written by New Orleans rock and roll legend Michael Darby! We're so stoked to share it with you!

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Baby's Gone

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Credits:

Michael Darby - Songwriter

Smitti Supab - Vocals, Bass

Alexander Mallet - Guitar

Tyler Clements - Drums

Phil Breen - Keys

Gio Blackmon - Engineering

Rob Davis - Mixing and mastering

Produced by Captain Buckles. Recorded at Bad Storm Studio, New Orleans, LA, Spring of 2024. Photograph by Doug Kosydar.

The vibe

Captain Buckles Live @ Cafe Negril, New Orleans, December 2023

Short clip of Captain Buckles in New Orleans, LA, at Cafe Negril on a breakdown of Stevie Wonder's "Keep on Running"

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SQUISH

Short clip jammin' out on Alex Mallet's original song "Squish" at Cafe Negril, New Orleans (December 2024)

BABY'S GONE

Short clip playing Michael Darby's "Baby's Gone" at Le Bon Temps Roule, New Orleans, March 2024

Anhedonia release tour

2022 • MARCH-MAY • EUROPE

Join us across the top live venues around Europe to relive the Anhedonia album's gritty realities first-hand.

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