The Buck-Fifty Boys were born on a Minneapolis street corner on a summer afternoon in the mid 1990s. They had been playing for a while and it was getting late. When they stopped to count the money in the open guitar case, it was a dollar-fifty. The band was named on the spot, and a demo EP quickly followed, laying the foundation for a roots-driven touring and recording band with a soul, grit and a touch of recklessness..

In the late 1990s, The Buck-Fifty Boys released one full-length record, followed by two U.S. club tours. Along the way, they shared stages with Gillian Welch, Dale Watson, Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Alejandro Escovedo, The Old 97’s, and many Twin Cities friends from a storied music scene. Based on the strength of their first full-length album, they were invited to play the legendary Bottom Line in New York’s West Village.

When the band parted ways after touring, they left behind a full album’s worth of songs—written on the road but never recorded. Years later, the band found themselves together around a fire and the spark returned.

In 2025, the Buck-Fifty Boys are back with No Point Waiting — the next chapter in a story that started on a street corner with a dollar-fifty in a guitar case.