The Fooligans are the product of three North Carolina natives and Californian Tom Dobrov, formerly of Oxbow and Smile the Vine. Multi-instrumentalist John Colvin, born and raised in Chapel Hill, brings a strong knowledge of jazz, funk, rock, and rhythm to Tom’s prowess and experience on the drums. Ian Leinbaugh has grown up in Carrboro, NC, where he has been exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, clinging to the blues guitar idiom in particular. William Taylor hails from Greensboro, NC; he has years of experience singing and playing with Best When Tipsy and now brings his expertise to the amalgamation of styles that is The Fooligans. Harnessing the raw power of rock and roll, The Fooligans are an elemental force to be reckoned with.