Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles

Interview with Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles After years of incubating, Captain Buckles has found its own trademark sound steeped in the grooves and funk of New Orleans and the elements that make American music emotionally moving and stylistically unique. The band jams hard while emphasizing musical exploration and dynamic subtlety, showing the inspiration from of icons like The Meters, Allman Brothers, and The Band but utilizing those influences to create a style all their own. The members of Captain Buckles include New Orleans born-and-raised Rob Davis and drummer Ezell Smith Jr., as well as Los Angeles transplant Smitti Supab on bass, Pennsylvanian keyboardist Phil Breen (yep, the group has two guys tickling the 88’s), who’ve both played professionally in the Crescent City for 13+ years. Florida ex-pat Alex Mallet is the newcomer of the crew having arrived a mere eight years ago. Before forming Captain Buckles, the members had performed with each other in various line-ups for years between touring as backing musicians with national and international acts like Eric Lindell, Samantha Fish, Russell Batiste, John , Glen David Andrews, and many others. They transitioned to working as a distinctive, butt-shaking unit all their own two years ago, a no-nonsense brotherhood of hard-working sidemen, championing good vibes and an intense love of music. Captain Buckles Info: facebook.com/captainbucklesband instagram.com/captainbucklesband open.spotify.com/artist/3q8yPNmKITP14G9YOEnnrV music.apple.com/il/artist/captain-buckles/1758847494 captainbucklesband.bandcamp.com

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Smitti Supab of Captain Buckles is an episode from Zig at the gig podcasts by Zig at the gig.

This episode is 59:17 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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