 The band has been described as "The Beach Boys meets the Who".The Incredible Casuals were created from the remnants of "Travis Shook and Club Wow", a comedy duo that opened for George Carlin, Martin Mull and others, appearing on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and "The Midnight Special" in the '70s.Chandler Travis and Steve Shook were joined by drummer Rikki Bates (aka Vince Valium) in 1978 and began performing as The Incredible Casuals in the Boston area in 1980.