Ruffians was born out of friendship and the mutual musical interests of its founding members Craig Behrhorst (Guitar\u002FBackground Vocals), Luke Bowman (Drums) and Chris Atchison (Guitar\u002FBackground Vocals).The band debuted at the famed San Francisco punk rock venue the Mabuhay Gardens in December ’83. Soon after, the band changed their line-up and recruited long time friend Dan Moura on bass. It then became evident that the group was in need of a stronger front man who would be able to take them to the next level. That vocalist came to be vocalist extraordinaire Carl Albert.The band was then scheduled to play a gig in less than 2 weeks opening up for Alcatrazz at the Kabuki Theatre in San Francisco.With the dual guitar sound of Craig and Chris along with Luke’s powerhouse drumming, Carl’s powerful and melodic vocals had given the band the sound they had been looking for. Ruffians then hit the Bay Area club circuit with a bang! Ruffians played many shows throughout 1984 and were definitely on their way, sec